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- -->>:absolve::to free from penalties of an action; pardon
- -->>:appall::to fill with dismay or horror; to shock
- -->>:bestow::to present a gift; to apply
- -->>:calculate::to determine by computation; to plan or design, todecide beforehand
- -->>:circumvent::to go around or avoid; to entrap with a stratagem or trick
- -->>:constrict::to draw together by force; to cause to shrink in size; to cramp
- -->>:degenerate::to revert or deteriorate
- -->>:disclose::to make known; to reveal; to expose to view
- -->>:effectuate::to bring about a desired result
- -->>:eradicate::to do away with; to pull out by the roots
- -->>:ferret::to search out by investigation; to search
- -->>:gird::to surround; to encircle
- -->>:imbibe::to drink; to absorb
- -->>:intercede::to plead on behalf of another; to mediate a dispute
- -->>:laud::to praise highly; to extol
- -->>:mete::to distribute by measure
- -->>:nurture::to feed or support; train; educate
- -->>:rant::to speak in a loud or violent manner
- -->>:supplicate::to ask for humbly; to beg for
- -->>:wean::to detach from a cause of dependence; to estrange from former habits