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tantalize

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torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable
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excite the senses or desires of (someone)

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ascertain

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find (something) out for certain; make sure of

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peril

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expose to danger; threaten

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inoculate

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treat with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease; vaccinate
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introduce (an infective agent) into an organism
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introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium

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pulverize

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reduce to fine particles
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defeat utterly

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embellish

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make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features
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make (a statement or story) more interesting by adding extra details that are often untrue

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reminisce

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indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events

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procure

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obtain (something), especially with care or effort
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persuade or cause (someone) to do something

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allure

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powerfully attract or charm; tempt

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fondle

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stroke or caress lovingly or erotically

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defy

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openly resist or refuse to obey
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appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something

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denigrate

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criticize unfairly; disparage

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disdain

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consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration

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surmise

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suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

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decry

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publicly denounce

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obviate

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remove (a need or difficulty)
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avoid or prevent (something undesirable)

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prognosticate

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foretell or prophesy (a future event)

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proliferate

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increase rapidly in number; multiply
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(of a cell, structure, or organism) reproduce rapidly
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cause (cells, tissue, structures, etc.) to reproduce rapidly

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stultify

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cause to lose enthusiasm and initiative, especially as a result of a tedious or restrictive routine
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cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd

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subjugate

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bring under domination or control, especially by conquest
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make someone or something subordinate to

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vilify

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speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner

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align

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place or arrange (things) in a straight line
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give support to (a person, organization, or cause)

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resent

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feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person)

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presuppose

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require as a precondition of possibility or coherence
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tacitly assume at the beginning of a line of argument or course of action that something is the case

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adorn

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make more beautiful or attractive

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retrograde

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go back in position or time

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endeavour

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try hard to do or achieve something

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ascertain

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find (something) out for certain; make sure of

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partake

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eat or drink (something)
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join in (an activity)

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recuperate

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recover from illness or exertion
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recover or regain (something lost or taken)

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confine

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keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time)

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indict

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formally accuse of or charge with a crime

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concur

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be of the same opinion; agree
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happen or occur at the same time; coincide

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excavate

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make (a hole or channel) by digging
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remove earth carefully from (an area) in order to find buried remains

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augment

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make (something) greater by adding to it; increase

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anguish

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be extremely distressed about something

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pivot

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turn on or as if on a pivot

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agitate

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make (someone) troubled or nervous
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stir or disturb (something, especially a liquid) briskly

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replenish

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fill (something) up again
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restore (a stock or supply) to a former level or condition

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circumvent

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find a way around (an obstacle)
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overcome (a problem or difficulty), typically in a clever and surreptitious way
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deceive; outwit
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ostracize

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exclude from a society or group

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ameliorate

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make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

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foil

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prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding

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brandish

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wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement

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harness

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put a harness on (a horse or other draught animal)
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control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy

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compel

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force or oblige (someone) to do something
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bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure
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resuscitate

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revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death
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make (something) active or vigorous again

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traverse

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travel across or through
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move back and forth or sideways

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rue

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bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone

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abide

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accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation)

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dashing off

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intransitive to leave quickly or suddenly because you are in a hurry. I’ve got to dash off straight after lunch to meet a client. Synonyms and related words. - To leave a place or person quickly or suddenly

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