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accommodate
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v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn:
suit, accommodate, fit]
2: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our
native cuisine to the available food resources of the new
country" [syn: adapt, accommodate]
3: provide with something desired or needed; "Can you
accommodate me with a rental car?"
4: 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]
5: provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students
this semester" [syn: lodge, accommodate]
6: provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige
him" [syn: oblige, accommodate] [ant: disoblige]
7: make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists
had to accommodate the new results with the existing
theories" [syn: accommodate, reconcile, conciliate]
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antedate
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v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede
bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego,
forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow,
postdate]
2: establish something as being earlier relative to something
else [syn: predate, antedate, foredate] [ant:
postdate]
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ate
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n 1: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
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backdate
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v 1: make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax
was backdated to January"
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bait
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n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come-
on, hook, lure, sweetener]
2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so
they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure]
v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon
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bicuspidate
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adj 1: having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth);
"bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves" [syn: bicuspid,
bicuspidate]
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candidate
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n 1: a politician who is running for public office [syn:
campaigner, candidate, nominee]
2: someone who is considered for something (for an office or
prize or honor etc.) [syn: candidate, prospect]
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caudate
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adj 1: having a tail or taillike appendage [syn: caudate,
caudated] [ant: acaudal, acaudate]
2: (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip
n 1: a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle
of the brain [syn: caudate nucleus, caudate]
2: amphibians that resemble lizards [syn: urodele, caudate]
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consolidate
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v 1: unite into one; "The companies consolidated"
2: make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains";
"consolidate one's hold on first place"
3: bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and
county schools are being consolidated"
4: form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated
overnight"
5: make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate
fibers into boards"
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crate
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n 1: a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
2: the quantity contained in a crate [syn: crate, crateful]
v 1: put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings
before shipping them to the museum" [ant: uncrate]
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create
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v 1: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's
office"; "create a furor" [syn: make, create]
2: bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago";
"He created a new movement in painting"
3: pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative
activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating"
4: invest with a new title, office, or rank; "Create one a peer"
5: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg
created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden
made verses" [syn: create, make]
6: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more
cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for
two centuries" [syn: produce, make, create]
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cuspidate
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adj 1: having cusps or points [syn: cuspate, cuspated,
cusped, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidated]
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date
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n 1: the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
[syn: date, day of the month]
2: a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
[syn: date, escort]
3: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid
kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment,
engagement]
4: a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to
get together at an early date" [syn: date, particular
date]
5: the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from
them to date"
6: the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the
Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to
memorizes all the dates for his history class"
7: a particular day specified as the time something happens;
"the date of the election is set by law"
8: sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody
seed
v 1: go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high
school sweetheart"
2: stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24" [syn:
date, date stamp]
3: assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of;
"Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or
prehistorical findings"
4: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you
know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his
former wife again!" [syn: go steady, go out, date,
see]
5: provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the
letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to
reveal that she procrastinated"
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dilapidate
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v 1: bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect
or misuse
2: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to
decay" [syn: decay, crumble, dilapidate]
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elucidate
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v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery
surrounding her death" [syn: clarify, clear up,
elucidate] [ant: obfuscate]
2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you
clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at
fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on,
crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise,
straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate,
elucidate]
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fete
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n 1: an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: fete, feast,
fiesta]
2: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one
place); "a drama festival" [syn: festival, fete]
v 1: have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the
family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
[syn: celebrate, fete]
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fluoridate
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v 1: subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluoridized
water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" [syn:
fluoridate, fluoridize, fluoridise]
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freight
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n 1: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading,
freight, load, loading, payload, shipment,
consignment]
2: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express
rates [syn: freight, freightage]
3: the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we
pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" [syn:
freight, freightage, freight rate]
v 1: transport commercially as cargo
2: load with goods for transportation
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gait
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n 1: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn:
pace, gait]
2: a horse's manner of moving
3: a person's manner of walking
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gate
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n 1: a movable barrier in a fence or wall
2: a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output
that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
[syn: gate, logic gate]
3: total admission receipts at a sports event
4: passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can
embark or disembark
v 1: supply with a gate; "The house was gated"
2: control with a valve or other device that functions like a
gate
3: restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus
as a means of punishment
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gradate
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v 1: arrange according to grades; "These lines are gradated"
2: pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into
another; "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see
it"
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grate
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n 1: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: grate,
grating]
2: a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
3: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a
passage but admitting air [syn: grate, grating]
v 1: furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"
2: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled
her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: eat into, fret,
rankle, grate]
3: reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a
rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and
onions"; "grate nutmeg"
4: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate
one's teeth in anger" [syn: grate, grind]
5: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn:
scrape, grate]
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great
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adj 1: relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than
others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great
multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great
ocean liner"; "a great delay"
2: of major significance or importance; "a great work of art";
"Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th
centurey" [syn: great, outstanding]
3: remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or
effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"
4: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a
great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn:
bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great,
groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy,
slap-up, swell, smashing]
5: uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts
are in majuscule script" [syn: capital, great,
majuscule]
6: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was
great with child" [syn: big(p), enceinte, expectant,
gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with
child(p)]
n 1: a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some
field; "he is one of the greats of American music"
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hate
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n 1: the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so
strong that it demands action [syn: hate, hatred] [ant:
love]
v 1: dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I
hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" [syn: hate,
detest] [ant: love]
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intimidate
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v 1: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"
2: to compel or deter by or as if by threats [syn: intimidate,
restrain]
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inundate
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v 1: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the
basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images
flooded his mind" [syn: deluge, flood, inundate,
swamp]
2: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn:
inundate, deluge, submerge]
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invalidate
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v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
[syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid,
nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate]
2: make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets" [syn:
cancel, invalidate]
3: show to be invalid [syn: invalidate, nullify] [ant:
validate]
4: take away the legal force of or render ineffective;
"invalidate a contract" [syn: invalidate, void,
vitiate] [ant: validate]
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lapidate
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v 1: kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the
woman who had a child out of wedlock" [syn: stone,
lapidate]
2: throw stones at; "Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in
commemoration of Abraham's temptation"
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late
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adv 1: later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived
late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to
school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed
the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
[syn: late, belatedly, tardily] [ant: ahead of
time, early, too soon]
2: to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into
the evening" [syn: deep, late]
3: at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook
the project late in her career"
4: in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the
rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was
fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first
affected, but latterly the meaning also" [syn: recently,
late, lately, of late, latterly]
adj 1: being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after
a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th
century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a
late breakfast" [ant: early, middle]
2: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated
birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is
late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always
tardy in making dental appointments" [syn: belated, late,
tardy]
3: of the immediate past or just previous to the present time;
"a late development"; "their late quarrel"; "his recent trip
to Africa"; "in recent months"; "a recent issue of the
journal" [syn: late(a), recent]
4: having died recently; "her late husband"
5: of a later stage in the development of a language or
literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek"
[ant: early, middle]
6: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development;
"the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the
disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
[syn: late, later(a)] [ant: early]
7: (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the
former president"; "our late President is still very active";
"the previous occupant of the White House" [syn: former(a),
late(a), previous(a)]
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liquidate
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v 1: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The
mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was
neutralized" [syn: neutralize, neutralise, liquidate,
waste, knock off, do in]
2: eliminate by paying off (debts) [syn: liquidate, pay off]
3: convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off
my ex-husband"
4: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying
the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"
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mandate
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n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn:
mandate, authorization, authorisation]
2: a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War
I and put under the tutelage of some other European power
until they are able to stand by themselves [syn: mandate,
mandatory]
3: the commission that is given to a government and its policies
through an electoral victory
v 1: assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"
2: make mandatory; "the new director of the school board
mandated regular tests"
3: assign authority to
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mate
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n 1: the officer below the master on a commercial ship [syn:
mate, first mate]
2: a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against
his former teammates" [syn: teammate, mate]
3: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he
loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their
mates"
4: a person's partner in marriage [syn: spouse, partner,
married person, mate, better half]
5: an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made
in the notebook" [syn: match, mate]
6: one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was
blue but its fellow was brown" [syn: mate, fellow]
7: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
[syn: mate, Paraguay tea, Ilex paraguariensis]
8: informal term for a friend of the same sex
9: South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South
American holly called mate
10: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible
attack on the opponent's king [syn: checkmate, mate]
v 1: engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
[syn: copulate, mate, pair, couple]
2: bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is
coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my
daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired
with a partner for collaboration on the project" [syn:
match, mate, couple, pair, twin]
3: place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot
escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his
opponent after only a few moves" [syn: checkmate, mate]
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misdate
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v 1: assign the wrong date to
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pate
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n 1: liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously
seasoned
2: the top of the head [syn: pate, poll, crown]
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plate
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n 1: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the
batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order
to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
[syn: home plate, home base, home, plate]
2: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
3: a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
4: dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
5: the quantity contained in a plate [syn: plate, plateful]
6: a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift
slowly [syn: plate, crustal plate]
7: the thin under portion of the forequarter
8: a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the
blue plate special"
9: any flat platelike body structure or part
10: the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
11: a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image
can be recorded [syn: plate, photographic plate]
12: structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that
provides bearing and anchorage
13: a shallow receptacle for collection in church [syn: plate,
collection plate]
14: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield
attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn:
plate, scale, shell]
15: a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
[syn: denture, dental plate, plate]
v 1: coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"
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postdate
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v 1: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" [syn:
postdate, follow] [ant: antecede, antedate,
forego, forgo, precede, predate]
2: establish something as being later relative to something else
[ant: antedate, foredate, predate]
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prate
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n 1: idle or foolish and irrelevant talk [syn: prate,
prattle, idle talk, blether, chin music]
v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
[syn: chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-
tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab,
gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble]
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predate
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v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede
bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego,
forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow,
postdate]
2: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they
modify" [syn: precede, predate]
3: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
[syn: raven, prey, predate]
4: establish something as being earlier relative to something
else [syn: predate, antedate, foredate] [ant:
postdate]
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rate
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n 1: a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they
traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of
change was faster than expected"
2: amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a
10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" [syn:
rate, charge per unit]
3: the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast
pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events
accelerated" [syn: pace, rate]
4: a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of
another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate";
"the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"
v 1: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade,
place]
2: be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates
highly"
3: estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to
become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
[syn: rate, value]
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recreate
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v 1: give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me";
"This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired
my health" [syn: animate, recreate, reanimate,
revive, renovate, repair, quicken, vivify,
revivify]
2: engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy
oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students
all recreate alike" [syn: play, recreate]
3: give encouragement to [syn: cheer, hearten, recreate,
embolden] [ant: dishearten, put off]
4: create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with
her stage setting"
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sate
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v 1: fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" [syn: satiate, sate,
replete, fill]
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sedate
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adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: sedate,
staid]
2: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate
nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the
judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: grave,
sedate, sober, solemn]
v 1: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative
to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
[syn: sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize,
tranquillise] [ant: arouse, brace, energise,
energize, perk up, stimulate]
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skate
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n 1: sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the
wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate
actions of the legs
2: large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with
pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating
the edges of the pectoral fins
v 1: move along on skates; "The Dutch often skate along the
canals in winter"
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slate
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n 1: (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
2: thin layers of rock used for roofing [syn: slate,
slating]
3: a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin
layers
4: a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run
for election to public offices [syn: slate, ticket]
v 1: designate or schedule; "He slated his talk for 9 AM"; "She
was slated to be his successor"
2: enter on a list or slate for an election; "He was slated for
borough president"
3: cover with slate; "slate the roof"
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spate
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n 1: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or
extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot
of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the
rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must
have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of
money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great
deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle,
mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile,
plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew,
spate, stack, tidy sum, wad]
2: a sudden forceful flow [syn: rush, spate, surge,
upsurge]
3: the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or
melting snow [syn: freshet, spate]
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state
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n 1: the territory occupied by one of the constituent
administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the
deep south" [syn: state, province]
2: the way something is with respect to its main attributes;
"the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in
a weak financial state"
3: the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign
state; "the state has lowered its income tax"
4: a politically organized body of people under a single
government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African
nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol";
"the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized
land" [syn: state, nation, country, land,
commonwealth, res publica, body politic]
5: (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids
(fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped
by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the
solid state of water is called ice" [syn: state of matter,
state]
6: a state of depression or agitation; "he was in such a state
you just couldn't reason with him"
7: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land
of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn:
country, state, land]
8: the federal department in the United States that sets and
maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was
created in 1789" [syn: Department of State, United States
Department of State, State Department, State, DoS]
v 1: express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her";
"tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion";
"state your name" [syn: state, say, tell]
2: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
[syn: submit, state, put forward, posit]
3: indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express
this distance in kilometers?" [syn: express, state]
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straight
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adv 1: without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake";
"went direct to the office" [syn: directly, straight,
direct]
2: in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't
answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for
less work and more pay" [syn: directly, flat, straight]
[ant: indirectly]
3: in a straight line; in a direct course; "the road runs
straight"
adj 1: successive (without a break); "sick for five straight
days" [syn: straight, consecutive]
2: having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads
across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
[ant: crooked]
3: (of hair) having no waves or curls; "her naturally straight
hair hung long and silky" [ant: curly]
4: erect in posture; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with
unbowed back" [syn: straight, unbent, unbowed]
5: in keeping with the facts; "set the record straight"; "made
sure the facts were straight in the report"
6: characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a
square deal" [syn: straight, square] [ant: corrupt,
crooked]
7: no longer coiled [syn: uncoiled, straight] [ant:
coiled]
8: free from curves or angles; "a straight line" [ant: curved,
curving]
9: neatly arranged; not disorderly; "the room is straight now"
10: not homosexual
11: accurately fitted; level; "the window frame isn't quite
true" [syn: true, straight]
12: without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he
is not being as straightforward as it appears" [syn:
square(a), straightforward, straight]
13: without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: neat,
straight, full-strength]
14: following a correct or logical method; "straight reasoning"
15: rigidly conventional or old-fashioned [syn: square,
straight]
n 1: a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation
to persons of the opposite sex [syn: heterosexual,
heterosexual person, straight person, straight]
2: a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)
3: a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse [syn:
straightaway, straight]
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strait
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adj 1: narrow; "strait is the gate"
n 1: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of
water [syn: strait, sound]
2: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs [syn:
pass, strait, straits]
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trait
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n 1: a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
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update
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n 1: news that updates your information
v 1: modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in
the old house"
2: bring up to date; supply with recent information
3: bring to the latest state of technology
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validate
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v 1: declare or make legally valid [syn: validate,
formalize, formalise] [ant: annul, avoid,
invalidate, nullify, quash, void]
2: prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something [ant:
invalidate, nullify]
3: give evidence for [syn: validate, corroborate]
4: make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"
[ant: invalidate, vitiate, void]
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wait
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n 1: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay
caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
[syn: delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait]
2: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while
expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him" [syn:
wait, waiting]
v 1: stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I
had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
2: wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their
results until they repeated the experiment" [syn: wait,
hold off, hold back]
3: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were
expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a
promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: expect,
look, await, wait]
4: serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting
on tables at Maxim's" [syn: wait, waitress]
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cordate
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adj 1: (of a leaf) shaped like a heart [syn: cordate, heart-
shaped, cordiform]
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exudate
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n 1: a substance that oozes out from plant pores [syn:
exudate, exudation]
v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude
sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate,
transude, ooze out, ooze]
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fecundate
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v 1: make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her
imagination" [syn: fertilize, fecundate, fertilise]
2: introduce semen into (a female) [syn: inseminate,
fecundate, fertilize, fertilise]
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pedate
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adj 1: of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply
cleft or divided
2: having or resembling a foot
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acaudate
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adj 1: lacking a tail or taillike appendage [syn: acaudate,
acaudal] [ant: caudate, caudated]
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depredate
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reconsolidate
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aydt
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cate
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haight
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kate
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ait
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iodate
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periodate
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molybdate
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obcordate
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retardate
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