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  Word Descriptions propagate, abominate, assuage, succumb, propitiate, amass, cascade, fathom, delineate, sanction


   
Description of propagate (verb)
to reproduce; to multiply; to proliferate; to extend; to increase

Samples of propagate
Rabbits and gerbils are said to propagate quickly.



   
Description of abominate (verb)
to loathe; to hate; to detest

Samples of abominate
Randall abominated all the traffic he encountered on every morning commute.
Please do not abominate the guilty person until you hear the complete explanation.



   
Description of assuage (verb)
to relieve; to ease; to make less severe; to calm; to appease

Samples of assuage
Medication should assuage the pain.
The medication helped assuage the pain of the wound.



   
Description of succumb (verb)
to give in; to yield; to collapse; to surrender

Samples of succumb
When dieting, it is difficult not to succumb to temptation.



   
Description of propitiate (verb)
to win the goodwill of; to appease

Samples of propitiate
If I try my best I will hopefully propitiate my new supervisor.



   
Description of amass (verb)
to collect together; to accumulate; to gather

Samples of amass
Over the years the sailor has amassed many replicas of boats.
The women amassed a huge collection of priceless diamonds and pearls.



   
Description of cascade (verb)
to rush; to fall; to flow

Samples of cascade
The water cascaded down the rocks into the pool.



   
Description of fathom (verb)
to understand; to get to the bottom of; to measure the depth of

Samples of fathom
It was difficult to fathom the reason for closing the institution.



   
Description of delineate (verb)
to outline; to describe; to sketch; to draw

Samples of delineate
She delineated her plan so that everyone would have a basic understanding of it.



   
Description of sanction (verb)
to give encouragement; to authorize; to endorse; to approve; to ratify

Samples of sanction
The government has sanctioned the meetings as a worthy cause.
He did more than tolerate her actions, he sanctioned them.



  Determinations of the words propagate, abominate, assuage, succumb, propitiate, amass, cascade, fathom, delineate, sanction

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