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  • 41turn on — verb Date: 1833 transitive verb 1. to activate or cause to flow, operate, or function by or as if by turning a control < turn the water on full > < turn on the power > 2. a. to cause to undergo an intense often visionary experience by taking a&#8230; …

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  • 42shake — [[t]ʃeɪk[/t]] v. shook, shak•en, shak•ing, n. 1) to move with short, quick, vibratory movements 2) pat to tremble with emotion, cold, etc 3) to become dislodged and fall (often fol. by off) 4) to move something, esp. in a bottle or container,&#8230; …

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  • 43fibrillate — verb ( lated; lating) Date: circa 1847 intransitive verb to undergo or exhibit fibrillation transitive verb to cause to undergo fibrillation …

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  • 44intussuscept — verb Etymology: back formation from intussusception Date: 1802 transitive verb to take in by or cause to undergo intussusception; especially invaginate intransitive verb to undergo intussusception …

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  • 45lyse — verb (lysed; lysing) Etymology: back formation from New Latin lysis Date: 1924 transitive verb to cause to undergo lysis intransitive verb to undergo lysis …

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  • 46mutate — verb (mutated; mutating) Etymology: Latin mutatus, past participle of mutare Date: 1818 intransitive verb to undergo mutation transitive verb to cause to undergo mutation • mutative adjective …

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  • 47recombine — verb Date: 1619 transitive verb 1. to combine again or anew 2. to cause to undergo recombination intransitive verb to undergo recombination …

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  • 48supinate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin supinatus, past participle of supinare to lay backward or on the back, from supinus Date: 1831 transitive verb to cause to undergo supination intransitive verb to undergo supination …

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  • 49ferment — I. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to undergo fermentation 2. to be in a state of agitation or intense activity transitive verb 1. to cause to undergo fermentation 2. to work up (as into a state of agitation) ; foment • fermentable …

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  • 50fission — I. noun Etymology: Latin fission , fissio, from findere to split more at bite Date: circa 1617 1. a splitting or breaking up into parts 2. reproduction by spontaneous division of the body into two or more parts each of which grows into a complete …

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