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The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an accelerat…

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The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.

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The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.

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The act of adding; application; accretion.

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A tearing asunder; a forcible separation.

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The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; -- generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

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The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.

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Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.

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The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants.

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Departure, especially departure from this life; death.

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To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed.

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The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

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The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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of Ease

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Expiration.

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A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea.

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Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.

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The state of being impaired; injury.

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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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The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.

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of Lessen

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of Loosen

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The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.

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Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.

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State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.

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The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.

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To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to acceleration.

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The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wh…

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The act of scintillating.

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The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.

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of Slow

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of Sparkle

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The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.

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The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.

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of Tighten

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The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.

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Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold.

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The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.

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A sound; a note; a tone.

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To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.

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A wandering or strolling.

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The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation…

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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…

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An abundance or plenty of anything.

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of Happen

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A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.

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Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.

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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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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…

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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…

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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.

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The act of altering or making different.

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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…

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of Limit

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of Qualify

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