
Explanation of enfeeble (verb) to make weak; to weaken
Sample of enfeeble The illness will enfeeble anyone who catches it.
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Explanation of modulate (verb) to regulate; to adjust; to vary the pitch; to control
Sample of modulate He modulated the color knob on the television set until the picture was perfect. A trained singer knows how to modulate her voice to the desired pitches.
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Explanation of behoove (verb) to be advantageous; to be necessary
Sample of behoove It will behoove the students to buy their textbooks early.
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Explanation of gibber (verb) to rapidly speak unintelligibly; to mumble; to stutter; to chatter
Sample of gibber They did not want him to represent their position in front of the committee since he was prone to gibbering when speaking in front of an audience.
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Explanation of comport (verb) to behave in a certain manner
Sample of comport It was easy to comport to the new group of employees.
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Explanation of discriminate (verb) to distinguish; to demonstrate bias; to treat differently
Sample of discriminate Being a chef, he discriminated carefully among ingredients.
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Explanation of cower (verb) to huddle and tremble; to grovel; to shrink; to cringe
Sample of cower The lost dog cowered near the tree. The tellers cowered in the corner as the bandit ransacked the bank.
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Explanation of deign (verb) to condescend; to stoop; to lower oneself
Sample of deign He said he wouldn't deign to dignify her statement with a response. Fired from his job as a programmer analyst, Joe vowed he would never deign to mop floors-even if he were down to his last penny.
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Explanation of innovate (verb) to introduce a change; to depart from the old; to bring in something new
Sample of innovate She innovated a new product for the home construction market.
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Explanation of render (verb) to deliver; to provide; to give; to depict
Sample of render The Yorkville First Aid Squad was first on the scene to render assistance.
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