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81fascinate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. charm, entrance, captivate, enthrall, intrigue, interest, enchant, bewitch, ravish, enrapture, beguile, delight, overpower, subdue, enslave, please, attract, compel, lure, allure, seduce, entice, tempt, ensnare, draw,… …
82Thought — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Thought >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 thought thought Sgm: N 1 exercitation of the intellect exercitation of the intellect exercise of the intellect Sgm: N 1 intellection intellection Sgm: N 1 reflection reflection… …
83Possession — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Possession >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 possession possession seizin seisin Sgm: N 1 ownership ownership &c. 780 Sgm: N 1 occupancy occupancy Sgm: N 1 hold hold holding Sgm …
84gross — [14] Gross comes via Old French gros from late Latin grossus ‘large, bulky’, a word of unknown origin (not related to German gross ‘large’). Its association with literal physical size has now largely died out in English, in the face of a growing… …
85monopolize — v. a. Forestall, engross, engross the whole of …
86swallow — I. v. a. 1. Take into the stomach, gulp, imbibe, gorge, engorge, englut. 2. Absorb, engulf, devour, swallow up, submerge. 3. Believe (without scruple), receive implicitly, accept as true, credit. 4. Brook, stomach, pocket, endure, bear, put up… …
87gross — [14] Gross comes via Old French gros from late Latin grossus ‘large, bulky’, a word of unknown origin (not related to German gross ‘large’). Its association with literal physical size has now largely died out in English, in the face of a growing… …
88soak up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑sop up, ↑suck up, ↑draw, ↑ …
89Employ — Em*ploy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Employed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Employing}.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into, infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicate}.] 1. To inclose; to infold.… …
90Employed — Employ Em*ploy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Employed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Employing}.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into, infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicate}.] 1. To inclose; to… …
