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  • 121disengage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cut loose, [set] free, release. See liberation, disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. loose, undo, disentangle; see free 1 , 2 , release , unhitch . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. detach, release …

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  • 122disjunction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act or state of separation Nouns 1. disjunction, disconnection, disunity, disunion, disassociation, disengagement; isolation, separateness, dispersion. 2. fissure, rent, crevice, gash (see interval). 3.… …

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  • 123freedom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Personal liberty Nouns 1. freedom, liberty, independence; self government or determination; license, permission; facility; immunity, exemption; release, parole, probation, discharge; civil liberties,… …

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  • 124harden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. anneal, fire; steel; congeal, thicken (see hardness); accustom, inure, blunt. See habit, insensibility. Ant., soften. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make less pervious] Syn. steel, temper, anneal, solidify …

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  • 125liberation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Setting free Nouns 1. liberation, emancipation, enfranchisement, manumission, freeing; Emancipation Proclamation; escape, freedom, liberty; deliverance, extrication, release, riddance; rescue, ransom;… …

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  • 126loose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. free, detached; flowing, unbound; vague, incoherent, diffuse; unrestrained, slack; dissipated, wanton, dissolute. See disjunction, impurity. v. t. free; loosen, unbind, undo; relax. See freedom. Ant …

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  • 127rescue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. liberate, set free, deliver, save; recover, reclaim. See liberation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of rescuing] Syn. deliverance, saving, release, extrication, liberation, ransom, redemption,… …

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  • 128slip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glide, slide; misstep; steal; escape, elapse; blunder, err; don. n. misstep, slide; blunder, error; scion, graft; faux pas, indiscretion; undergarment; pillowcase; dock; strip, sheet; chit, girl;… …

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