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  • 41set off — Synonyms and related words: actuate, adjoin, adorn, allocate, allot, analogize, analyze, anatomize, appoint, appropriate to, array, assign, assign to, assimilate, atomize, atone for, backfire, balance, be at cross purposes, be off, be opposed to …

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  • 42set theory — The modern theory of sets was largely inspired by Cantor, whose proof that the set of real numbers could not be put into a one to one correspondence with the set of natural numbers opened the door to the set theoretic hierarchy, and to the study… …

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  • 43set — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. place, put, station; arrange, prepare; establish; mount; adjust, regulate; fix, assign, appoint; plant, set out; overthrow, unsettle; sink, go down; solidify, jell, harden; start out. See location,… …

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  • 44set up — transitive verb Date: 13th century 1. a. to raise to and place in a high position b. to place in view ; post c. to put forward (as a plan) for acceptance 2. a. to place upright ; erect < set up a statue > …

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  • 45set against — 1) PHRASAL VERB If one argument or fact is set against another, it is considered in relation to it. [be V ed P n] These are relatively small points when set against her expertise on so many other issues... [be V ed P n] ₤1,000 was a considerable&#8230; …

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  • 46set-aside — N UNCOUNT: oft N n In the European Union, set aside is a scheme in which some areas of farmland are not used for a period of time, either because too much is being produced already, or so that a crop does not become too cheap. ...set aside land …

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  • 47become — verb 1) she became rich Syn: grow, get, turn, come to be, get to be; literary wax 2) he became a tyrant Syn: turn into, change into, be transformed into, be converted into 3) he becam …

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  • 48become — verb 1) she became rich Syn: grow, get, turn, come to be, get to be 2) he became a tyrant Syn: turn into, change into, transform into, be converted into 3) …

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  • 49set in — verb Date: 15th century transitive verb insert; especially to stitch (a small part) within a large article < set in a sleeve of a dress > intransitive verb to become established …

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  • 50set in — verb To take root, become established. That was the point at which the rot set in …

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