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  • 21dismiss — dis·miss vt 1: to remove from position or service dismiss ed the employee 2: to bring about or order the dismissal of (an action) the suit was dismiss ed vi: to bring about or order a dismissal the pla …

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  • 22abolish — abol·ish vt: to end the observance or effect of: annul Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. abolish …

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  • 23negate — I verb abnegate, abolish, abort, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, confound, confute, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, counteract, countermand, counterpoise, declare invalid, declare null and void, defeat, demur, deny, deprive of… …

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  • 24abolish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. annul, cancel, abrogate; exterminate, wipe out. See nullification, destruction. Ant., establish, reinstate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. suppress, eradicate, terminate, exterminate, obliterate, do away… …

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  • 25deaden — verb 1》 make (a noise or sensation) less intense.     ↘make insensitive. 2》 deprive of force or vitality. Derivatives deadener noun deadening adjective …

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  • 26enervate — v. a. Unnerve, weaken, enfeeble, effeminate, effeminize, emasculate, debilitate, paralyze, break, deprive of force or strength, render feeble …

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  • 27vacate — v. a. 1. Make vacant, leave empty, quit possession of, resign, surrender. 2. Annul, disannul, nullify, rescind, cancel, quash, invalidate, abrogate, abolish, overrule, make void, set aside, do away with, deprive of force …

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  • 28dissolve — dis•solve [[t]dɪˈzɒlv[/t]] v. solved, solv•ing, n. 1) chem. to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid: to dissolve salt in water[/ex] 2) chem. to melt; liquefy 3) to undo or break (a tie, union, etc.) 4) to break up or order the… …

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  • 29enervate — en•er•vate v. [[t]ˈɛn ərˌveɪt[/t]] adj. [[t]ɪˈnɜr vɪt[/t]] v. vat•ed, vat•ing, adj. 1) to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken 2) lacking strength or vitality; enervated • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L ēnervātus, ptp. of… …

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  • 30emasculate — [v] weaken, deprive of force alter, debilitate, devitalize, enervate, fix*, impoverish, vitiate; concepts 240,250 Ant. aid, assist, help …

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