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51New Departure (Ireland) — The term New Departure has been used to describe several initiatives in the late 19th century where Irish republicans, who were committed to independence from Britain through use of physical force, attempted to find a common ground for… …
52elude — I verb abscond, avoid, baffle, be concealed, break away, break loose, dodge, eludere, escape, escape by artifice, escape detection, escape notice, evade, evitare, flee, get away, hide, keep aloof, keep out of sight, make an escape, mystify,… …
53avoidance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Refraining from Nouns 1. (act of avoiding) avoidance, evasion, default, circumvention, elusion, dodge, sidestep; abstinence, forbearance, refraining (See asceticism); departure; escape, flight; truancy,… …
54retreat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. withdrawal, retirement; seclusion; shelter, asylum; refuge, resort. See abode. v. i. withdraw, retire, fall back. See regression, departure, escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of retreating] Syn.… …
55hold off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. be above, keep aloof, stave off; see avoid , prevent . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To put off until a later time: adjourn, defer1, delay, hold up, postpone, remit, shelve, stay1, suspend, table, waive. Informal:… …
56retreat — [n1] departure ebb, evacuation, flight, retirement, withdrawal; concepts 30,195 Ant. advance, arrival, coming retreat [n2] place one goes for peace adytum, ark, asylum, cell, cloister, convent, cover, covert, defense, den, habitat, harbor, haunt …
57withdraw — [v1] remove something or someone from situation abjure, absent oneself, back out, bail out, blow, book, bow out, check out, depart, detach, disengage, draw away, draw back, drop out, ease out, eliminate, exfiltrate, exit, extract, fall back, get… …
58Retire — Re*tire , v. i. 1. To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice. [1913 Webster] To Una back he cast …
59António Manoel de Vilhena — Dom Fra António Manoel de Vilhena (1663 – 10 December 1736) was the 66th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 19 June 1722 to his death in 1736. Manoel de Vilhena was a Portuguese aristocrat of royal descent, son of Dom Sancho… …
60Aleksey Chapygin — Born October 17, 1870(1870 10 17) Olonets region, Russia Died October 21, 1937(1937 10 21) (aged 67) Leningrad, USSR Ale …
