requires (verb)

  • 21satisfice — verb decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice • Syn: ↑satisfise • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb… …

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  • 22satisfise — verb decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice • Syn: ↑satisfice • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb… …

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  • 23throw dirt — verb a) To fling dust or similar. I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according… …

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  • 24attain — verb To accomplish; to achieve. To attain such a high level of proficiency requires hours of practice each day …

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  • 25supererogate — verb To engage in supererogation. They who, in their obedience, attain to the greatest height which is possible in this life, are so far from being able to supererogate, and to do more than God requires, ... mdash; The Westminster Confession of… …

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  • 26get the knack — verb To develop proficiency in an area that requires an acquired skill …

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  • 27prepare — verb 1 MAKE STH READY to make something such as a machine, a place, or a piece of writing ready to be used: Mansell s team were up all night preparing the car for the race. | I d better go upstairs and prepare her room. | Have you prepared your… …

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  • 28approve — verb 1) his boss doesn t approve of his lifestyle Syn: agree with, endorse, support, back, uphold, subscribe to, recommend, advocate, be in favor of, favor, think well of, like, appreciate, go for, hold with, take kindly to; …

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  • 29compel — verb 1) he compelled them to leave their land Syn: force, pressure, press, push, urge; dragoon, browbeat, bully, intimidate, strong arm; oblige, require, make; informal lean on, put the screws on 2) they can compel compliance …

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  • 30distinguish — verb 1) distinguishing reality from fantasy Syn: differentiate, tell apart, discriminate between, tell the difference between 2) he could distinguish shapes in the dark Syn: discern, see, perceive, make out; detect, recognize …

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