set oneself

  • 1set oneself — To bend one s energies • • • Main Entry: ↑set …

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  • 2set oneself against — To oppose • • • Main Entry: ↑set …

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  • 3set oneself against — index conflict, confront (oppose), disapprove (condemn) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4set oneself up as — establish oneself in (a particular occupation) he set himself up as an attorney in St. Louis ■ claim to be or act like a specified kind of person (used to indicate skepticism as to someone s right or ability to do so) he set himself up as a… …

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  • 5set oneself against — stand before, be against …

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  • 6set one's cap at — (of a woman) to set oneself to captivate (a man) • • • Main Entry: ↑cap …

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  • 7Set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …

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  • 8set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… …

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  • 9set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… …

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  • 10set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something …

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