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Unit 5 - 5A - Part 2

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to delegate
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to devolve
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power
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to carry out
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to launch
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to lead
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to make
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to mount
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to spearhead
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to come under
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to suffer
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attack
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to assemble
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to create
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to form
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to send
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to deploy
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to use
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to lay
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to prepare
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to set up
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to lie
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to wait
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to stage
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to run into
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to walk into
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ambush
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to occupy
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country
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area
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loss
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to inflict
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casualty
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breakthrough
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to put up
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resistance
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to supply
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to station
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protest
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to claim
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to lose one's life
to delegate
Verb
uk flag
/ˈdɛɫəˌɡeɪt/, /ˈdɛɫəɡət/
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to give part of the power, authority, work, etc. to a representative

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The President delegated war powers to the Secretary of Defense during the crisis.
The CEO delegated responsibility for the new product launch to the vice president of marketing.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to devolve
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
v
v
o
ɑ
l
l
v
v
e

to transfer power, responsibility, or authority to the next person in a hierarchy or succession, often due to the loss or failure of the previous holder

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
power
power
noun
p
p
o
a
w
ʊ
e
ə
r
r

the ability to control or have an effect on things or people

powerlessness

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to carry out
to carry out
Verb
uk flag
/ˈkæri ˈaʊt/

to complete or conduct a task, job, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
carry
phrase's particle
out

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to launch
to launch
Verb
l
l
au
ɔ
n
n
ch
ʧ

to push or throw something strongly

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to lead
to lead
Verb
l
l
ea
i:
d
d

to be the leader or in charge of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to make
to make
Verb
m
m
a
k
k
e

to form, produce, or prepare something, by putting parts together or by combining materials

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Past Simple
made
Past Participle
made

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to mount
Verb
m
m
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
t
t

to initiate, prepare, or organize a plan, project, or event

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to spearhead
to spearhead
Verb
s
s
p
p
ea
ɪ
r
r
h
h
ea
ɛ
d
d

to be the person who leads something like an attack, campaign, movement, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to come under
Verb
uk flag
/kˈʌm ˈʌndɚ/

to fall within the authority or control of someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
come
phrase's particle
under

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to suffer
to suffer
Verb
s
s
u
ʌ
ff
f
e
ə
r
r

to experience and be affected by something bad or unpleasant

enjoy

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
attack
attack
noun
a
ə
tt
t
a
æ
ck
k

an act of violence or aggression against a place or a person

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to assemble
to assemble
Verb
a
a
ss
s
e
ɪ
m
m
b
b
l
l
e

(of people) to gather in a place for a particular purpose

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to create
to create
Verb
c
k
r
r
ea
ieɪ
t
t
e

to bring something into existence or make something happen

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to form
to form
Verb
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
m
m

to combine parts or bring them together to create something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to send
to send
Verb
s
s
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d

to have a person, letter, or package physically delivered from one location to another, specifically by mail

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to deploy
to deploy
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
p
p
l
l
o
ɔ
y
ɪ

to position soldiers or equipment for military action

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to use
to use
Verb
u
ju
s
s
e

to do something with an object, method, etc. to achieve a specific result

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to lay
Verb
l
l
a
e
y
ɪ

to make preparations or get something ready for a specific action or operation

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to prepare
to prepare
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
ɪ
p
p
a
ɛ
r
r
e

to make a person or thing ready for doing something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to set up
to set up
Verb
uk flag
/sˈɛt ˈʌp/

to establish a fresh entity, such as a company, system, or organization

abolish

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
up

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to lie
Verb
l
l
ie

to have its foundation in something, indicating the underlying cause, source, or essence

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to wait
to wait
Verb
w
w
ai
t
t

to not leave until a person or thing is ready or present or something happens

Grammatical Information:

intransitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to stage
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
g
ʤ
e

to organize and present something, typically a performance or an event

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to run into
to run into
Verb
uk flag
/ɹˈʌn ˌɪntʊ/

to unexpectedly face a difficult situation or problem

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
run
phrase's particle
into

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to walk into
to walk into
Verb
uk flag
/wˈɔːk ˌɪntʊ/

to become involved in something unpleasant because of carelessness or ignorance

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
walk
phrase's particle
into

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
ambush
noun
a
æ
m
m
b
b
u
ʊ
sh
ʃ

a surprise attack or trap set by one party against another, typically while the targeted party is unaware or unprepared

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to occupy
Verb
o
ɑ
cc
k
u
j
ə
p
p
y

to come to power and control in a place using military force

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
country
country
noun
c
k
ou
ʌ
n
n
t
t
r
r
y
i

a piece of land with a government of its own, official borders, laws, etc.

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
area
area
noun
a
ɛ
r
r
ea

a particular part or region of a city, country, or the world

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
loss
noun
l
l
o
ɔ
ss
s

the state or process of losing a person or thing

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to inflict
to inflict
Verb
i
ɪ
n
n
f
f
l
l
i
ɪ
c
k
t
t

to cause or impose something unpleasant, harmful, or unwelcome upon someone or something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
casualty
noun
c
k
a
æ
s
ʒ
ua
ə
l
l
t
t
y
i

someone who is killed or wounded during a war or an accident

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
breakthrough
noun
b
b
r
r
ea
k
k
th
θ
r
r
ou
u
gh

an important discovery or development that helps improve a situation or answer a problem

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to put up
to put up
Verb
uk flag
/pˌʊt ˈʌp/

to construct a building or object in a particular location

level

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
put
phrase's particle
up

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
resistance
noun
r
r
e
i
s
z
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t
a
ə
n
n
c
s
e

the act of refusing to accept or obey something such as a plan, law, or change

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to supply
to supply
Verb
s
s
u
ə
pp
p
l
l
y

to provide something needed or wanted

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to station
to station
Verb
s
s
t
t
a
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

to send a person to a particular place in order to carry out a duty, particularly a military person

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
protest
protest
noun
p
p
r
r
o
t
t
e
ɛ
s
s
t
t

an organized public demonstration expressing strong disapproval of an official policy or action

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to claim
Verb
c
k
l
l
ai
m
m

to succeed in doing or achieving something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun
to lose one's life
phrase
uk flag
/lˈuːz wˈʌnz lˈaɪf/

to pass away

Word Family

legate

Noun

delegate

Verb

delegating

Noun

delegating

Noun

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