
Description of educe (verb) to draw out; to infer from information; to elicit
Samples of educe Because she is so dour, I was forced to educe a response. I educe from the report that the experiment was a success.
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Description of palliate (verb) to alleviate; to ease pain but not cure; to make appear less serious; to allay
Samples of palliate The medication will help palliate the pain. The lawyer attempted to palliate the offense to the jury.
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Description of constrain (verb) to force; to compel; to restrain; to coerce; to oblige
Samples of constrain It may be necessary to constrain the wild animal if it approaches the town. The student was constrained to remain in her seat until the teacher gave her permission to leave.
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Description of diversify (verb) to variegate; to make different; to increase the product range of a company; to offer new products
Samples of diversify In order to increase our market share we have to diversify our product range.
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Description of denigrate (verb) to defame; to blacken; to sully; to belittle; to criticize
Samples of denigrate After finding out her evil secret, he announced it to the council and denigrated her in public. Her attempt to denigrate the man's name was not successful.
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Description of remonstrate (verb) to protest; to object to; to prove
Samples of remonstrate The population will remonstrate against the new taxes.
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Description of depict (verb) to portray; describe; to characterize; to draw
Samples of depict The mural depicts the life of a typical urban dweller.
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Description of burgeon (verb) to grow or develop quickly; to blossom; to expand
Samples of burgeon The tumor appeared to burgeon more quickly than normal. After the first punch was thrown, the dispute burgeoned into a brawl.
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Description of pervade (verb) to occupy the whole of; to infiltrate; to spread out; to penetrate
Samples of pervade Her perfume was so strong that it pervaded the whole room.
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Description of transmute (verb) to transform
Samples of transmute Decorators transmute ordinary homes into interesting showcases.
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