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  • 31appertain —   v.i. belong as of right or according to custom; pertain …

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  • 32appertain — v.intr. (foll. by to) 1 relate. 2 belong as a possession or right. 3 be appropriate. Etymology: ME f. OF apertenir f. LL appertinere f. pertinere PERTAIN …

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  • 33concern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. regard, affect, relate, refer to, pertain to, have to do with, bear upon, belong to, treat of; interest; disturb, trouble. n. matter, affair; care, anxiety, worry, solicitude, regard; significance …

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  • 34belong to — 1. Be the property of, be possessed by, be owned by. 2. Be an attribute or quality or characteristic or mark of, characterize, pertain or appertain to, inhere in, be the prerogative or right of, be the privilege of. 3. Regard, relate to, refer to …

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  • 35touch — I. v. a. 1. Hit (lightly), strike against. 2. Perceive by the sense of feeling. 3. Meet, be contiguous to, abut on. 4. Graze, come in contact with (in passing over). 5. Reach, come to, arrive at, attain to. 6. Delineate ( …

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  • 36refer — verb 1) he referred to errors in the article Syn: mention, make reference to, allude to, touch on, speak of/about, talk of/about, write about, comment on, deal with, point out, call attention to 2) the matter has been referred to my insurers Syn …

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  • 37concern — v 1. relate to, pertain to, appertain to, have to do with, regard; refer to, apply to, mean, go for; affect, touch, bear on or upon, have bearing on, be relevant to, be of importance or interest to, interest; be connected with, be affiliated with …

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  • 38regard — v 1. look, look on or upon, view, see, eye, behold, set or lay eyes on; witness, see with one s own eyes, sight, catch sight of, descry, glimpse, catch or get a glimpse of, spy, espy, Inf. get a load of, take a sidelong look; perceive, discover,… …

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  • 39relate — v 1. tell, repeat, recite, recount, rehearse; describe, detail, delineate, particularize, tell about, convey knowledge of, apprise [s.o.] of; narrate, give an account of, set forth, represent, put into words, make known; communicate, mention,… …

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  • 40touch — v 1. feel, finger, thumb, palm; hold, pick up, handle, manipulate, twiddle, trifle with, play with; palpate, poke around in; examine or investigate or study with the hands, stroke, caress, pet, fondle, paw, Sl. feel up, Yiddish. glet; massage,… …

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