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- -->>:abet::to encourage; to support (esp. a wrongdoer)
- -->>:agitate::to disturb or shake up; to excite or stir up
- -->>:badger::to harass; to nag
- -->>:bowdlerize::to censor or edit stringently or prudishly; to expurgate
- -->>:cauterize::to sear with a hot iron; to heal a wound
- -->>:condone::to tacitly approve of; to overlook
- -->>:curry::to seek favor with flattery
- -->>:descry::to discover by observation
- -->>:distill::to extract the essence of
- -->>:engulf::to swallow up in; to overwhelm completely
- -->>:expound::to explain the meaning of; to state; to declare
- -->>:fortify::to make strong or secure; to encourage
- -->>:hesitate::to be slow in acting; to be uncertain or reluctant
- -->>:inflame::to excite the emotions or passions to a fever pitch; to incite
- -->>:jangle::to make harsh, unmusical sounds; to quarrel
- -->>:maraud::to roam in search of plunder; to invade in order to plunder
- -->>:murmur::to make a low, indistinct sound; to complain against; to mutter
- -->>:placate::to appease the anger of
- -->>:ruminate::to meditate or reflect upon
- -->>:upbraid::to reproach for some wrongdoing; to scold