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In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Similar meaning 70

Bifid 84% connected

Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.

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Bifid 84% connected

Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.

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Bilobate 84% connected

Divided into two lobes or segments.

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Bilobate 84% connected

Divided into two lobes or segments.

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Bilobed 84% connected

Bilobate.

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Bilobed 84% connected

Bilobate.

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Binate 84% connected

Double; growing in pairs or couples.

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Binate 84% connected

Double; growing in pairs or couples.

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Bipartite 84% connected

Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; as, a bipartite treaty.

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Bipartite 84% connected

Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by two; as, a bipartite treaty.

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Bipinnate 84% connected

Alt. of Bipinnated

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Bipinnate 84% connected

Alt. of Bipinnated

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Bipinnatifid 84% connected

Doubly pinnatifid.

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Bipinnatifid 84% connected

Doubly pinnatifid.

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Cleft 84% connected

of Cleave

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Cleft 84% connected

of Cleave

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Complex 84% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Complex 84% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Conjugate 84% connected

United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.

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Conjugate 84% connected

United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.

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Decompound 84% connected

To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.

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Decompound 84% connected

To compound or mix with that is already compound; to compound a second time.

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Dissected 84% connected

of Dissect

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Dissected 84% connected

of Dissect

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Imparipinnate 84% connected

Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.

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Imparipinnate 84% connected

Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.

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Incised 84% connected

of Incise

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Incised 84% connected

of Incise

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Lobate 84% connected

Alt. of Lobated

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Lobate 84% connected

Alt. of Lobated

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Lobed 84% connected

Having lobes; lobate.

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Lobed 84% connected

Having lobes; lobate.

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Palmate 84% connected

A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate.

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Palmate 84% connected

A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate.

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Palmatifid 84% connected

Palmate, with the divisions separated but little more than halfway to the common center.

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Palmatifid 84% connected

Palmate, with the divisions separated but little more than halfway to the common center.

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Paripinnate 84% connected

Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end.

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Paripinnate 84% connected

Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end.

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Parted 84% connected

of Part

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Parted 84% connected

of Part

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Pedate 84% connected

Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf.

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Pedate 84% connected

Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf.

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Pinnate 84% connected

Alt. of Pinnated

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Pinnate 84% connected

Alt. of Pinnated

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Pinnated 84% connected

Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. S…

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Pinnated 84% connected

Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. S…

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Pinnatifid 84% connected

Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib.

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Pinnatifid 84% connected

Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching to the midrib.

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Quinquefoliate 84% connected

Alt. of Quinquefoliated

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Quinquefoliate 84% connected

Alt. of Quinquefoliated

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Radiate 84% connected

To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.

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Radiate 84% connected

To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.

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Ternate 84% connected

Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers.

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Ternate 84% connected

Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers.

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Three-lobed 84% connected

Having three lobes.

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Three-lobed 84% connected

Having three lobes.

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Trifoliate 84% connected

Alt. of Trifoliated

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Trifoliate 84% connected

Alt. of Trifoliated

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Trifoliated 84% connected

Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock.

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Trifoliated 84% connected

Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock.

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Trifoliolate 84% connected

Having three leaflets.

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Trifoliolate 84% connected

Having three leaflets.

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Trilobate 84% connected

Having three lobes.

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Trilobate 84% connected

Having three lobes.

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Trilobed 84% connected

Same as Trilobate.

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Trilobed 84% connected

Same as Trilobate.

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Tripinnate 84% connected

Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis.

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Tripinnate 84% connected

Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis.

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Tripinnatifid 84% connected

Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid.

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Tripinnatifid 84% connected

Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid.

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Narrower term 42

Acceptor 76% connected

One who accepts

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Acid 76% connected

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.

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Adduct 76% connected

To draw towards a common center or a middle line.

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Alkali 76% connected

Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.

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Allomorph 76% connected

Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- as, carbonate of lime occurs in the a…

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Aluminate 76% connected

A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.

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Anhydride 76% connected

An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may b…

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Arsenide 76% connected

A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; -- formerly called arseniuret.

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Base 76% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Buffer 76% connected

An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the end of a railroad car.

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Carbonyl 76% connected

The radical (CO)'', occuring, always combined, in many compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl chloride, etc.

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Caustic 76% connected

Alt. of Caustical

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Chloride 76% connected

A binary compound of chlorine with another element or radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt).

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Chromogen 76% connected

Vegetable coloring matter other than green; chromule.

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Complex 76% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Corrosive 76% connected

Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid.

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Depilatory 76% connected

Having the quality or power of removing hair.

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Derivative 76% connected

Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivat…

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Enamel 76% connected

A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inla…

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Formulation 76% connected

The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.

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Hydrate 76% connected

A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts.

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Hydroxide 76% connected

A hydrate; a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen, made by combining water with an oxide, and yielding water by elimination. The hydroxides are r…

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Incense 76% connected

To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.

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Isomer 76% connected

A body or compound which is isomeric with another body or compound; a member of an isomeric series.

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Menthol 76% connected

A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or peppermint cam…

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Nitrate 76% connected

A salt of nitric acid.

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Nitride 76% connected

A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric nitride.

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Oxide 76% connected

A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.

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Polymer 76% connected

Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymeri…

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Preparation 76% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

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Preservative 76% connected

Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.

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Quinone 76% connected

A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by e…

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Repellent 76% connected

Driving back; able or tending to repel.

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salt 76% connected

Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; -- originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at Epsom, England, -- whence the name; aft…

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Silicide 76% connected

A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary.

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Stripper 76% connected

One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards.

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Sulphide 76% connected

A binary compound of sulphur, or one so regarded; -- formerly called sulphuret.

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Synthetic 76% connected

Alt. of Synthetical

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Taurine 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.

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Telluride 76% connected

A compound of tellurium with a more positive element or radical; -- formerly called telluret.

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Vanillin 76% connected

A white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and characteristic odor of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla pods, and is also obtained by th…

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Account 76% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Add 76% connected

To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Amalgamate 76% connected

To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.

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Assemble 76% connected

To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate.

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Calculate 76% connected

To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute.

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Chemical 76% connected

Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes of chemistry; as, chemical ch…

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Commix 76% connected

To mix or mingle together; to blend.

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Derivative 76% connected

Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivat…

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Enclosure 76% connected

Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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Increase 76% connected

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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Mingle 76% connected

To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product; to confuse…

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Mix 76% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Piece 76% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

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Tack 76% connected

A stain; a tache.

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Unify 76% connected

To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one.

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Whole 76% connected

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar s…

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Amplify 76% connected

To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

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Carburet 76% connected

A carbide. See Carbide

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Enhance 76% connected

To raise or lift up; to exalt.

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Fan 76% connected

An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface

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Heighten 76% connected

To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

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Incorporate 76% connected

Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; incorporeal; spiritual.

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Integrate 76% connected

To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to renew; to restore; to perfect.

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Mix 76% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Raise 76% connected

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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Recombine 76% connected

To combine again.

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Sharpen 76% connected

To make sharp.

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synthesise 76% connected

To bring several ideas together into one explanation.

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Synthesize 76% connected

To combine by synthesis; to unite.

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Totalize 76% connected

To make total, or complete;to reduce to completeness.

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Combination 74% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Combination 74% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Combine 74% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Combine 74% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Causes 2

Deepen 72% connected

To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.

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Intensify 72% connected

To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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See also 6

Complex 66% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Complex 66% connected

Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a complex idea.

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Rough 66% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

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Rough 66% connected

Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough stone; rough cloth.

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Smooth 66% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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Smooth 66% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

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Synonym 5

Colonial 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Combine 92% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Deepen 92% connected

To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Heighten 92% connected

To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Intensify 92% connected

To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to intensify animosity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Simple 94% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

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Simple 94% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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