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  • 1entangle — [[t]ɪntæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] entangles, entangling, entangled 1) VERB If one thing entangles itself with another, the two things become caught together very tightly. [V n with/in n] The blade of the oar had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.… …

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  • 2entangle — v.tr. 1 cause to get caught in a snare or among obstacles. 2 cause to become tangled. 3 involve in difficulties or illicit activities. 4 make (a thing) tangled or intricate; complicate …

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  • 3lock someone/thing in/into — engage or entangle someone or something in (a struggle or competitive situation). → lock …

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  • 4language, philosophy of — Philosophical study of the nature and use of natural languages and the relations between language, language users, and the world. It encompasses the philosophical study of linguistic meaning (see semantics), the philosophical study of language… …

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  • 5catch — v. & n. v. (past and past part. caught) 1 tr. a lay hold of so as to restrain or prevent from escaping; capture in a trap, in one s hands, etc. b (also catch hold of) get into one s hands so as to retain, operate, etc. (caught hold of the handle) …

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  • 6Al-Nas — Infobox Sura Name of Surah=An Nas Arabic name=سورة الناس Screenshot of Surah= Caption=A 2nd or 3rd century A.H fragment of the last three lines of Sura an Nas Classification=Makkan Meaning of name=The Mankind Other names=mu awwidhatayn Sura… …

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  • 7Plato — /play toh/, n. 1. 427 347 B.C., Greek philosopher. 2. a walled plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon, having a dark floor: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter. * * * orig. Aristocles born 428/427, Athens, or Aegina, Greece died… …

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  • 8Involve — In*volve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Involved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Involving}.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Involute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To roll or fold up;… …

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  • 9Involved — Involve In*volve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Involved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Involving}.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Involute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To roll or… …

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  • 10Involving — Involve In*volve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Involved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Involving}.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Involute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To roll or… …

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