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  • 41tag — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tagge; akin to Middle Low German tagge, tacke twig, spike Date: 14th century 1. a loose hanging piece of cloth ; tatter 2. a metal or plastic binding on an end of a shoelace 3. a piece of hanging or attached… …

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  • 42spoil — [[t]spɔ͟ɪl[/t]] spoils, spoiling, spoiled, spoilt (American English uses the form spoiled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spoiled or spoilt.) 1) VERB If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful… …

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  • 43cancel — I. verb ( celed or celled; celing or cancelling) Etymology: Middle English cancellen, from Anglo French canceller, chanceller, from Late Latin cancellare, from Latin, to make like a lattice, from cancelli (plural), diminutive of cancer lattice,… …

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  • 44dissolve — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dissolvere, from dis + solvere to loosen more at solve Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to disperse or disappear ; destroy < do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity Fran …

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  • 45harm — n: loss of or damage to a person s right, property, or physical or mental well being: injury harm vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 46stain — I verb attaint, bedaub, befoul, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blemish, blot, blotch, bring reproach upon, color, contaminate, corrupt, damage, daub, debase, defame, defile, detract from, dirty, discolor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dye, grime,&#8230; …

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  • 47List of computer term etymologies — This is a list of the origins of computer related terms or terms used in the computing world (i.e., a list of computer term etymologies). It relates to both computer hardware and computer software. Names of many computer terms, especially&#8230; …

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  • 48hurt — index abuse (physical misuse), aggravate (annoy), aggrieved (harmed), brutalize, damage (noun), damage (verb) …

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  • 49smear — I verb asperse, attack, attaint, belittle, besmear, besmirch, besmut, blacken, blemish, brand, calumniate, cast a slur, contaminate, decry, defame, defile, degrade, denigrate, denounce, depreciate, derogate, destroy one s reputation, detract,&#8230; …

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  • 50vandal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ teenage, young ▪ mindless ▪ graffiti (esp. BrE) ▪ young graffiti vandals who blight the city with their scrawls VERB + VANDAL …

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