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Meaning of abase, extol, despoil, ruminate, proselytize, debase, coddle, laud, thwart, implement

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Meaning of abase (verb)
to degrade; to humiliate; to disgrace

Example
The mother abased the girl by her public reprimand.
Because of his inability to achieve his own life-long goals, the father abased his children whenever they failed.

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Meaning of extol (verb)
to give great praise; to exalt; to laud; to glorify

Example
The father will extol the success of his son to everyone he meets.

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Meaning of despoil (verb)
to take everything; to plunder; to loot; to pillage; to rob

Example
The Huns despoiled village after village.

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Meaning of ruminate (verb)
to consider carefully; to think through; to ponder; to chew cud

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The doctor will ruminate on his diagnosis.
Facing a tough decision, he decided to ruminate before making his thoughts known.

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Meaning of proselytize (verb)
to convert from one belief or religion to another

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The preacher often attempts to proselytize wayward travelers.

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Meaning of debase (verb)
to make lower in quality; to degrade; to humiliate; to reduce the value of

Example
The French are concerned that "Franglais," a blending of English and French, will debase their language.

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Meaning of coddle (verb)
to treat with tenderness; to pamper

Example
A baby needs to be coddled.

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Meaning of laud (verb)
to commend; to praise

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He lauded his daughter for winning the trophy.

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Meaning of thwart (verb)
to prevent from accomplishing a purpose; to frustrate; to foil

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Their attempt to take over the country was thwarted by the palace guard.

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Meaning of implement (verb)
to carry into effect; to execute; to perform; to equip with tools

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In case of emergency implement the evacuation plan immediately.

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