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Distributive

Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share.

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Diffusing 84% connected

of Diffuse

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Diffusing 84% connected

of Diffuse

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Diffusive 84% connected

Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse.

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Diffusive 84% connected

Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse.

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Dispersive 84% connected

Tending to disperse.

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Dispersive 84% connected

Tending to disperse.

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Disseminative 84% connected

Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated.

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Disseminative 84% connected

Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated.

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Immanent 84% connected

Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic; internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency, or effect, to the subject or…

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Immanent 84% connected

Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic; internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency, or effect, to the subject or…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Permeant 84% connected

Passing through; permeating.

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Permeant 84% connected

Passing through; permeating.

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Permeating 84% connected

of Permeate

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Permeating 84% connected

of Permeate

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Pervasive 84% connected

Tending to pervade, or having power to spread throughout; of a pervading quality.

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Pervasive 84% connected

Tending to pervade, or having power to spread throughout; of a pervading quality.

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Separative 84% connected

Causing, or being to cause, separation.

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Separative 84% connected

Causing, or being to cause, separation.

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Distribute 74% connected

To divide among several or many; to deal out; to apportion; to allot.

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Distribute 74% connected

To divide among several or many; to deal out; to apportion; to allot.

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Collective 94% connected

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

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Collective 94% connected

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

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