to injure
/ˈɪndʒɝ/
verb
to get hurt, especially in an accident; to cause physical harm to someone
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1Perfectly legal acts can injure a society.
2And the fox injures the rimmed burrow.
3- Injured his leg.
4The powerful slap has injured the weaver.
5Oil injures endothelial cells.
to metastasize
/məˈtæstəˌsaɪz/
verb
spread throughout the body
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1By this time, the cancer had metastasized.
2Yes, the threat has metastasized around the world.
3The problem of domestic terrorism has been metastasizing across the country for a long time now.
4The cancer had metastasized into bone cancer-- RIO FERDINAND:
5Skin cancer can metastasize, require major surgery, radiation, and immunotherapy.
to succumb
/səˈkəm/
verb
to die as a result of a disease or injury
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1Now, all theories eventually succumb to a paradigm shift.
2Now fortunately, few companies succumb to catastrophic fires.
3390,000 Japanese people succumbed to the deadly disease.
4Within a year 40% of Tenochtitlan succumbed to the disease along with its new Emperor Cuitáhuac.
5A puku has succumbed to the stress of the dry season.
to suffer
/ˈsəfɝ/
verb
to have an illness or disease
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1Nearly 200 years later, scientists learned that bacteria were linked to many of the terrible diseases that humans suffered from.
2Its higher end Infiniti brand also suffered.
3Many crops suffered.
4Every year, almost 795,000 people suffer a stroke.
5Your veins and your arteries suffer as a result.
to transfer
/ˈtɹænsfɝ/, /tɹænsˈfɝ/
verb
to transmit a disease to another person or animal, which makes them infected with the same disease
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1They did not know that illnesses could be transferred from one person to another.
2My bank transferred the funds in just under two minutes.
3Transfer the virus.
4Vertical supports transfer the load of the deck onto the arch.
5Then transferring an electron.
to vomit
/ˈvɑmət/
verb
to eject what has been eaten or drunk through the mouth
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1"Vomit".
2Chunder is vomit.
3Yours vomited!
4Code three is vomit.
5- vomit worthy food in this Jenga challenge.
to aggravate
/ˈæɡɹəˌveɪt/
verb
to make a disease or medical condition worse or more serious
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1The smallest thing aggravates you.
2It aggravates mental health and substance abuse problems.
3During the second round of the playoffs against the Raptors, key wing defender George Lynch aggravated a fracture in his left foot.
4In fact, that aggravates the problem.
5The extra acid from these foods aggravates reflux and worsens heartburn.
to catch
/ˈkætʃ/
verb
to get sick, usually with bacteria or a virus
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1Which animals can catch coronavirus?
2People can also catch laughter.
3Caught a turtle!
4- Catch a chicken?
5- Catch her shoulders.
to contract
/ˈkɑnˌtɹækt/, /kənˈtɹækt/
verb
(mostly used with chronic diseases) to get infected by a disease or virus
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1On the journey to Scotland, however, the king contracted dysentery.
2Mexico's economy contracted.
3Contract our bits.
4Even the most dedicated mask wearer can still contract the virus.
5The muscles of the uterus, also contract.
to cough
/ˈkɑf/, /ˈkɔf/
verb
to push air out of our mouth with a sudden noise
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1-Everybody, cough my face.
2- Specifically coughing.
3Coughing, cracking of gum, clearing of the throat, all that.
4It coughed.
5Oh, baby has a cough.
to develop
/dɪˈvɛɫəp/
verb
to start to have a particular disease or problem
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1His language skills are poorly developed, and he doesn't speak in full sentences.
2About 4,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians developed a 12-hour time system.
3In 1859, Louis Pasteur developed a procedure to make milk from farm animals safe to drink.
4After spending more time with Howard, I developed a better understanding of his belief that everyone deserves a zealous defense.
5These teachers also instruct students on weight training, flexibility, aerobics, and other workout styles, often developing programs for people with special needs or goals.
to ail
/ˈeɪɫ/
verb
to make someone physically sick or to cause mental trouble
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1His body ailed, and he chose to end his life in 1932.
2I saw no men among the Contrabands, ail women and children.
3What ails you, my child?
4What ails you?
5They shall ail at his command - Okay!
to be sick
/biː sˈɪk/
verb
the reflex act of disgorging the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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to complain of
/kəmplˈeɪn ʌv/
verb
to state that one feels ill or one's body part is in pain

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to dehydrate
/dɪˈhaɪdɹeɪt/
verb
to lose a large amount of fluid through urinating, vomiting, or intense physical activity
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1Canine crisps, dehydrated chicken tenderloins.
2This heat will dehydrate your skin into leather.
3Faith dehydrated.
4- It dehydrates the watre.
5Dehydrating special fruits and vegetables.
to lay up
/lˈeɪ ˈʌp/
verb
to be confined to bed due to being ill or injured

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to pass out
/pˈæs ˈaʊt/
verb
to lose consciousness
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1"Pass out".
2My mom just passed out.
3My mom just passed out.
4Pass out.
5- Death fainting, syncope, alcohol, drunk passed out, a knockout, concussion.
to present
/ˈpɹɛzənt/, /pɝˈzɛnt/, /pɹiˈzɛnt/
verb
to have or exhibit particular signs or symptoms during a medical check-up
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1The Corona virus presents a public health emergency in the United States.
2That means that during emergencies, the plant will cool and stabilize itself without an operator present.
3Major PC companies are also presenting their own concepts.
4However, a crisis can also present new opportunities for growth and innovation.
5Presenting the butter stick.
to relapse
/ɹiˈɫæps/
verb
to become sick again after an improvement in one's health
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1I relapsed.
2I relapsed a fortnight ago.
3About 15 to 20 percent of people may relapse in this situation.
4He's relapsed.
5You Will Relapse:
to sneeze
/ˈsniz/
verb
to blow air out of our nose and mouth in a sudden way
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1People with colds usually sneeze a lot.
2Sneezes travel at great speeds.
3My mom sneezes.
4Sneezes are involuntary.
5- Sneezed.
to faint
/ˈfeɪnt/
verb
to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.
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1The doctor fainted on the spot.
2His wife fainted.
3The trail was faint.
4These things are faint.
5- Fainted.

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