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achieve
To bring about a desired result; succeed
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  1. To bring about a desired result; succeed
  2. To gain with effort or despite difficulty; reach:
  3. To get or reach by exertion; attain; gain
accomplish
To make complete; perfect
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  1. To make complete; perfect
  2. To do; succeed in doing; complete (a task, time, or distance)
  3. To succeed in doing (a task, for example); carry out or complete.
get
To be or become; come to be (doing something); come to be (in a situation, condition, etc.)
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  1. To be or become; come to be (doing something); come to be (in a situation, condition, etc.)
  2. To come, go, or arrive
  3. To begin or start. Used with the present participle:
prosper
(Archaic) To cause to prosper
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  1. (Archaic) To cause to prosper
  2. To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.
  3. To succeed, thrive, grow, etc. in a vigorous way
attain
To succeed in reaching or coming (to a goal)
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  1. To succeed in reaching or coming (to a goal)
  2. To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time:
  3. To gain as an objective; achieve:
reach
To make an effort to address the needs of a group or community. Often used with out:
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  1. To make an effort to address the needs of a group or community. Often used with out:
  2. To extend or move a hand, arm, or other body part, especially when trying to touch or grasp something:
  3. To get in touch with, as by telephone
fulfill
To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
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  1. To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
  2. To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.
  3. To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
earn
To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
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  1. To gain especially for the performance of service, labor, or work:
  2. To get or deserve as a result of something one has done
  3. (Intransitive) To receive payment for work.
secure
(Naut.) To stop working
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  1. (Naut.) To stop working
  2. To bring to a halt; stop
  3. To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
score
To win or enjoy credit, popularity, success, etc.
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  1. To win or enjoy credit, popularity, success, etc.
  2. (--- Baseball) To cause (a base runner) to cross home plate, especially by getting a hit:
  3. To get by effort or merit; gain
obtain
To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
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  1. To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
  2. (Archaic) To arrive at; reach or achieve
  3. To get possession of, esp. by some effort; procure
thrive
To grow vigorously or luxuriantly; improve physically
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  1. To grow vigorously or luxuriantly; improve physically
  2. To prosper or flourish; be successful, esp. as the result of economical management
  3. To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
profit
To make a gain or profit.
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  1. To make a gain or profit.
  2. To reap an advantage, financial or otherwise; benefit
  3. To be beneficial to:
realize
To bring into reality; make real:
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  1. To bring into reality; make real:
  2. To be sold for, or bring as profit (a specified sum)
  3. To obtain or achieve, as gain or profit:
acquire
To gain possession of:
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  1. To gain possession of:
  2. To gain through experience; come by:
  3. To get by one's own efforts:
flourish
(Now Rare) To write in an ornamental style
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  1. (Now Rare) To write in an ornamental style
  2. To grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper
  3. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
capture
To take or seize by force, surprise, or skill
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  1. To take or seize by force, surprise, or skill
  2. To represent (something transient, immaterial, etc.) in more or less permanent form
  3. To attract and hold:
wrest
To turn or twist; esp., to pull or force away violently with a twisting motion
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  1. To turn or twist; esp., to pull or force away violently with a twisting motion
  2. To take possession of forcefully; seize or usurp:
  3. To distort or change the true meaning, purpose, use, etc. of; pervert; twist
reap
To reap a harvest, reward, etc.
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  1. To reap a harvest, reward, etc.
  2. To obtain a return or reward.
  3. To gain or obtain as the reward of action, conduct, work, etc.
benefit
To receive advantage; profit
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  1. To receive advantage; profit
  2. To be helpful or useful to.
  3. To derive benefit:
recover
To bring (land) into or return to a suitable condition for use; reclaim.
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  1. To bring (land) into or return to a suitable condition for use; reclaim.
  2. To search for, find, and bring back:
  3. (Law) To get or get back by final judgment in a court
retrieve
To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage:
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  1. To get back into one's grasp, possession, or control, especially from a known place or a place of storage:
  2. To find and bring back game or a thrown object:
  3. To get back; recover
gain
To get as an increase, addition, profit, or advantage
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  1. To get as an increase, addition, profit, or advantage
  2. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  3. To get by effort or merit, as in competition; win
receive
To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted):
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  1. To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted):
  2. To hear or see (information, for example):
  3. (--- Sports) To catch or get possession of (a pass or a kicked ball, for example).
master
To become an expert in (an art, science, etc.)
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  1. To become an expert in (an art, science, etc.)
  2. To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about:
  3. To become master of; control, conquer, etc.
triumph
To be victorious or successful; win.
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  1. To be victorious or successful; win.
  2. To gain victory or success; win mastery
  3. To receive honors upon return from a victory. Used especially of generals in ancient Rome.
possess
(--- Archaic) To control or maintain (one's nature) in a particular condition:
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  1. (--- Archaic) To control or maintain (one's nature) in a particular condition:
  2. To hold as property or occupy in person; have as something that belongs to one; own
  3. (Archaic) To cause (oneself) to own, hold, or master something, such as property or knowledge.
overcome
To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:
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  1. To overpower, as with emotion; affect deeply:
  2. To deal with successfully; prevail over; surmount:
  3. To get the better of in competition, struggle, etc.; conquer
win
To succeed in reaching or achieving a specified condition or place; get
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  1. To succeed in reaching or achieving a specified condition or place; get
  2. To gain (respect or love, for example) by effort:
  3. To get by effort, labor, struggle, etc.
win-out
To be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.
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  1. To be victorious. Usually of emotions and human qualities.
surmount
To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.
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  1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.
  2. (Obs.) To surpass or exceed; go beyond
  3. To get the better of; conquer; overcome
prevail
To be or become stronger or more widespread; predominate
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  1. To be or become stronger or more widespread; predominate
  2. To use persuasion or inducement successfully. Often used with on, upon, or with.
  3. To produce or achieve the desired effect; be effective; succeed
conquer
To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example):
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  1. To eliminate or minimize (a difficulty, for example):
  2. To get possession or control of by or as by winning a war
  3. To overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat
vanquish
To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
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  1. To defeat in a contest, conflict, or competition.
  2. To overcome (a feeling, condition, etc.); suppress
  3. To overcome or subdue (an emotion, for example); suppress:
distance
To leave far behind; outrun.
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  1. To leave far behind; outrun.
  2. To cause to appear at a distance.
  3. To do better or more than; leave behind; outdo; outdistance
outdistance
To surpass by a wide margin, especially through superior skill or endurance:
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  1. To surpass by a wide margin, especially through superior skill or endurance:
  2. To run further or faster than another, or to finish a race with a large margin.
  3. To leave behind or get ahead of, as in a race
avail
To be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end
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  1. To be of use, help, worth, or advantage (to), as in accomplishing an end
reduce
To put in a simpler or more systematic form; simplify or codify:
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  1. To put in a simpler or more systematic form; simplify or codify:
  2. To bring into a certain order; systematize
  3. (Arith.) To change in denomination or form without changing in value
suppress
To keep back; restrain; check
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  1. To keep back; restrain; check
  2. To keep from appearing or being known, published, etc.
  3. To end, prohibit, or keep something from being known, heard, discussed, or seen. To end, prohibit, or keep something from being known, heard, discussed, or seen.
worst
To gain the advantage over; defeat:
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  1. To gain the advantage over; defeat:
  2. To a degree that is most bad, evil, unpleasant, etc.
  3. To get the better of; defeat
outwit
(Archaic) To be more intelligent than
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  1. (Archaic) To be more intelligent than
  2. To surpass in cleverness or cunning; outsmart:
  3. To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
outmaneuver
(US) To perform movements more adroitly or successfully.
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  1. (US) To perform movements more adroitly or successfully.
  2. To maneuver with better effect than; outwit
  3. To excel in maneuverability:
put through
(Soccer) To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
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  1. (Soccer) To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
  2. (Idiomatic) To connect (a telephone caller with intended callee).
  3. (Idiomatic) to cause to endure
come through
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed.
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  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed.
  2. (Idiomatic) To survive, to endure.
  3. (with an object preceded by the preposition for) Not to let somebody down, keep one's promise.
make-one-s-mark
(Idiomatic) To make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve apparent success.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve apparent success.
  2. To sign (a document) by making a cross or other mark.
hit-the-jackpot
(Idiomatic) To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To receive a more favorable outcome than imagined, especially by good luck.
arrive
To reach one's destination; come to a place
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  1. To reach one's destination; come to a place
  2. To achieve success or recognition:
  3. To come at length; take place:
crown
(Games) To make (a piece in checkers that has reached the last row) into a king by placing another piece upon it.
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  1. (Games) To make (a piece in checkers that has reached the last row) into a king by placing another piece upon it.
  2. To complete successfully; put the finishing touch on
  3. To bring to completion or successful conclusion; consummate:
top
To be better, more effective, funnier, etc. than; surpass; outdo
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  1. To be better, more effective, funnier, etc. than; surpass; outdo
  2. To exceed or surpass:
  3. To go over the top of (a rise of ground, etc.)
arrive at
(Idiomatic) To reach (an objective or conclusion)
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  1. (Idiomatic) To reach (an objective or conclusion)
make-good
(Rare) To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.
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  1. (Rare) To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.
  2. (Often with "on"): To complete successfully.
make-short-work-of
(Idiomatic) To make (a task) quicker or easier.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To make (a task) quicker or easier.
  2. (Idiomatic) To deal with or overcome (someone or something) quickly and without difficulty.
click
(Slang) To have good social or working relations; hit it off:
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  1. (Slang) To have good social or working relations; hit it off:
  2. (Computers) To press down and release a button on a pointing device in order to select an item on a display screen or activate a command or function. Often used with on:
  3. To fit, work, or get along together successfully
carry out
(Idiomatic) To fulfill.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To fulfill.
  2. To hold while moving something out.
work
To move, proceed, etc. slowly and with or as with difficulty
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  1. To move, proceed, etc. slowly and with or as with difficulty
  2. To make, achieve, or pay for by work or effort:
  3. To cause to operate or function; actuate, use, or manage:
cut-a-swath
(Chiefly US, idiomatic) Variant form of cut a wide swath.
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  1. (Chiefly US, idiomatic) Variant form of cut a wide swath.
put-across
To perform a theatrical production.
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  1. To perform a theatrical production.
  2. To explain or state something clearly and understandably.
ensue
To take place afterward or as a result.
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  1. To take place afterward or as a result.
  2. To come afterward; follow immediately
  3. To happen as a consequence; result
supervene
To follow immediately after; ensue.
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  1. To follow immediately after; ensue.
  2. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
  3. (Philosophy) To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.
supplant
To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics:
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  1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics:
  2. To remove or uproot in order to replace with something else
  3. To take the place of or substitute for (another):
supersede
To remove or cause to be removed so as to make way for another; supplant
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  1. To remove or cause to be removed so as to make way for another; supplant
  2. To take the place of (a person), as in an office or position; succeed.
  3. To cause to be set aside or dropped from use as inferior or obsolete and replaced by something else
replace
To provide a substitute or equivalent for
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  1. To provide a substitute or equivalent for
  2. To take the place of or fill the role of:
  3. To provide a substitute for (something broken or unsatisfactory, for example):
postdate
To be subsequent to
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  1. To be subsequent to
  2. To write such a date on
  3. To assign an effective date to a document or action later than the actual date
displace
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
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  1. To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
  2. (Chemistry) To replace (an atom, radical, ion, or molecule) in a compound during a reaction.
  3. To take the place of; supplant or replace (a person or thing that one is the cause of or occasion for removing, pushing aside, etc.)
result
To end in a particular way:
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  1. To end in a particular way:
  2. To happen as a consequence:
  3. To happen or issue as a consequence or effect
ensue
To happen as a consequence; result
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  1. To happen as a consequence; result
  2. To come afterward; follow immediately
  3. (Archaic) To strive for; follow; pursue
follow
To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
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  1. To occur or be evident as a consequence; result:
  2. To be attentive to; pay close heed to:
  3. To act in agreement or compliance with; obey:
supervene
To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
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  1. To come or occur as something extraneous, additional, or unexpected.
  2. (Philosophy) To be dependent on a set of facts or properties in such a way that change can occur only after change has occurred in those facts or properties.
  3. To follow immediately after; ensue.
arrive
To come at length; take place:
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  1. To come at length; take place:
  2. To achieve success or recognition:
  3. To reach one's destination; come to a place
rise
To cause to rise, as birds from cover or a fish to the surface of the water
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  1. To cause to rise, as birds from cover or a fish to the surface of the water
  2. To puff up or become larger; swell up:
  3. To cause to rise:
go
To proceed or move according to:
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  1. To proceed or move according to:
  2. To work or operate properly; function
  3. To continue to be in a certain condition or continue an activity:
go over
(Rugby) To score a try
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  1. (Rugby) To score a try
  2. (Idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
  3. (Idiomatic) To create a response or impression.
pan out
(Usually) To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.
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  1. (Usually) To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.
  2. (Idiomatic, usually intransitive) To succeed; to proceed according to plan; to result or end up.
work
(Informal) To use one's influence, charm, etc. on (a person) to gain some profit or advantage
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  1. (Informal) To use one's influence, charm, etc. on (a person) to gain some profit or advantage
  2. To make, achieve, or pay for by work or effort:
  3. To knead, stir, or otherwise manipulate in preparation:
work out
(Intransitive) Used other than as an idiom: see work,"Ž out.
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  1. (Intransitive) Used other than as an idiom: see work,"Ž out.
  2. (Intransitive) To conclude with the correct solution.
  3. (With object after out) To calculate.
click
(Slang) To have good social or working relations; hit it off:
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  1. (Slang) To have good social or working relations; hit it off:
  2. (Intransitive) To click the left button of a computer mouse while pointing.
  3. To fit, work, or get along together successfully
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  • If I succeed, I want my powers back.

  • He didn't succeed in gaining custody.

  • If you succeed, you leave.

  • He did not succeed in all that he designed; but he did a great part of his work.

  • Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed and in such desperate enterprises?

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