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Capacitate

To render capable; to enable; to qualify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dispose 76% connected

To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.

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Qualify 76% connected

To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the k…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Capacity 74% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Capacity 74% connected

The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical things.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Abstract thought noun · 78% connection

thinking that is coherent and logical

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Argument noun · 78% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Argumentation noun · 78% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Assumption noun · 78% connection

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…

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Backup noun · 78% connection

the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

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Bear out verb · 78% connection

support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

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Challenge noun · 78% connection

questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"

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Coherence noun · 78% connection

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

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Coherent adjective · 78% connection

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"

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Consistent adjective · 78% connection

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"

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Contradiction noun · 78% connection

the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

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Corroborate verb · 78% connection

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

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Counterargument noun · 78% connection

an argument offered in opposition to another argument

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Deduction noun · 78% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Defence noun · 78% connection

the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he sai…

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Implication noun · 78% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Inference noun · 78% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Justification noun · 78% connection

the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends" - H.J.Muller

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Able adjective · 78% connection

To make able; to enable; to strengthen.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Attachment noun · 78% connection

Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Binocle noun · 78% connection

A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a double-barre…

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Bursary noun · 78% connection

A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his studies.

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Clamp noun · 78% connection

One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising.

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Clamper noun · 78% connection

An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper.

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Coffer noun · 78% connection

A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Companion verb · 78% connection

To qualify as a companion; to make equal.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Condition noun · 78% connection

To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Conditionate verb · 78% connection

To qualify by conditions; to regulate.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Contemper verb · 78% connection

To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Cradling noun · 78% connection

Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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En- unknown · 78% connection

A prefix signifying in or into, used in many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the French. Some English words are written ind…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Enabled imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Enable

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: render, capable, enable, qualify.
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Enabling p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Enable

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