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  • 51Distrained — Distrain Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely;… …

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  • 52Distraining — Distrain Dis*train , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF. destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere, districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish severely;… …

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  • 53To- — (?, see {To}, prep.), [AS. to asunder; akin to G. zer , and perhaps to L. dis , or Gr. ?.] An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of compound verbs; as in to beat, to break, to hew, to rend, to tear. See these words in the Vocabulary …

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  • 54Prophecies of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad — Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is known to have made many prophecies during his lifetime. Some were of an intuitive nature, pertaining to everyday matters or events which are said to have been fulfilled immediately after having been foreseen and may be seen… …

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  • 55Shadowflight — (2004) is an independent fantasy novel written by Richard W. Abel (Temple, TX), born February 2, 1975 and published through Xlibris in 2004 (ISBN 1413439160). Plot summaryTerrible forces have come to bear during an age fraught with warring… …

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  • 56rive — 1. verb /ɹaɪv/ a) To tear apart by force; to split; to cleave. he wente vnto her for to haue taken the swerd oute of her hand but [...] sodenly she sette the pomell to the ground, and rofe her self thorow the body. b) To be split or rent …

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  • 57force — 1 n 1: a cause of motion, activity, or change intervening force: a force that acts after another s negligent act or omission has occurred and that causes injury to another: intervening cause at cause irresistible force: an unforeseeable event esp …

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  • 58separate — sep·a·rate / se pə ˌrāt/ vb rat·ed, rat·ing vt: to cause the separation of vi: to undergo a separation the couple separated last year compare divorce Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …

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  • 59tóslítan — sv/t1 3rd pres tóslíteð past tóslát/tósliton ptp tósliten to tear asunder, rend, wound, break open, open; interrupt; separate, scatter, destroy; distract; be different …

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  • 60break — I. v. a. 1. Rend, sever, part, dispart, fracture, tear asunder. 2. Shatter, shiver, smash, batter, dash to pieces. 3. Enfeeble, enervate, weaken, impair. 4. Tame, make tractable, make docile. 5. Make bankrupt, bankrupt. 6. Discard, dismiss,… …

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