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Emoji
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🌧️
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abate
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verb
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abated
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abated
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abates
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abating
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to become less intense or widespread
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The storm began to abate after midnight. |
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diminish, decrease, lessen, subside
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increase, intensify, escalate
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abate storm, abate pain, abate anger, abate noise
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aberrant
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adjective
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deviating from what is normal or expected; abnormal
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His aberrant behavior shocked everyone at the meeting. |
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abnormal, deviant, unusual, irregular, atypical
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normal, typical, regular
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aberrant behavior, aberrant pattern, aberrant gene, aberrant form
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⏸️
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abeyance
/əˈbeɪəns/
noun
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a state of temporary suspension or inactivity
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The project was held in abeyance until funds became available. |
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suspension, postponement, delay, dormancy
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continuation, activity
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held in abeyance, remain in abeyance, put in abeyance
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🏃♂️
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abscond
/əbˈskɒnd/
verb
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absconded
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absconded
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absconds
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absconding
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to leave secretly and quickly, often to avoid arrest or punishment
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The thief tried to abscond with the stolen jewelry. |
abscond with |
to take something secretly and escape
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escape, flee, run away, vanish, bolt
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stay, remain, appear
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abscond with money, abscond from justice, abscond overnight
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🍵
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abstemious
/æbˈstiːmiəs/
adjective
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not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking; moderate or sparing in consumption
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She lived an abstemious lifestyle, avoiding excesses of all kinds. |
abstemious habits |
the practice of moderate and restrained consumption
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temperate, moderate, restrained, austere, ascetic
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indulgent, gluttonous, excessive
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abstemious lifestyle, abstemious habits, abstemious diet, abstemious person
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admonish
/ədˈmɒnɪʃ/
verb
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admonished
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admonished
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admonishes
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admonishing
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to warn or reprimand someone firmly; to advise or urge earnestly
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The teacher admonished the students for being late. |
admonish someone gently |
to caution someone in a mild or kind manner
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rebuke, reprimand, scold, caution, warn
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praise, commend, approve
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admonish someone, admonish sternly, admonish gently, admonish for behavior
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🥛
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adulterate
/əˈdʌltəreɪt/
verb
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adulterated
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adulterated
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adulterates
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adulterating
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to make something poorer in quality by adding another substance, usually of lower quality
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The company was fined for adulterating its products with cheap chemicals. |
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contaminate, debase, dilute, taint, spoil
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purify, refine, cleanse
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adulterate food, adulterate drink, adulterate medicine
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🎨
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aesthetic
/ɛsˈθɛtɪk/
adjective
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concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
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The room was decorated in an aesthetic style that pleased everyone. |
aesthetic appeal |
the quality of being visually attractive
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artistic, beautiful, elegant, tasteful
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ugly, unattractive, plain
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aesthetic value, aesthetic appeal, aesthetic beauty, aesthetic design
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aggregate
/ˈæɡ.rɪ.ɡət/ (noun/adjective), /ˈæɡ.rɪ.ɡeɪt/ (verb)
noun, verb, adjective
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aggregated
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aggregated
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aggregates
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aggregating
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A whole formed by combining several elements; to combine into a total.
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The data was aggregated to provide a clearer picture of the market. |
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total, sum, collection, accumulate
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individual, separate, divide
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aggregate demand, aggregate score, aggregate amount, aggregate data
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alacrity
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noun
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Cheerful willingness, eagerness, or readiness to do something.
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She accepted the invitation with alacrity. |
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eagerness, readiness, enthusiasm, willingness, promptness
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reluctance, hesitation, unwillingness
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with alacrity, respond with alacrity, act with alacrity
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💊
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alleviate
/əˈliːvieɪt/
verb
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alleviated
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alleviated
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alleviates
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alleviating
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to make suffering, pain, or a problem less severe
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The medicine helped alleviate her headache. |
alleviate suffering |
to reduce someone's suffering
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ease, relieve, lessen, mitigate, reduce
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worsen, aggravate, intensify
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alleviate pain, alleviate suffering, alleviate poverty, alleviate symptoms
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🔗
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amalgamate
/əˈmælɡəmeɪt/
verb
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amalgamated
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amalgamated
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amalgamates
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amalgamating
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to combine or unite to form one organization or structure; to merge
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The two companies decided to amalgamate their operations. |
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merge, combine, unite, blend
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separate, divide, split, isolate
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amalgamate companies, amalgamate operations, successfully amalgamate, amalgamate resources, amalgamate efforts
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ambiguous
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adjective
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Open to more than one interpretation; unclear or uncertain.
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His answer was so ambiguous that no one understood his real opinion. |
ambiguous statement |
a statement that can be interpreted in more than one way
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unclear, vague, uncertain, equivocal, obscure
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clear, definite, explicit
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ambiguous statement, ambiguous meaning, ambiguous situation, ambiguous terms
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ambivalence
/æmˈbɪvələns/
noun
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The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something.
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He felt ambivalence about moving to a new city. |
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uncertainty, indecision, doubt, hesitation
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certainty, decisiveness, clarity
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feel ambivalence, emotional ambivalence, deep ambivalence
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🔧
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ameliorate
/əˈmiːliəreɪt/
verb
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ameliorated
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ameliorated
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ameliorates
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ameliorating
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to make something better or improve a bad situation
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Policies were introduced to ameliorate living conditions in the city. |
ameliorate the situation |
to improve a problematic or difficult condition
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improve, enhance, upgrade, better, reform
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worsen, deteriorate, aggravate
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ameliorate conditions, ameliorate the situation, ameliorate suffering, ameliorate poverty
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anachronism
/əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm/
noun
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something that is out of its proper time period, especially something old-fashioned in a modern context
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Using a typewriter today feels like an anachronism. |
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outdated, relic, antiquated, obsolete
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modernity, contemporaneity, relevance
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historical anachronism, cultural anachronism, seen as anachronism
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analogous
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Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
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The human brain is analogous to a computer in processing information. |
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similar, comparable, alike, equivalent
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different, dissimilar, unrelated
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analogous situation, analogous example, analogous structure
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anarchy
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noun
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a state of disorder due to the absence or failure of government or authority
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The collapse of the regime led to anarchy in the streets. |
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chaos, disorder, lawlessness, turmoil
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order, stability, control
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political anarchy, total anarchy, social anarchy
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anomalous
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adjective
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deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected
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Scientists observed an anomalous result during the experiment. |
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abnormal, irregular, unusual, atypical, deviant
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normal, regular, standard
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anomalous behavior, anomalous result, anomalous pattern, anomalous situation
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antipathy
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a deep-seated feeling of dislike or aversion toward something or someone
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There was a mutual antipathy between the two rival companies. |
natural antipathy |
an inherent or instinctive dislike
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aversion, hostility, dislike, animosity, repugnance
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sympathy, affinity, fondness
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mutual antipathy, deep antipathy, natural antipathy, feel antipathy, antipathy toward
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😑
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apathy
/ˈæpəθi/
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a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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The students showed apathy towards the new rules. |
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indifference, unconcern, detachment, passivity
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interest, enthusiasm, passion
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show apathy, political apathy, general apathy, apathy towards
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🤲
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appease
/əˈpiːz/
verb
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appeased
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appeased
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appeases
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appeasing
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to calm or pacify someone by meeting their demands
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The manager tried to appease the angry customer. |
appease someone's anger |
to reduce someone's anger by satisfying them
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pacify, calm, satisfy, placate, soothe
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provoke, anger, agitate
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appease anger, appease demand, appease fears
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apprise
/əˈpraɪz/
verb
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apprised
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apprised
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apprises
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apprising
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to inform or notify someone
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The manager will apprise the staff of the new policies. |
keep apprised |
to keep informed about something
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inform, notify, brief, update, advise
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misinform, conceal
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apprise someone, keep apprised, apprise of changes
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👍
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approbation
/ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/
noun
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approval or praise
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The plan won the approbation of the board members. |
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approval, praise, endorsement, admiration, recognition
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disapproval, criticism, rejection
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gain approbation, win approbation, public approbation, official approbation
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✔️
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appropriate
/əˈproʊpriət/ (adj), /əˈproʊprieɪt/ (verb)
adjective, verb
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appropriated
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appropriated
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appropriates
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appropriating
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suitable or proper in the circumstances (adj); to take something for one’s own use, often without permission (verb)
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Wearing formal clothes was appropriate for the ceremony. |
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suitable, proper, fitting, apt, seize
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inappropriate, unsuitable
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appropriate behavior, appropriate response, appropriate funds, culturally appropriate
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