to proselytize
to proselytize
/ˈpɹɑsəɫəˌtaɪz/
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And even now, Ryan and I aren't proselytizing.
For hours on end he proselytized over the phone to FBI negotiators.
to ostracize
to ostracize
/ˈɔstɹəˌsaɪz/
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And he was ostracized by the other Jellicles.
They are ostracized from their peers.
You felt to some extent a bit ostracized in this group of older white men.
to mesmerize
to mesmerize
/ˈmɛzmɝˌaɪz/
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It's just mesmerizing.
It's mesmerizing.
Sometimes they are just mesmerized, and I can see complete silence in the audience.

to lionize
to lionize
/ˈɫaɪəˌnaɪz/
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to enfranchise
to enfranchise
/ɪnˈfɹænˌtʃaɪz/
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They actively campaigned against the 15th Amendment because it would only enfranchise black men.
One early leader who helped enfranchise women was teacher and library founder Elizabeth Ensley.
When they were enfranchised by amendment of the state constitution, they could vote for federal office.
to economize
to economize
/iˈkɑnəˌmaɪz/, /ɪˈkɑnəˌmaɪz/
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They want to economize, just like everyone else.
We have been using water economized cooling solutions for many years.

to devitalize
to devitalize
/dɪvˈaɪɾəlˌaɪz/
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to demagnetize
to demagnetize
/dɪmˈæɡnɪtˌaɪz/
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to crystallize
to crystallize
/ˈkɹɪstəˌɫaɪz/
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However over time they crystallized into explicitly anti-homosexuality laws by the late 19th century.
And I really think that that crystallized the criticism.
No, and I can remember one anecdote that crystallized it for me.

to bowdlerize
to bowdlerize
/bˈoʊdəlɹˌaɪz/
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to render
to render
/ˈɹɛndɝ/
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Van life is often rendered with a hashtag signifying the role social media has played in the movement.
This echo is rendered as a dot on the imaging screen.
But this presented a challenge, as see-through skin is hard to render.
to proffer
to proffer
/ˈpɹɑfɝ/
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He took something out of his pocket and proffered it.
Crowns, Jostle proffering money around the cotton candy booth kids with money and even young rappers.
to persevere
to persevere
/pɝsəˈvɪɹ/
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PBS has a new show called Self-Evident that explores how we've been persevering in this supremely weird year.
They went through hell, but they persevered.
Success belongs to those who persevere.
to limber
to limber
/ˈɫɪmbɝ/
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The garrison members limbering up for action.
Ping pong helped limber up my arms and shoulders.
We're getting all-- limbering up.

to huckster
to huckster
/ˈhəkstɝ/
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to fetter
to fetter
/ˈfɛtɝ/
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to fodder
to fodder
/ˈfɑdɝ/
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Only a fraction of the nutrients from fodder crops end up in the meat we buy in the end.
No doubt the reenactment of this scene was great fodder for entertaining guests in the aftermath.)
Now that we've got our fodder, we can move on to Section 4.
to foster
to foster
/ˈfɑstɝ/
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It has to do with respecting diversity and individuality because we foster 'Have It Your Way'.
He's fostered a great company.
And states have always made roads to foster trade and move troops.
to hamper
to hamper
/ˈhæmpɝ/
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And the financial crisis is not the only scandal to hamper Goldman in the last decade.
I have not yet found a population that is not significantly hampered by the saboteurs.
And it can really hamper our relationships.
