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decorticate |
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remove the cortex of (an organ) |
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decorticate |
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remove the outer layer of |
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divest |
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to remove someone's or one's own clothes |
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divest |
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reduce or dispose of |
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divest |
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take away possessions from someone |
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divest |
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deprive of status or authority |
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disinvest |
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remove (someone's or one's own) clothes |
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disinvest |
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reduce or dispose of |
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disinvest |
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deprive of status or authority |
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diminish |
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decrease in size, extent, or range |
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diminish |
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lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of |
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degrade |
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lower the grade of something |
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degrade |
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reduce the level of land, as by erosion |
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degrade |
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reduce in worth or character, usually verbally |
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degas |
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remove gas from |
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disengage |
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become free |
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disengage |
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free or remove obstruction from |
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disengage |
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release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles |
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dismantle |
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take off or remove |
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dismantle |
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take apart into its constituent pieces |
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dismantle |
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tear down so as to make flat with the ground |
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denude |
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lay bare |
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deforest |
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remove the trees from |
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dilapidate |
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fall into decay or ruin |
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dilapidate |
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bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse |
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disforest |
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remove the trees from |
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decompose |
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separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts |
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decompose |
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break down |
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decompose |
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lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current |
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disafforest |
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remove the trees from |
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dissociate |
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to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms |
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dissociate |
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regard as unconnected |
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dissociate |
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part |
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declaw |
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remove the claws from |
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defang |
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remove the fangs from |
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dehorn |
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take the horns off (an animal) |
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dehorn |
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prevent the growth of horns of certain animals |
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disbud |
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destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle) |
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disbud |
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thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers |
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debone |
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remove the bones from |
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disembowel |
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remove the entrails of |
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dry-rot |
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affect or be affected with dry rot |
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detusk |
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remove the tusks of animals |
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dehydrate |
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lose water or moisture |
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dehydrate |
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remove water from |
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dehydrate |
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preserve by removing all water and liquids from |
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dry up |
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lose water or moisture |
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dry up |
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dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture |
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disappear |
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become less intense and fade away gradually |
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disappear |
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get lost, as without warning or explanation |