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What is a word for "to create a universe"? Can 'universalize' be used?
Per Lexico, universalize means:
Give a universal character or application to (something, especially something abstract)
‘theories that universalize experience’
Can this definition include the sense ...
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Does "unnerve" mean "to make nervous"? If not, what are some verbs for "to make nervous"?
I'm confused by the word "unnerve" which sounds like it might mean "to make nervous," but seems to actually mean, "to emasculate or weaken."
So what would be some words ...
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Technical verb to mean "make consistent"
In Proper verb to denote 'consistent-ize', the top answer by vote says "standardize" should be used, but I have a few doubts.
Firstly, English is not my mother tongue, and I use it ...
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what's the word for when you don't resist doing something you don't want to do?
What's it called when you unenthusiastically do something that you have reservations about. You might consciously resist participating in something because you're ethically opposed to it or because it ...
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A verb for helping a criminal without knowing it
I wonder if there is a word for the situation (or the person involved) when someone is inadvertently helping a criminal without knowing that the person is, in fact, a criminal?
For example, you work ...
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Term for Performing Action Early to Account for Delay of Transmission?
In sports, such as football, a player will throw the ball to a spot early, so the ball arrives as the receiver arrives.
This concept is relevant outside of sports. For example, I could send a letter ...
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A word for "the act of begging"?
What is a word for "the act of begging"? For example, the "act of ordaining someone" is called an "Ordination." Likewise, what would one call the "act of begging"?
The sentence I am trying to form:
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Paragon as a Verb
In my vocabulary studies, I seem to constantly catch a snag on the word paragon. The noun is completely second nature to me, but I cannot seem to grasp the usage and definition of its verb counterpart....
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What is the word for a Road Sign that shows direction
What is the right word for the signs in the highways that indicates the correct direction to another city or province for an example?
I thought about the word "road signs", but it is not what I am ...
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One word synonymous to display of power
I need one single word that is synonymous to "bold display of power/might/hold/domination in some place" .It would be much appreciated if someone can provide me a noun otherwise a verb will also do it....
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What is the correct word (verb) for death due to a run in crowds in English?
What is the word in English which perfectly defines the death due to run and collision in a crowd?
It should be a verb and can be used something like in a street where people begin to run when some ...
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What is the word that defines walking confidently, coldly and calmly? [closed]
Is there a word for walking confidently, coldly and calmly...but not angrily, frustrated or in a rush. And not a fake self-confident walk to make people believe you are an important person.
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What is the word for the movement you make when you give someone your hand?
When someone falls down and you give your hand to her but she doesn't hold your hand, what's the proper word for the gesture you've done. You extend your hand? Is "extending a hand" right usage as a ...
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You "show" someone a picture. You "---" someone a song?
In Maltese, we have a verb meaning "to show" corresponding to "to see/to look", and we have a different verb corresponding to "to hear/to listen":
inti tara stampa (you ...
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How to distinguish between uses of words like 'Marry'?
Marry can be used both transitively:
"Paul Married Jane"
and intransitively:
"I got married".
Thus making the word ambitransitive
But it has a third use:
"Paul, the vicar Married Jane to ...
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