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"eluate":{
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": the washings obtained by eluting":[]
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"examples":[],
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin eluere + English -ate entry 1":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8el-y\u0259-w\u0259t",
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"-y\u00fc-\u0259t",
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"-\u02ccw\u0101t",
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"-\u02cc\u0101t"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112528",
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"noun"
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"elucidate":{
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"obscure"
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"definitions":{
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": to give a clarifying explanation":[],
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": to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis":[
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"elucidate a text"
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},
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"examples":[
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"When asked for details, he declined to elucidate further.",
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"colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Authorities have published intricate flow charts to try to elucidate the various routes to tanchuang. \u2014 Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"Pinterest declined to elucidate whether the difference was due to rounding. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
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"His vivid descriptions of some of the Parrotheads who have flocked to these developments elucidate Americans\u2019 growing fascination with unconventional retirement scenarios. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Parents that participated in the ZURU study also helped to elucidate this point. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Now researchers are using these concepts to elucidate the workings of something even more exotic: wormholes\u2014hypothetical tunnel-like connections between distant points in spacetime. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Maloney has an uncanny ability to recall and elucidate moments that couldn\u2019t have been very clear at the time. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Additionally, when symptoms are variable week-to-week, day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour, only continuous regular remote monitoring will be able to elucidate the causes. \u2014 Marija Butkovic, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Both of these techniques can elucidate the structure of proteins at near-atomic resolution. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"circa 1568, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin elucidatus , past participle of elucidare , from Latin e- + lucidus lucid":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elucidate explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art",
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"synonyms":[
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"clarify",
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"clear (up)",
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"construe",
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"demonstrate",
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"demystify",
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"explain",
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"explicate",
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"expound",
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"get across",
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"illuminate",
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"illustrate",
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"interpret",
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"simplify",
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"spell out",
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"unriddle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082625",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"elucidation":{
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"antonyms":[
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"obscure"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to give a clarifying explanation":[],
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": to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis":[
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"elucidate a text"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"When asked for details, he declined to elucidate further.",
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"colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Authorities have published intricate flow charts to try to elucidate the various routes to tanchuang. \u2014 Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"Pinterest declined to elucidate whether the difference was due to rounding. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
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"His vivid descriptions of some of the Parrotheads who have flocked to these developments elucidate Americans\u2019 growing fascination with unconventional retirement scenarios. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Parents that participated in the ZURU study also helped to elucidate this point. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Now researchers are using these concepts to elucidate the workings of something even more exotic: wormholes\u2014hypothetical tunnel-like connections between distant points in spacetime. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Maloney has an uncanny ability to recall and elucidate moments that couldn\u2019t have been very clear at the time. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Additionally, when symptoms are variable week-to-week, day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour, only continuous regular remote monitoring will be able to elucidate the causes. \u2014 Marija Butkovic, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Both of these techniques can elucidate the structure of proteins at near-atomic resolution. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1568, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin elucidatus , past participle of elucidare , from Latin e- + lucidus lucid":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elucidate explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art",
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"synonyms":[
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"clarify",
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"clear (up)",
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"construe",
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"demonstrate",
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"demystify",
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"explain",
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"explicate",
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"expound",
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"get across",
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"illuminate",
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"illustrate",
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"interpret",
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"simplify",
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"spell out",
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"unriddle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200819",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"elucidative":{
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"antonyms":[
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"obscure"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to give a clarifying explanation":[],
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": to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis":[
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"elucidate a text"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"When asked for details, he declined to elucidate further.",
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"colored charts that really help to elucidate the points made in the text",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Authorities have published intricate flow charts to try to elucidate the various routes to tanchuang. \u2014 Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
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"Pinterest declined to elucidate whether the difference was due to rounding. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
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"His vivid descriptions of some of the Parrotheads who have flocked to these developments elucidate Americans\u2019 growing fascination with unconventional retirement scenarios. \u2014 The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Parents that participated in the ZURU study also helped to elucidate this point. \u2014 Jennifer \"jay\" Palumbo, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Now researchers are using these concepts to elucidate the workings of something even more exotic: wormholes\u2014hypothetical tunnel-like connections between distant points in spacetime. \u2014 Adam Becker, Scientific American , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Maloney has an uncanny ability to recall and elucidate moments that couldn\u2019t have been very clear at the time. \u2014 Chris Vognar, USA TODAY , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Additionally, when symptoms are variable week-to-week, day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour, only continuous regular remote monitoring will be able to elucidate the causes. \u2014 Marija Butkovic, Forbes , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Both of these techniques can elucidate the structure of proteins at near-atomic resolution. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1568, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin elucidatus , past participle of elucidare , from Latin e- + lucidus lucid":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elucidate explain , expound , explicate , elucidate , interpret mean to make something clear or understandable. explain implies a making plain or intelligible what is not immediately obvious or entirely known. explain the rules expound implies a careful often elaborate explanation. expounding a scientific theory explicate adds the idea of a developed or detailed analysis. explicate a poem elucidate stresses the throwing of light upon as by offering details or motives previously unclear or only implicit. elucidate an obscure passage interpret adds to explain the need for imagination or sympathy or special knowledge in dealing with something. interpreting a work of art",
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"synonyms":[
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"clarify",
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"clear (up)",
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"construe",
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"demonstrate",
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"demystify",
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"explain",
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"explicate",
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"expound",
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"get across",
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"illuminate",
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"illustrate",
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"interpret",
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"simplify",
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"spell out",
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"unriddle"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034744",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"elucidator":{
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"definitions":{
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": one who elucidates something : a person who makes something clear by explanation or analysis":[
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"\u2026 the great Linus Pauling\u2014master chemist, elucidator of the chemical bond, 70-time nominee for the Nobel Prize and recipient of the award in 1954 \u2026",
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"\u2014 Clifton Leaf"
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"examples":[],
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"1715, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8l\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02ccd\u0101-t\u0259r"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140234",
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"noun"
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"elude":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": defy sense 2":[
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"it eludes explanation"
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],
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": to avoid adroitly : evade":[
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"the mice eluded the traps",
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"managed to elude capture"
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],
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": to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of":[
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"subtlety simply eludes them",
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"victory continued to elude us"
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},
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"examples":[
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"The killer was able to elude the police.",
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"The killer has eluded capture.",
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"The cause of the disease continues to elude researchers.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Demaria Ayana Hicks, 21, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and attempting to elude . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
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"He was also convicted of first-degree robbery, first-degree and third-degree burglary, burglary of a vehicle, animal cruelty for shooting a dog, and attempting to elude . \u2014 Donna Thornton, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Portland police arrested the driver, Zachary S. Thomas, on eight charges, including reckless endangerment, attempting to elude police by vehicle and failure to perform the duties of a driver. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Some also faced additional allegations, including weapon possession and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
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"Despite this intriguing news regarding the onset of microbial evolution here on earth, the road to intelligence seems to have hills and valleys and curves and blind spots that completely elude us. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Rodney Plunkett, 34, of the 1100 block of West 83rd Street, Chicago, was arrested and accused of speeding and fleeing and attempting to elude a peace officer at U.S. 30 and Raintree on March 12, police said. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Instead, the driver took off and was able to elude the officer. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"To study how moths elude bats, scientists at Boise State University cut off some moths\u2019 tails and fitted out others with fake wing extensions. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
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"Latin eludere , from e- + ludere to play \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0113-\u02c8l\u00fcd",
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elude escape , avoid , evade , elude , shun , eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama",
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"dodge",
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"finesse",
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"get around",
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"scape",
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"shake",
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"shirk",
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"weasel (out of)"
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"definitions":{
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": to stay too far away for someone to reach":[
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"He tried to grab the rolling ball, but it eluded his grasp ."
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"idiom"
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"eluding":{
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"definitions":{
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": defy sense 2":[
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"it eludes explanation"
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": to avoid adroitly : evade":[
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"the mice eluded the traps",
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"managed to elude capture"
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": to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of":[
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"subtlety simply eludes them",
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"victory continued to elude us"
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"examples":[
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"The killer has eluded capture.",
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"The cause of the disease continues to elude researchers.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Demaria Ayana Hicks, 21, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries and attempting to elude . \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 29 June 2022",
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"He was also convicted of first-degree robbery, first-degree and third-degree burglary, burglary of a vehicle, animal cruelty for shooting a dog, and attempting to elude . \u2014 Donna Thornton, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Portland police arrested the driver, Zachary S. Thomas, on eight charges, including reckless endangerment, attempting to elude police by vehicle and failure to perform the duties of a driver. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Some also faced additional allegations, including weapon possession and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 June 2022",
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"Despite this intriguing news regarding the onset of microbial evolution here on earth, the road to intelligence seems to have hills and valleys and curves and blind spots that completely elude us. \u2014 Bruce Dorminey, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Rodney Plunkett, 34, of the 1100 block of West 83rd Street, Chicago, was arrested and accused of speeding and fleeing and attempting to elude a peace officer at U.S. 30 and Raintree on March 12, police said. \u2014 Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Instead, the driver took off and was able to elude the officer. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"To study how moths elude bats, scientists at Boise State University cut off some moths\u2019 tails and fitted out others with fake wing extensions. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin eludere , from e- + ludere to play \u2014 more at ludicrous":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0113-\u02c8l\u00fcd",
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"i-\u02c8l\u00fcd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for elude escape , avoid , evade , elude , shun , eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious intent. nothing escapes her sharp eyes avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes. what she sees in him eludes me shun often implies an avoiding as a matter of habitual practice or policy and may imply repugnance or abhorrence. you have shunned your responsibilities eschew implies an avoiding or abstaining from as unwise or distasteful. a playwright who eschews melodrama",
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"synonyms":[
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"avoid",
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"dodge",
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"duck",
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"escape",
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"eschew",
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"evade",
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"finesse",
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"get around",
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"scape",
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"shake",
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"shirk",
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"shuffle (out of)",
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"shun",
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"weasel (out of)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113223",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"elusion":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an act of eluding":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"his artful elusion of the worst work assignments",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Emphasizing defense, his boxing instructor prods him to master the art of elusion , of hitting without being hit. \u2014 Gordon Marino, WSJ , 10 Jan. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1617, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin elusion-, elusio , from Late Latin, deception, from Latin eludere":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0113-\u02c8l\u00fc-zh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"avoidance",
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"cop-out",
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"dodging",
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"ducking",
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"eluding",
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"escape",
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"eschewal",
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"eschewing",
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"evasion",
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"out",
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"shaking",
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"shunning"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134426",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"elusive":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": hard to comprehend or define":[],
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": hard to isolate or identify":[],
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": tending to elude : such as":[],
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": tending to evade grasp or pursuit":[
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"elusive prey"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"But for all their influence, D.C. lobbyists have failed to attain one elusive goal: public respect. \u2014 Franklin Foer , New Republic , 25 Mar. 2002",
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"In truth, the ideal of wholly disinterested scholarship\u2014in any field of research\u2014will probably remain an elusive one. \u2014 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. , New York Times , 4 Apr. 1998",
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"His meanings have been known to be elusive , which is why he appeals to pop cryptographers. \u2014 Sarah Vowell , GQ , November 1998",
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"This boson is so central to the state of physics today, so crucial to our final understanding of the structure of matter, yet so elusive , that I have given it a nickname: the God Particle. \u2014 Leon Lederman et al. , The God Particle , 1993",
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"The truth may prove elusive .",
|
||
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"the giant squid is one of the ocean's most elusive inhabitants",
|
||
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
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"That said, locals are quick to point out that the town\u2019s most notorious celebrity is an elusive 26-year-old grizzly bear known as 399. \u2014 Brigid Mander, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"The concert series sees four highly-detailed digital avatars, appearing in hologram form, standing in for the elusive Swedes; fans see the four-piece appear as if in their pomp, playing the hits accompanied by an actual live band. \u2014 Joe Goggins, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"This is a movement that once made Tolstoy weep, and the Viano offered a touchingly guileless account, true to the music\u2019s elusive blend of wistful beauty and sadness. \u2014 Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"But Higgs the man emerges in your book as an elusive person as well. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 24 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"But few have heard of the elusive master cooper title, held by a small pool of the most skilled barrel builders in the world. \u2014 Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
|
||
|
|
"The new venture from Mr Porter will also include the introduction of a vintage watch procurement program, where customers can enlist the company\u2019s watch experts to hunt down specific vintage timepieces for those looking for more elusive timekeepers. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
||
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"But until now, shots for the youngest remained elusive \u2014 leaving many families in the position of having everyone but the baby inoculated. \u2014 Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
||
|
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"Most people still believe in some form of protection, whether via the social contract, community, or an elusive greater good, even as the pandemic exposed their fragility. \u2014 Hannah Zeavin, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
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"1719, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"see elusion":""
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u02c8l\u00fc-ziv",
|
||
|
|
"i-\u02c8l\u00fc-siv",
|
||
|
|
"\u0113-\u02c8l\u00fc-siv"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"evasive",
|
||
|
|
"fugitive",
|
||
|
|
"slippery"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212542",
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"elusory":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": evasive , elusive":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Medieval Latin elusorius , from Latin elusus + -orius -ory":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-\u00fcz(-",
|
||
|
|
"-ri",
|
||
|
|
"-\u00fcs(\u0259)r\u0113"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163115",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"elute":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
||
|
|
"Recent examples of it include the comparative effectiveness of feeding interventions in a pediatric intensive care unit and the effectiveness of different types of drug- eluting coronary artery stents. \u2014 Sherri Rose, STAT , 12 Dec. 2019",
|
||
|
|
"Texas Emergency Hospital also uses the newest drug eluting stent delivery system, EluNir Ridaforolimus, along with a complete line of balloons, stents, and wires. \u2014 Sponsored Content With Emergency Hospital Systems, Houston Chronicle , 12 Aug. 2019"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1731, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin elutus , past participle of eluere to wash out, from e- + lavere to wash \u2014 more at lye":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u0113-\u02c8l\u00fct"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171801",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"elutriate":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to purify, separate, or remove by washing":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"circa 1727, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"Latin elutriatus , past participle of elutriare to put in a vat, perhaps from *elutrum vat, from Greek elytron reservoir, literally, covering":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"\u0113-\u02c8l\u00fc-tr\u0113-\u02cc\u0101t"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010626",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"eluviate":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": to undergo eluviation":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin eluvi um + English -ate":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185241",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"eluviation":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": the transportation of dissolved or suspended material within the soil by the movement of water when rainfall exceeds evaporation":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"eluvi al of eluviation (from e- + -luvial \u2014as in alluvial ) + -ation":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"(\u02cc)\u0113-\u02ccl\u00fc-v\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082148",
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"eluvium":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": fine soil or sand deposited by wind (as in dunes)":[],
|
||
|
|
": rock debris produced by the weathering and disintegration of rock in situ \u2014 compare alluvium":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
||
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin eluere to wash out, after such pairs as Latin alluere to wash against: Late Latin alluvium":""
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131921",
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"eluder":{
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
": one that eludes":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"-d\u0259(r)"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165747"
|
||
|
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},
|
||
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"Elul":{
|
||
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"type":[
|
||
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"noun"
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||
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],
|
||
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"definitions":{
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": the 12th month of the civil year or the 6th month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar \u2014 see Months of the Principal Calendars Table":[]
|
||
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},
|
||
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"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
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"e-\u02c8l\u00fcl"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
||
|
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"Hebrew \u0114l\u016bl":""
|
||
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},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{
|
||
|
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"1535, in the meaning defined above":""
|
||
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},
|
||
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044228"
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"Eluru":{
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"geographical name"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"definitions":{
|
||
|
|
"city in the southeastern India state of Andhra Pradesh population 189,772":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
||
|
|
"e-\u02c8lu\u0307r-(\u02cc)\u00fc"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[],
|
||
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
||
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"examples":[],
|
||
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
||
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"first_known_use":{},
|
||
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165524"
|
||
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}
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||
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}
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