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  • 91To put to rout — Rout Rout, n. [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See {Rupture}, {reave}, and cf. {Rote} repetition of forms, {Route}. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an… …

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  • 92perturb — perturbable, adj. perturbability, n. perturbatious /perr teuhr bay sheuhs/, adj. perturbedly /peuhr terr bid lee/, adv. perturbedness, n. perturber, perturbator /perr teuhr bay teuhr/, n. perturbingly, adv. perturbment, n. /peuhr terrb /, v.t …

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  • 93dislocate — verb 1) she dislocated her hip Syn: put out of joint; informal put out; Medicine luxate 2) trade was dislocated by a famine Syn: disrupt, disturb, throw into disarray, throw into confusion, play havoc with, interfere with, disorganize, upset …

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  • 94perturb — per•turb [[t]pərˈtɜrb[/t]] v. t. 1) to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate 2) psi to throw into great disorder; derange 3) astron. to cause perturbation in the orbit of (a celestial body) • Etymology: 1325–75; ME (< OF perturber) < …

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  • 95tumble — /tum beuhl/, v., tumbled, tumbling, n. v.i. 1. to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one s footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs. 2. to roll end over end, as in falling: The stones tumbled down …

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  • 96dislocate — I verb agitate, cast out, complicate, confound, confuse, derail, derange, disarrange, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dislodge, disorder, disorganize, disorient, displace, disturb, disunite, eject, evacuate, evict, expel, luxate, mislay, misplace …

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  • 97disorganize — v disorder, derange, disarrage, misar range; confuse, muddle, jumble, put out of order, throw into confusion Inf. disorder, mix up, Inf. raise hell with, disarray, dishevel, Inf. mess up, Inf. make a mess of, make a shambles of …

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  • 98Embroil — Em*broil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embroiling}.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Imbroglio}.] 1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a… …

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  • 99Embroiled — Embroil Em*broil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embroiling}.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Imbroglio}.] 1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle …

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  • 100Embroiling — Embroil Em*broil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Embroiling}.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Imbroglio}.] 1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle …

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