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allay |
Verb
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to lessen the intensity of or calm |
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afford |
Verb
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to be able to spare or give up |
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afford |
Verb
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to be the cause or source of |
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afford |
Verb
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to have the financial means to do something or buy something |
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abrade |
Verb
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to rub hard or scrub |
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abrade |
Verb
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to wear away |
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abrase |
Verb
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to wear away |
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amputate |
Verb
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to remove surgically |
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aluminize |
Verb
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to cover or coat with aluminum |
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aluminise |
Verb
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to cover or coat with aluminum |
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agitate |
Verb
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to cause to be agitated, excited, or roused |
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agitate |
Verb
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to move very slightly |
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agitate |
Verb
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to try to stir up public opinion |
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agitate |
Verb
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to exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person |
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aerosolize |
Verb
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to disperse as an aerosol; to atomize |
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aerosolise |
Verb
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to disperse as an aerosol; to atomize |
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aggrade |
Verb
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to build up to a level by depositing sediment |
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attract |
Verb
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to exert a force on a body causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away |
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attract |
Verb
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to direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
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attract |
Verb
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to be attractive to or cause a sexual or romantic interest |
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ask in |
Verb
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to ask someone to enter |
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appose |
Verb
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to place side by side or in close proximity |
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abduct |
Verb
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to pull away from the body |
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abduct |
Verb
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to take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
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autotomize |
Verb
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to cause a body part to undergo autotomy |
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autotomise |
Verb
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to cause a body part to undergo autotomy |
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abut |
Verb
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to lie adjacent to another or share a boundary |
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air-drop |
Verb
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to drop an object from the air, usually referring to supplying inaccessible areas with aid |
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anthologize |
Verb
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to compile a collection of literary passages |
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anthologise |
Verb
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to compile a collection of literary passages |
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afforest |
Verb
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to establish a forest on previously unforested land |
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acid-wash |
Verb
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to wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look |
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adsorb |
Verb
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to accumulate on the surface |
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ask for |
Verb
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to increase the likelihood of |
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adorn |
Verb
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to make more attractive by adding decoration |
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adorn |
Verb
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to furnish with power or authority |
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adorn |
Verb
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to be beautiful to look at |
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act out |
Verb
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to represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage |
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accompany |
Verb
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to perform a musical accompaniment |
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accompany |
Verb
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to go or travel along with |
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accompany |
Verb
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to be present or associated with an event or entity |
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accompany |
Verb
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to be a companion to somebody |
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accomplish |
Verb
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to achieve or complete successfully |
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accomplish |
Verb
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to gain with effort |
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actuate |
Verb
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to put in motion or move to act |
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actuate |
Verb
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to give an incentive for action |
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abhor |
Verb
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to find repugnant |
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abominate |
Verb
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to find repugnant |
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alliterate |
Verb
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to use alliteration, often in poetry |
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adore |
Verb
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to love intensely |