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  • 41trip — [trip] vi. tripped, tripping [ME trippen < OFr treper < Gmc * trippon (> OE treppan, to step): see TRAP1] 1. to walk, run, or dance with light, rapid steps; skip; caper 2. to stumble, esp. by catching the foot 3. to make a false step,… …

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  • 42Quail — Quail, v. t. [Cf. {Quell}.] To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 43viciate — Vitiate Vi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also {viciate}.] 1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render… …

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  • 44Vitiate — Vi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also {viciate}.] 1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render… …

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  • 45Vitiated — Vitiate Vi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also {viciate}.] 1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render… …

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  • 46Vitiating — Vitiate Vi ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate, fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also {viciate}.] 1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render… …

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  • 47burn out — verb Date: 1710 transitive verb 1. to drive out or destroy the property of by fire 2. to cause to fail, wear out, or become exhausted especially from overwork or overuse intransitive verb to suffer burnout …

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  • 48howl — verb Etymology: Middle English houlen; akin to Middle High German hiulen to howl Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of members of the dog family 2. to cry out loudly and without restraint …

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  • 49sandbag — sandbagger, n. /sand bag /, n., v., sandbagged, sandbagging. n. 1. a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc. 2. such a bag used as a weapon. v.t. 3. to furnish with sandbags. 4. to hit or stun with a sandbag. 5. Informal. a …

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  • 50unglue — /un glooh /, v.t., unglued, ungluing. 1. to separate or detach by or as if by overcoming an adhesive agent: to unglue a sticker from a wall. 2. Slang. a. to confuse or upset: He was unglued by his opponent s superb defense. b. to cause to fail or …

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