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supplicate |
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make a humble, earnest petition |
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spurn |
Verb
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reject with contempt |
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short-circuit |
Verb
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avoid something unpleasant or laborious |
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short-circuit |
Verb
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create a short circuit in |
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short-circuit |
Verb
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hamper the progress of |
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stay off |
Verb
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refrain from entering or walking onto |
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shirk |
Verb
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avoid dealing with |
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shirk |
Verb
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avoid responsibilities |
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shy away from |
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avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task |
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shun |
Verb
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to avoid and stay away from deliberately |
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shun |
Verb
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to expel from a community or group |
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square off |
Verb
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settle conclusively |
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strike off |
Verb
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remove from a list |
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seduce |
Verb
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lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct |
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seduce |
Verb
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induce to have sex |
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sermonize |
Verb
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speak as if delivering a sermon |
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sermonise |
Verb
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speak as if delivering a sermon |
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stand pat |
Verb
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refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
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stand firm |
Verb
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refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
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stand firm |
Verb
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stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something |
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stand fast |
Verb
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refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
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sully |
Verb
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charge falsely or with malicious intent |
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sully |
Verb
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make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air |
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sully |
Verb
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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon |
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suborn |
Verb
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induce to commit perjury or give false testimony |
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suborn |
Verb
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procure (false testimony or perjury) |
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suborn |
Verb
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incite to commit a crime or an evil deed |
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symbolize |
Verb
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express indirectly by an image, form, or model |
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symbolize |
Verb
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represent or identify by using a symbol |
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symbolise |
Verb
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express indirectly by an image, form, or model |
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symbolise |
Verb
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represent or identify by using a symbol |
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stir up |
Verb
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provoke or stir up |
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stir up |
Verb
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change the arrangement or position of |
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stir up |
Verb
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arouse or excite feelings and passions |
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stir up |
Verb
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try to stir up public opinion |
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satirize |
Verb
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ridicule with satire |
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satirise |
Verb
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ridicule with satire |
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soft-pedal |
Verb
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play down or obscure |
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shoot one's mouth off |
Verb
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speak spontaneously and without restraint |
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singularize |
Verb
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distinguish as singular |
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singularise |
Verb
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distinguish as singular |
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shake hands |
Verb
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take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation |
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say farewell |
Verb
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say good-bye or bid farewell |
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suck up |
Verb
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try to gain favor by cringing or flattering |
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suck up |
Verb
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take in, also metaphorically |
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suck up |
Verb
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ingratiate oneself to |
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shrive |
Verb
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grant remission of a sin to |
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signify |
Verb
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denote or connote |
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signify |
Verb
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convey or express a meaning |
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signify |
Verb
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make known with a word or signal |