demystify | (verb) make less mysterious or remove the mystery from | - |
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justify | (verb) adjust the spaces between words | - |
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(verb) show to be right by providing justification or proof | Synonyms: vindicate |
(verb) (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin | - |
mystify | (verb) make mysterious | - |
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(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to | Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex |
stiffen | (verb) become stiff or stiffer | - |
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(verb) make stiff or stiffer | - |
(verb) severely restrict in scope or extent | Synonyms: constrain, tighten, tighten up |
stifle | (verb) suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity | Synonyms: dampen |
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(verb) be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | Synonyms: asphyxiate, suffocate |
(verb) suppress in order to conceal or hide | Synonyms: muffle, repress, smother, strangle |
(verb) impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of | Synonyms: asphyxiate, choke, suffocate |
testify | (verb) give testimony in a court of law | Synonyms: attest, bear witness, take the stand |
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(verb) provide evidence for | Synonyms: bear witness, evidence, prove, show |