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to abolish
/əˈbɑɫɪʃ/
verb
to officially put an end to a law, activity, or system
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to align
/əˈɫaɪn/
verb
to agree with a group, idea, person, or organization and support it
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to allocate
/ˈæɫəˌkeɪt/
verb
to distribute or assign resources, funds, or tasks for a particular purpose or use
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to amend
/əˈmɛnd/
verb
to make small changes to a statement, law, etc. to make it more accurate or improve or correct it
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to authorize
/ˈɔθɝˌaɪz/
verb
to officially give permission to someone or something, for a specific action, process, etc.
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to betray
/bɪˈtɹeɪ/
verb
to be disloyal to a person, a group of people, or one's country by giving information about them to their enemy
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to breach
/ˈbɹitʃ/
verb
to break an agreement, law, etc.
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to compel
/kəmˈpɛɫ/
verb
to make someone do something
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to compensate
/ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt/
verb
to pay someone for the work they have done
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to conceal
/kənˈsiɫ/
verb
to carefully cover or hide something or someone
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to conserve
/kənˈsɝv/
verb
to keep something from change or harm
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to contemplate
/ˈkɑntəmˌpɫeɪt/
verb
to think about something particular
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to cater
/ˈkeɪtɝ/
verb
to provide a meeting, party, etc. with food and drink
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to cultivate
/ˈkəɫtəˌveɪt/
verb
to prepare land for raising crops or growing plants
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to devise
/dɪˈvaɪs/, /dɪˈvaɪz/
verb
to design or invent a new thing or method after much thinking
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to substitute
/ˈsəbstəˌtut/
verb
to put something or someone in the place of another
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to dictate
/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/, /dɪkˈteɪt/
verb
to tell someone what to do or not do, in an authoritative way
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to disclose
/dɪˈskɫoʊz/
verb
to make something known to someone or the public, particularly when it was a secret at first
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to distort
/dɪˈstɔɹt/
verb
to change the shape or condition of something in a way that is no longer clear or natural
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to embody
/ɪmˈbɑdi/
verb
to represent a quality or belief
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to empower
/ɪmˈpaʊɝ/
verb
to give someone the power or authorization to do something particular
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to entitle
/ɛnˈtaɪtəɫ/, /ɪnˈtaɪtəɫ/
verb
to give someone the legal right to have or do something particular
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to extract
/ˈɛkˌstɹækt/, /ɪkˈstɹækt/
verb
to take something out from something else, particularly when it is not easy to do
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to hint
/ˈhɪnt/
verb
to indirectly suggest something
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to instruct
/ˌɪnˈstɹəkt/
verb
to tell someone to do something, particularly in an official manner
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to linger
/ˈɫɪŋɝ/, /ˈɫɪŋɡɝ/
verb
to stay somewhere longer because one does not want to leave
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to fade
/ˈfeɪd/
verb
to disappear slowly
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to loom
/ˈɫum/
verb
to appear as a large shape that is unclear, particularly in a manner that is threatening
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to outrage
/ˈaʊˌtɹeɪdʒ/
verb
to cause someone to become extremely angry or shocked
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to reassure
/ˌɹiəˈʃʊɹ/
verb
to do or say something to make someone stop worrying or less afraid
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to tolerate
/ˈtɑɫɝˌeɪt/
verb
to not oppose or prohibit something one does not like or agree with
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to overlook
/ˈoʊvɝˌɫʊk/
verb
to not notice or see something
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to undermine
/ˈəndɝˌmaɪn/
verb
to gradually decrease the effectiveness, confidence, or power of something or someone
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to vow
/ˈvaʊ/
verb
to make a sincere promise to do or not do something particular
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to resurface
/ɹiˈsɝfəs/
verb
to once again become noticeable, significant, or problematic
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to astonish
/əˈstɑnɪʃ/
verb
to impress or surprise someone very much
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to rehash
/ɹiˈhæʃ/
verb
to present something old or already used in a slightly different way or with minor alterations, often without adding anything new.
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to sabotage
/ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/
verb
to intentionally damage or undermine something, often for personal gain or as an act of protest or revenge
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