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1. to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender (usually fol. by for ): to atone for one's sins. 2. to make up, as for errors or deficiencies (usually fol. by for ): to atone for one's failings. 3. Obsolete . to become reconciled; agree. –verb (used with object) 4. to make amends for; expiate: He atoned his sins. 5. Obsolete . to bring into unity, harmony, concord, etc.
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to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.
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to harass, nag, impel, or the like by chiding: She chided him into apologizing.
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requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
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requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort.
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hard to climb; steep: an arduous path up the hill.
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slander, speak evil of (v.) or evil (adj)
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reproduce
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to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
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correct
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to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
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to put right by adjustment or calculation, as an instrument or a course at sea.
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Chemistry . to purify (esp. a spirit or liquor) by repeated distillation.
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Electricity . to change (an alternating current) into a direct current.
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to determine the length of (a curve).
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Astronomy, Geography . to adjust (a globe) for the solution of any proposed problem. |
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to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
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1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like. 2. to replace (one thing) by something else.
To take the place of (v.)
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| 1. to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill. 2. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.). 3. to prevail over: to surmount tremendous difficulties. 4. to be on top of or above: a statue surmounting a pillar. 5. to furnish with something placed on top or above: to surmount a tower with a spire. 6. Obsolete . a. to surpass in excellence. b. to exceed in amount. |
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| to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed. |
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requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking.
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requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort.
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hard to climb; steep: an arduous path up the hill.
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hard to endure; full of hardships; severe: an arduous winter. |
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additional; supplementary; reserve: an auxiliary police force.
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used as a substitute or reserve in case of need: The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of a blackout.
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(of a boat) having an engine that can be used to supplement the sails: an auxiliary yawl.
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giving support; serving as an aid; helpful: The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other. Passion is auxiliary to art.
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a person or thing that gives aid of any kind; helper.
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an organization allied with, but subsidiary to, a main body of restricted membership, esp. one composed of members' relatives: The men's club and the ladies' auxiliary were merged into one organization.
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auxiliary verb.
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auxiliaries, foreign troops in the service of a nation at war.
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Navy . a naval vessel designed for other than combat purposes, as a tug, supply ship, or transport.
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Nautical . a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary propulsion engine or engines. |
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–adjective
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frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
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free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward: a candid opinion.
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informal; unposed: a candid photo.
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honest; impartial: a candid mind.
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Archaic . white.
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small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout.
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Grammar . pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let, in droplet from drop.
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a small thing or person.
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Grammar . a diminutive element or formation.
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Heraldry . a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual. |
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| indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated. |
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Incorrect
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containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong: an erroneous answer.
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straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc. |
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drooping, without energy (adj.)
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present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability. 2. Pathology . (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant. 3. Psychology . existing in unconscious or dormant form but potentially able to achieve expression: a latent emotion. 4. Botany . (of buds that are not externally manifest) dormant or undeveloped.
hidden, present but not realized (adj)
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sudden and violent but brief (adj)
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Not genuine (adj)
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unreasonable, based on one's own wishes (adj)
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clear, rational, easy to understand (adj.)
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grimly or scornfully mocking (adj.)
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nosiy, unruly (adj.)
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