make rich (verb)

  • 11short|en — «SHR tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make shorter; cut off: »to shorten the working day. The new highway shortens the trip. She has had all her dresses shortened. Envy and wrath shorten the life (Ecclesiasticus 30:24). 2. to make seem shorter:… …

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  • 12enrich — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enrichir, enricher, from en + riche rich Date: 14th century to make rich or richer especially by the addition or increase of some desirable quality, attribute, or ingredient < the&#8230; …

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  • 13pile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. structure, building, edifice; nap; heap, mass, pyre; quantity. See assemblage. v. t. accumulate, load, amass, furnish. See greatness, covering, texture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A heap] Syn. collection …

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  • 14richen — transitive verb (richened; richening) Date: 1878 to make rich or richer …

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  • 15lard — I. transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. a. to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (as strips of fat) b. to cover or soil with grease 2. to augment or intersperse especially with something superfluous or excessive <&#8230; …

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  • 16rubbed, rubbing — verb 1 (I, T) to move your hand, a cloth etc over a surface while pressing against it: Kolchinsky nodded and then rubbed his eyes wearily. | She began rubbing her hair with a towel. | You ll have to rub harder if you want to get it clean. 2 (T)&#8230; …

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  • 17think of — verb 1. keep in mind for attention or consideration (Freq. 53) Remember the Alamo Remember to call your mother every day! Think of the starving children in India! • Syn: ↑remember • Ant: ↑forget …

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  • 18follow — verb GO BEHIND 1 (I, T) to walk, drive, run etc behind someone else, going in the same direction as them : follow sb/sth: If you ll just follow me, I ll show you to the office. | Tom Selleck walked in, followed by a crowd of photographers. |&#8230; …

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  • 19get in — verb 1. to come or go into (Freq. 13) the boat entered an area of shallow marshes • Syn: ↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑go into, ↑go in, ↑move into • …

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  • 20dream up — verb devise or invent (Freq. 3) He thought up a plan to get rich quickly no one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software • Syn: ↑think up, ↑think of, ↑hatch, ↑concoct • De …

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