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adverb
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in a pleasing or appealing way; in a manner that draws interest or admiration
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The room was attractively decorated with soft lights and plants.
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appealingly, beautifully, charmingly, pleasingly
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unattractively, unpleasantly
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attractively designed, attractively decorated, attractively priced
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/əˈtjuːn/
verb
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attuned
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attuned
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attunes
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attuning
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to make someone or something aware of or responsive to something; to adjust or harmonize
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She quickly attuned herself to the needs of her new team.
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to become sensitive or responsive to something
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adjust, adapt, harmonize, sensitize, align
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ignore, disconnect, misalign
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attune oneself to, attune ears to, attune mind to, emotionally attuned
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/ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪər/
noun
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a person who conducts auctions by calling out bids and selling items to the highest bidder
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The auctioneer quickly raised the price as bidders competed for the painting.
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to be sold at an auction
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bid caller, seller, auction agent, broker
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buyer, bidder
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professional auctioneer, licensed auctioneer, auctioneer calls bids, auctioneer sells
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/ˈɑːnti/
noun
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the sister of one’s father or mother; a term of respectful address for an older woman, especially in South Asian usage
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My aunty lives near our house and often visits us.
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aunt, auntie, relative, family member
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uncle, nephew
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dear aunty, maternal aunty, paternal aunty, favorite aunty
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/ɔːˈθentɪkli/
adverb
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in a genuine, real, or true manner; in a way that reflects true character or origin
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She speaks authentically about her experiences.
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genuinely, truly, honestly, sincerely, realistically
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artificially, falsely, insincerely
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authentically expressed, authentically lived, authentically designed, authentically portrayed
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/əˈveɪl/
verb
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availed
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avails
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availing
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to make use of something; to be of use or benefit
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You should avail yourself of this opportunity.
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to take advantage of something
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use, utilize, employ, benefit from, take advantage of
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waste, ignore, neglect
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avail yourself of, avail the opportunity, avail the service
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/əˈvɔɪdəbl/
adjective
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able to be prevented or avoided
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Most of the damage was avoidable with proper planning.
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preventable, avertible, escapable, avoidant
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inevitable, unavoidable
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avoidable mistake, avoidable risk, easily avoidable, largely avoidable
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/əˈvɔɪdəns/
noun
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the act of staying away from something; deliberate prevention of contact or confrontation
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Avoidance of difficult conversations can create bigger problems later.
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evasion, abstention, prevention, shunning, circumvention
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confrontation, engagement, acceptance
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avoidance behavior, conflict avoidance, risk avoidance, avoidance strategy
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/ˈɔːfəli/
adverb
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in a very great degree; extremely; in a way that is very bad or unpleasant
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I am awfully glad to see you again.
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very sorry; expressing strong regret
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extremely, very, terribly, exceedingly, highly
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slightly, mildly, barely
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awfully nice, awfully sorry, awfully kind, awfully cold
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/bæk ʌp/
phrasal verb
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backed up
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backed up
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backs up
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backing up
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to support or help someone; to make a copy of data for safety; to move backward
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Please back up your files before updating the system.
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to support someone when they need help
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support, copy, assist, reinforce, duplicate
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oppose, delete, advance
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back up data, back up files, back up a claim, back up someone
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/ˈbækbaɪt/
verb
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backbit
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backbitten
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backbites
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backbiting
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to speak negatively about someone who is not present; to slander behind someone’s back
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It is wrong to backbite your colleagues behind their backs.
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slander, gossip, defame, malign, badmouth
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praise, compliment, commend
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backbite someone, backbite colleagues, backbite behind someone’s back
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/ˌbeɪˈliː/
noun
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a person or party who temporarily receives possession of goods or property from another under a legal agreement
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The bailee must take reasonable care of the goods while they are in his possession.
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custodian, trustee, holder, keeper
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bailor, owner
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bailee obligations, bailee liability, lawful bailee, bailee rights
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/ˈbeɪlɔːr/
noun
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a person who temporarily transfers possession of goods or property to another under a bailment agreement
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The bailor entrusted the valuable artwork to the museum for safekeeping.
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owner, depositor, lender, grantor
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bailee, borrower
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bailor and bailee, rights of the bailor, bailor liability
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/ˈbændɪdʒ/
noun, verb
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bandaged
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bandaged
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bandages
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bandaging
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a strip of material used to cover or protect a wound; to cover or wrap a wound with such material
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The nurse carefully bandaged his injured arm.
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to wrap or cover a wound completely
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dressing, wrap, gauze, plaster, compress
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expose, uncover, unwrap
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apply a bandage, bandage a wound, elastic bandage, clean and bandage
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/ˈbɛərnəs/
noun
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the state of being bare or uncovered; lack of decoration, warmth, or concealment
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The bareness of the room made it feel cold and unwelcoming.
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without any attempt to hide or decorate; in its plain, exposed state
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nakedness, emptiness, starkness, simplicity, exposure
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richness, fullness, ornamentation
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sheer bareness, stark bareness, bareness of the land, emotional bareness
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/ˈbæstərdaɪz/
verb
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bastardized
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bastardized
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bastardizes
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bastardizing
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to corrupt or debase something by altering it from its original form; to change in a way that reduces quality or purity
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Critics argue that the remake bastardized the original novel.
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corrupt, debase, distort, adulterate, pervert
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preserve, purify, refine
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bastardize a language, bastardize a tradition, bastardize the original, culturally bastardized
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/ˈbjuːtɪfəli/
adverb
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in a beautiful or pleasing manner; excellently or skillfully
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She sang beautifully at the concert.
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performed very well; executed with great skill
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gracefully, attractively, elegantly, wonderfully, superbly
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ugly, poorly, awkwardly
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beautifully designed, beautifully written, beautifully performed, beautifully decorated
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/ˈbjuːtɪfaɪ/
verb
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beautified
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beautified
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beautifies
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beautifying
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to make something more beautiful or attractive
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The city plans to beautify the old park with trees and lights.
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adorn, embellish, enhance, decorate, prettify
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uglify, mar, deface
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beautify the city, beautify a space, beautify surroundings, beautify nature
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/ˈbɛkən/
verb
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beckoned
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beckoned
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beckons
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beckoning
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to signal or call someone to come closer, often with a gesture; to attract or invite
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She beckoned him to come closer with a wave of her hand.
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to invite or attract someone toward something
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signal, summon, call, motion, entice
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repel, deter, discourage
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beckon someone over, beckon with a hand, beckon closer, beckon invitingly
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/bɪˈfɪt/
verb
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befitted
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befitted
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befits
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befitting
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to be suitable for; to be appropriate to
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Formal attire befits the seriousness of the occasion.
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appropriate to a person’s rank or position
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suit, become, match, be appropriate for, accord with
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misfit, clash, be inappropriate for
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befit the occasion, befit one’s status, befit the role, befit the position
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/bɪˈfuːl/
verb
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befooled
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befooled
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befools
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befooling
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to deceive or trick someone into believing something false; to make someone appear foolish
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The scammer tried to befool innocent people with fake promises.
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deceive, trick, dupe, fool, mislead
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enlighten, inform, clarify
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befool someone easily, befool the public, try to befool, completely befool
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/bɪˈfaʊl/
verb
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befouled
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befouled
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befouls
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befouling
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to make dirty or polluted; to disgrace or corrupt
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The factory waste befouled the river.
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pollute, defile, contaminate, sully, taint
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clean, purify, cleanse
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befoul the environment, befoul a river, befoul the air, befoul one’s reputation
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/bɪˈhɛd/
verb
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beheaded
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beheaded
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beheads
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beheading
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to cut off a person's or animal's head; to remove the leader or most important part
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The historical account describes how the traitor was beheaded as punishment.
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decapitate, execute, kill, slay, put to death
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crown, spare, enthrone
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behead a king, behead prisoners, ritual beheading, publicly behead
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/bɪˈhoʊld/
verb
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beheld
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beheld
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beholds
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beholding
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to see or observe something, especially something remarkable or impressive
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She stood quietly to behold the sunrise over the hills.
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used to express surprise at something unexpected
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see, observe, witness, gaze at, look upon
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ignore, overlook
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behold the truth, behold the beauty, behold the sight, behold with awe
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/bɪˈleɪbə/
verb
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belaboured
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belaboured
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belabours
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belabouring
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to explain something repeatedly or with excessive detail; to criticize or attack verbally at length
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The teacher did not belabour the point once the students understood it.
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to explain or emphasize something too much
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overemphasize, dwell on, hammer, overexplain, reiterate
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understate, gloss over, skim
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belabour the point, belabour an issue, belabour an argument
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/beltʃ/
verb; noun
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belched
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belches
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belching
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to expel air noisily from the stomach through the mouth; to emit or pour out suddenly and forcefully
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After drinking the soda, he belched loudly.
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burp, eruct, emit, expel, discharge
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swallow, ingest, retain
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belch loudly, belch gas, belch smoke, belch fumes
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/bɪˈliːvər/
noun
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a person who believes in something, especially a religious faith, idea, or principle
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She is a strong believer in hard work and honesty.
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someone who has strong and sincere faith in a belief or cause
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follower, adherent, devotee, supporter, faithful
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skeptic, doubter, unbeliever
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firm believer, true believer, religious believer, believer in science
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/bɪˈnʌm/
verb
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benumbed
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benumbed
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benumbs
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benumbing
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to make physically numb or without sensation; to make mentally dull or insensitive
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The freezing wind seemed to benumb his fingers within minutes.
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to dull or deaden physical or emotional perception
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numb, deaden, dull, anesthetize, stupefy
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sensitize, stimulate, awaken
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benumb the senses, benumbed by cold, benumbed feeling, emotionally benumbed
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/bɪˈteɪk/
verb
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betook
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betaken
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betakes
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betaking
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to go or resort to a place or course of action, especially as a response; to apply oneself
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After dinner, she betook herself to her room to read.
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to go to or turn to a particular place or activity
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go, resort, turn, proceed, repair
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avoid, abandon
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betake oneself to bed, betake oneself to study, betake to prayer
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/bɪˈweɪl/
verb
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bewailed
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bewailed
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bewails
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bewailing
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to express deep sorrow or regret over something; to mourn openly
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She bewailed the loss of her childhood home.
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lament, mourn, grieve over, deplore, bemoan
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celebrate, rejoice, praise
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bewail the loss, bewail one’s fate, bewail the death, bewail the situation
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