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steel onself for |
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prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant |
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shape up |
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develop in a positive way |
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soften |
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become soft or softer |
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soften |
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make soft or softer |
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soften |
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lessen in force or effect |
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soften |
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make less severe or harsh |
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soften |
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protect from impact |
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soften |
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make (images or sounds) soft or softer |
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soften |
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give in, as to influence or pressure |
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stun |
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make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow |
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stun |
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hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag |
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stun |
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overcome as with astonishment or disbelief |
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stupefy |
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make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow |
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stupefy |
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be a mystery or bewildering to |
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stupefy |
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make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation |
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scale down |
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make smaller |
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scale down |
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reduce proportionally |
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swell up |
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expand abnormally |
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shrivel up |
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wither, as with a loss of moisture |
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stultify |
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deprive of strength or efficiency |
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stultify |
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cause to appear foolish |
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stultify |
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prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence |
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summon |
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make ready for action or use |
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summon |
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call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
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summon |
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ask to come |
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summon |
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gather or bring together |
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smite |
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cause physical pain or suffering in |
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smite |
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inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon |
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smite |
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affect suddenly with deep feeling |
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stabilize |
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make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium |
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stabilize |
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become stable or more stable |
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stabilize |
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support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace |
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stabilise |
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make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium |
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stabilise |
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become stable or more stable |
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stabilise |
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support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace |
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sensitize |
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make sensitive or aware |
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sensitize |
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make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion |
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sensitize |
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make sensitive to a drug or allergen |
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sensitize |
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cause to sense |
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sensitise |
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make sensitive or aware |
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sensitise |
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make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion |
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sensitise |
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make sensitive to a drug or allergen |
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sensitise |
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cause to sense |
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sensify |
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make sensitive or aware |
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slack off |
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become less in amount or intensity |
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sensibilize |
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make sensitive or aware |
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sensibilise |
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make sensitive or aware |
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subside |
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wear off or die down |
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subside |
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descend into or as if into some soft substance or place |
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subside |
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sink down or precipitate |