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abrogate abolish; repeal; annul
animate to impart life to; make alive
beset to attack on all sides; to encircle
cachinnate to laugh loudly or immoderately
chortle to chuckle with glee; combination of chuckle and snort
consign to commit to care of another; to give over
defame to harm the reputation of another by slander
dilate to make wider or larger; to become wider or larger
eclipse to obscure the beauty, fame, worth, of another; to overshadow
epitomize to serve as the typical or ideal example of some- thing
fathom to understand; to interpret; to puzzle out
gibe to utter jeers; to taunt
idolize to love something excessively; to adore
instigate to spur on or goad to some action; to incite
lampoon to make one the subject of ridicule
meliorate to improve the quality or condition of a person or situation
nonplus to baffle; to perplex; to render speechless
quell to put down or suppress by force; to quiet
sully to mar the brightness of; to become tarnished
vitiate to impair the use or value of; to corrupt