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"elicit":{
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"to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)":{
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"examples":[
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"the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"educe",
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"evoke",
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"inspire",
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"raise"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drag",
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"dredge (up)",
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"extort",
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"extract",
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"pull",
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"wangle",
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"wrest",
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"wring",
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"coax (out)",
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"gain",
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"get",
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"obtain",
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"procure",
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"secure",
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"bare",
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"disclose",
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"discover",
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"divulge",
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"evince",
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"expose",
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"reveal",
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"uncloak",
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"uncover",
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"unmask",
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"unveil"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disregard",
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"forget",
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"ignore",
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"miss",
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"neglect",
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"overlook",
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"overpass",
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"pass over"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"eligible":{
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"as in able , qualified":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"able",
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"capable",
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"competent",
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"expert",
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"fit",
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"qualified",
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"skilled",
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"skillful",
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"ultracompetent",
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"prepared",
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"ready",
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"trained",
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"overqualified",
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"accomplished",
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"ace",
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"adept",
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"consummate",
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"crack",
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"experienced",
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"practiced",
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"practised",
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"seasoned",
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"veteran",
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"virtuoso",
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"all-around",
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"all-round",
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"protean",
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"versatile"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disqualified",
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"ineligible",
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"inapt",
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"incapable",
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"incompetent",
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"inept",
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"inexpert",
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"unable",
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"unfit",
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"unfitted",
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"unqualified",
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"unskilled",
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"unskillful",
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"ineffective",
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"ineffectual",
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"inefficient"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"eliminate":{
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"to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{
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"examples":[
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"the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ban",
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"bar",
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"close out",
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"count (out)",
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"debar",
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"except",
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"exclude",
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"freeze out",
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"rule out",
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"shut out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blackball",
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"blacklist",
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"excommunicate",
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"ostracize",
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"banish",
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"deport",
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"exile",
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"expel",
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"oust",
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"throw out",
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"obviate",
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"preclude",
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"prevent",
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"prohibit",
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"block",
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"hinder",
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"impede",
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"obstruct",
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"cease",
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"discontinue",
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"halt",
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"suspend",
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"deter",
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"stave off",
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"ward (off)",
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"check off",
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"disregard",
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"comb (out)",
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"weed (out)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accept",
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"embrace",
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"entertain",
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"receive",
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"take in",
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"welcome",
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"unban"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"admit",
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"include"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"eliminates":{
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"to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{
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"examples":[
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"the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bans",
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"bars",
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"closes out",
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"counts (out)",
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"debars",
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"excepts",
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"excludes",
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"freezes out",
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"rules out",
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"shuts out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blackballs",
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"blacklists",
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"excommunicates",
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"ostracizes",
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"banishes",
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"deports",
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"exiles",
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"expels",
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"ousts",
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"throws out",
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"obviates",
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"precludes",
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"prevents",
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"prohibits",
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"blocks",
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"hinders",
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"impedes",
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"obstructs",
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"ceases",
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"discontinues",
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"halts",
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"suspends",
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"deters",
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"staves off",
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"wards (off)",
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"checks off",
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"disregards",
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"combs (out)",
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"weeds (out)"
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"near antonyms":[
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"accepts",
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"embraces",
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"entertains",
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"receives",
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"takes in",
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"welcomes",
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"unbans"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"admits",
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"includes"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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},
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"elites":{
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"individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{
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"examples":[
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"the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools"
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"synonyms":[
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"A-lists",
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"aristocracies",
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"best",
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"choices",
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"corps d'elite",
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"creams",
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"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
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"elect",
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"fat",
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"flowers",
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"illuminati",
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"picks",
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"pinks",
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"prides",
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"priesthoods",
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"primes",
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"royalties",
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"upper crusts"
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"near synonyms":[
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"establishments",
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"gentries",
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"nobilities",
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"qualities",
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"societies",
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"top drawers",
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"tops",
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"upper classes",
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"caviars",
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"caviares",
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"who's whos"
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"near antonyms":[
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"commoners",
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"herds",
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"hoi polloi",
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"masses",
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"millions",
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"mobs",
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"multitudes",
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"rank and files",
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"unwasheds"
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"antonyms":[]
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"elixir":{
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"something that cures all ills or problems":{
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"examples":[
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"warned that casino gambling would not be an elixir for all of the region's economic woes"
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"synonyms":[
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"catholicon",
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"cure-all",
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"nostrum",
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"panacea",
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"theriac"
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"near synonyms":[
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"magic bullet",
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"silver bullet",
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"corrective",
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"cure",
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"remedy",
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"miracle drug",
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"wonder drug"
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"elides":{
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"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
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"examples":[
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"some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided , but otherwise the article is publishable"
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"synonyms":[
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"blue-pencils",
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"cancels",
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"crosses (out)",
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"deles",
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"deletes",
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"edits (out)",
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"kills",
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"scratches (out)",
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"strikes (out)",
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"strokes (out)",
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"x's (out)"
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"near synonyms":[
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"blots out",
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"effaces",
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"eradicates",
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"erases",
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"expunges",
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"obliterates",
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"roots (out)",
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"rubs out",
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"wipes out",
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"bleeps",
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"blips",
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"clips",
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"cuts",
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"excises",
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"removes",
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"bowdlerizes",
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"censors",
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"cleans (up)",
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"expurgates",
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"launders",
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"redacts",
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"red-pencils",
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"abbreviates",
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"crops",
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"shortens",
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"blacks out",
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"represses",
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"silences",
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"suppresses"
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make less in extent or duration":{
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"examples":[
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"the product presentation was not elided \u2014it's always only 15 minutes long"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abbreviates",
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"abridges",
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"curtails",
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"cuts back",
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"docks",
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"shortens",
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"syncopates",
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"truncates"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abstracts",
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"digests",
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"encapsulates",
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"epitomizes",
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"recapitulates",
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"summarizes",
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"sums up",
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"abates",
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"compresses",
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"constricts",
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"contracts",
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"cuts",
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"cuts down",
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"pares",
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"prunes",
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"trims",
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"decreases",
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"de-escalates",
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"deflates",
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"diminishes",
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"downsizes",
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"dwindles",
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"lessens",
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"lowers",
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"moderates",
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"modifies",
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"reduces",
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"retrenches",
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"shrinks",
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"slashes",
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"subtracts (from)",
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"tapers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"enlarges",
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"expands",
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"supplements",
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"adds",
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"aggrandizes",
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"amplifies",
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"augments",
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"balloons",
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"boosts",
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"dilates",
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"escalates",
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"heightens",
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"increases",
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"maximizes",
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"pumps up",
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"raises",
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"blows up",
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"distends",
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"inflates",
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"swells"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"elongates",
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"extends",
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"lengthens",
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"prolongs",
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"protracts"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"elicited":{
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"to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)":{
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"examples":[
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"the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"educed",
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"evoked",
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"inspired",
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"raised"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dragged",
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"dredged (up)",
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"extorted",
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"extracted",
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"pulled",
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"wangled",
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"wrested",
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"wrung",
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"coaxed (out)",
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"gained",
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"got",
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"obtained",
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"procured",
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"secured",
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"bared",
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"disclosed",
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"discovered",
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"divulged",
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"evinced",
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"exposed",
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"revealed",
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"uncloaked",
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"uncovered",
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"unmasked",
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"unveiled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disregarded",
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"forgot",
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"ignored",
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"missed",
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"neglected",
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"overlooked",
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"overpassed",
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"passed over"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"elixirs":{
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|
"something that cures all ills or problems":{
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
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|
|
"warned that casino gambling would not be an elixir for all of the region's economic woes"
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"catholicons",
|
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|
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"cure-alls",
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|
|
"nostrums",
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|
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"panaceas",
|
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|
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"theriacs"
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"magic bullets",
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|
|
"silver bullets",
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|
|
"correctives",
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|
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"cures",
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|
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"remedies",
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|
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"miracle drugs",
|
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|
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"wonder drugs"
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"near antonyms":[],
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|
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|
|
"antonyms":[]
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
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|
|
"noun"
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|
|
]
|
|
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|
|
},
|
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|
|
"eliminations":{
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|
|
"the act or process of removing something or someone":{
|
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|
|
"examples":[
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|
|
"the elimination of waste products from the body",
|
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|
|
"Repeatedly breaking the rules will result in your elimination from the game."
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
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|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"eradications",
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|
|
"erasures",
|
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|
|
"liquidations",
|
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|
|
"removals",
|
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|
|
"abatements",
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|
|
"abolishments",
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|
|
"abolitions",
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|
|
"abrogations",
|
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|
|
"annulments",
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|
|
"avoidances",
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|
|
"cancellations",
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|
|
"cancelations",
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|
|
"defeasances",
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|
|
"dissolutions",
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|
|
"invalidations",
|
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|
|
"negations",
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|
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"nullifications",
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|
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"repeals",
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|
|
"rescindments",
|
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|
|
"abortions",
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|
|
"recalls",
|
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|
|
"countermands",
|
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|
|
"overrides",
|
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|
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"overturns",
|
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|
|
"vetoes",
|
|
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|
|
"retractions",
|
|
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|
|
"reversals",
|
|
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|
|
"revocations",
|
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|
|
"suspensions",
|
|
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|
|
"withdrawals",
|
|
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|
|
"forbiddances",
|
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|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
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|
|
"disallowances",
|
|
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|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
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|
|
"rejections"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"enactments",
|
|
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|
|
"legislations",
|
|
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|
|
"establishments",
|
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|
|
"institutions",
|
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|
|
"formalizations",
|
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|
|
"legalizations",
|
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|
|
"legitimations",
|
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|
|
"legitimizations",
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|
|
"validations",
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|
|
"passings",
|
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|
|
"ratifications",
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|
|
"approvals",
|
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|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
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|
|
"clearances",
|
|
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|
|
"endorsements",
|
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|
|
"indorsements",
|
|
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|
|
"permissions",
|
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|
|
"commandments",
|
|
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|
|
"orderings",
|
|
|
|
|
"prescriptions"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"elitist":{
|
|
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|
|
"being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
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|
|
"the complacent, elitist attitude of the members at that suburban country club"
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"aristocratic",
|
|
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|
|
"high-hat",
|
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|
|
"persnickety",
|
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|
|
"potty",
|
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|
|
"ritzy",
|
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|
|
"snobbish",
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|
|
"snobby",
|
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|
|
"snooty",
|
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|
|
"snotty",
|
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|
|
"toffee-nosed"
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"aloof",
|
|
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|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
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|
|
"bumptious",
|
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|
|
"haughty",
|
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|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
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|
|
"highfalutin",
|
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|
|
"hifalutin",
|
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|
|
"high-handed",
|
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|
|
"hoity-toity",
|
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|
|
"huffish",
|
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|
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"huffy",
|
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|
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"imperious",
|
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|
|
"lordly",
|
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|
|
"overweening",
|
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|
|
"peremptory",
|
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|
|
"pompous",
|
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|
|
"presumptuous",
|
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|
|
"pretentious",
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|
|
"supercilious",
|
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|
|
"superior",
|
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|
|
"toplofty",
|
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|
|
"toploftical",
|
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|
|
"uppity",
|
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|
|
"biggety",
|
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|
|
"biggity",
|
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|
|
"bigheaded",
|
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|
|
"egoistic",
|
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|
|
"egoistical",
|
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|
|
"egotistic",
|
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|
|
"egotistical",
|
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|
|
"prideful",
|
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|
|
"self-conceited",
|
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|
|
"self-important",
|
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|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
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|
|
"smug",
|
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|
|
"stuck-up",
|
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|
|
"swelled-headed",
|
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|
|
"swellheaded"
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"democratic",
|
|
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|
|
"egalitarian",
|
|
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|
|
"egoless",
|
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|
|
"humble",
|
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|
|
"modest",
|
|
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|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
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|
|
"antielitist"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"as in name-dropper , social climber":{
|
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"name-dropper",
|
|
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|
|
"social climber",
|
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|
|
"snob",
|
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|
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"snoot",
|
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|
|
"snot"
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"elimination":{
|
|
|
|
|
"the act or process of removing something or someone":{
|
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
|
"the elimination of waste products from the body",
|
|
|
|
|
"Repeatedly breaking the rules will result in your elimination from the game."
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"eradication",
|
|
|
|
|
"erasure",
|
|
|
|
|
"liquidation",
|
|
|
|
|
"removal",
|
|
|
|
|
"abatement",
|
|
|
|
|
"abolishment",
|
|
|
|
|
"abolition",
|
|
|
|
|
"abrogation",
|
|
|
|
|
"annulment",
|
|
|
|
|
"avoidance",
|
|
|
|
|
"cancellation",
|
|
|
|
|
"cancelation",
|
|
|
|
|
"defeasance",
|
|
|
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
|
|
|
"invalidation",
|
|
|
|
|
"negation",
|
|
|
|
|
"nullification",
|
|
|
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
|
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
|
|
|
"rescindment",
|
|
|
|
|
"voiding",
|
|
|
|
|
"abortion",
|
|
|
|
|
"calling off",
|
|
|
|
|
"recall",
|
|
|
|
|
"countermand",
|
|
|
|
|
"override",
|
|
|
|
|
"overruling",
|
|
|
|
|
"overturn",
|
|
|
|
|
"veto",
|
|
|
|
|
"retraction",
|
|
|
|
|
"reversal",
|
|
|
|
|
"revocation",
|
|
|
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
|
|
|
"withdrawal",
|
|
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|
|
"banning",
|
|
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|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
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|
|
"forbiddance",
|
|
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|
|
"outlawing",
|
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|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
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|
|
"disallowance",
|
|
|
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
|
|
|
"rejection"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"enactment",
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"examples":[
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"the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked"
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"raising"
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"dragging",
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"pulling",
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"getting",
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"obtaining",
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"baring",
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"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
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"some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided , but otherwise the article is publishable"
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"synonyms":[
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"edited (out)",
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"stroked (out)",
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"struck (out)",
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"x-ed (out)",
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"x'd (out)",
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"xed (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blotted out",
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"effaced",
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"eradicated",
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"erased",
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"expunged",
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"obliterated",
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"rooted (out)",
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"rubbed out",
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"wiped out",
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"cut",
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"cleaned (up)",
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"laundered",
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"redacted",
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|
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|
|
"to make less in extent or duration":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
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|
"the product presentation was not elided \u2014it's always only 15 minutes long"
|
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|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonyms":[
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"cut back",
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"docked",
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"shortened",
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"truncated"
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"near synonyms":[
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"epitomized",
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"summed up",
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"constricted",
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"contracted",
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"cut",
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"cut down",
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"pared",
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"pruned",
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"trimmed",
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"moderated",
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"retrenched",
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"shrank",
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"shrunk",
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"slashed",
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"subtracted (from)",
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"tapered"
|
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"near antonyms":[
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"type":[
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|
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"elisions":{
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"something left out":{
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"examples":[
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"unfortunately, when the book was condensed, some of the elisions rendered major plot developments incomprehensible"
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|
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"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
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|
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|
|
"examples":[
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|
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"some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided , but otherwise the article is publishable"
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"synonyms":[
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"excise",
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"remove",
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"bowdlerize",
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"censor",
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"clean (up)",
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"expurgate",
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"launder",
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"redact",
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"red-pencil",
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"abbreviate",
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"crop",
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"shorten",
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"black out",
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"repress",
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"silence",
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"suppress"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make less in extent or duration":{
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"examples":[
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"the product presentation was not elided \u2014it's always only 15 minutes long"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abbreviate",
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"abridge",
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"curtail",
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"cut back",
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"dock",
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"shorten",
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"syncopate",
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"truncate"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abstract",
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"digest",
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"encapsulate",
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"epitomize",
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"recapitulate",
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"summarize",
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"sum up",
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"abate",
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"compress",
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"constrict",
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"contract",
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"cut",
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"cut down",
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"pare",
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"prune",
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"trim",
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"decrease",
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"de-escalate",
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"deflate",
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"diminish",
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"downsize",
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"dwindle",
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"lessen",
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"lower",
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"moderate",
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"modify",
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"reduce",
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"retrench",
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"shrink",
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"slash",
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"subtract (from)",
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"taper"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"enlarge",
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"expand",
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"supplement",
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"add",
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"aggrandize",
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"amplify",
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"augment",
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"balloon",
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"boost",
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"dilate",
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"escalate",
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"heighten",
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"increase",
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"maximize",
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"pump up",
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"raise",
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"blow up",
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"distend",
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"inflate",
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"swell"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"elongate",
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"extend",
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"lengthen",
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"prolong",
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"protract"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"elite":{
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"as in exclusive":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"exclusive",
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"better",
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"exceptional",
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"fancy",
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"high-grade",
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"special",
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"classic",
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"excellent",
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"fabulous",
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"first-class",
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"first-rate",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"noble",
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"outstanding",
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"par excellence",
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"premium",
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"prime",
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"sensational",
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"splendid",
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"stellar",
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"sterling",
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"superb",
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"superior",
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"superlative",
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"supernal",
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"terrific",
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"tip-top",
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|
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"top",
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"top-notch",
|
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|
"transcendent",
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|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
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|
|
"wonderful",
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|
|
"bijou",
|
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|
|
"jewellike",
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|
|
"ultrarare",
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|
|
"choice",
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|
|
"dainty",
|
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|
"delicate",
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|
|
"elegant",
|
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|
|
"exquisite",
|
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|
|
"fine",
|
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|
|
"rare",
|
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|
|
"recherch\u00e9",
|
|
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|
|
"select"
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"coarse",
|
|
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|
|
"gross",
|
|
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|
|
"kitsch",
|
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|
|
"kitschy",
|
|
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|
|
"lowbrow",
|
|
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|
|
"raffish",
|
|
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|
|
"rough",
|
|
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|
|
"rough-hewn",
|
|
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|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
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|
|
"uncultivated",
|
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|
|
"uncultured",
|
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|
|
"unpolished",
|
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|
|
"unrefined",
|
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|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
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|
|
"commercial",
|
|
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|
|
"mass-produced",
|
|
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|
|
"popular",
|
|
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|
|
"common",
|
|
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|
|
"ordinary",
|
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|
|
"average",
|
|
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|
|
"lesser",
|
|
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|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
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|
|
"run-of-the-mill",
|
|
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|
|
"run-of-the-mine",
|
|
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|
|
"run-of-mine",
|
|
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|
|
"second-class",
|
|
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|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
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|
|
"deficient",
|
|
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|
|
"inferior",
|
|
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|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
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|
|
"substandard",
|
|
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|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
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|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
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|
|
"wanting"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{
|
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
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|
|
"the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
|
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
|
|
|
"best",
|
|
|
|
|
"choice",
|
|
|
|
|
"corps d'elite",
|
|
|
|
|
"cream",
|
|
|
|
|
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
|
|
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|
|
"elect",
|
|
|
|
|
"fat",
|
|
|
|
|
"flower",
|
|
|
|
|
"illuminati",
|
|
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|
|
"pick",
|
|
|
|
|
"pink",
|
|
|
|
|
"pride",
|
|
|
|
|
"priesthood",
|
|
|
|
|
"prime",
|
|
|
|
|
"royalty",
|
|
|
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
|
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
|
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
|
|
|
"quality",
|
|
|
|
|
"society",
|
|
|
|
|
"top",
|
|
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|
|
"top drawer",
|
|
|
|
|
"upper class",
|
|
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|
|
"caviar",
|
|
|
|
|
"caviare",
|
|
|
|
|
"who's who"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
|
|
|
"herd",
|
|
|
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
|
|
|
"masses",
|
|
|
|
|
"millions",
|
|
|
|
|
"mob",
|
|
|
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
|
|
|
"rank and file",
|
|
|
|
|
"unwashed"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"the highest class in a society":{
|
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
|
"the country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
|
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
|
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
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|
|
"gentlefolks",
|
|
|
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
|
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
|
|
|
"patriciate",
|
|
|
|
|
"quality",
|
|
|
|
|
"upper class",
|
|
|
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
|
|
|
"beau monde",
|
|
|
|
|
"beautiful people",
|
|
|
|
|
"caf\u00e9 society",
|
|
|
|
|
"Four Hundred",
|
|
|
|
|
"400",
|
|
|
|
|
"glitterati",
|
|
|
|
|
"haut monde",
|
|
|
|
|
"haute monde",
|
|
|
|
|
"jet set",
|
|
|
|
|
"society",
|
|
|
|
|
"carriage trade",
|
|
|
|
|
"plutocracy"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
|
|
|
"(the) crowd",
|
|
|
|
|
"(the) masses",
|
|
|
|
|
"peasantry",
|
|
|
|
|
"peonage",
|
|
|
|
|
"(the) people",
|
|
|
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
|
|
|
"plebs",
|
|
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|
|
"(the) populace",
|
|
|
|
|
"(the) public",
|
|
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|
|
"rank and file",
|
|
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|
|
"bourgeoisie",
|
|
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|
|
"middle class",
|
|
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|
|
"working class",
|
|
|
|
|
"dregs",
|
|
|
|
|
"(the) herd",
|
|
|
|
|
"(the) mob",
|
|
|
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
|
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
|
|
|
"riffraff",
|
|
|
|
|
"scum",
|
|
|
|
|
"trash"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"proletarians",
|
|
|
|
|
"proletariat"
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"elicits":{
|
|
|
|
|
"to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)":{
|
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
|
"the role elicited the actress's flair for comedy that previous directors had overlooked"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"educes",
|
|
|
|
|
"evokes",
|
|
|
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
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|
|
"raises"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"drags",
|
|
|
|
|
"dredges (up)",
|
|
|
|
|
"extorts",
|
|
|
|
|
"extracts",
|
|
|
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
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|
|
"wangles",
|
|
|
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
|
|
|
"wrings",
|
|
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|
|
"coaxes (out)",
|
|
|
|
|
"gains",
|
|
|
|
|
"gets",
|
|
|
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
|
|
|
"procures",
|
|
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|
|
"secures",
|
|
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|
|
"bares",
|
|
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|
|
"discloses",
|
|
|
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
|
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
|
|
|
"evinces",
|
|
|
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
|
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
|
|
|
"uncloaks",
|
|
|
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
|
|
|
"unmasks",
|
|
|
|
|
"unveils"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
|
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
|
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
|
|
|
"misses",
|
|
|
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
|
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
|
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
|
|
|
"passes over"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"eliding":{
|
|
|
|
|
"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
|
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
|
"some unnecessary verbiage will need to be elided , but otherwise the article is publishable"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"blue-penciling",
|
|
|
|
|
"canceling",
|
|
|
|
|
"cancelling",
|
|
|
|
|
"crossing (out)",
|
|
|
|
|
"deleing",
|
|
|
|
|
"deleting",
|
|
|
|
|
"editing (out)",
|
|
|
|
|
"killing",
|
|
|
|
|
"scratching (out)",
|
|
|
|
|
"striking (out)",
|
|
|
|
|
"stroking (out)",
|
|
|
|
|
"x-ing (out)",
|
|
|
|
|
"x'ing (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blotting out",
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"effacing",
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"eradicating",
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"erasing",
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"expunging",
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"obliterating",
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"rooting (out)",
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"rubbing out",
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"wiping out",
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"bleeping",
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"blipping",
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"clipping",
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"cutting",
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"excising",
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"removing",
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"bowdlerizing",
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"censoring",
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"cleaning (up)",
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"expurgating",
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"laundering",
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"redacting",
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"red-penciling",
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"abbreviating",
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"cropping",
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"shortening",
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"blacking out",
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"repressing",
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"silencing",
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"suppressing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make less in extent or duration":{
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"examples":[
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"the product presentation was not elided \u2014it's always only 15 minutes long"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abbreviating",
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"abridging",
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"curtailing",
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"cutting back",
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"docking",
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"shortening",
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"syncopating",
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"truncating"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abstracting",
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"digesting",
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"encapsulating",
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"epitomizing",
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"recapitulating",
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"summarizing",
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"summing up",
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"abating",
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"compressing",
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"constricting",
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"contracting",
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"cutting",
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"cutting down",
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"paring",
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"pruning",
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"trimming",
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"decreasing",
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"de-escalating",
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"deflating",
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"diminishing",
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"downsizing",
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"dwindling",
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"lessening",
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"lowering",
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"moderating",
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"modifying",
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"reducing",
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"retrenching",
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"shrinking",
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"slashing",
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"subtracting (from)",
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"tapering"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"enlarging",
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"expanding",
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"supplementing",
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"adding",
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"aggrandizing",
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"amplifying",
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"augmenting",
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"ballooning",
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"boosting",
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"dilating",
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"escalating",
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"heightening",
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"increasing",
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"maximizing",
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"pumping up",
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"raising",
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"blowing up",
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"distending",
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"inflating",
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"swelling"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"elongating",
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"extending",
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"lengthening",
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"prolonging",
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"protracting"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"eliminated":{
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"to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{
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"examples":[
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"the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"banned",
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"barred",
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"closed out",
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"counted (out)",
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"debarred",
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"excepted",
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"excluded",
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"froze out",
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"ruled out",
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"shut out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blackballed",
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"blacklisted",
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"excommunicated",
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"ostracized",
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"banished",
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"deported",
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"exiled",
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"expelled",
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"ousted",
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"threw out",
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"obviated",
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"precluded",
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"prevented",
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"prohibited",
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"blocked",
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"hindered",
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"impeded",
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|
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"obstructed",
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"ceased",
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"discontinued",
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"halted",
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"suspended",
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"deterred",
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"staved off",
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"warded (off)",
|
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|
"checked off",
|
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"disregarded",
|
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|
|
"combed (out)",
|
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|
|
"weeded (out)"
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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|
|
"accepted",
|
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|
|
"embraced",
|
|
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|
|
"entertained",
|
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|
|
"received",
|
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|
|
"took in",
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"welcomed",
|
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|
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"unbanned"
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"admitted",
|
|
|
|
|
"included"
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
|
"eliminating":{
|
|
|
|
|
"to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{
|
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
|
"the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
"banning",
|
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|
|
"barring",
|
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|
|
"closing out",
|
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|
|
"counting (out)",
|
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|
|
"debarring",
|
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|
|
"excepting",
|
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|
|
"excluding",
|
|
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|
|
"freezing out",
|
|
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|
|
"ruling out",
|
|
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|
|
"shutting out"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"blackballing",
|
|
|
|
|
"blacklisting",
|
|
|
|
|
"excommunicating",
|
|
|
|
|
"ostracizing",
|
|
|
|
|
"banishing",
|
|
|
|
|
"deporting",
|
|
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|
|
"exiling",
|
|
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|
|
"expelling",
|
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|
|
"ousting",
|
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|
|
"throwing out",
|
|
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|
|
"obviating",
|
|
|
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
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|
|
"preventing",
|
|
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|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
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|
|
"blocking",
|
|
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|
|
"hindering",
|
|
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|
|
"impeding",
|
|
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|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
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|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
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|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
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|
|
"halting",
|
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|
|
"suspending",
|
|
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|
|
"deterring",
|
|
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|
|
"staving off",
|
|
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|
|
"warding (off)",
|
|
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|
|
"checking off",
|
|
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|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
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|
|
"combing (out)",
|
|
|
|
|
"weeding (out)"
|
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
|
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
|
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
|
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
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|
|
"taking in",
|
|
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|
|
"welcoming",
|
|
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|
|
"unbanning"
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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|
|
"admitting",
|
|
|
|
|
"including"
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
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|
|
"verb"
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|
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|
|
]
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