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  • 41concentrate — I. verb ( trated; trating) Etymology: com + Latin centrum center Date: 1641 transitive verb 1. a. to bring or direct toward a common center or objective ; focus < concentrate one s efforts > …

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  • 42concentrate — concentrative /kon seuhn tray tiv, keuhn sen treuh /, adj. concentrativeness, n. concentrator, n. /kon seuhn trayt /, v., concentrated, concentrating, n. v.t. 1. to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one&#8230; …

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  • 43target — targetable, adj. targetless, adj. /tahr git/, n. 1. an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests. 2. any object used for this purpose. 3. anything fired at. 4. a goal to be reached. 5. an&#8230; …

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  • 44concentrate — con•cen•trate [[t]ˈkɒn sənˌtreɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, n. 1) to bring or draw to a common center; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one s attention on a problem[/ex] 2) to put or bring into a single place, group, etc.: The&#8230; …

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  • 45up-mar|ket — «UHP MAHR kiht», adjective, adverb, verb. Especially British. –adj., adv. of, for, or toward the consumer that is above the average in income: »It is possible that Chrysler could still move upmarket, but it will need less conservative management&#8230; …

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  • 46Point — (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as …

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  • 47Pointed — Point Point (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also&#8230; …

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  • 48Pointing — Point Point (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also&#8230; …

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  • 49To point a rope — Point Point (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also&#8230; …

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  • 50To point a sail — Point Point (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also&#8230; …

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