| adapt | (verb) make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose | Synonyms: accommodate |
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| (verb) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | Synonyms: adjust, conform |
| ape | (verb) represent in or produce a caricature of | Synonyms: caricature |
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| (verb) imitate uncritically and in every aspect | - |
| aphorise | (verb) speak or write in aphorisms | Synonyms: aphorize |
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| aphorize | (verb) speak or write in aphorisms | Synonyms: aphorise |
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| apologise | (verb) acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | Synonyms: apologize |
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| (verb) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | Synonyms: apologize, excuse, rationalise, rationalize |
| apologize | (verb) acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing | Synonyms: apologise |
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| (verb) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | Synonyms: apologise, excuse, rationalise, rationalize |
| apostatise | (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | Synonyms: apostatize, tergiversate |
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| apostatize | (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | Synonyms: apostatise, tergiversate |
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| apostrophise | (verb) use an apostrophe | Synonyms: apostrophize |
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| apostrophize | (verb) use an apostrophe | Synonyms: apostrophise |
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| apotheose | (verb) deify or glorify | Synonyms: apotheosise, apotheosize |
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| apotheosise | (verb) deify or glorify | Synonyms: apotheose, apotheosize |
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| apotheosize | (verb) deify or glorify | Synonyms: apotheose, apotheosise |
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| appal | (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion | Synonyms: appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock |
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| (verb) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | Synonyms: alarm, appall, dismay, horrify |
| appall | (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion | Synonyms: appal, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock |
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| (verb) fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | Synonyms: alarm, appal, dismay, horrify |
| apparel | (verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on | Synonyms: clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog |
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| appeal | (verb) request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection | Synonyms: invoke |
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| (verb) cite as an authority; resort to | Synonyms: invoke |
| (verb) be attractive to | Synonyms: attract |
| (verb) take a court case to a higher court for review | - |
| (verb) challenge (a decision) | - |
| appear | (verb) come into sight or view | - |
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| (verb) be issued or published | Synonyms: come out |
| (verb) come into being or existence, or appear on the scene | Synonyms: come along |
| (verb) appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc. | - |
| (verb) give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect | Synonyms: look, seem |
| (verb) (of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent | Synonyms: seem |
| (verb) present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority | - |
| appease | (verb) make peace with | Synonyms: propitiate |
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| (verb) overcome or allay | Synonyms: quell, stay |
| (verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | Synonyms: assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate |
| append | (verb) state or say further | Synonyms: add, supply |
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| (verb) fix to; attach | Synonyms: hang on, tack, tack on, tag on |
| (verb) add to the very end | Synonyms: add on, affix, supplement |
| apperceive | (verb) perceive in terms of a past experience | - |
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| appertain | (verb) be a part or attribute of | Synonyms: pertain |
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| applaud | (verb) express that something is worthy of praise | - |
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| (verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | Synonyms: acclaim, clap, spat |
| applique | (verb) sew on as a decoration | - |
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| apply | (verb) ask (for something) | - |
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| (verb) refer (a word or name) to a person or thing | - |
| (verb) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose | Synonyms: employ, use, utilise, utilize |
| (verb) coat, cover or smear a surface with | Synonyms: put on |
| (verb) give or convey physically | Synonyms: give |
| (verb) avail oneself to | Synonyms: practice, use |
| (verb) ensure observance of laws and rules | Synonyms: enforce, implement |
| (verb) apply oneself to | - |
| (verb) be pertinent or relevant or applicable | Synonyms: go for, hold |
| (verb) be applicable to; as to an analysis | Synonyms: lend oneself |
| appoint | (verb) furnish | - |
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| (verb) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to | Synonyms: charge |
| (verb) create and charge with a task or function | Synonyms: constitute, name, nominate |
| apportion | (verb) give out as one's portion or share | Synonyms: deal, divvy up, portion out, share |
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| (verb) distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose | Synonyms: allocate |
| appose | (verb) place side by side or in close proximity | - |
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| appraise | (verb) consider in a comprehensive way | Synonyms: survey |
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| (verb) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | Synonyms: assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value |
| appreciate | (verb) gain in value | Synonyms: apprise, apprize, revalue |
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| (verb) increase the value of | Synonyms: apprise, apprize |
| (verb) be fully aware of; realize fully | Synonyms: take account |
| (verb) recognize with gratitude; be grateful for | - |
| (verb) hold dear | Synonyms: prize, treasure, value |
| apprehend | (verb) get the meaning of something | Synonyms: compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy |
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| (verb) take into custody | Synonyms: arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up |
| (verb) anticipate with dread or anxiety | Synonyms: quail at |
| apprentice | (verb) be or work as an apprentice | - |
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| apprise | (verb) increase the value of | Synonyms: appreciate, apprize |
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| (verb) gain in value | Synonyms: appreciate, apprize, revalue |
| (verb) inform (somebody) of something | Synonyms: advise, apprize, give notice, notify, send word |
| (verb) make aware of | Synonyms: apprize, instruct |
| apprize | (verb) increase the value of | Synonyms: appreciate, apprise |
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| (verb) gain in value | Synonyms: appreciate, apprise, revalue |
| (verb) make aware of | Synonyms: apprise, instruct |
| (verb) inform (somebody) of something | Synonyms: advise, apprise, give notice, notify, send word |
| approach | (verb) make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion | - |
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| (verb) move towards | Synonyms: come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near |
| (verb) come near in time | Synonyms: come near |
| (verb) begin to deal with | Synonyms: go about, set about |
| (verb) come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character | Synonyms: border on |
| approbate | (verb) accept (documents) as valid | - |
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| (verb) approve or sanction officially | - |
| appropriate | (verb) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | Synonyms: allow, earmark, reserve, set aside |
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| (verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion | Synonyms: capture, conquer, seize |
| approve | (verb) judge to be right or commendable; think well of | - |
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| (verb) give sanction to | Synonyms: O.K., okay, sanction |
| approximate | (verb) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | Synonyms: estimate, gauge, guess, judge |
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| (verb) be close or similar | Synonyms: come close |
| aquaplane | (verb) ride on an aquaplane | - |
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| (verb) rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road | - |
| autograph | (verb) mark with one's signature | Synonyms: inscribe |
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| backslap | (verb) display excessive cordiality (towards) | - |
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| baptise | (verb) administer baptism to | Synonyms: baptize, christen |
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| baptize | (verb) administer baptism to | Synonyms: baptise, christen |
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| bootstrap | (verb) help oneself, often through improvised means | - |
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| calligraph | (verb) write beautifully and ornamentally | - |
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| cap | (verb) restrict the number or amount of | - |
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| (verb) lie at the top of | Synonyms: crest |
| capacitate | (verb) make capable | - |
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| (verb) cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg | - |
| (verb) make legally capable or qualify in law | - |
| caparison | (verb) put a caparison on | Synonyms: bard, barde, dress up |
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| caper | (verb) jump about playfully | - |
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| capitalise | (verb) convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital | Synonyms: capitalize |
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| (verb) consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses | Synonyms: capitalize |
| (verb) compute the present value of a business or an income | Synonyms: capitalize |
| (verb) write in capital letters | Synonyms: capitalize |
| (verb) draw advantages from | Synonyms: capitalize, take advantage |
| (verb) supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders | Synonyms: capitalize |
| capitalize | (verb) convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital | Synonyms: capitalise |
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| (verb) consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses | Synonyms: capitalise |
| (verb) compute the present value of a business or an income | Synonyms: capitalise |
| (verb) write in capital letters | Synonyms: capitalise |
| (verb) draw advantages from | Synonyms: capitalise, take advantage |
| (verb) supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders | Synonyms: capitalise |
| capitulate | (verb) surrender under agreed conditions | - |
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| caponise | (verb) convert a cock into a capon | Synonyms: caponize |
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| caponize | (verb) convert a cock into a capon | Synonyms: caponise |
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| capriole | (verb) perform a capriole, in ballet | - |
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| (verb) perform a capriole, of horses in dressage | - |
| capsize | (verb) overturn accidentally | Synonyms: turn turtle, turtle |
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| capsulate | (verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsule, capsulise, capsulize |
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| capsule | (verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate |
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| (verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate, capsulise, capsulize |
| capsulise | (verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsule, capsulize, encapsulate |
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| (verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate, capsule, capsulize |
| capsulize | (verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsule, capsulise, encapsulate |
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| (verb) enclose in a capsule | Synonyms: capsulate, capsule, capsulise |
| captain | (verb) be the captain of a sports team | - |
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| caption | (verb) provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing | - |
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| captivate | (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
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| capture | (verb) capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping | Synonyms: catch |
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| (verb) succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase | Synonyms: catch, get |
| (verb) succeed in representing or expressing something intangible | - |
| (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance |
| (verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion | Synonyms: appropriate, conquer, seize |
| (verb) bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit | - |
| catapult | (verb) shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult | - |
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| (verb) hurl as if with a sling | Synonyms: sling |
| catnap | (verb) take a siesta | Synonyms: catch a wink, nap |
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| chap | (verb) crack due to dehydration | - |
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| chaperon | (verb) accompany as a chaperone | Synonyms: chaperone |
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| chaperone | (verb) accompany as a chaperone | Synonyms: chaperon |
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| cheapen | (verb) lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | Synonyms: degrade |
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| choreograph | (verb) plan and oversee the development and details of | - |
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| (verb) compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music | - |
| clap | (verb) clap one's hands together | Synonyms: spat |
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| (verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | Synonyms: acclaim, applaud, spat |
| (verb) strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise | - |
| (verb) strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting | - |
| (verb) put quickly or forcibly | - |
| (verb) strike the air in flight | - |
| (verb) cause to strike the air in flight | - |
| clapboard | (verb) cover with clapboards | - |
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| clapperclaw | (verb) use foul or abusive language towards | Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, shout |
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| (verb) claw with the nails | - |
| coapt | (verb) fit tightly and fasten | - |
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| (verb) cause to adhere | Synonyms: conglutinate |
| collapse | (verb) collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack | Synonyms: break down |
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| (verb) lose significance, effectiveness, or value | - |
| (verb) suffer a nervous breakdown | Synonyms: break up, crack, crack up, crock up |
| (verb) break down, literally or metaphorically | Synonyms: break, cave in, fall in, founder, give, give way |
| (verb) fold or close up | - |
| (verb) fall apart | Synonyms: break down, crumble, crumple, tumble |
| (verb) cause to burst | Synonyms: burst |
| crap | (verb) have a bowel movement | Synonyms: ca-ca, defecate, make, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit |
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| crape | (verb) curl tightly | Synonyms: crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up |
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| (verb) cover or drape with crape | Synonyms: crepe |
| dapple | (verb) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | Synonyms: cloud, mottle |
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| decapitate | (verb) cut the head of | Synonyms: behead, decollate |
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| dilapidate | (verb) fall into decay or ruin | Synonyms: crumble, decay |
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| (verb) bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse | - |
| disappear | (verb) get lost, as without warning or explanation | Synonyms: go away, vanish |
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| (verb) cease to exist | Synonyms: vanish |
| (verb) become less intense and fade away gradually | Synonyms: evaporate, melt |
| (verb) become invisible or unnoticeable | Synonyms: go away, vanish |
| disappoint | (verb) fail to meet the hopes or expectations of | Synonyms: let down |
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| disapprove | (verb) consider bad or wrong | - |
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| (verb) deem wrong or inappropriate | Synonyms: reject |
| drape | (verb) arrange in a particular way | - |
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| (verb) place casually | - |
| (verb) cover as if with clothing | Synonyms: cloak, clothe, robe |
| (verb) cover or dress loosely with cloth | - |
| elapse | (verb) for time to move forward | Synonyms: glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by |
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| encapsulate | (verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | Synonyms: capsule, capsulise, capsulize |
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| (verb) enclose in a capsule or other small container | - |
| enrapture | (verb) hold spellbound | Synonyms: delight, enchant, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport |
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| entrap | (verb) catch in or as if in a trap | Synonyms: ensnare, snare, trammel, trap |
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| (verb) take or catch as if in a snare or trap | Synonyms: ensnare, frame, set up |
| enwrap | (verb) enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering | Synonyms: enclose, enfold, envelop, wrap |
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| escape | (verb) issue or leak, as from a small opening | - |
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| (verb) fail to experience | Synonyms: miss |
| (verb) escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action | Synonyms: get away, get by, get off, get out |
| (verb) run away from confinement | Synonyms: break loose, get away |
| (verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | Synonyms: break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail |
| (verb) remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion | Synonyms: get away |
| (verb) be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by | Synonyms: elude |
| evaporate | (verb) lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue | Synonyms: vaporise, vaporize |
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| (verb) change into a vapor | Synonyms: vaporise |
| (verb) cause to change into a vapor | Synonyms: vaporise |
| (verb) become less intense and fade away gradually | Synonyms: disappear, melt |
| extrapolate | (verb) estimate the value of something based on known values | Synonyms: interpolate |
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| (verb) gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating | - |
| (verb) draw from specific cases for more general cases | Synonyms: generalise, generalize, infer |
| flap | (verb) pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds | - |
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| (verb) make a fuss; be agitated | Synonyms: dither, pother |
| (verb) to flutter noisily when moved by the wind | - |
| (verb) move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion | Synonyms: roll, undulate, wave |
| (verb) move with a flapping motion | Synonyms: beat |
| (verb) move with a thrashing motion | Synonyms: beat |
| frap | (verb) take up the slack of | - |
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| (verb) make secure by lashing | - |
| gap | (verb) make an opening or gap in | Synonyms: breach |
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| gape | (verb) look with amazement; look stupidly | Synonyms: gawk, gawp, goggle |
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| (verb) be wide open | Synonyms: yaw, yawn |
| graph | (verb) represent by means of a graph | Synonyms: chart |
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| (verb) plot upon a graph | - |
| grapple | (verb) to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match | Synonyms: grip |
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| (verb) succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available | Synonyms: contend, cope, deal, get by, make do, make out, manage |