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51Distractile — Dis*tract ile, a. (Bot.) Tending or serving to draw apart. [1913 Webster] …
52Fleet — Fleet, v. t. 1. To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy. [1913 Webster] Many young gentlemen flock to him, and… …
53distrain — verb Etymology: Middle English distreynen, from Anglo French destreindre, from Medieval Latin distringere, from Latin, to draw apart, detain, from dis + stringere to bind tight more at strain Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to force or… …
54diverge — verb (diverged; diverging) Etymology: Medieval Latin divergere, from Latin dis + vergere to incline more at wrench Date: 1665 intransitive verb 1. a. to move or extend in different directions from a common point …
55Passion (Christianity) — Passion of Christ redirects here. For the film, see The Passion of the Christ. The Crucifixion of Christ by Simon Vouet. Part of a series on the Death and resurrection of Jesus …
56Siena Cathedral — Siena Cathedral. The Cathedral of Siena (Italian: Duomo di Siena), dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church and now to Santa Maria Assunta (Most Holy Mary of Assumption), is a medieval church in Siena, central Italy. The …
57individualism — /in deuh vij ooh euh liz euhm/, n. 1. a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual. 2. the principle or habit of or belief in independent thought or action. 3. the pursuit of individual rather than… …
58distraction — 1. Difficulty or impossibility of concentration or fixation of the mind. 2. A force applied to a body part to separate bony fragments or joint surfaces. [L. dis traho, pp. tractus, to pull in different directions] * * * dis·trac·tion dis trak… …
59distract — [dɪ strakt] verb prevent (someone) from concentrating on something. ↘divert (attention) from something. Derivatives distracted adjective distractedly adverb distracting adjective distractingly adverb distractor …
60district — noun 1》 an area of a town or country. 2》 Brit. a division of a county or region that elects its own councillors. verb N. Amer. divide into areas. Origin C17: from Fr., from med. L. districtus (territory of) jurisdiction , from L. distringere draw …
