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1547 lines
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{
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"editorialize":{
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"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
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"examples":[
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"she never misses a chance to editorialize on the issues of the day\u2014even the ones she knows nothing about"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allow",
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"comment",
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"note",
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"observe",
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"opine",
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"reflect",
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"remark",
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"weigh in"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"commentate",
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"articulate",
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"express",
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"say",
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"speak",
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"state",
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"talk",
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"tell",
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"utter",
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"verbalize",
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"vocalize",
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"conjecture",
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"daresay",
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"guess",
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"speculate",
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"suppose",
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"surmise"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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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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"editorialized":{
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"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
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"examples":[
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"she never misses a chance to editorialize on the issues of the day\u2014even the ones she knows nothing about"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allowed",
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"commented",
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"noted",
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"observed",
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"opined",
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"reflected",
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"remarked",
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"weighed in"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"commentated",
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"articulated",
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"expressed",
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"said",
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"spoke",
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"stated",
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"talked",
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"told",
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"uttered",
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"verbalized",
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"vocalized",
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"conjectured",
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"daresaid",
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"guessed",
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"speculated",
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"supposed",
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"surmised"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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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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"edifies":{
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"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
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"examples":[
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"a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"educates",
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"enlightens",
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"illumes",
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"illuminates",
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"illumines",
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"inspires",
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"nurtures"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"elevates",
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"ennobles",
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"enriches",
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"ensouls",
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"lifts",
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"uplifts",
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"betters",
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"improves",
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"regenerates",
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"renews",
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"transforms",
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"exalts",
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"glorifies",
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"transfigures"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"confuses",
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"perplexes",
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"puzzles",
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"beclouds",
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"clouds",
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"darkens",
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"obscures"
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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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"edifice":{
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"a large, magnificent, or massive building":{
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"examples":[
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"the U.S. Capitol is one of our nation's most impressive edifices"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cathedral",
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"hall",
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"palace",
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"tower"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"construction",
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"erection",
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"structure",
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"castle",
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"ch\u00e2teau",
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"countryseat",
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"estate",
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"hacienda",
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"manor",
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"manor house",
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"mansion",
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"showplace",
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"villa",
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"mausoleum",
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"memorial",
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"monument"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity":{
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"examples":[
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"the first edifices built by the colonists were primitive huts with walls of dried mud and roofs covered with thatch"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"building",
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"structure"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"construction",
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"erection",
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"bungalow",
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"cabin",
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"chalet",
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"cottage",
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"house",
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"lodge",
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"summerhouse",
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"hovel",
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"hut",
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"hutment",
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"shack",
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"shanty",
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"shed",
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"castle",
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"ch\u00e2teau",
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"estate",
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"hall",
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"manor",
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"mansion",
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"palace",
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"pile",
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"villa",
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"skyscraper",
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"tower"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{
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"examples":[
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"the edifice of the argument is quite simple, once you get past the fancy language"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"architecture",
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"armature",
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"cadre",
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"configuration",
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"fabric",
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"frame",
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"framework",
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"framing",
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"infrastructure",
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"shell",
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"skeleton",
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"structure"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cage",
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"lattice",
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"network",
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"contour",
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"figure",
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"outline",
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"profile",
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"shape",
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"silhouette",
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"chassis"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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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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"edit":{
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"to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating":{
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"examples":[
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"the publisher edited a new version of its best-selling school dictionary"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"redraft",
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"revamp",
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"revise",
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"rework"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"perfect",
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"polish",
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"touch up",
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"copyedit",
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"read",
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"sub",
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"subedit",
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"reedit",
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"amend",
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"annotate",
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"correct",
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"emend",
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"rectify",
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"fact-check",
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"anthologize",
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"collect",
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"compile",
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"get out",
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"issue",
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"print",
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"publish",
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"abridge",
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"blue-pencil",
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"redact",
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"red-pencil",
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"engross",
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"recopy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
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"examples":[
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"the restaurant chef has edited several of his gourmet dishes for preparation by the home cook"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclimate",
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"acclimatize",
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"accommodate",
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"adapt",
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"adjust",
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"condition",
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"conform",
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"doctor",
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"fashion",
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"fit",
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"put",
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"shape",
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"suit",
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"tailor"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"readapt",
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"readjust",
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"customize",
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"gear",
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"match",
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"model",
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"pattern",
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"attune",
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"correct",
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"harmonize",
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"square",
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"tune",
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"establish",
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"root",
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"settle",
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"acquaint",
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"familiarize",
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"orient",
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"orientate",
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"equip",
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"prepare",
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"prime",
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"rehearse",
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"harden",
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"inure",
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"season",
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"toughen",
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"alter",
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"convert",
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"make over",
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"modify",
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"recast",
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"reclaim",
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"recycle",
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"redesign",
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"redevelop",
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"redo",
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"reengineer",
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"refashion",
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"refigure",
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"refit",
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"refocus",
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"reinvent",
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"rejigger",
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"remake",
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"remodel",
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"revamp",
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"revise",
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"rework",
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"transform",
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"accustom",
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"habilitate",
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"habituate",
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"naturalize",
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"ready",
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"train",
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"bend",
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"fiddle (with)",
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"fine-tune",
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"phase",
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"register",
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"regulate",
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"rig"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"misadjust"
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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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"edify":{
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"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
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"examples":[
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"a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"educate",
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"enlighten",
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"illume",
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"illuminate",
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"illumine",
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"inspire",
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"nurture"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"elevate",
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"ennoble",
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"enrich",
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"ensoul",
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"lift",
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"uplift",
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"better",
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"improve",
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"regenerate",
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"renew",
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"transform",
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"exalt",
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"glorify",
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"transfigure"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"confuse",
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"perplex",
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"puzzle",
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"becloud",
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"cloud",
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"darken",
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"obscure"
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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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"edict":{
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"an order publicly issued by an authority":{
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"examples":[
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"the school board's edict put a new student dress code into effect"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bull",
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"decree",
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"diktat",
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"directive",
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"fiat",
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"rescript",
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"ruling",
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"ukase"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"call",
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"conclusion",
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"decision",
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"deliverance",
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"determination",
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"diagnosis",
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"judgment",
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"judgement",
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"opinion",
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"resolution",
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"verdict",
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"announcement",
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"declaration",
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"dictum",
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"manifesto",
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"proclamation",
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"pronouncement",
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"canon",
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"encyclical"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned":{
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"examples":[
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"this household's edict of long standing: no television until all homework has been completed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"behest",
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"charge",
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"command",
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"commandment",
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"decree",
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"dictate",
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"direction",
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"directive",
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"do",
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"imperative",
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"injunction",
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"instruction",
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"order",
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"word"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"demand",
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"requirement",
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"mandate",
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"countermand",
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"counterorder",
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"law",
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"precept",
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"prescript",
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"prescription",
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"rule",
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"ordinance",
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"regulation",
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"statute"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"appeal",
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"entreaty",
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"petition",
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"plea",
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"urging",
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"proposal",
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"recommendation",
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"suggestion"
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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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"edification":{
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"the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something":{
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"examples":[
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"They showed the children films that provided edification and not just entertainment."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"culture",
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"enlightenment",
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"improvement",
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"education",
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"erudition",
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"knowledge",
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"learnedness",
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"learning",
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"literacy",
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"scholarship",
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"reading",
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"bookishness",
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"pedantry",
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"awareness",
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"consciousness",
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"realization",
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"absorption",
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"assimilation",
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"digestion",
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"uptake",
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"appreciation",
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"apprehension",
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"comprehension",
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"grasp",
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"grip",
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"hold",
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"perception",
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"percipience",
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"understanding",
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"cultivation",
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"development",
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"improvement"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ignorance",
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"illiteracy",
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"illiterateness",
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"incomprehension",
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"noncomprehension",
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"misapprehension",
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"miscomprehension",
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"misinterpretation",
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"misperception",
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"misunderstanding"
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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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"edited (out)":{
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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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"anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blue-penciled",
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"canceled",
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"cancelled",
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"crossed (out)",
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"deled",
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"deleted",
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"elided",
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"killed",
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"scratched (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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"bleeped",
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"blipped",
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"clipped",
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"cut",
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"excised",
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"removed",
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"bowdlerized",
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"censored",
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"cleaned (up)",
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"expurgated",
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"laundered",
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"redacted",
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"red-penciled",
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"abbreviated",
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"cropped",
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"shortened",
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"blacked out",
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"repressed",
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"silenced",
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"suppressed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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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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"edifices":{
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"a large, magnificent, or massive building":{
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"examples":[
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"the U.S. Capitol is one of our nation's most impressive edifices"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cathedrals",
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"halls",
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"palaces",
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"towers"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"constructions",
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"erections",
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"structures",
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"castles",
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"ch\u00e2teaus",
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"ch\u00e2teaux",
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"countryseats",
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"estates",
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"haciendas",
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"manor houses",
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"manors",
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"mansions",
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"showplaces",
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"villas",
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"mausoleums",
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"mausolea",
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"memorials",
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"monuments"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
|
"something built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first edifices built by the colonists were primitive huts with walls of dried mud and roofs covered with thatch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buildings",
|
|
"structures"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"constructions",
|
|
"erections",
|
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"bungalows",
|
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"cabins",
|
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"chalets",
|
|
"cottages",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"summerhouses",
|
|
"hovels",
|
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"hutments",
|
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"huts",
|
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"shacks",
|
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"shanties",
|
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"sheds",
|
|
"castles",
|
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"ch\u00e2teaus",
|
|
"ch\u00e2teaux",
|
|
"estates",
|
|
"halls",
|
|
"manors",
|
|
"mansions",
|
|
"palaces",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"villas",
|
|
"skyscrapers",
|
|
"towers"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the edifice of the argument is quite simple, once you get past the fancy language"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"architectures",
|
|
"armatures",
|
|
"cadres",
|
|
"configurations",
|
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"fabrics",
|
|
"frames",
|
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"frameworks",
|
|
"framings",
|
|
"infrastructures",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skeletons",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cages",
|
|
"lattices",
|
|
"networks",
|
|
"contours",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"profiles",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"chassis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"editorial":{
|
|
"a short piece of writing expressing the author's opinion on a topic":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The editorial about business regulations drew many responses from those on both sides of the issue."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"column",
|
|
"commentary",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"write-up",
|
|
"article",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"essay",
|
|
"paper",
|
|
"theme",
|
|
"causerie",
|
|
"dissertation",
|
|
"thesis",
|
|
"tract",
|
|
"treatise",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"exposition",
|
|
"study"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"editor":{
|
|
"as in copyreader":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"copyreader",
|
|
"byliner",
|
|
"columnist",
|
|
"commentator",
|
|
"muckraker",
|
|
"photojournalist",
|
|
"police reporter",
|
|
"sportswriter",
|
|
"staffer",
|
|
"stringer",
|
|
"anchor",
|
|
"anchorman",
|
|
"anchorperson",
|
|
"anchorwoman",
|
|
"announcer",
|
|
"broadcaster",
|
|
"newscaster",
|
|
"newspaperman",
|
|
"newspaperwoman",
|
|
"newswoman",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"intelligencer",
|
|
"journalist",
|
|
"newshound",
|
|
"newsman",
|
|
"newsperson",
|
|
"pressman",
|
|
"reporter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in writer , author":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"author",
|
|
"litterateur",
|
|
"litt\u00e9rateur",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"penman",
|
|
"scribe",
|
|
"scrivener",
|
|
"wordsmith",
|
|
"writer",
|
|
"fabulist",
|
|
"fictioneer",
|
|
"fictionist",
|
|
"novelist",
|
|
"romancer",
|
|
"storyteller",
|
|
"ghostwriter",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"hatchet man",
|
|
"scribbler",
|
|
"wordmonger",
|
|
"autobiographer",
|
|
"memoirist",
|
|
"memorialist",
|
|
"auteur",
|
|
"belletrist",
|
|
"belle-lettrist",
|
|
"stylist",
|
|
"coauthor",
|
|
"coscenarist",
|
|
"cowriter",
|
|
"biographer",
|
|
"hagiographer",
|
|
"definer",
|
|
"lexicographer",
|
|
"linguist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonauthor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"editorials":{
|
|
"a short piece of writing expressing the author's opinion on a topic":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The editorial about business regulations drew many responses from those on both sides of the issue."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"columns",
|
|
"commentaries",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"write-ups",
|
|
"articles",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"essays",
|
|
"papers",
|
|
"themes",
|
|
"causeries",
|
|
"dissertations",
|
|
"theses",
|
|
"tracts",
|
|
"treatises",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"expositions",
|
|
"studies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"editing (out)":{
|
|
"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blue-penciling",
|
|
"canceling",
|
|
"cancelling",
|
|
"crossing (out)",
|
|
"deleing",
|
|
"deleting",
|
|
"eliding",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"scratching (out)",
|
|
"striking (out)",
|
|
"stroking (out)",
|
|
"x-ing (out)",
|
|
"x'ing (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"effacing",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"erasing",
|
|
"expunging",
|
|
"obliterating",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"rubbing out",
|
|
"wiping out",
|
|
"bleeping",
|
|
"blipping",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"excising",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"bowdlerizing",
|
|
"censoring",
|
|
"cleaning (up)",
|
|
"expurgating",
|
|
"laundering",
|
|
"redacting",
|
|
"red-penciling",
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"cropping",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"blacking out",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"silencing",
|
|
"suppressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edition":{
|
|
"as in sheet , supplement":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadside",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"sheet",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"tab",
|
|
"tabloid",
|
|
"pictorial",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"newsletter",
|
|
"newsmagazine",
|
|
"newsweekly",
|
|
"fanzine",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"little magazine",
|
|
"annual",
|
|
"bimonthly",
|
|
"biweekly",
|
|
"daily",
|
|
"monthly",
|
|
"quarterly",
|
|
"semimonthly",
|
|
"semiweekly",
|
|
"triweekly",
|
|
"weekly",
|
|
"yearbook",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"bulletin",
|
|
"diurnal",
|
|
"gazette",
|
|
"journal",
|
|
"mag",
|
|
"magazine",
|
|
"newspaper",
|
|
"organ",
|
|
"paper",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"rag",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"zine"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edits":{
|
|
"to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the publisher edited a new version of its best-selling school dictionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"redrafts",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"perfects",
|
|
"polishes",
|
|
"touches up",
|
|
"copyedits",
|
|
"reads",
|
|
"subedits",
|
|
"subs",
|
|
"reedits",
|
|
"amends",
|
|
"annotates",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"emends",
|
|
"rectifies",
|
|
"fact-checks",
|
|
"anthologizes",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"compiles",
|
|
"gets out",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"prints",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"blue-pencils",
|
|
"redacts",
|
|
"red-pencils",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"recopies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the restaurant chef has edited several of his gourmet dishes for preparation by the home cook"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimates",
|
|
"acclimatizes",
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"conforms",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"tailors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapts",
|
|
"readjusts",
|
|
"customizes",
|
|
"gears",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"attunes",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tunes",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"orientates",
|
|
"orients",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"primes",
|
|
"rehearses",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"inures",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"toughens",
|
|
"alters",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"recasts",
|
|
"reclaims",
|
|
"recycles",
|
|
"redesigns",
|
|
"redevelops",
|
|
"redoes",
|
|
"reengineers",
|
|
"refashions",
|
|
"refigures",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"refocuses",
|
|
"reinvents",
|
|
"rejiggers",
|
|
"remakes",
|
|
"remodels",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"accustoms",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"naturalizes",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"bends",
|
|
"fiddles (with)",
|
|
"fine-tunes",
|
|
"phases",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"rigs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edit (out)":{
|
|
"to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anything potentially offensive or disturbing was edited out of the newsletter before it was mailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blue-pencil",
|
|
"cancel",
|
|
"cross (out)",
|
|
"dele",
|
|
"delete",
|
|
"elide",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"scratch (out)",
|
|
"strike (out)",
|
|
"stroke (out)",
|
|
"x (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"efface",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"expunge",
|
|
"obliterate",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"wipe out",
|
|
"bleep",
|
|
"blip",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"excise",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"bowdlerize",
|
|
"censor",
|
|
"clean (up)",
|
|
"expurgate",
|
|
"launder",
|
|
"redact",
|
|
"red-pencil",
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"black out",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"suppress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"editors":{
|
|
"as in copyreaders":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"copyreaders",
|
|
"byliners",
|
|
"columnists",
|
|
"commentators",
|
|
"muckrakers",
|
|
"photojournalists",
|
|
"police reporters",
|
|
"sportswriters",
|
|
"staffers",
|
|
"stringers",
|
|
"anchormen",
|
|
"anchorpeople",
|
|
"anchors",
|
|
"anchorwomen",
|
|
"announcers",
|
|
"broadcasters",
|
|
"newscasters",
|
|
"newspapermen",
|
|
"newspaperwomen",
|
|
"newswomen",
|
|
"correspondents",
|
|
"intelligencers",
|
|
"journalists",
|
|
"newshounds",
|
|
"newsmen",
|
|
"newspeople",
|
|
"pressmen",
|
|
"reporters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edibility":{
|
|
"as in digestibility , edibleness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digestibility",
|
|
"edibleness",
|
|
"delectability",
|
|
"deliciousness",
|
|
"lusciousness",
|
|
"palatability",
|
|
"palatableness",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"savoriness",
|
|
"tastiness",
|
|
"toothsomeness",
|
|
"choiceness",
|
|
"daintiness",
|
|
"delicacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distastefulness",
|
|
"flatness",
|
|
"insipidity",
|
|
"staleness",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"unpalatability"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edibles":{
|
|
"substances intended to be eaten":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"even if the storm turns out to be a blizzard, there are enough edibles in the refrigerator to last us a week"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bread",
|
|
"chow",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"comestibles",
|
|
"eatables",
|
|
"eats",
|
|
"fare",
|
|
"food",
|
|
"foodstuffs",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"meat",
|
|
"provender",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tucker",
|
|
"viands",
|
|
"victuals",
|
|
"vittles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
"rations",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"aliment",
|
|
"nutriment",
|
|
"diet",
|
|
"nourishment",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"sustenance",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"pap",
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"ensilage",
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"feed",
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"fodder",
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"forage",
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"silage",
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"slop",
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"swill",
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"feast",
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"meal",
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"refreshments",
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"regale",
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"repast",
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"spread",
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"board",
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"dish",
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"plate",
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"platter",
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"serving",
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"finger food",
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"natural food"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bane",
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"poison",
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"toxin",
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"venom"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"editorializing":{
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"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
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"examples":[
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"she never misses a chance to editorialize on the issues of the day\u2014even the ones she knows nothing about"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allowing",
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"commenting",
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"noting",
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"observing",
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"opining",
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"reflecting",
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"remarking",
|
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"weighing in"
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"commentating",
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"articulating",
|
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"expressing",
|
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"saying",
|
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"speaking",
|
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"stating",
|
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"talking",
|
|
"telling",
|
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"uttering",
|
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"verbalizing",
|
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"vocalizing",
|
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"conjecturing",
|
|
"daresaying",
|
|
"guessing",
|
|
"speculating",
|
|
"supposing",
|
|
"surmising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edifying":{
|
|
"as in explanatory , elucidative":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"communicatory",
|
|
"elucidative",
|
|
"explanatory",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"chatty",
|
|
"gossipy",
|
|
"newsy",
|
|
"educational",
|
|
"educative",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"informational",
|
|
"informative",
|
|
"informatory",
|
|
"instructional",
|
|
"instructive",
|
|
"availing",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"constructive",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"serviceable",
|
|
"usable",
|
|
"useable",
|
|
"useful",
|
|
"worthwhile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unenlightening",
|
|
"unilluminating",
|
|
"uninformative",
|
|
"uninstructive",
|
|
"impractical",
|
|
"unhelpful",
|
|
"unusable",
|
|
"useless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in uplifting , elevating":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"inspiriting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"rewarding",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasurable",
|
|
"welcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"disappointing",
|
|
"disgruntling",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unloving",
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a family-oriented show that tried to edify the television audience as well as entertain it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"educating",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illuming",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"nurturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"ensouling",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"regenerating",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"transforming",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"transfiguring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"beclouding",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"obscuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |