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  • 91prey — [13] Prey comes via Old French preie from Latin praeda ‘booty’ (from which was derived the verb praedārī ‘plunder’, source of English depredation [15] and predatory [16]). This was a contraction of an earlier praeheda, a noun formed with the… …

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  • 92arrest — vb 1 Arrest, check, interrupt mean to stop in mid course. Arrest implies a holding fixed in the midst of movement, development, or progress and usually a prevention of further advance until someone or something effects a release {arrest the… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 93prey — [13] Prey comes via Old French preie from Latin praeda ‘booty’ (from which was derived the verb praedārī ‘plunder’, source of English depredation [15] and predatory [16]). This was a contraction of an earlier praeheda, a noun formed with the… …

    Word origins

  • 94ap|prise´ment — ap|prise1 «uh PRYZ», transitive verb, prised, pris|ing. to give notice to; let know; inform; notify; advise: »We were at once apprised of his change of plans. Also, apprize. ╂ …

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  • 95ap|pris´er — ap|prise1 «uh PRYZ», transitive verb, prised, pris|ing. to give notice to; let know; inform; notify; advise: »We were at once apprised of his change of plans. Also, apprize. ╂ …

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  • 96ap|prise — ap|prise1 «uh PRYZ», transitive verb, prised, pris|ing. to give notice to; let know; inform; notify; advise: »We were at once apprised of his change of plans. Also, apprize. ╂ …

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  • 97take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …

  • 98Reason — • Article discussing various definitions of the term Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reason     Reason     † …

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  • 99confine — con·fine vt con·fined, con·fin·ing: to hold within a location; specif: imprison Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. confine …

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  • 100imprison — im·pris·on vt: to confine in prison esp. as punishment for a crime compare false imprisonment im·pris·on·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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