| abatis | (noun) a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy | Synonyms: abattis |
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| acclimatisation | (noun) adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment) | Synonyms: acclimation, acclimatization |
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| acclimatise | (verb) get used to a certain climate | Synonyms: acclimate, acclimatize |
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| achromatise | (verb) remove color from | Synonyms: achromatize |
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| achromatism | (noun) the visual property of being without chromatic color | Synonyms: achromaticity, colorlessness, colourlessness |
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| anagrammatise | (verb) read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning | Synonyms: anagram, anagrammatize |
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| anathematisation | (noun) the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed | Synonyms: anathematization |
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| anathematise | (verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematize, anathemise, anathemize, comminate, execrate |
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| animatism | (noun) the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones | - |
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| animatistic | (adjective) of or pertaining to animatism | - |
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| apophatism | (noun) the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not) | - |
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| apostatise | (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | Synonyms: apostatize, tergiversate |
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| aristocratism | (noun) the principles, practices or characteristics of aristocracy. | - |
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| aromatise | (verb) fill or impregnate with an odor | Synonyms: aromatize, perfume |
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| astigmatism | (noun) (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point | Synonyms: astigmia |
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| (noun) (ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people | Synonyms: astigmia |
| automatise | (verb) make automatic or control or operate automatically | Synonyms: automate, automatize |
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| (verb) turn into an automaton | Synonyms: automatize |
| automatism | (noun) any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy) | - |
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| batiste | (noun) a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses | - |
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| biostatistics | (noun) a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis | Synonyms: biometrics, biometry |
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| bureaucratism | (noun) nonelective government officials | Synonyms: bureaucracy |
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| cataphatism | (noun) the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image') | - |
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| chromatism | (noun) abnormal pigmentation | - |
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| (noun) hallucinatory perception of colored lights | - |
| cinematise | (verb) make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film | Synonyms: cinematize |
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| clematis | (noun) any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers | - |
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| conservatism | (noun) a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes | Synonyms: conservativism |
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| corporatism | (noun) control of a state or organization by large interest groups | - |
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| corporatist | (adjective) of or relating to corporatism | - |
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| (noun) a supporter of corporatism | - |
| defeatism | (noun) acceptance of the inevitability of defeat | - |
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| defeatist | (noun) someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions | Synonyms: negativist |
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| democratisation | (noun) the action of making something democratic | Synonyms: democratization |
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| democratise | (verb) become (more) democratic; of nations | Synonyms: democratize |
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| (verb) introduce democratic reforms; of nations | Synonyms: democratize |
| democratism | (noun) the theory, system, or principles of democracy. | - |
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| dichromatism | (noun) a deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision) | Synonyms: dichromacy, dichromasy, dichromatopsia, dichromia |
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| diplomatist | (noun) an official engaged in international negotiations | Synonyms: diplomat |
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| dissatisfaction | (noun) the feeling of being displeased and discontent | - |
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| dissatisfactory | (adjective) not up to expectations | Synonyms: disappointing, unsatisfying |
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| dissatisfied | (adjective) in a state of sulky dissatisfaction | Synonyms: disgruntled |
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| dissatisfy | (verb) fail to satisfy | - |
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| dogmatise | (verb) state as a dogma | Synonyms: dogmatize |
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| (verb) speak dogmatically | Synonyms: dogmatize |
| dogmatism | (noun) tendency to assert principles as undeniably true | - |
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| dogmatist | (noun) a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions | Synonyms: doctrinaire |
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| dramatisation | (noun) a dramatic representation | Synonyms: dramatization |
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| (noun) conversion into dramatic form | Synonyms: dramatization |
| dramatise | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
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| (verb) represent something in a dramatic manner | Synonyms: dramatize |
| (verb) put into dramatic form | Synonyms: adopt, dramatize |
| dramatist | (noun) someone who writes plays | Synonyms: playwright |
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| euthanatise | (verb) intentionally cause the painless death of a person or animal | Synonyms: euthanatize, euthanise, euthanize, mercy kill |
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| fanatism | (noun) excessive intolerance of opposing views | Synonyms: fanaticism, zealotry |
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| fatism | (noun) discrimination against people who are overweight | Synonyms: fattism |
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| gratis | (adjective) costing nothing | Synonyms: complimentary, costless, free, gratuitous |
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| (adverb) without charge | Synonyms: for free, free of charge |
| hypostatisation | (noun) regarding something abstract as a material thing | Synonyms: hypostatization, reification |
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| hypostatise | (verb) construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity | Synonyms: hypostatize |
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| latish | (adjective) somewhat late | - |
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| legitimatise | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize |
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| lexicostatistic | (adjective) pertaining to statistical methods used in studying the relations between languages | - |
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| lexicostatistics | (noun) a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language | - |
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| moderatism | (noun) a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action | Synonyms: centrism |
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| monochromatism | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromacy, monochromasy, monochromatic vision, monochromia |
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| neoconservatism | (noun) an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s) | - |
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| numismatist | (noun) a collector and student of money (and coins in particular) | Synonyms: coin collector, numismatologist |
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| overdramatise | (verb) present in an overly dramatic manner | Synonyms: overdramatize |
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| patisserie | (noun) a bakery specializing in French pastry | - |
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| pinnatisect | (adjective) (of a leaf shape) cleft nearly to the midrib in narrow divisions not separated into distinct leaflets | - |
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| pragmatism | (noun) the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth | Synonyms: realism |
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| (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value | - |
| pragmatist | (noun) a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of their actions | - |
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| (noun) an adherent of philosophical pragmatism | - |
| privatisation | (noun) changing something from state to private ownership or control | Synonyms: denationalisation, denationalization, privatization |
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| privatise | (verb) change from governmental to private control or ownership | Synonyms: privatize |
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| rheumatism | (noun) any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues | - |
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| (noun) a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint | Synonyms: atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis |
| satisfaction | (noun) act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite | - |
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| (noun) the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation | - |
| (noun) compensation for a wrong | Synonyms: atonement, expiation |
| (noun) (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation | - |
| (noun) state of being gratified or satisfied | Synonyms: gratification |
| satisfactorily | (adverb) in a satisfactory manner | - |
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| satisfactoriness | (noun) the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement | - |
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| satisfactory | (adjective) giving satisfaction | - |
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| (adjective) meeting requirements | Synonyms: acceptable, decent |
| satisfiable | (adjective) capable of being sated | Synonyms: satiable |
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| satisfice | (verb) decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal | Synonyms: satisfise |
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| satisfied | (adjective) filled with satisfaction | - |
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| (adjective) allayed | Synonyms: quenched, slaked |
| satisfier | (noun) any agent capable of producing satisfaction | - |
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| satisfise | (verb) decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal | Synonyms: satisfice |
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| satisfy | (verb) fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction | Synonyms: conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet |
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| (verb) make happy or satisfied | Synonyms: gratify |
| (verb) meet the requirements or expectations of | Synonyms: fulfil, fulfill, live up to |
| satisfying | (adjective) providing freedom from worry | Synonyms: cheering, comforting |
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| (adjective) providing abundant nourishment | Synonyms: hearty, solid, square, substantial |
| satisfyingly | (adverb) in a gratifying manner | Synonyms: gratifyingly |
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| schematisation | (noun) providing a chart or outline of a system | Synonyms: diagramming, schematization |
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| (noun) the act of reducing to a scheme or formula | Synonyms: schematization |
| schematise | (verb) give conventional form to | Synonyms: schematize |
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| separatism | (noun) advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state | Synonyms: separationism |
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| (noun) a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists | - |
| (noun) a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups | Synonyms: segregation |
| separatist | (adjective) having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude | Synonyms: breakaway, fissiparous |
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| (noun) an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) | Synonyms: separationist |
| statistic | (noun) a datum that can be represented numerically | - |
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| statistical | (adjective) of or relating to statistics | - |
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| statistically | (adverb) with respect to statistics | - |
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| statistician | (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) | Synonyms: actuary |
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| (noun) a mathematician who specializes in statistics | Synonyms: mathematical statistician |
| statistics | (noun) a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters | - |
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| stigmatisation | (noun) the act of stigmatizing | Synonyms: branding, stigmatization |
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| stigmatise | (verb) mark with a stigma or stigmata | Synonyms: stigmatize |
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| (verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | Synonyms: brand, denounce, mark, stigmatize |
| stigmatism | (noun) normal eyesight | - |
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| (noun) (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point | - |
| (noun) the condition of having or being marked by stigmata | - |
| stigmatist | (noun) a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ) | Synonyms: stigmatic |
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| suprematism | (noun) a geometric abstractionist movement originated by Kazimir Malevich in Russia that influenced constructivism | - |
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| suprematist | (noun) an artist of the school of suprematism | - |
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| systematisation | (noun) systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale | Synonyms: rationalisation, rationalization, systematization |
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| systematise | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematize, systemise, systemize |
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| systematiser | (noun) an organizer who puts things in order | Synonyms: orderer, systematist, systematizer, systemiser, systemizer |
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| systematism | (noun) the habitual practice of systematization and classification | - |
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| systematist | (noun) a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior | Synonyms: taxonomer, taxonomist |
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| (noun) an organizer who puts things in order | Synonyms: orderer, systematiser, systematizer, systemiser, systemizer |
| traumatise | (verb) inflict a trauma upon | Synonyms: shock, traumatize |
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| treatise | (noun) a formal exposition | - |
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