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Lesson 18

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to proselytize
2-
to ostracize
3-
to mesmerize
4-
to lionize
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to enfranchise
6-
to economize
7-
to crystallize
8-
to bowdlerize
9-
to render
10-
to proffer
11-
to persevere
12-
to foster
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to hamper
to proselytize
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ɑ
s
s
e
ə
l
l
y
ə
t
t
i
aɪ
z
z
e
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to attempt to persuade a person into accepting one's beliefs, particularly political or religious ones

to ostracize
to ostracize
Verb
o
ɔ
s
s
t
t
r
r
a
ə
c
s
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to exclude someone from a community or group as a form of punishment or social rejection

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to mesmerize
to mesmerize
Verb
m
m
e
ɛ
s
z
m
m
e
ɜ
r
r
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to capture someone's attention and interest completely, in a way that they forget about everything else

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to lionize
Verb
l
l
io
aɪə
n
n
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to treat something or someone as if they were important or famous

to enfranchise
Verb
e
ɪ
n
n
f
f
r
r
a
æ
n
n
ch
ʧ
i
aɪ
s
z
e

to grant the right of voting to a person or group

disenfranchise
to economize
Verb
e
i
c
k
o
ɑ
n
n
o
ə
m
m
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to use less money, time, or other resources

waste
to crystallize
Verb
c
k
r
r
y
ɪ
s
s
t
t
a
ə
ll
l
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to become clear, definite, or understandable, often after a period of confusion or ambiguity

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to bowdlerize
Verb
b
b
o
oʊ
w
ə
d
d
l
l
e
r
r
i
aɪ
z
z
e

to delete the sections or words that are believed to be offensive or inappropriate from a play, movie, book, etc.

to render
Verb
r
r
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d
e
ɜ
r
r

to express written or spoken words of a language into another language

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to proffer
to proffer
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ɑ
ff
f
e
ɜ
r
r

to offer something and let the other person decide whether to accept or reject it

Grammatical Information:

ditransitive
to persevere
to persevere
Verb
p
p
e
ɜ
r
r
s
s
e
ə
v
v
e
ɪ
r
r
e

to continue a course of action, especially in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to foster
Verb
f
f
o
ɑ
s
s
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to encourage the growth or development of something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to hamper
to hamper
Verb
h
h
a
æ
m
m
p
p
e
ɜ
r
r

to prevent something from moving or progressing

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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