fast
- noun abstaining from food
fasting.
- verb abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
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readdicted
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portentousness
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savvy
- noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands
apprehension; discernment; understanding.
- he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; apprehend; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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snapdragon
- noun a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
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rootbound
- adjective satellite (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots
potbound.
- adjective satellite having the roots matted or densely tangled
- shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner
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distract
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
deflect.
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
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blurry
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; hazy; blurred; fuzzy; foggy; bleary.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
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momently
- adverb for an instant or moment
momentarily.
- we paused momentarily before proceeding
- a cardinal perched momently on the dogwood branch
- adverb at any moment
momentarily.
- she will be with you momently
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erumpent
(Bot.) Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through the texture of leaves.
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fantasize
- verb indulge in fantasies
fantasy; fantasise.
- he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company
- verb portray in the mind
fantasise.
- he is fantasizing the ideal wife
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recontaminated
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creature
- noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
animate being; brute; beast; animal; fauna.
- noun a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
wight.
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irksome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; wearisome; deadening; tiresome; dull.
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
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fast
- noun abstaining from food
fasting.
- verb abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
- Catholics sometimes fast during Lent
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dread
- noun fearful expectation or anticipation
apprehension; apprehensiveness.
- the student looked around the examination room with apprehension
- verb be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
fear.
- I fear the winters in Moscow
- We should not fear the Communists!
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desensitise
- verb cause not to be sensitive
desensitize.
- The war desensitized many soldiers
- The photographic plate was desensitized
- verb make insensitive
desensitize.
- His military training desensitized him
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increasingly
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
more and more; progressively.
- she became increasingly depressed
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gradually
- adverb in a gradual manner
step by step; bit by bit.
- the snake moved gradually toward its victim
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someday
- adverb some unspecified time in the future
- someday you will understand my actions
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overdependent
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thereby
- adverb by that means or because of that
- He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth
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progressively
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
increasingly; more and more.
- she became increasingly depressed
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demotivated
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avoid
- verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- Her former friends now avoid her
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; deflect; obviate; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
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americanise
- verb make American in character
Americanize.
- The year in the US has completely Americanized him
- verb become American in character
Americanize.
- After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized
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resist
- verb elude, especially in a baffling way
defy; refuse.
- This behavior defies explanation
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
withstand; hold out; stand firm.
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drowsy
- adjective satellite half asleep
dozy; drowsing.
- made drowsy by the long ride
- it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor
- a tired dozy child
- the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair
- adjective satellite showing lack of attention or boredom
yawning; oscitant.
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unglue
To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with glue. She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes, And asks if it be time to rise. Swift.
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avoid
- verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- Her former friends now avoid her
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; deflect; obviate; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
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potbound
- adjective satellite (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots
rootbound.
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puncture
- noun loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
- noun a small hole made by a sharp object
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overfamiliar
- adjective satellite taking undue liberties
- young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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ceaseless
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
constant; unceasing; perpetual; never-ending; incessant; unremitting.
- the ceaseless thunder of surf
- in constant pain
- night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
- the never-ending search for happiness
- the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
- man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
- unremitting demands of hunger
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scarce
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
- adverb only a very short time before
scarcely; barely; hardly; just.
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
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fuzzy
- adjective satellite covering with fine light hairs
fuzzed.
- his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; hazy; blurred; foggy; bleary; blurry.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
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steadily
- adverb at a steady rate or pace
- his interest eroded steadily
- adverb in a steady manner
steady.
- he could still walk steadily
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gentrify
- verb renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations
- gentrify a row of old houses
- gentrify the old center of town
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hazy
- adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
foggy; brumous; misty.
- a brumous October morning
- adjective satellite indistinct or hazy in outline
muzzy; blurred; fuzzy; foggy; bleary; blurry.
- a landscape of blurred outlines
- the trees were just blurry shapes
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contemplate
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- verb consider as a possibility
- I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
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contemplate
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- verb consider as a possibility
- I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
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deskilled
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risk
- noun a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
endangerment; jeopardy; peril; hazard.
- drinking alcohol is a health hazard
- noun a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril; danger.
- he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime
- there was a danger he would do the wrong thing
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desensitize
- verb cause not to be sensitive
desensitise.
- The war desensitized many soldiers
- The photographic plate was desensitized
- verb make insensitive
desensitise.
- His military training desensitized him
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roadkill
- noun the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle
- vultures usually feed on carrion or roadkill
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quickly
- adverb with rapid movements
chop-chop; speedily; rapidly; apace.
- adverb with little or no delay
quick; promptly.
- the rescue squad arrived promptly
- come here, quick!
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suburbanized
- adjective satellite surrounded by many suburbs
suburbanised.
- a highly suburbanized city
- verb take on suburban character
suburbanize; suburbanise.
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slowly
- adverb without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
tardily; slow; easy.
- he spoke slowly
- go easy here--the road is slippery
- glaciers move tardily
- please go slow so I can see the sights
- adverb in music
lento.
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overtrained
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belatedly
- adverb later than usual or than expected
late; tardily.
- 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
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multimillionaires
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mutable
- adjective capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
changeable.
- a mutable substance
- the mutable ways of fortune
- mutable weather patterns
- a mutable foreign policy
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gruff
- adjective satellite brusque and surly and forbidding
ill-humored; crusty; ill-humoured; curmudgeonly.
- crusty remarks
- a crusty old man
- his curmudgeonly temper
- gruff manner
- a gruff reply
- adjective satellite deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
hoarse; husky.
- gruff voices
- the dog's gruff barking
- hoarse cries
- makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson
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imperceptibly
- adverb in an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree
unnoticeably.
- the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly
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toner
- noun a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
- noun a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image
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reemployed
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unwittingly
- adverb without knowledge or intention
unknowingly; inadvertently.
- he unwittingly deleted the references
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professionalise
- verb become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
professionalize.
- verb make professional or give a professional character to
professionalize.
- Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs
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envision
- verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
picture; visualize; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
- verb picture to oneself; imagine possible
foresee.
- I cannot envision him as President
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internationalise
- verb put under international control
internationalize.
- internationalize trade of certain drugs
- verb make international in character
internationalize.
- We internationalized the committee
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resist
- verb elude, especially in a baffling way
defy; refuse.
- This behavior defies explanation
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
withstand; hold out; stand firm.
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overspecialize
- verb become overly specialized
overspecialise.
- She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian
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unknowingly
- adverb without knowledge or intention
unwittingly; inadvertently.
- he unwittingly deleted the references
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decreasing
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
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gaunt
- adjective satellite very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
pinched; bony; emaciated; cadaverous; skeletal; wasted; haggard.
- emaciated bony hands
- a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
- eyes were haggard and cavernous
- small pinched faces
- kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
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ultimately
- adverb as the end result of a succession or process
in the end; at long last; finally; at last.
- ultimately he had to give in
- at long last the winter was over
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contemplate
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- verb consider as a possibility
- I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
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demode
- adjective satellite out of fashion
antique; old-hat; ex; passee; passe; outmoded; old-fashioned.
- a suit of rather antique appearance
- demode (or outmoded) attire
- outmoded ideas
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resist
- verb elude, especially in a baffling way
defy; refuse.
- This behavior defies explanation
- verb stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
withstand; hold out; stand firm.
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avoid
- verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- Her former friends now avoid her
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; deflect; obviate; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
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unlivable
- adjective unfit or unsuitable to live in or with
unliveable.
- unlivable substandard housing
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fantasize
- verb indulge in fantasies
fantasy; fantasise.
- he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company
- verb portray in the mind
fantasise.
- he is fantasizing the ideal wife
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civically
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temporal
- noun the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
temporal role.
- adjective satellite not eternal
- temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt
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overstimulated
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avoid
- verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
- Her former friends now avoid her
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; deflect; obviate; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
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acorn
- noun fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
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americanize
- verb make American in character
Americanise.
- The year in the US has completely Americanized him
- verb become American in character
Americanise.
- After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized
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entail
- noun land received by fee tail
- noun the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
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embroiled
- adjective satellite deeply involved especially in something complicated
entangled.
- embroiled in the conflict
- felt unwilling entangled in their affairs
- verb force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
embroil; sweep; drag; drag in; sweep up; tangle.
- They were swept up by the events
- don't drag me into this business
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continually
- adverb seemingly without interruption
- complained continually that there wasn't enough money
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tense
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
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perpetual
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
unending; unceasing; eternal; ageless; eonian; everlasting; aeonian.
- the ageless themes of love and revenge
- eternal truths
- life everlasting
- hell's perpetual fires
- the unending bliss of heaven
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
ceaseless; constant; unceasing; never-ending; incessant; unremitting.
- the ceaseless thunder of surf
- in constant pain
- night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
- the never-ending search for happiness
- the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
- man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
- unremitting demands of hunger
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cloudy
- adjective satellite lacking definite form or limits
nebulose; nebulous.
- gropes among cloudy issues toward a feeble conclusion"- H.T.Moore
- nebulous distinction between pride and conceit
- adjective full of or covered with clouds
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caterpillar
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- noun a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
cat.
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inadvertently
- adverb without knowledge or intention
unknowingly; unwittingly.
- he unwittingly deleted the references
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bureaucratised
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suddenly
- adverb happening unexpectedly
all of a sudden; of a sudden.
- suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side
- adverb quickly and without warning
short; dead; abruptly.
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unstuck
- adjective free
- a man with a mule got my car unstuck
- the gears locked in second and would not come unstuck
- adjective satellite thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence
undone.
- price programs became unstuck because little grain was available
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envision
- verb imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
picture; visualize; figure; visualise; image; fancy; project; see.
- I can't see him on horseback!
- I can see what will happen
- I can see a risk in this strategy
- verb picture to oneself; imagine possible
foresee.
- I cannot envision him as President
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acclimatise
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimate; acclimatize.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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toward
In the direction of; to. He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1.
The waves make towards'' the pebbled shore. Shak.
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radicalised
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