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  • 71gang up — verb act as an organized group (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑gang • Derivationally related forms: ↑gang (for: ↑gang) • Hypernyms: ↑group, ↑ …

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  • 72logroll — verb work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes • Derivationally related forms: ↑logrolling • Hypernyms: ↑politick • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s something * * * …

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  • 73push through — verb break out (Freq. 1) The tooth erupted and had to be extracted • Syn: ↑erupt, ↑come out, ↑break through • Derivationally related forms: ↑eruption (for: ↑ …

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  • 74commit — verb (committed; committing) Etymology: Middle English committen, from Anglo French committer, from Latin committere to connect, entrust, from com + mittere to send Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 …

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  • 75contain — verb Etymology: Middle English conteinen, from Anglo French cunteign , cuntyen , stem of cuntenir, from Latin continēre to hold together, hold in, contain, from com + tenēre to hold more at thin Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to keep… …

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  • 76dabble — verb (dabbled; dabbling) Etymology: perhaps frequentative of 2dab Date: 1557 transitive verb to wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes ; spatter intransitive verb 1. a …

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  • 77develop — verb Etymology: French développer, from Old French desveloper, desvoluper to unwrap, expose, from des de + envoloper to enclose more at envelop Date: 1750 transitive verb 1. a. to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail ; …

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  • 78forget — verb (forgot; forgotten or got; getting) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English forgietan, from for + gietan (akin to Old Norse geta to get) Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to lose the remembrance of ; be unable t …

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  • 79line up — verb Date: 1864 intransitive verb 1. to assume an orderly linear arrangement < line up for inspection > 2. to align oneself < he lined up with the liberals against the bill > transitive verb 1. to put into alignment 2. to arrange for …

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  • 80negotiate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin negotiatus, past participle of negotiari to carry on business, from negotium business, from neg not + otium leisure more at negate Date: 1599 intransitive verb to confer with another so as to arrive at the&#8230; …

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