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  • 81surmise — I verb apprehend, assume, augurari, be of the opinion, believe, conceive, conclude, conjecture, count, deduce, deem, divine, esteem, fancy, feel, gather, guess, have an idea, hazard a guess, hypothesize, imagine, infer, judge, opine, posit,… …

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  • 82capture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. seize, apprehend, arrest; grab; bag, snare, trap, nab (inf.), collar (sl.). See restraint. Ant., release. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. capturing, seizing, taking, seizure, acquisition, acquirement,… …

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  • 83collar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. neckband, neckwear; necklace; gorget, bertha, dicky; harness. See clothing, circularity. v. t., slang, nab, arrest, catch. See restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. neckband, neckpiece, ruff, frill,… …

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  • 84feel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. touch, taste; experience; bear, suffer, endure (see durability); infer, intuit; explore. n. emotion, feeling; touch; informal, aptitude, understanding. See reasoning, intellect. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn …

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  • 85ken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knowledge, scope. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. perception, understanding, knowledge, cognizance, grasp, comprehension, range of vision. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun The extent of one s… …

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  • 86nab — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, grab, catch, seize; latch on to; corner, tree, ensnare; take prisoner, collar (sl.), pinch (sl.). See restraint. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [*To arrest] Syn. apprehend, capture, arrest,… …

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  • 87pinch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stress, strain, pressure, emergency, difficulty, plight, predicament; pinching, nip; slang, arrest. See circumstance, restraint. v. nip, compress, tighten, squeeze; chill, bite, hurt. See contraction …

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  • 88seize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grasp, clutch; capture, arrest, appropriate, confiscate; afflict; attach, distrain; comprehend, understand. See stealing, intelligence, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To grasp] Syn. take, take …

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  • 89know — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To possess information] Syn. be aware of, be cognizant of, be acquainted with, be informed, be in possession of the facts, have knowledge of, be schooled in, be read in, be learned in, be versed in, be conversant with, be… …

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  • 90pick up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To acquire incidentally] Syn. happen upon, find, secure; see obtain 1 . 2. [To take up in the hand or arms] Syn. lift, uplift, cuddle; see raise 1 . 3. [To receive] Syn. get, take, acquire; see receive 1 . 4. [*To increase]… …

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