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  • 111congeal — vb *coagulate, set, curdle, clot, jelly, jell Analogous words: solidify, *harden: *compact, concentrate, consolidate: cool, chill, freeze (see corresponding adjectives at COLD) Contrasted words: melt, *liquefy, deliquesce …

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  • 112decay — vb Decay, decompose, rot, putrefy, spoil, disintegrate, crumble mean to undergo or, in some cases, to cause something to undergo destructive dissolution. Decay implies change, commonly a natural and gradual change, from a state of soundness or… …

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  • 113decompose — *decay, rot, putrefy, spoil, disintegrate, crumble Analogous words: deliquesce, *liquefy, melt …

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  • 114dilute — vb attenuate, *thin, rarefy Analogous words: temper, *moderate, qualify: *weaken, enfeeble: *liquefy, deliquesce: *adulterate, sophisticate Antonyms: condense: concentrate (in chemistry, especially in past participial form) …

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  • 115disintegrate — crumble, decompose, *decay, rot, putrefy, spoil Analogous words: deliquesce (see LIQUEFY): *scatter, disperse, dissipate: break down, resolve, *analyze, dissect Antonyms: integrate Contrasted words: articulate, concatenate (see INTEGRATE): fuse,… …

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  • 116dissipate — 1 dispel, disperse, *scatter Analogous words: disintegrate, crumble (see DECAY): *separate, part, divide: deliquesce, melt (see LIQUEFY) Antonyms: accumulate (possessions, wealth, a mass of things): absorb (one s energies, one s attention):… …

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  • 117fade — *vanish, evanesce, evaporate, disappear Analogous words: deliquesce, melt (see LIQUEFY): *thin, rarefy, attenuate: reduce, lessen (see DECREASE) …

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  • 118fuse — vb 1 iiquefy, melt, deliquesce, thaw 2 amalgamate, merge, coalesce, blend, mingle, commingle, *mix Analogous words: consolidate, unify, *compact: *unite, combine, conjoin …

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  • 119melt — *liquefy, deliquesce, fuse, thaw …

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  • 120putrefy — rot, decompose, *decay, spoil, disintegrate, crumble Analogous words: corrupt, vitiate, deprave, *debase: deliquesce (see LIQUEFY) …

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