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Involution

The act of involving or infolding.

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Commitment 76% connected

The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.

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Intercession 76% connected

The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of…

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Intervention 76% connected

The act of intervening; interposition.

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Complexity 76% connected

The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.

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Complexness 76% connected

The state of being complex; complexity.

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Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

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Expression 76% connected

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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Operation 76% connected

The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

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Enfold 74% connected

To infold. See Infold.

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Enfold 74% connected

To infold. See Infold.

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Participate 74% connected

Acting in common; participating.

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Participate 74% connected

Acting in common; participating.

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Elaboration 92% connected

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

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Engagement 92% connected

The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Intricacy 92% connected

The state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is intricate or involved; as, the…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Involvement 92% connected

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Participation 92% connected

The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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