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  • 31extract — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An excerpt] Syn. passage, citation, selection; see quotation 1 . 2. [Essence] Syn. distillation, infusion, decoction; see essence 3 . v. 1. [To pry out] Syn. extort, extricate, pull out, pluck; see remove 1 . 2. [To obtain]… …

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  • 32Extraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Forcible egress. < N PARAG:Extraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 extraction extraction Sgm: N 1 extracting extracting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 removal removal elimination extrication eradication evolution …

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  • 33Discovery — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Result of search or inquiry. < N PARAG:Discovery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discovery discovery detection disenchantment Sgm: N 1 ascertainment ascertainment disclosure find revelation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 trover …

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  • 34educate — [15] To educate people is literally to ‘lead them out’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin ēducāre, which meant ‘bring up, rear’ as well as more specifically ‘educate’. It was related to ēdūcere ‘lead out’ (source of English educe… …

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  • 35elicit — v. a. 1. Draw out, bring out, educe, evoke, call forth, succeed in obtaining. 2. Bring to light, educe, deduce …

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  • 36educate — [15] To educate people is literally to ‘lead them out’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin ēducāre, which meant ‘bring up, rear’ as well as more specifically ‘educate’. It was related to ēdūcere ‘lead out’ (source of English educe… …

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  • 37ed|u|cate — «EHJ u kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –v.t. 1. to develop in knowledge, skill, ability, or character by training, study, or experience; teach; train: »The job of teachers is to educate the young. SYNONYM( …

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  • 38e|duct — «EE duhkt», noun. 1. something that is educed. 2. Chemistry. a substance extracted unchanged from another substance. ╂[< Latin ēductum, neuter of ēductus, past participle of ēdūcere; see etym. under educe (Cf. ↑educe)] …

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  • 39draw — (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear, carry, D.… …

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  • 40Drawing — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …

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