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  • 121mistake — I n. 1) to make a mistake 2) to correct, rectify a mistake 3) to excuse, forgive a mistake 4) a bad, costly, glaring, serious; fatal; foolish; minor, slight mistake 5) mistakes abound (on every page) 6) a mistake about; in (we made a mistake… …

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  • 122omission — n. 1) to correct, rectify an omission 2) a glaring omission 3) (misc.) sins of omission * * * [ə(ʊ) mɪʃ(ə)n] rectify anomission (misc.) sins of omission a glaring omission to correct …

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  • 123amend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. change; correct, rectify; improve; (pl.) recompense (See atonement). See improvement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. correct, mend, revise, alter; see change 1 , correct 1 , improve 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 124cure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. heal, restore, relieve; preserve, dry, smoke, tan, pickle. See remedy, preservation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. restorative, remedy, healing agent, antidote; see medicine 2 , remedy 2 . v. 1. [To… …

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  • 125emend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. amend (see improvement). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To edit] Syn. improve, redact, revise; see edit 1 . 2. [To correct] Syn. rectify, touch up, better; see correct 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …

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  • 126mend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. repair, restore, correct, improve. See improvement, restoration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To repair] Syn. repair, patch, patch up, darn, sew, fix, restore, reconstruct, retouch, put in shape, heal, put… …

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  • 127reconcile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. conciliate, propitiate, placate, appease; harmonize, accord; settle. See pacification, agreement, compromise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To adjust] Syn. adapt, arrange, regulate, square; see adjust 1 …

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  • 128regulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. order, manage, legislate, rule, direct; adjust, rectify, fix, organize, systematize, tranquilize, moderate. See conformity, arrangement, agreement, authority. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To control] Syn …

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