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to take for granted or without proof; suppose; postulate; posit: to assume that everyone wants peace. |
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to take upon oneself; undertake: to assume an obligation. |
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to take over the duties or responsibilities of: to assume the office of treasurer. |
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the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. |
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Ecology. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time. |
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the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population. |
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1. given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.
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2. not strict or rigorous; free; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule.
3.favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
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1. to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization. |
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to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes. |
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to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention. |
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pertaining to or characteristic of a people, esp. a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like. |
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referring to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups. |
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being a member of an ethnic group, esp. of a group that is a minority within a larger society: ethnic Chinese in San Francisco. |
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to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound. |
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to set, fix, or establish in a position, situation, or locality; place; settle: to locate our European office in Paris. |
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| 1. having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way: two similar houses. |
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existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics: a unique copy of an ancient manuscript. |
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having no like or equal; unparalleled; incomparable: Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint. |
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limited in occurrence to a given class, situation, or area: a species unique to Australia. |
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1. the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.
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technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result. |
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Informal. method of projecting personal charm, appeal, etc.: He has the greatest technique with customers. |
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to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity: a ghost emerging from the grave; a ship emerging from the fog. |
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to rise or come forth from or as if from water or other liquid. |
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to come up or arise, as a question or difficulty. |
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to come into existence; develop. |
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to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence. |
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to pass or come into a new habitat or place, as an organism. |
–verb (used with object)
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to introduce as settlers: to immigrate cheap labor. |
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| 1. in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding. |
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mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts, elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure. |
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something built or constructed, as a building, bridge, or dam. |
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a complex system considered from the point of view of the whole rather than of any single part: the structure of modern science. |
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anything composed of parts arranged together in some way; an organization. |
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