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embrace
To include or contain as part of something broader.
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  1. To include or contain as part of something broader.
  2. (Law) To try illegally to influence or instruct (a jury)
  3. To include; contain
comprehend
To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
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  1. To have as part of something larger; encompass or include.
  2. To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp.
  3. To grasp mentally; understand
comprise
(Usage Problem) To compose; make up; constitute:
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  1. (Usage Problem) To compose; make up; constitute:
  2. To be composed of or contain:
  3. To include; contain
welcome
To meet, receive, or acknowledge in a specified way; greet
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  1. To meet, receive, or acknowledge in a specified way; greet
  2. To receive or accept gladly:
  3. To receive or accept with pleasure or satisfaction
accept
To receive officially:
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  1. To receive officially:
  2. To answer affirmatively:
  3. To endure resignedly or patiently:
incorporate
To give substantial, material, or physical form to
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  1. To give substantial, material, or physical form to
  2. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients, into one consistent mass.
  3. To include (something) as a part.
apprehend
To take hold of mentally; perceive; understand
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  1. To take hold of mentally; perceive; understand
  2. To grasp mentally; understand:
  3. To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; perceive:
perceive
To regard or consider; deem:
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  1. To regard or consider; deem:
  2. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
  3. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):
swindle
To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
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  1. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.
  2. To engage in swindling others
  3. To get money or property from (another) under false pretenses; cheat; defraud
lie
To say or write as a lie.
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  1. To say or write as a lie.
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To exist; reside:
defraud
To take something from by fraud; swindle:
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  1. To take something from by fraud; swindle:
shelter
To provide shelter or refuge for; protect
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  1. To provide shelter or refuge for; protect
  2. (Intransitive) To take cover.
  3. To take cover; find refuge:
reduce
To become reduced
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  1. To become reduced
  2. To bring into a certain order; systematize
  3. To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness:
lessen
To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
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  1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
  2. To become less; decrease:
  3. (Archaic) To belittle; minimize; disparage
cut down
(Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
reef
To reduce the size of (a sail) by taking in part of it
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  1. To reduce the size of (a sail) by taking in part of it
  2. A strip or ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of water.
  3. To lower (a spar or mast) or reduce the projection of (a bowsprit)
furl
To roll up tightly and make secure, as a flag to a staff or a sail to a spar
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  1. To roll up tightly and make secure, as a flag to a staff or a sail to a spar
  2. To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
  3. To become curled or rolled up
artifice
Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something; art or skill:
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  1. Cleverness or ingenuity in making or doing something; art or skill:
  2. Something contrived or made up to achieve an end, especially by deceiving; a stratagem or ruse:
  3. A sly or artful trick
deception
The fact or condition of being deceived
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  1. The fact or condition of being deceived
  2. The use of deceit.
  3. A ruse; a trick.
device
An invention, typically a mechanical object; a tactic or contrivance for the purpose of committing a deception or fraud. An invention, typically a mechanical object; a tactic or contrivance for the purpose of committing a deception or fraud.
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  1. An invention, typically a mechanical object; a tactic or contrivance for the purpose of committing a deception or fraud. An invention, typically a mechanical object; a tactic or contrivance for the purpose of committing a deception or fraud.
  2. A design, often with a motto, on a coat of arms; heraldic emblem
  3. A contrivance or invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks.
dodge
The act of dodging:
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  1. The act of dodging:
  2. A cunning or deceitful act intended to evade something or trick someone:
  3. A clever or resourceful device, plan, etc.
feint
A pretended blow or attack intended to put the opponent off guard, as in boxing or warfare
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  1. A pretended blow or attack intended to put the opponent off guard, as in boxing or warfare
  2. A military attack or maneuver that is meant to divert attention away from a planned point of attack.
  3. A body movement that is intended to divert another's attention, often by being deliberately left uncompleted:
gimmick
A device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick, especially a mechanism for the secret and dishonest control of gambling apparatus.
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  1. A device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick, especially a mechanism for the secret and dishonest control of gambling apparatus.
  2. A secret means of controlling a gambling device
  3. An attention-getting device or feature, typically superficial, designed to promote the success of a product, campaign, etc.
imposture
The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity.
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  1. The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity.
  2. The act or practice of an impostor; fraud; deception
jig
A device for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.
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  1. A device for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.
  2. A typically metal fishing lure with one or more hooks, usually deployed with a jiggling motion on or near the bottom.
  3. A device, often with metal surfaces, used as a guide for a tool or as a template
maneuver
A series of aircraft movements executed by the pilot according to a specific pattern, as a roll, a loop, etc.
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  1. A series of aircraft movements executed by the pilot according to a specific pattern, as a roll, a loop, etc.
  2. A movement or combination of movements involving skill and dexterity:
  3. Any skillful change of movement or direction in driving or controlling a vehicle or craft
ploy
An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver:
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  1. An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver:
  2. An action or maneuver intended to outwit or disconcert another person
ruse
A city of northeast Bulgaria on the Danube River south of Bucharest, Romania. Founded as a Roman fortress, it is today a major port and industrial center.
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  1. A city of northeast Bulgaria on the Danube River south of Bucharest, Romania. Founded as a Roman fortress, it is today a major port and industrial center.
  2. A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge.
  3. A stratagem, trick, or artifice
sleight
Cunning or craft used in deceiving
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  1. Cunning or craft used in deceiving
  2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
  3. A clever or skillful trick or deception; an artifice or stratagem.
stratagem
The devising or execution of such schemes or maneuvers:
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  1. The devising or execution of such schemes or maneuvers:
  2. A scheme or maneuver designed to achieve an objective, as in surprising an enemy or deceiving someone.
  3. Any trick or scheme for achieving some purpose
subterfuge
Deception used to achieve an end:
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  1. Deception used to achieve an end:
  2. Any plan, action, or device used to hide one's true objective, evade a difficult or unpleasant situation, etc.; stratagem; artifice
trick
A special skill; a knack:
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  1. A special skill; a knack:
  2. A peculiar event with unexpected, often deceptive results:
  3. An act of jugglery or sleight of hand; also, an illusion of the kind created by legerdemain
wile
A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare.
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  1. A stratagem or trick intended to deceive or ensnare.
  2. A disarming or seductive manner, device, or procedure:
  3. A sly trick; deceitful artifice; stratagem
shenanigan
An underhanded act or deceitful remark:
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  1. An underhanded act or deceitful remark:
  2. A playful or mischievous act; a prank:
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  • In her penthouse, she was able to take in things at her own pace.

  • Sofia's heart fluttered as she tried to take in the world of blinding lights and blurry colors.

  • Deidre struggled to take in everything around her, bombarded by the noise, smells and activity.

  • Her bouncy blond curls brushed his arm as she turned her head to take in the tapestries and look up at the murals on the ceilings.

  • He didn.t want to agree to Rhyn.s terms, but the side of him willing to take in a creature like Sasha emerged again.

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