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  • 41go — 1 verb past tense went, past participle gone, 3rd person singular present tense goes TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SPEAKER 1 LEAVE SOMEWHERE (I) to leave a place to go somewhere else; depart: I wanted to go, but Anna wanted to stay. | It s late; I must… …

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  • 42Baldness — Bald redirects here. For other uses, see Bald (disambiguation). Alopecia Classification and external resources Man displaying male pattern baldness ICD 10 L …

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  • 43wear thin — verb deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear off, ↑wear out, ↑wear down • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear ( …

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  • 44Weaken — Weak en, v. i. To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross examination. His notion weakens, his discernings are lethargied.… …

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  • 45amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — or Lou Gehrig disease Degenerative nervous system disorder causing muscle wasting and paralysis. The disease usually occurs after age 40, more often in men. Most victims die within two to five years from respiratory muscle atrophy. ALS affects… …

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  • 46atrophy — verb (I, T) to become weak or make something become weak because of lack of use or lack of blood: therapy to prevent the leg muscles from atrophying atrophy noun (U) …

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  • 47gei- —     gei     English meaning: to turn, bend     Deutsche Übersetzung: “drehen, biegen”?     Note: Only in Root extensions:     Material: O.Ind. jihmá ḥ “ crooked, cunning, deceitful, slant, skew, slantwise, crosswise recumbent, stoopedly,… …

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  • 48defassa — də̇ˈfasə noun (plural defassa) Etymology: New Latin (specific epithet of Kobus defassa), from Latin, defassa, defessa, feminine of defassus, defessus, past participle of defatisci, defetisci to become tired, weak, from de + fatisci to become weak …

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  • 49reweaken — “+ verb Etymology: re + weaken transitive verb : to cause to become weak again wind had reweakened the timbers intransitive verb : to become weak again : yield anew to weakness afraid she would reweaken an …

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  • 50lan´guish|er — lan|guish «LANG gwihsh», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to grow weak; become weary; droop: »The flowers languished from lack of water. SYNONYM(S): wither, fade. 2. to become weak or wasted through pain, hunger, or other suffering; suffer under any… …

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