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Remit

To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.

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Manner of action 12

Call 76% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Cancel 76% connected

To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework.

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Douse 76% connected

To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.

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Dowse 76% connected

To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Probate 76% connected

Proof.

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Procrastinate 76% connected

To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance.

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Reprieve 76% connected

To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.

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Respite 76% connected

A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.

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Scratch 76% connected

To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough ac…

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Scrub 76% connected

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; a…

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Suspend 76% connected

To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

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Cancel 76% connected

To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework.

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Challenge 76% connected

An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message con…

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Decrease 76% connected

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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Delay 76% connected

A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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Diminish 76% connected

To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.

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Fall 76% connected

To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…

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Forgive 76% connected

To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.

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Issue 76% connected

The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air fr…

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Lessen 76% connected

To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, ran…

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Loose 76% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

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Loosen 76% connected

To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a…

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Matter 76% connected

That of which anything is composed; constituent substance; material; the material or substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of concep…

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Pay 76% connected

To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

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Subject 76% connected

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

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Topic 76% connected

One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (…

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Derivationally related 12

Remand 74% connected

To recommit; to send back.

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Remand 74% connected

To recommit; to send back.

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Remission 74% connected

The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.

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Remission 74% connected

The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.

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Remitment 74% connected

The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission.

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Remitment 74% connected

The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission.

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Remittal 74% connected

A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits.

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Remittal 74% connected

A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits.

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Remittent 74% connected

Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.

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Remittent 74% connected

Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.

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Entails 4

Cancel 72% connected

To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework.

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Scratch 72% connected

To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough ac…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scrub 72% connected

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; a…

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Transfer 72% connected

To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one count…

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Causes 1

Slacken 72% connected

To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.

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Synonym 9

Defer 92% connected

To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

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Postpone 92% connected

To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as, to postpone the consideration of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prorogue 92% connected

To protract; to prolong; to extend.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remand 92% connected

To recommit; to send back.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remission 92% connected

The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Remitment 92% connected

The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted; remission.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shelve 92% connected

To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a library.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Slacken 92% connected

To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry weather.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Table 92% connected

A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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