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| (n) one who rebels or rises against authority; (adj) rising in revolt, refusing to accept authority, surging or rushing in or on |
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| Syn. undeceive, enlighten, set straight |
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| Ant. deceive, delude, pull wool over one's eyes |
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| Ant. free, liberate, emancipate |
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| Ant. loyalist, loyal, faithful |
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| Syn. delusions of grandeur |
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| Syn. translate, metemorphose |
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| Ant. maintain unchanged, preserve |
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| Syn. surrogate, substitute |
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