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  • 111deepen — I. v. a. 1. Make deeper, increase the depth of. 2. Make darker, make more intense, darken, intensify. 3. Reduce to a lower tone, make more grave, lower. 4. Make more impressive or efficient, intensify, strengthen, increase, heighten, make more… …

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  • 112increase — 1. verb 1) demand is likely to increase Syn: grow, get bigger, get larger, enlarge, expand, swell; rise, climb, escalate, soar, surge, rocket, shoot up, spiral; intensify, strengthen, extend …

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  • 113adorn — adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish, beautify, deck, bedeck, garnish mean to add something unessential in order to enhance the appearance. These words and especially the first five are often used interchangeably; certain distinctions, however,… …

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  • 114boost — [n1] increase addition, advance, breakthrough, expansion, hike, improvement, increment, jump, lift, raise, rise, step up, up, upgrade, wax; concepts 700,780 Ant. blow, decrease, hindrance, setback boost [n2] encouragement aid, assistance, backup …

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  • 115elevate — [v1] lift up erect, fetch up*, heighten, hike up*, hoist, jack up*, levitate, poise, pump, put up, pyramid*, raise, ramp, rear, shoot up*, stilt, take up, tilt, uphold, uplift, upraise; concept 196 Ant. decrease, depress, drop, lessen, lower,… …

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  • 116intensify — [in ten′sə fī΄] vt. intensified, intensifying 1. to make intense or more intense; increase; strengthen 2. Photog. to make (a film, etc.) more dense or opaque by treating with an intensifier vi. to become intense or increase in intensity… …

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  • 117con|trast´ing|ly — con|trast «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 118con|trast´a|ble — con|trast «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 119con|trast — «noun. KON trast; verb. kuhn TRAST», noun, verb. –n. 1. a great difference; difference: »Anyone can see the contrast between black and white. There is a great contrast between life now and life a hundred years ago. SYNONYM(S): unlikeness,… …

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  • 120Adorn — A*dorn , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adorned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adorning}.] [OE. aournen, anournen, adornen, OF. aorner, fr. L. aaornare; ad + ornare to furnish, embellish. See {Adore}, {Ornate}.] To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set… …

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