Advance: alternatives and connections

Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

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Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.

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The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.

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The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.

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The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

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A race course: the ground run over.

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The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

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The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.

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The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind.

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A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.

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The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

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The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or decay; security; safety; as, pr…

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A pustule; a pimple.

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The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.

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The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as, the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.

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The act of rising again; resurrection.

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The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.

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Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recalling, or the state of being recalled, to life.

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To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.

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To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

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To change or modify in any way for the better

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To go up; to ascend.

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To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.

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Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

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To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

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Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.

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To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.

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Designated; appointed; chosen.

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To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

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To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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Gone.

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To disprove or make void; to refute.

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To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.

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A loanin.

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To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.

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The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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To hold; to keep; to possess.

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To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

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To set forth.

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The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

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To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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of Set

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To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.

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The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

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The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added t…

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.

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The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.

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To labor; to travail.

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To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or fuller; -- opposed to wane.

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A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity. [French usage].

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To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

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To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or toward.

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To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) f…

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To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

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The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge…

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To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time.

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To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; -- commonly with on or upon; a…

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To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or excellence; to dignify.

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To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation; hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to denominate; to call; as, to entitle…

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Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.

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an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"

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A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

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To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

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To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

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Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.

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Gone.

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.

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An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.

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To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract.

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A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to…

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One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.

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The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…

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To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.

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To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.

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To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.

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To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer…

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A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.

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A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

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A sparrow.

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A handle; a stale, or stele.

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A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larg…

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Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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The act or right of holding, as property, especially real estate.

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The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

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The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

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One who advances; a promoter.

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One who advances; a promoter.

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To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

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To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

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To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

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To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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One who gains.

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One who gains.

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A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

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A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

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The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.

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The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.

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One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy.

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One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes; an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy.

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One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.

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One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.

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Gone.

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Gone.

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of Advance

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The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancem…

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To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.

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In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.

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A making better; amendment; improvement.

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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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Elevated; raised aloft.

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To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help…

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One who, or that which, feels.

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To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

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A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

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The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

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An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.

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The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course.

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A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

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The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.

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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to supercharge a rose upon a fess.

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To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to w…

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To disprove or make void; to refute.

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A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

Move forward or develop.

A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

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To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

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