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To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from.

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To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place o…

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To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.

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

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To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.

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To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.

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To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

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An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; bu…

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To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.

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A list of jurors; a panel.

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To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.

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To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.

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To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket,…

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Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.

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Fixed; solidified.

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To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend.

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Gone.

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To enter in a list, or on a piece of parchment, called a panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of justice.

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That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a…

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To mention by name; to name.

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A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.

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To throw; to pitch.

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Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks.

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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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To set forth.

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To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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of Set

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A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It consist of a vessel, usually shallow…

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To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime.

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Chance; lot; destiny.

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To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify the uses of a plant; to speci…

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An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer.

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To separate chaff from grain.

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To cut off; to separate.

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To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

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To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.

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A public officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer justice between parties in courts held for…

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Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choic…

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Taken.

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To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to b…

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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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Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choic…

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Taken.

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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

Emphasises agency and decision.