Lesson 50

to inaugurate

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/ɪ.nɔ.gjɜ.reɪt/ or /i.naw.gyē.reit/

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to officially start or introduce something

to collaborate

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/kə.læ.bɜ.reɪt/ or /kē.lā.bē.reit/

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to work with someone else in order to create something or reach the same goal

to abdicate

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/æb.də.keɪt/ or /āb.dē.keit/

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(of a monarch or ruler) to step down from a position of power

to perforate

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/pɜr.fɜ.reɪt/ or /pēr.fē.reit/

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to create a series of holes in something, typically for the purpose of making separation or tearing easier

to masticate

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/mæs.ti.keɪt/ or /mās.ti.keit/

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to chew food by biting and grinding it with the teeth

to relegate

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/rɛ.lə.geɪt/ or /re.lē.geit/

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to appoint a person or thing to a lower status, position, or rank

to dehydrate

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/dɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/

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to remove water from a substance, often causing it to become dry

to innovate

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/ɪn.nɑ:.veɪt/ or /in.naa.veit/

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to introduce new ideas, methods, or products to improve or change the current way of doing things

to confiscate

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/kɑn.fəs.keɪt/ or /kaan.fēs.keit/

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to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment

to extricate

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/ɛkst.rə.keɪt/ or /ekst.rē.keit/

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to free someone from a difficult or entangled situation