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Sending

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Causation 76% connected

The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect is produced.

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Causing 76% connected

of Cause

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Transmission 76% connected

The act of transmitting, or the state of being transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news, and the like, from one country t…

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Transmittal 76% connected

Transmission.

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Direct 74% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Direct 74% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Send 74% connected

To cause to go in any manner; to dispatch; to commission or direct to go; as, to send a messenger.

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Send 74% connected

To cause to go in any manner; to dispatch; to commission or direct to go; as, to send a messenger.

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Change noun · 86% connection

money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it…

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Coercion noun · 86% connection

using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to…

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Compulsion noun · 86% connection

using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to…

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Disproof noun · 86% connection

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

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Evidence noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Falsification noun · 86% connection

any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

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Grounds noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Inducement noun · 86% connection

act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"

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Inducing noun · 86% connection

act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep"

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Induction noun · 86% connection

an act that sets in motion some course of events

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Influence noun · 86% connection

causing something without any direct or apparent effort

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Initiation noun · 86% connection

an act that sets in motion some course of events

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Interpretation noun · 86% connection

an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

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Lead noun · 86% connection

evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

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Method noun · 86% connection

an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them…

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Method acting noun · 86% connection

an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them…

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Probable cause noun · 86% connection

(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search…

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Proof noun · 86% connection

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produ…

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Ablegate verb · 78% connection

To send abroad.

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Account statement noun · 78% connection

a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"

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Accredit verb · 78% connection

To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.

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Banyan noun · 78% connection

A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the Indian fig (Ficus Indica), whose branches send shoots to the ground, which…

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Beam verb · 78% connection

To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.

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Blaze verb · 78% connection

To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze.

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Blow verb · 78% connection

To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of bellows.

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Bundle verb · 78% connection

To send off abruptly or without ceremony.

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Cass verb · 78% connection

To render useless or void; to annul; to reject; to send away.

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Cast verb · 78% connection

To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel.

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Commission verb · 78% connection

To send out with a charge or commission.

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Compliment noun · 78% connection

An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremo…

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