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acquit
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v 1: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was
cleared of the murder charges" [syn: acquit, assoil,
clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate] [ant:
convict]
2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well
during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit,
bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry]
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admit
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v 1: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or
truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that
she might have forgotten" [syn: admit, acknowledge]
[ant: deny]
2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members
into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" [syn:
admit, allow in, let in, intromit] [ant: refuse,
reject, turn away, turn down]
3: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to
exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of;
"admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the
New Jersey Bar" [syn: admit, let in, include] [ant:
exclude, keep out, shut, shut out]
4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for
graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to
admit a new member" [syn: accept, admit, take, take
on]
5: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution";
"This short story allows of several different
interpretations" [syn: admit, allow]
6: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the
yard"
7: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can
accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people";
"The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn:
accommodate, hold, admit]
8: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one
adult to the show"
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befit
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v 1: accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not
suit a young woman!" [syn: befit, suit, beseem]
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bit
0
n 1: a small piece or quantity of something; "a spot of tea"; "a
bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my
mind" [syn: spot, bit]
2: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a
bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn: bit, chip,
flake, fleck, scrap]
3: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo";
"it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment,
mo, minute, second, bit]
4: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he
had a bit of good luck" [syn: piece, bit]
5: piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to
control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed
to a bit"
6: a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit);
the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable
states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
7: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left
was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit, bite]
8: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"
[syn: snatch, bit]
9: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer
program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had
a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he
ever did" [syn: act, routine, number, turn, bit]
10: the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
11: the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded
and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press;
"he looked around for the right size bit"
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chit
0
n 1: a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks
respect; "she was incensed that this chit of a girl should
dare to make a fool of her in front of the class"; "she's a
saucy chit"
2: the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
[syn: check, chit, tab]
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commit
0
v 1: perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;
"perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" [syn:
perpetrate, commit, pull]
2: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She
committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to
a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn:
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote]
3: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After
the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was
committed to prison" [syn: commit, institutionalize,
institutionalise, send, charge]
4: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the
general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust,
intrust, trust, confide, commit]
5: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: invest,
put, commit, place] [ant: disinvest, divest]
6: engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random
act of kindness" [syn: commit, practice]
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submit
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v 1: refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted
the material to the court" [syn: submit, subject]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
[syn: submit, state, put forward, posit]
3: yield to the control of another
4: hand over formally [syn: present, submit]
5: refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes
to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" [syn:
relegate, pass on, submit]
6: yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to
the military pressure" [syn: submit, bow, defer,
accede, give in]
7: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
[syn: take, submit]
8: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a
grant to the NSF" [syn: put in, submit]
9: make over as a return; "They had to render the estate" [syn:
render, submit]
10: accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"
[syn: resign, reconcile, submit]
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transmit
0
v 1: transfer to another; "communicate a disease" [syn:
convey, transmit, communicate]
2: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound
carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound";
"Many metals conduct heat" [syn: impart, conduct,
transmit, convey, carry, channel]
3: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We
cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send,
broadcast, beam, transmit]
4: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a
message" [syn: transmit, transfer, transport,
channel, channelize, channelise]
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unfit
0
adj 1: below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit
parent"; "unfit for human consumption" [ant: fit]
2: not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition;
"fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service";
"drunk and unfit for service" [ant: fit]
3: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad
heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth" [syn:
bad, unfit, unsound]
v 1: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
[syn: disqualify, unfit, indispose] [ant: dispose,
qualify]
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whit
0
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred,
scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen,
smidgeon, smidgin, smidge]
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wit
0
n 1: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity
has the power to evoke laughter [syn: wit, humor,
humour, witticism, wittiness]
2: mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common
sense" [syn: brain, brainpower, learning ability,
mental capacity, mentality, wit]
3: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wag, wit,
card]
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writ
0
n 1: (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial
officer [syn: writ, judicial writ]
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brit
0
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Great Britain [syn: Britisher,
Briton, Brit]
2: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn: brit,
britt]
3: minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn:
brit, britt]
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britt
0
n 1: the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish [syn:
brit, britt]
2: minute crustaceans forming food for right whales [syn:
brit, britt]
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schmidt
0
n 1: German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born
in 1918) [syn: Schmidt, Helmut Schmidt, Helmut
Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt]
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lafitte
0
n 1: French pirate who aided the United States in the War of
1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes
(1780-1826) [syn: Laffite, Lafitte, Jean Laffite,
Jean Lafitte]
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readmit
0
v 1: admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home
country"
2: admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was
readmitted"
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schlitt
0
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schmit
0
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schmitt
0
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smit
0
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stitt
0
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tritt
0
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witt
0
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barritt
0
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boblitt
0
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burditt
0
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clampitt
0
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davitt
0
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devitt
0
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douthit
0
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douthitt
0
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gillett
0
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laffitte
0
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mcnitt
0
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politte
0
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presplit
0
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savitt
0