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  • 121nurse — vb Nurse, nurture, foster, cherish, cultivate are comparable especially when they mean to give the care neces sary to the growth, development, or continued welfare or existence of someone or something. Nurse basically implies close care of and… …

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  • 122till — I [[t]tɪl[/t]] prep. 1) up to the time of; until: to fight till death[/ex] 2) before (used in negative constructions): They didn t come till today[/ex] 3) cvb dial. before; to: My watch says ten till four[/ex] 4) scot. Chiefly Scot. to 5) fun… …

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  • 123till — I. /tɪl / (say til) preposition 1. up to the time of; until: to fight till death. 2. (with a negative) before: he did not come till today. –conjunction 3. to the time that or when; until. 4. (with a negative) before: he won t leave till you get… …

  • 124ἐπειργασμένα — ἐπεργάζομαι cultivate besides perf part mp neut nom/voc/acc pl ἐπειργασμένᾱ , ἐπεργάζομαι cultivate besides perf part mp fem nom/voc/acc dual ἐπειργασμένᾱ , ἐπεργάζομαι cultivate besides perf part mp fem nom/voc sg (doric aeolic) …

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  • 125cult — [17] The Indo European base *quel ,* quoldenoted primarily ‘move around, turn’ (it is the source of English cycle and wheel). By metaphorical extension it came to signify ‘be busy’, which later branched out in two semantic directions: ‘inhabiting …

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  • 126civilise — verb 1. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment Cultivate your musical taste Train your tastebuds She is well schooled in poetry • Syn: ↑educate, ↑school, ↑train, ↑cultivate, ↑civili …

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  • 127cultivation — noun 1. socialization through training and education to develop one s mind or manners (Freq. 1) her cultivation was remarkable • Hypernyms: ↑socialization, ↑socialisation, ↑acculturation, ↑enculturation 2. (agricu …

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  • 128till´a|ble — till1 «tihl», preposition, conjunction. –prep. 1. up to the time of; before; until: »The child played till eight. 2. Especially Scottish. to or unto; as far as. –conj. up to the time when; until: »Walk till you come to a white hous …

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