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  • 121lift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. raise, elevate, exalt; uplift; informal, steal. See elevation, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The work of lifting] Syn. pull, lifting, upthrow, ascension, raising, weight, foot pounds, elevation …

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  • 122out — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. without, outside; outdoors; démodé. See exterior, disuse. II (Roget s IV) modif. & prep. 1. [In motion from within] Syn. out of, away from, from, from within, out from, out toward, outward, on the… …

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  • 123strain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stretch, make taut; strive, exert; sprain; overtax, overstretch; filter, percolate. See cleanness, egress, exaggeration. n. effort, exertion; pressure; line of descent, stock, ancestry; streak,… …

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  • 124sue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prosecute, bring suit, petition; beg, solicit, request; court, woo. See lawsuit, endearment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To institute legal proceedings] Syn. prosecute, litigate, claim, file suit, bring… …

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  • 125tune — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. melody, air; harmony, concord. See music. v. modulate, adjust, attune; harmonize. See agreement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. melody, air, aria, song, harmony, strain, theme, piece, number, ditty, jingle,… …

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  • 126uplift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. elevation; improvement, refinement, inspiration. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Social service] Syn. slum clearance, settlement work, rehabilitation, social guidance, slum improvement, social planning, social …

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  • 127accompany — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To go with] Syn. escort, attend, chaperon, be a companion to, tend, be with, go with, keep one company, follow, guard, guide, usher, lead (in), show around, show in, show the way, conduct, squire, bring, convoy, go along… …

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  • 128advanced — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ahead in progress or complexity] Syn. precocious, exceptional, high level, upper level; see difficult 1 , 2 , excellent , superior . 2. [Aged] Syn. seasoned, venerable, far along in life; see old 1 , 3 . 3. [Progressive] …

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