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  • 91measure out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. allot, deal, apportion; see distribute 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To set aside or distribute as a share: admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, give, lot, mete (out). See COLLECT. II verb See… …

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  • 92admeasure — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. apportion. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To set aside or distribute as a share: allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, give, lot, measure out, mete (out). See COLLECT …

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  • 93Disjunction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disjunction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disjunction disjunction disconnection disunity disunion disassociation disengagement Sgm: N 1 discontinuity discontinuity &c. 70 Sgm: N 1 abjunction abjunction Sgm …

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  • 94Arrangement — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Reduction to Order. < N PARAG:Arrangement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 arrangement arrangement Sgm: N 1 plan plan &c. 626 Sgm: N 1 preparation preparation &c. 673 Sgm: N 1 disposal disposal disposition …

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  • 95Nonassemblage — (Roget s Thesaurus) Dispersion < N PARAG:Nonassemblage >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{opp,72,} dispersion Sgm: N 1 disjunction disjunction &c. 44 Sgm: N 1 divergence divergence &c. 291 Sgm: N 1 aspersion aspersion Sgm: N …

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  • 96Apportionment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Apportionment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 apportionment apportionment allotment consignment assignment appointment Sgm: N 1 appropriation appropriation Sgm: N 1 dispensation dispensation distribution Sgm: N 1 division …

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  • 97blame — blame1 W3S2 [bleım] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: blamer, from Late Latin blasphemare; BLASPHEME] 1.) to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad ▪ Don t blame me it s not my fault. ▪ I blame his… …

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  • 98apportionment — (n.) 1620s, from APPORTION (Cf. apportion) + MENT (Cf. ment). Perhaps influenced by Fr. apportionnement …

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  • 99allot — allot, assign, apportion, allocate mean to give as one’s share, portion, role, or place. Allot implies more or less arbitrary or haphazard selection and in itself conveys no suggestion of a fair or equal distribution {allotted himself an hour a… …

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  • 100dispense — 1 *distribute, divide, deal, dole Analogous words: *allot, assign, apportion, allocate: portion, parcel, ration, prorate, *apportion 2 *administer …

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