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  • 61set 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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  • 62set out — Synonyms and related words: adorn, align, allocate, allot, apportion, arrange, array, be off, bear, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, begin, blast away, blast off, blazon, blueprint, break for, chart, collocate, color …

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  • 63frame of reference — Date: 1897 1. an arbitrary set of axes with reference to which the position or motion of something is described or physical laws are formulated 2. a set of ideas, conditions, or assumptions that determine how something will be approached,&#8230; …

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  • 64frame of reference — noun a) a set of assumptions, ideas and standards that form a viewpoint from which philosophical, religious and other ideas may be evaluated b) a set of axes which enable an observer to measure the position and …

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  • 65set up — 1) his father set him up in business Syn: establish, finance, fund, back, subsidize 2) informal she set him up for Newley s murder Syn: falsely incriminate, frame, entrap 3) a monument to her memory was set up …

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  • 66set someone up — 1 his father set him up in business: ESTABLISH, finance, fund, back, subsidize. 2 (informal) she set him up for Newley s murder: FALSELY INCRIMINATE, frame, entrap; Brit …

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  • 67frame of reference — frames of reference N COUNT: usu with supp A frame of reference is a particular set of beliefs or ideas on which you base your judgement of things. We know we re dealing with someone with a different frame of reference …

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  • 68frame of reference — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms frame of reference : singular frame of reference plural frames of reference a particular set of principles or ideas that you base your behaviour, judgments, or attitudes on …

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  • 69set something down — 1 he set down his thoughts: WRITE DOWN, put in writing, jot down, note down, make a note of; record, register, log. 2 we set down a code of practice: FORMULATE, draw up, establish …

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  • 70set down — 1) he set down his thoughts Syn: write down, put in writing, jot down, note down, make a note of; record, register, log 2) we set down some rules Syn: formulate, draw up, establish, frame; …

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