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  • 41have something on one — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be able to expose, have special knowledge of, be able to control; see convict , know 1 …

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  • 42bring something to light — the surprise inspection brought some incriminating evidence to light Syn: reveal, disclose, expose, uncover, unearth, dig up/out, bring to notice, identify …

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  • 43lay something bare — his private life has been laid bare Syn: reveal, disclose, divulge, show, expose, exhibit, uncover, unveil, unmask, make known, make public …

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  • 44show something up — Syn: expose, reveal, make obvious, highlight, emphasize, draw attention to …

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  • 45turn something up — 1) she turned up the volume Syn: increase, raise, amplify, intensify 2) they turned up lots of information Syn: discover, uncover, unearth, find, dig up, expose …

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  • 46root something out — 1 the hedge was rooted out: UPROOT, deracinate, pull up, grub out. 2 root out corruption: ERADICATE, eliminate, weed out, destroy, wipe out, stam …

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  • 47turn something up — 1 she turned up the volume: INCREASE, raise, amplify, intensify. 2 they turned up lots of information: DISCOVER, uncover, unearth, find, dig up, ferret out …

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  • 48burn something in/into — brand or imprint by burning designs are burned into the skin | figurative a childhood incident that was burned into her memory ■ Photography expose one area of a print more than the rest the sky and bottom of the picture needed substantial… …

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  • 49satire — /sat uyeur/, n. 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3 …

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  • 50fume — 1. noun /fjuːm/ a) A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatilized metals. They can flocculate and coalesce. Their… …

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