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  • 41ideate — verb a) To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize. b) To generate an idea …

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  • 42get — verb (gets, getting; past got; past participle got, N. Amer. or archaic gotten) 1》 come to have or hold; receive.     ↘experience, suffer, or be afflicted with (something bad). 2》 succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain. 3》 move… …

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  • 43comprehend — verb 1) Katie couldn t comprehend his message Syn: understand, grasp, take in, see, apprehend, follow, make sense of, fathom, get to the bottom of; unravel, decipher, interpret; informal work out, figure out, make head(s) or tail(s) of, get one s …

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  • 44conceive — verb 1) they were unable to conceive Syn: become pregnant, become impregnated 2) the project was conceived in 1977 Syn: think up, think of, dream up, devise, formulate, design, originate, create, develop; …

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  • 45detain — verb 1) they were detained for questioning Syn: hold, take into custody, take (in), confine, imprison, lock up, put in jail, intern; arrest, apprehend, seize; informal pick up, run in, haul in, nab, collar Ant …

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  • 46detect — verb 1) no one detected the smell of gas Syn: notice, perceive, discern, be aware of, note, make out, spot, recognize, distinguish, remark, identify, diagnose; catch, sense, see, smell, scent …

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  • 47follow — verb 1) we ll let the others follow Syn: come behind, come after, go behind, go after, walk behind Ant: lead 2) he was expected to follow his father in the business Syn: succeed, replace …

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  • 48hear — verb 1) she can t hear Syn: perceive sound; have hearing 2) she could hear men s voices Syn: perceive, make out, discern, catch, get, apprehend; overhear 3) I heard that radio show …

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  • 49penetrate — verb 1) the knife penetrated his lungs Syn: pierce, puncture, make a hole in, perforate, stab, prick, gore, spike 2) they penetrated the enemy territory Syn: infiltrate, slip into, sneak into …

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  • 50perceive — verb 1) I immediately perceived the flaws in her story Syn: discern, recognize, become aware of, see, distinguish, realize, grasp, understand, take in, make out, find, identify, hit on, comprehend, apprehend, appreciate, sen …

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