Verbs C Flashcards
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Cacher
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to hide
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Calciner
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to burn to a cinder
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Calculer
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to calculate, work out
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Caler
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to wedge, chock; to prop up; (motor) to stall; (informal) to be full, to have eaten enough
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Calfeutrer
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to draft-proof; to fill, stop up
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Calmer
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to calm, pacify, subdue, quiet down; to soothe, ease; to appease, quench
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Calquer
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to trace, copy exactly; to translate literally
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Cancaner
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to gossip; (duck) to quack
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Cantonner
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to quarter, billet, station; to confine
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Carburer (familiar)
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to use as fuel, live on; to work quickly
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Cartonner
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to bind (hardcover book); (informal) to smash into; to do brilliantly
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Casser
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to break
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Causer
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to cause, bring about; (informal) to talk, chat, gossip
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Céder
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to give up, dispose of
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Ceindre
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to encircle, tie around; to don, put on
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Célébrer
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to celebrate
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Certifier
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to certify
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Cesser
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to cease
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Chahuter
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to create an uproar, to mess around
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Chanceler
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to totter, wobble
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Changer
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to change
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Chanter
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to sing
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Charger
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to charge
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Charrier
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to cart, carry (along); (informal) to tease, kid; (familiar) to go too far, overstep
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Chasser
to hunt, chase
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Châtier (formal)
to chastise, punish; to polish, refine
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Chatouiller (informal)
to tickle
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Chauffer
to warm (up), heat (up); (inf) to prepare, cram, train; to annoy; (fam) to flirt, hit on
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Chausser
to put shoes on
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Chavirer
to capsize; to fall over, overturn
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Chercher
to look for
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Chérir (literary)
to cherish, treasure, hold dear
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Chiffonner
to crumple, crease; (inf) to bother, worry
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Choisir
to choose
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Chômer
to be idle, inactive; to be unemployed
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Choper (informal)
to steal, pinch, nick; to catch
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Choquer
to shock, offend
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Chuchoter
to whisper, murmur
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Chuter
to fall, to fail
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Cibler
to target
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Circonscrire
to confine, contain (an outbreak); to define, delimit
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Circonvenir
to circumvent, get around, avoid
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Circuler
to circulate, move, go
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Cirer
to wax, polish; (inf) to kiss up to
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Ciseler
to chisel, carve
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Citer
to cite, quote; (law) to summon
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Claquer
to bang; to flap (flag); to crack (whip); to snap, break; (inf) to be great; (fam) to die
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Classer
to classify, file, grade; to close (a dossier)
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Classifier
to classify
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Cliquer
to click
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Clocher (informal)
to be cockeyed, defective, to have something go wrong
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Clore
to close, end, conclude
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Cocher
to check/tick (a box, an item in a list); to notch
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Cogner
to knock (into), bang, hammer, pound; (fam) to beat up
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Coiffer
to do s.o.’s hair; to put a hat on s.o.; to top, cover (a mountain); to head up, be responsible for; (informal) to nose s.o. out, win by a hair
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Coincer
to wedge, jam, get stuck; (informal) to nab
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Collectionner
to collect (as a hobby)
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Coller
to glue, paste, stick; to press; (inf) to put, shove, dump; to give
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Colorier
to color (in)
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Coltiner
to carry, lug around
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Combattre
to fight, to combat
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Combiner
to combine; to devise, think up
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Commander
to order
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Commencer
to begin, to start
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Commettre
to commit (a crime), make (a mistake); (formal) to appoint, nominate
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Communiquer
to communicate, transmit
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Comparaître
to appear in court
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Comparer
to compare
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Compatir
to sympathize, share in someone’s grief
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Compléter
to complete
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Comporter
to consist of, be made up of, comprise; to have, include; to involve, entail
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Composer
to compose, arrange, put together; to dial
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Composter
to date stamp, punch (a ticket); to compost
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Comprendre
to understand, to include
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Compromettre
to compromise
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Compter
to count, to charge for, to reckon
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Concéder
to concede
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Concentrer (se)
to concentrate
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Concerner
to concern, be of concern to, affect
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Concevoir
to imagine, conceive (of), design; to see, view, consider; to understand
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Conclure
to conclude
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Concourir
to compete
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Condamner
to condemn, sentence
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Conduire
to drive (transitive)
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Confier
to confide, entrust
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Confiner
to confine, put into confinement
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Confire
to preserve, pickle, candy; to slow-cook
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Confirmer
to confirm
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Confluer
to join, flow together; (literary) to converge
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Confondre
to confuse
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Conformer
to model on, match
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Confronter
to confront; to compare (text)
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Congédier
to dismiss
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Conjuguer
to conjugate; to combine
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Connaître
to know, to be familiar with
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Connecter
to connect, log in, log on
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Conquérir
to conquer
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Consacrer
to devote, dedicate, consecrate
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Conseiller
to advise, recommend
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Consentir
to consent, agree (to); to grant
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Conserver
to keep, maintain, retain; to can, preserve
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Considérer
to consider
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Consister
to consist (of / in)
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Consolider
to consolidate; to strengthen, reinforce; to guarantee, fund
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Consommer
to consume, to consummate
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Constater
to notice, note
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Constituer
to constitute, compose, make up; to set up, form
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Construire
to build, to construct
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Consulter
to consult
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Consumer
to consume, devour; to burn; (literary) to expend, squander
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Contacter
to contact
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Contaminer
to contaminate, infect; to corrupt
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Contenir
to contain
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Contenter
to satisfy, please
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Contester
to contest, challenge
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Continuer
to continue
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Contraindre
to force, compel
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Contredire
to contradict, refute
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Contrevenir
to contrevene
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Contribuer
to contribute
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Contrôler
to control, inspect
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Convaincre
to convince
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Convenir
to suit, be suitable
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Converser
to converse
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Convertir
to convert
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Convoiter
to covet, lust for
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Convoquer
to convene, convoke; to summon, invite
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Copier
to copy, make a copy
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Correspondre
to correspond
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Corriger
to correct
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Corrompre
to corrupt, bribe; to contaminate
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Corseter
to constrain, constrict
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Coter
to quote; to put odds on; to grade; to classify
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Côtoyer
to be next to, rub shoulders with; to run alongside; to border/verge on
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Coucher (se)
to go to bed
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Coudoyer
to rub shoulders with, come into contact with
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Coudre
to sew
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Couler
to run, flow; to sink, go under; to pour
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Couper
to cut
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Courir
to run
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Coûter
to cost
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Couvrir
to cover
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Cracher
to spit; to splutter, crackle
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Craindre
to fear
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Crapoter (informal)
to puff, smoke without inhaling
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Craquer
to creak, squeak; to crack, crackle, crunch; to be falling apart, collapse; (inf) to be fed up, go crazy
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Créer
to create
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Crêper
to backcomb; to crimp
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Creuser
to dig, hollow out
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Crever
to burst, puncture; (inf) to wear out; (fam) to be starving, to kill
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Crier
to scream
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Crisper
to tense, clench, flex; to shrivel; (informal) to annoy
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Critiquer
to criticize; to examine, assess
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Crocheter
to crochet, to pick (a lock)
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Croire (to believe)
Verb Tables
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Croiser
to cross, to fold
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Croître
to grow, increase
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Croquer
to crunch, bite into; to sketch, outline; (informal) to squander
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Cueillir
to pick, to gather
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Cuire
to cook
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Cuisiner
to cook
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Cuiter (se) (familiar)
to get plastered, sloshed
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Cultiver
to cultivate, grow
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Curer
to clean / clear out
