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allies
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n 1: the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War
II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter
of the United Nations in 1945
2: in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and
Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them
in opposing the Central Powers
3: an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common
enemy
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anthologise
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v 1: compile an anthology [syn: anthologize, anthologise]
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apprise
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v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the
rent was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice,
send word, apprise, apprize]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprise, apprize]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn:
appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue] [ant:
depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the
Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise]
[ant: depreciate]
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arise
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v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new
religious movement originated in that country"; "a love
that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book
grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon
uprose" [syn: originate, arise, rise, develop,
uprise, spring up, grow]
2: originate or come into being; "a question arose" [syn:
arise, come up, bob up]
3: rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded" [syn:
arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up] [ant: lie,
lie down, sit, sit down]
4: result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this
discussion" [syn: arise, come up]
5: move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the
forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" [syn:
rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up,
uprise] [ant: come down, descend, fall, go down]
6: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance [syn:
rebel, arise, rise, rise up]
7: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They
rose early"; "He uprose at night" [syn: get up, turn out,
arise, uprise, rise] [ant: bed, crawl in, go to
bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip
down, retire, sack out, turn in]
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assize
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n 1: the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered
for sale
2: an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff
for the recovery of property
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chastise
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v 1: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
remarks" [syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate,
chasten, correct]
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comprise
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v 1: be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several
provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" [syn:
consist, comprise]
2: include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea
is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old
songs from the 1930's" [syn: incorporate, contain,
comprise]
3: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone
wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute
my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus";
"This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few
men comprise his entire army" [syn: constitute,
represent, make up, comprise, be]
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baptize
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v 1: administer baptism to; "The parents had the child baptized"
[syn: baptize, baptise, christen]
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apprize
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v 1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the
rent was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice,
send word, apprise, apprize]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprise, apprize]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn:
appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue] [ant:
depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the
Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise]
[ant: depreciate]
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elegize
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v 1: compose an elegy [syn: elegize, elegise]
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energize
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v 1: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise,
perk up] [ant: calm, de-energise, de-energize,
sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize]
2: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn:
excite, energize, energise]
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eulogize
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v 1: praise formally and eloquently; "The dead woman was
eulogized at the funeral" [syn: eulogize, eulogise]
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syllogize
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v 1: reason by syllogisms [syn: syllogize, syllogise]
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analogize
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v 1: make an analogy [syn: analogize, analogise]
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anthologize
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v 1: compile an anthology [syn: anthologize, anthologise]
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apologize
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v 1: acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing; "I
apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many
typoes" [syn: apologize, apologise]
2: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by
reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy
behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn:
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize,
rationalise]
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homologize
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v 1: be homologous; "A person's arms homologize with a
quadruped's forelimbs"
2: make homologous [syn: homologize, homologise]
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theologize
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v 1: treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in
character [syn: theologize, theologise]
2: make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss
theological subjects [syn: theologize, theologise]
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etymologize
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v 1: give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology
(for a word); "The linguist probably etymologized the words
incorrectly"; "Although he is not trained in this, his
hobby is etymologizing" [syn: etymologize, etymologise]
2: construct the history of words [syn: etymologize,
etymologise]
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applies
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ayes
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belies
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buys
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complies
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cries
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decries
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ais
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geologize
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psychologize
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tautologize
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