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acetate
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n 1: a salt or ester of acetic acid [syn: acetate,
ethanoate]
2: a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate [syn: acetate
rayon, acetate]
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agitate
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v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: agitate, foment,
stir up]
2: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker
charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn:
agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite,
charge up] [ant: calm, calm down, lull, quiet,
quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise,
tranquillize]
3: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to
gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or
person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for
reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is
pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight,
press, campaign, push, agitate]
4: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: stir,
shift, budge, agitate]
5: move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the
flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: shake,
agitate]
6: change the arrangement or position of [syn: agitate, vex,
disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up]
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amputate
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v 1: remove surgically; "amputate limbs" [syn: amputate, cut
off]
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annotate
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v 1: add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments;
"The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"
[syn: annotate, footnote]
2: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He
annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: gloss,
comment, annotate]
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apartheid
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n 1: a social policy or racial segregation involving political
and economic and legal discrimination against people who
are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa
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apostate
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adj 1: not faithful to religion or party or cause
n 1: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or
religion or political party or friend etc. [syn:
deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant,
ratter]
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ate
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n 1: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
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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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bate
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v 1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his
breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating
his enthusiasm"
2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
3: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals
used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
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berate
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v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to
task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture,
reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
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capacitate
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v 1: make legally capable or qualify in law
2: cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary
to fertilize an egg
3: make capable; "This instruction capacitates us to understand
the problem"
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cogitate
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v 1: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in
one's mind
2: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to
make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or
judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
[syn: think, cogitate, cerebrate]
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collate
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v 1: compare critically; of texts
2: to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"
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commentate
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v 1: make a commentary on
2: serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting
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commutate
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v 1: reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current)
each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
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conflate
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v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
[syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle,
immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]
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conjugate
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adj 1: joined together especially in a pair or pairs [syn:
conjugate, conjugated, coupled]
2: (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets
3: formed by the union of two compounds; "a conjugated protein"
[syn: conjugate, conjugated]
4: of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds
each separated from the other by a single bond [syn:
conjugate, conjugated]
n 1: a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B
produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another
of B in A [syn: conjugate solution, conjugate]
v 1: unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down
into the original compounds
2: add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense,
aspect, etc.; "conjugate the verb"
3: undergo conjugation
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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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crepitate
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v 1: make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the
bowl" [syn: crepitate, crackle]
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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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debate
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n 1: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against
some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign
aid goes on and on" [syn: argument, argumentation,
debate]
2: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the
opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) [syn: debate,
disputation, public debate]
v 1: argue with one another; "We debated the question of
abortion"; "John debated Mary"
2: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the
possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your
mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, turn over,
deliberate]
3: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: debate,
deliberate]
4: have an argument about something [syn: argue, contend,
debate, fence]
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debilitate
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v 1: make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: enfeeble,
debilitate, drain]
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decapitate
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v 1: cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the
Revolution" [syn: decapitate, behead, decollate]
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deflate
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v 1: collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a
balloon"
2: release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
3: reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review
of his work deflated his self-confidence" [syn: deflate,
puncture]
4: produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
[ant: inflate]
5: reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a
decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency" [ant:
inflate]
6: become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons
deflated" [ant: blow up, inflate]
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delimitate
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v 1: determine the essential quality of [syn: specify,
define, delineate, delimit, delimitate]
2: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something [syn:
demarcate, delimit, delimitate]
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demodulate
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v 1: extract information from a modulated carrier wave
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dentate
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adj 1: having toothlike projections in the margin
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desecrate
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v 1: violate the sacred character of a place or language;
"desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the
church"; "profane the name of God" [syn: desecrate,
profane, outrage, violate]
2: remove the consecration from a person or an object [syn:
desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate] [ant: bless,
consecrate, hallow, sanctify]
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devastate
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v 1: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay
waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay
waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage,
scourge]
2: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when
his son died"
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dictate
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n 1: an authoritative rule
2: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"
v 1: issue commands or orders for [syn: order, prescribe,
dictate]
2: say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a
report to his secretary"
3: rule as a dictator
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dilate
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v 1: become wider; "His pupils were dilated" [syn: dilate,
distend]
2: add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of
and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She
elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" [syn:
elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge,
flesh out, expand, expound, dilate] [ant:
abbreviate, abridge, contract, cut, foreshorten,
reduce, shorten]
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disorientate
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v 1: cause to be lost or disoriented [syn: disorient,
disorientate] [ant: orient, orientate]
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dissertate
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v 1: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker
dissertated about the social politics in 18th century
England" [syn: hold forth, discourse, dissertate]
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edentate
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adj 1: having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals"
[syn: edental, edentate, edentulate]
n 1: primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of
tropical Central America and South America
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elate
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v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can
uplift your spirits" [syn: elate, lift up, uplift,
pick up, intoxicate] [ant: cast down, deject,
demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay,
dispirit, get down]
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equate
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v 1: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We
can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot
equate success in financial matters with greed" [syn:
compare, liken, equate]
2: be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics [syn: equate,
correspond]
3: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's
equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The
company matched the discount policy of its competitors" [syn:
equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate]
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estate
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n 1: everything you own; all of your assets (whether real
property or personal property) and liabilities
2: extensive landed property (especially in the country)
retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a
large estate on Long Island" [syn: estate, land, landed
estate, acres, demesne]
3: a major social class or order of persons regarded
collectively as part of the body politic of the country
(especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing
distinct political rights [syn: estate of the realm,
estate, the three estates]
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excogitate
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v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or
principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to
measure the speed of light" [syn: invent, contrive,
devise, excogitate, formulate, forge]
2: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the
afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of
God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to
observe and start to excogitate" [syn: chew over, think
over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate,
muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate,
speculate]
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facilitate
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v 1: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing
your knowledge" [syn: facilitate, ease, alleviate]
2: be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" [syn:
help, facilitate]
3: increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus
facilitates a delayed impulse"
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fate
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n 1: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably
happen in the future [syn: destiny, fate]
2: the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of
events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in
the face of destiny" [syn: destiny, fate]
3: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may
be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck
of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was
her portion" [syn: fortune, destiny, fate, luck,
lot, circumstances, portion]
v 1: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become
a great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom,
designate]
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felicitate
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v 1: express congratulations [syn: congratulate, felicitate]
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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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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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gestate
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v 1: have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help
paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
[syn: gestate, conceive, conceptualize,
conceptualise]
2: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are
expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his
child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, bear, carry,
gestate, expect]
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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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gravitate
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v 1: move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
2: be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"
3: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate
towards each other"
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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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habilitate
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v 1: qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He
habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American
university"
2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed
and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe,
garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out,
apparel] [ant: discase, disrobe, peel, strip,
strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress]
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hastate
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adj 1: (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring
pointed lobes at the base [syn: hastate, spearhead-
shaped]
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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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hesitate
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v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn:
hesitate, waver, waffle]
2: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The
speaker paused" [syn: hesitate, pause]
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imitate
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v 1: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated
the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or
older siblings" [syn: imitate, copy, simulate]
2: appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"
3: make a reproduction or copy of
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incapacitate
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v 1: make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this
command on your computer" [syn: disable, disenable,
incapacitate] [ant: enable]
2: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn:
disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap]
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inflate
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v 1: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"
[syn: inflate, blow up, expand, amplify]
2: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons" [syn: inflate,
blow up] [ant: deflate]
3: cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or
credit; "The war inflated the economy" [ant: deflate]
4: increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in
value; "inflate the currency" [ant: deflate]
5: become inflated; "The sails ballooned" [syn: balloon,
inflate, billow]
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innate
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adj 1: not established by conditioning or learning; "an
unconditioned reflex" [syn: unconditioned, innate,
unlearned] [ant: conditioned, learned]
2: being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural
leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" [syn:
natural, born(p), innate(p)]
3: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired
during fetal development [syn: congenital, inborn,
innate]
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interrelate
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v 1: be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations
related?" [syn: relate, interrelate]
2: place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these
two events"
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interstate
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adj 1: involving and relating to the mutual relations of states
especially of the United States; "Interstate Highway
Commission"; "interstate highways"; "Interstate Commerce
Commission"; "interstate commerce" [ant: intrastate]
n 1: one of the system of highways linking major cities in the
48 contiguous states of the United States [syn:
interstate, interstate highway]
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intestate
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adj 1: having made no legally valid will before death or not
disposed of by a legal will; "he died intestate";
"intestate property" [ant: testate]
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irritate
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v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after
she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get
at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil]
2: excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame;
"Aspirin irritates my stomach" [ant: soothe]
3: excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as
motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application
of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"
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lactate
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n 1: a salt or ester of lactic acid
v 1: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You
cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn:
breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse,
lactate, give suck] [ant: bottlefeed]
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levitate
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v 1: cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of
gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"
2: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The
guru claimed that he could levitate" [syn: levitate,
hover]
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meditate
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v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of
the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the
question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist
must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: chew
over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over,
ruminate, speculate]
2: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He
is meditating in his study" [syn: study, meditate,
contemplate]
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militate
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v 1: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change;
"Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
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misstate
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v 1: state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position"
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mutate
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v 1: undergo mutation; "cells mutate"
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necessitate
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v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do
what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This
job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position
demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls
for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not
postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask,
postulate, need, require, take, involve, call
for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of]
2: cause to be a concomitant
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nictitate
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v 1: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to
blink" [syn: blink, wink, nictitate, nictate]
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orientate
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v 1: determine one's position with reference to another point;
"We had to orient ourselves in the forest" [syn: orient,
orientate] [ant: disorient, disorientate]
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overstate
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v 1: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to
romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'
imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw,
hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify] [ant:
downplay, minimise, minimize, understate]
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palpitate
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v 1: cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings
palpitated the young woman's heart"
2: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils
palpitated" [syn: quiver, quake, palpitate]
3: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: palpitate,
flutter]
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potentate
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n 1: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator,
potentate]
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precipitate
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adj 1: done with very great haste and without due deliberation;
"hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty
makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes;
"rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for
reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather
precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: hasty,
overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous]
n 1: a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after
settling or filtering
v 1: bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's
revolution"
2: separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
3: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling";
"Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on
Herculaneum" [syn: precipitate, come down, fall]
4: fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy
precipitated into complete ruin"
5: hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated
the train into the river below"
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premeditate
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v 1: consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand;
"premeditated murder"
2: think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely
premeditate, which is a mistake"
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prostate
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adj 1: relating to the prostate gland [syn: prostate,
prostatic]
n 1: a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the
neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is
the fluid part of semen [syn: prostate gland, prostate]
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regurgitate
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v 1: pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart
ventricle"
2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed
food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they
have swallowed and carried to the nest"
3: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to
regurgitate the information" [syn: regurgitate,
reproduce]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him
last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]
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rehabilitate
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v 1: help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good
repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated";
"After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now
rehabilitated"
2: reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated
several times throughout his lifetime" [ant: purge]
3: restore to a state of good condition or operation
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reinstate
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v 1: restore to the previous state or rank
2: bring back into original existence, use, function, or
position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the
region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: restore,
reinstate, reestablish]
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restate
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v 1: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her
request" [syn: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate,
iterate, restate, retell]
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resuscitate
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v 1: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the
comatose man" [syn: resuscitate, revive]
2: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She
revived after the doctor gave her an injection" [syn: come
to, revive, resuscitate]
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testate
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adj 1: having made a legally valid will before death [ant:
intestate]
n 1: a person who makes a will [syn: testator, testate]
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triacetate
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n 1: cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used
instead of celluloid for motion-picture film [syn:
cellulose triacetate, triacetate]
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understate
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v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn:
understate, minimize, minimise, downplay] [ant:
amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize,
magnify, overdraw, overstate]
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upstate
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adv 1: in or toward the northern parts of a state; "he lives
upstate New York"
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vegetate
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v 1: lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
2: establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind
their house"
3: produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"
4: grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
5: grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if
not removed"
6: propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along"
7: engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I
vegetate in front of the television" [syn: vege out,
vegetate]
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sagittate
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adj 1: (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base
lobes [syn: sagittate, sagittiform, arrow-shaped]
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spectate
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v 1: be a spectator in a sports event
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auscultate
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v 1: examine by auscultation
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digitate
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adj 1: resembling a finger; "digitate leaves of the horse
chestnut" [syn: digitate, fingerlike]
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sanitate
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v 1: provide with sanitary facilities or appliances
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decrepitate
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v 1: undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated"
2: to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until
crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"
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ingurgitate
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v 1: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She
stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice
cream" [syn: gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut,
englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat,
gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig
out, satiate, scarf out]
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reorientate
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v 1: orient once again, after a disorientation [syn:
reorientate, reorient]
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costate
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adj 1: (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture [syn:
costate, ribbed]
2: having ribs
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peltate
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adj 1: (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the
center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a
nasturtium leaf for example) [syn: peltate, shield-
shaped]
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septate
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adj 1: of or relating to a septum [syn: septal, septate]
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tungstate
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n 1: a salt of tungstic acid
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downstate
0