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To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.

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Cancellation 76% connected

The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

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Counteraction 76% connected

Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.

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Neutralization 76% connected

The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.

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Vitiation 76% connected

The act of vitiating, or the state of being vitiated; depravation; corruption; invalidation; as, the vitiation of the blood; the vitiation of a contr…

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Counteract 76% connected

To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract g…

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Counterbalance 76% connected

To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.

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Countervail 76% connected

To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to co…

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Decree 76% connected

An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having power, deciding what is to be d…

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Device 76% connected

That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

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Dominate 76% connected

To predominate over; to rule; to govern.

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Neutralize 76% connected

To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.

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Predominate 76% connected

To be superior in number, strength, influence, or authority; to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule; to have the mastery; as, lo…

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Prevail 76% connected

To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to succeed; -- sometimes with over or…

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Reign 76% connected

Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.

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Ride 76% connected

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

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Rule 76% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Sit 76% connected

obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.

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Nullification 92% connected

The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overrule 92% connected

To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overthrow 92% connected

To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overturn 92% connected

To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reverse 92% connected

Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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