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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, to decide 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 dis- pute
- 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 for humbly; to beg for
- wean to detach from a cause of dependence; to estrange from former habits
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