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cicatrize
C2
/ˈsɪkəˌtraɪz/
of a wound, to heal through the formation of scar tissue
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heliotype
C2
/ˈhiːlioʊtaɪp/
historical: a photomechanical printing process using a gelatin relief plate
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syndicalism
C2
/ˈsɪn.dɪ.kəl.ɪ.zəm/
a revolutionary labor doctrine advocating workers' control of the economy through trade unions and direct action such as a general strike
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superannuate
C2
/ˌsuːpɚˈænjueɪt/
to retire someone from service, often with a pension, because of age or infirmity
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quadrate
C2
/ˈkwɑːdreɪt/
to agree, correspond, or fit exactly with something
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embosom
C2
/ɪmˈbʊzəm/
literary: to enclose, surround, or shelter something closely
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rarefy
C2
/ˈɹɛəɹəˌfaɪ/
to make a gas thinner or less dense
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gormandize
C2
/ˈɡɔɹmənˌdaɪz/
dated: to eat greedily or in excessive quantities
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subsumption
C2
/səbˈsʌmpʃən/
the act or process of including a particular case, concept, or proposition under a broader category or principle
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conation
C2
/koʊˈneɪʃən/
the mental faculty or process of willing, striving, or directing effort toward an action
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recoinage
C2
/ˌriːˈkɔɪnɪdʒ/
the act or process of replacing existing coins by minting them again, often at a new weight or standard
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fabulate
C2
To make up and tell invented stories, often fantastical ones.
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volatilize
C2
/ˈvɑːlətəˌlaɪz/
to cause a substance to become vapor, or to pass off as vapor
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plication
C2
/plaɪˈkeɪʃən/
the act or process of folding, especially into parallel folds
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granulate
C2
/ˈɡræn.juːl.eɪt/
to form, break, or collect into small grains or granules
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mongrelize
C2
/ˈmʌŋɡrəˌlaɪz/
to crossbreed plants or animals so that their offspring have mixed ancestry
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vociferation
C2
/voʊˌsɪf.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the act or sound of shouting loudly and vehemently; a clamorous outcry
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deliquesce
C2
/ˌdɛlɪˈkwɛs/
to absorb moisture from the air until dissolved in the resulting liquid
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misstate
C2
/mɪsˈsteɪt/
to state, report, or describe something incorrectly or misleadingly
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enfeeblement
C2
/ɪnˈfiː.bəl.mənt/
the act or process of making someone or something weak
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regrind
C2
/ˌriːˈɡraɪnd/
to grind something again
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embank
C2
/ɪmˈbæŋk/
to confine, support, or protect land or water by constructing a raised bank of earth or stone
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tergiversation
C2
/tɝd͡ʒɪvɚˈseɪʃən/
The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal.
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fabulation
C2
The act of inventing stories; a made-up tale or fabrication.
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affordance
C2
/əˈfɔːr.dəns/
an opportunity or possibility for action
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chivvy
C2
/ˈtʃɪvi/
to repeatedly tell someone to do something, often in an annoying way
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grok
C2
/ɡrɒk/
to understand something deeply and intuitively
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retcon
C2
/ˈrɛtˌkɑn/
to revise or reinterpret a fictional work's storyline, often to maintain continuity or update it
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rive
C2
/ɹaɪv/
to tear or split apart violently
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sanctimony
C2
/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.moʊ.ni/
the act of pretending to be morally superior to others; affected or hypocritical holiness
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uxoricide
C2
/ʌkˈsɔːrəˌsaɪd/
the act of killing one's wife
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superpose
C2
/ˌsupərˈpoʊz/
to place one thing over another, or combine states by superposition
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stratify
C2
/ˈstrætəfaɪ/
to form, arrange, or deposit something in distinct layers
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intercross
C2
/ˌɪntɚˈkrɔs/
biology and genetics: to breed individuals from two strains or populations
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superadd
C2
/ˌsuːpəɹˈæd/
to add something over and above what has already been added or provided
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decolorize
C2
/ˌdiːˈkʌləˌraɪz/
to remove or destroy the color in a substance, material, or sample
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gaum
C2
/ɡɔm/
in obsolete or regional Northern English, to understand, comprehend, or take notice of
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fructification
C2
/ˌfrʌk.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the process of bearing or producing fruit
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nonscience
C2
/ˌnɑːnˈsaɪəns/
a subject, practice, or body of claims that is not science or does not use scientific methods
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colligation
C2
/ˌkɑː.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the act of binding, joining, or connecting things together
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subtend
C2
/səbˈtɛnd/
to lie opposite an angle, or to have an angle formed at a point by lines drawn to the ends of an arc, line, or object
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overweigh
C2
/ˌoʊvərˈweɪ/
to exceed in weight, force, importance, or influence; to outweigh; archaic
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perfectionate
C2
/pərˈfɛkʃəˌneɪt/
to make perfect, complete, or fully developed; archaic
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self-transcendence
C2
/ˌself.trænˈsen.dəns/
the experience or process of going beyond one's own immediate interests, needs, or perceived limits and identifying with a larger purpose or whole
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inspirit
C2
/ɪnˈspɪrɪt/
literary: to give someone renewed courage, energy, or vigor
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subjoin
C2
/səbˈdʒɔɪn/
to add something at the end of a spoken or written work; to append
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precipitance
C2
/prɪˈsɪpɪtəns/
excessive or reckless haste in action or judgment; precipitancy
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vice-warden
C2
/ˈvaɪsˌwɔːr.dən/
a deputy or assistant to a warden, authorized to act in the warden's place
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encrimson
C2
/ɪnˈkɹɪm.zən/
literary: to make, dye, or stain something crimson or deep red
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embrute
C2
/ɪmˈbruːt/
rare or literary: to make someone brutal or brutish; to degrade someone to the level of a brute
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denaturalize
C2
/diˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz/
to revoke or deny a person's naturalized citizenship
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disfranchise
C2
/dɪsˈfræntʃaɪz/
to deprive a person or group of the right to vote or of another civil right
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romanize
C2
/ˈɹoʊmənaɪz/
to represent a language or text in the Latin alphabet by transcription or transliteration
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preappoint
C2
/ˌpriːəˈpɔɪnt/
to appoint, arrange, or determine beforehand
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repastination
C2
/riːˌpæstɪˈneɪʃən/
obsolete: the act of digging or turning over soil again
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intercalate
C2
/ɪnˈtɝːkəˌleɪt/
to insert an extra day or month into a calendar so that it remains aligned with astronomical cycles
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superinduce
C2
/ˌsuːpərɪnˈduːs/
formal: to bring about an additional condition or effect on top of one already existing
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predestine
C2
/ˌpriːˈdɛstɪn/
to decide, determine, or make inevitable in advance
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homologize
C2
/həˈmɑːlədʒaɪz/
to identify or demonstrate that structures in different organisms correspond because of shared evolutionary origin
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inarch
C2
/ɪnˈɑːrtʃ/
to graft one growing plant onto another while both stock and scion remain attached to their own roots
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repeople
C2
/ˌriːˈpiːpəl/
to populate a place again after its inhabitants have left, disappeared, or been imagined away
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interpellate
C2
/ˌɪntɚˈpɛleɪt/
formal: to interrupt or address someone with a question or challenge
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exsert
C2
/ɪkˈsɝːt/
to thrust, extend, or cause a body part or structure to project outward
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apophysis
C2
/əˈpɑfɪsɪs/
anatomy and zoology: a natural projection, process, or outgrowth from a bone or other body structure
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antedate
C2
/ˌæntiˈdeɪt/
to exist or occur earlier than something else
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calcar
C2
/ˈkælkɑr/
anatomy and zoology: a spur-shaped projection or process
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photogravure
C2
/ˌfoʊ.toʊ.ɡrəˈvjʊr/
an intaglio printing process that transfers a photographic image to an etched plate, or a print made by that process
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pretermit
C2
/ˌpriːtɚˈmɪt/
to omit, neglect, or intentionally pass over something
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ekphore
C2
/ɛkˈfɔr/
in Semon's memory theory, to reactivate or call forth an engram as a memory image
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rencounter
C2
/ˌrɛnˈkaʊntər/
to meet, encounter, or collide with
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introgress
C2
/ˌɪntɹəˈɡɹɛs/
to introduce genes from one species or population into the gene pool of another through hybridization and repeated backcrossing
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essentialize
C2
/ɪˈsɛnʃəˌlaɪz/
to reduce someone or something to a set of supposedly inherent traits, ignoring variation, context, or individual difference
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brim over
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to flow beyond the top edge of a full container
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cull out
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to select useful or desirable items from a larger collection
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muck up
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to spoil something or make a mess of it
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sift through
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to examine a collection carefully to find useful or suitable items
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siphon off
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to draw liquid or resources away from a larger supply
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snuff out
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to extinguish a flame or light
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spew out
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to eject or produce something in large quantities
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