villeinage
- noun the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
villainage.
- noun tenure by which a villein held land
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orb
- noun the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
eyeball.
- noun an object with a spherical shape
globe; ball.
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shoal
- noun a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- noun a stretch of shallow water
shallow.
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extirpate
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; deracinate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
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horribleness
The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness. The horribleness of the mischief. Sir P. Sidney.
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acclimatise
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimate; acclimatize.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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sloped
- adjective satellite having an oblique or slanted direction
aslope; aslant; diagonal; slanted; slanting; sloping.
- verb be at an angle
slope; incline; pitch.
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taper
- noun a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- noun the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
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steepen
- verb become steeper
- The mountain side has steepened
- verb make steeper
- The landslides have steepened the mountain sides
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rewarmed
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tapering
- noun the act of gradually lowering the size or amount
- the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose
- verb diminish gradually
taper.
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accrete
- verb grow together (of plants and organs)
- After many years the rose bushes grew together
- verb grow or become attached by accretion
- The story accreted emotion
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decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
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quieten
- verb become quiet or quieter
quiesce; pipe down; quiet; quiet down; hush.
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
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shallow
- noun a stretch of shallow water
shoal.
- verb make shallow
shoal.
- The silt shallowed the canal
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merge
- verb become one
unify; unite.
- Germany unified officially in 1990
- the cells merge
- verb mix together different elements
mix; conflate; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; blend; meld.
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acclimatize
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimate; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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acclimatize
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimate; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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involute
- adjective satellite especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
rolled.
- adjective satellite (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
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tapered
- adjective satellite becoming gradually narrower
narrowing; tapering.
- long tapering fingers
- trousers with tapered legs
- verb diminish gradually
taper.
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ossify
- verb become bony
- verb make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
rigidify; petrify.
- rigidify the training schedule
- ossified teaching methods
- slogans petrify our thinking
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climb
- noun an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
acclivity; upgrade; raise; rise; ascent.
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
- noun an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
climbing; mounting.
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decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
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transition
- noun the act of passing from one state or place to the next
passage.
- noun an event that results in a transformation
conversion; changeover.
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evolve
- verb work out
germinate; develop.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
- verb undergo development or evolution
- Modern man evolved a long time ago
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accustom
- verb make psychologically or physically used (to something)
habituate.
- She became habituated to the background music
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subside
- verb wear off or die down
lessen.
- verb sink to a lower level or form a depression
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acclimate
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimatize; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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dawn
- noun the first light of day
sunup; daybreak; break of day; dawning; aurora; morning; break of the day; first light; dayspring; cockcrow; sunrise.
- we got up before dawn
- they talked until morning
- noun the earliest period
morning.
- the dawn of civilization
- the morning of the world
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justle
To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle. Shak. The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways. Nahum ii. 4.
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remorse
- noun a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
compunction; self-reproach.
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morph
- verb cause to change shape in a computer animation
- The computer programmer morphed the image
- verb change shape as via computer animation
- In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther
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dazzle
- noun brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
- verb to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
bedazzle; daze.
- She was dazzled by the bright headlights
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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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disentangle
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; extricate.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb extricate from entanglement
straighten out; unsnarl.
- Can you disentangle the cord?
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acclimate
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimatize; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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fade
- noun a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
slicing; slice.
- he took lessons to cure his slicing
- noun gradually ceasing to be visible
disappearance.
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whittle
- noun English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
Sir Frank Whittle; Frank Whittle.
- verb cut small bits or pare shavings from
pare.
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ascend
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- verb go back in order of genealogical succession
- Inheritance may not ascend linearly
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shoal
- noun a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
- noun a stretch of shallow water
shallow.
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coarsen
- verb make or become coarse or coarser
- coarsen the surface
- Their minds coarsened
- verb make less subtle or refined
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deteriorate
- verb become worse or disintegrate
- verb grow worse
drop; devolve; degenerate.
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
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subsiding
- noun a gradual sinking to a lower level
settling; subsidence.
- verb wear off or die down
lessen; subside.
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peter
- noun obscene terms for penis
shaft; prick; cock; tool; dick; putz; pecker.
- noun disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
St. Peter; Saint Peter the Apostle; Saint Peter; Simon Peter; St. Peter the Apostle.
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widen
- verb become broader or wider or more extensive
- verb make (clothes) larger
let out.
- Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight
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wean
- verb gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
ablactate.
- she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk
- The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle
- verb detach the affections of
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taper
- noun a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- noun the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
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accustom
- verb make psychologically or physically used (to something)
habituate.
- She became habituated to the background music
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decline
- noun change toward something smaller or lower
diminution.
- noun a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
declination.
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peter
- noun obscene terms for penis
shaft; prick; cock; tool; dick; putz; pecker.
- noun disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
St. Peter; Saint Peter the Apostle; Saint Peter; Simon Peter; St. Peter the Apostle.
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evolve
- verb work out
germinate; develop.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
- verb undergo development or evolution
- Modern man evolved a long time ago
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tan
- noun a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
sunburn; burn; suntan.
- noun a light brown the color of topaz
topaz.
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descend
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
derive; come.
- She was descended from an old Italian noble family
- he comes from humble origins
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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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diminish
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
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
- verb lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
belittle.
- don't belittle your colleagues
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shallow
- noun a stretch of shallow water
shoal.
- verb make shallow
shoal.
- The silt shallowed the canal
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desiccate
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
dehydrate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
- verb remove water from
dehydrate.
- All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
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unfold
- verb develop or come to a promising stage
blossom; blossom out; blossom forth.
- Youth blossomed into maturity
- verb open to the view
- A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings
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remodel
- verb do over, as of (part of) a house
reconstruct; redo.
- We are remodeling these rooms
- verb cast or model anew
recast; reforge.
- She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state
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deepen
- verb make more intense, stronger, or more marked
heighten; intensify; compound.
- The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her
- Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness
- This event only deepened my convictions
- verb become more intense
intensify.
- The debate intensified
- His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
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habituate
- verb take or consume (regularly or habitually)
use.
- verb make psychologically or physically used (to something)
accustom.
- She became habituated to the background music
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weaned
- adjective freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk
- the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother
- verb gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
wean; ablactate.
- she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk
- The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle
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erode
- verb become ground down or deteriorate
eat at; gnaw; gnaw at; wear away.
- verb remove soil or rock
eat away; fret.
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subside
- verb wear off or die down
lessen.
- verb sink to a lower level or form a depression
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liberalise
- verb become more liberal
liberalize.
- The laws liberalized after Prohibition
- verb make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules
liberalize.
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worsen
- verb grow worse
decline.
- Conditions in the slum worsened
- verb make worse
aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
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silt
- noun mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
- verb become chocked with silt
silt up.
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sloping
- adjective satellite having an oblique or slanted direction
aslope; aslant; diagonal; sloped; slanted; slanting.
- verb be at an angle
slope; incline; pitch.
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accrete
- verb grow together (of plants and organs)
- After many years the rose bushes grew together
- verb grow or become attached by accretion
- The story accreted emotion
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whisk
- noun a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream
- noun a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes
whisk broom.
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degrade
- verb reduce the level of land, as by erosion
- verb reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
take down; demean; disgrace; put down.
- She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- His critics took him down after the lecture
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acclimatise
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimate; acclimatize.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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decrease
- noun a change downward
drop-off; lessening.
- there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided
- there was a sharp drop-off in sales
- noun a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrement.
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percolate
- noun the product of percolation
- verb permeate or penetrate gradually
leach.
- the fertilizer leached into the ground
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narrow
- noun a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
- verb make or become more narrow or restricted
contract.
- The selection was narrowed
- The road narrowed
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ratchet
- noun mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
rachet; ratch.
- verb move by degrees in one direction only
ratchet down; rachet up.
- a ratcheting lopping tool
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decrescendo
- noun (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
diminuendo.
- verb grow quieter
- The music decrescendoes here
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calcify
- verb become impregnated with calcium salts
- verb become inflexible and unchanging
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develop
- verb make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather
- They developed a new technique
- verb work out
evolve; germinate.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
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acclimate
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimatize; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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decay
- noun the process of gradually becoming inferior
- noun a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
decline.
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unfreeze
- verb become or cause to become soft or liquid
thaw; melt; unthaw; dethaw; dissolve.
- The sun melted the ice
- the ice thawed
- the ice cream melted
- The heat melted the wax
- The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase
- dethaw the meat
- verb make (assets) available
release; unblock; free.
- release the holdings in the dictator's bank account
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trend
- noun a general direction in which something tends to move
tendency.
- the shoreward tendency of the current
- the trend of the stock market
- noun general line of orientation
course.
- the river takes a southern course
- the northeastern trend of the coast
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restart
- verb start an engine again, for example
re-start.
- verb take up or begin anew
re-start; resume.
- We resumed the negotiations
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evolve
- verb work out
germinate; develop.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
- verb undergo development or evolution
- Modern man evolved a long time ago
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steepen
- verb become steeper
- The mountain side has steepened
- verb make steeper
- The landslides have steepened the mountain sides
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progress
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
advancement.
- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advance; forward motion; progression; advancement; procession; onward motion.
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supplanting
- noun act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
displacement.
- verb take the place or move into the position of
supercede; supplant; supersede; supervene upon; replace.
- Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
- the computer has supplanted the slide rule
- Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
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dwindle
- verb become smaller or lose substance
dwindle away; dwindle down.
- Her savings dwindled down
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atrophy
- noun a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
wasting; wasting away.
- noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
withering.
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recede
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- verb retreat
drop off; fall back; fall behind; lose.
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evanesce
- verb disappear gradually
blow over; fade; pass; fleet; pass off.
- The pain eventually passed off
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unfold
- verb develop or come to a promising stage
blossom; blossom out; blossom forth.
- Youth blossomed into maturity
- verb open to the view
- A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings
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acclimatize
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimate; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
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cohere
- verb come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
cleave; stick; cling; adhere.
- The dress clings to her body
- The label stuck to the box
- The sushi rice grains cohere
- verb cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
- Religion can cohere social groups
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ripen
- verb cause to ripen or develop fully
mature.
- The sun ripens the fruit
- Age matures a good wine
- verb grow ripe
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decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
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repopulated
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progress
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
advancement.
- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advance; forward motion; progression; advancement; procession; onward motion.
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atrophy
- noun a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
wasting; wasting away.
- noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
withering.
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shelve
- verb hold back to a later time
prorogue; set back; defer; remit; put off; put over; table; postpone; hold over.
- verb place on a shelf
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phase
- noun any distinct time period in a sequence of events
stage.
- we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
- noun (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
form.
- the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system
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fade
- noun a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
slicing; slice.
- he took lessons to cure his slicing
- noun gradually ceasing to be visible
disappearance.
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internalize
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
interiorize; interiorise; internalise.
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