
Description of whet (verb) to sharpen by rubbing; to stimulate; to awaken
Samples of whet Before carving the turkey, you must whet the blade. The smell of cooking food has whet my appetite. The smell of dinner cooking whetted her appetite.
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Description of wane (verb) to gradually become less; to grow dim; to decline; to subside; to diminish
Samples of wane After time, interest in the show will wane and it will no longer be as popular. The full moon waned until it was nothing but a sliver in the sky.
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Description of abandon (verb) to leave behind; to give something up
Samples of abandon After trying in vain for several years, Julie abandoned her dream of setting up an online bookstore.
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Description of extemporize (verb) to improvise; to make it up as you go along
Samples of extemporize It was necessary for the musician to extemporize when his music fell off the stand.
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Description of stymie (verb) to hinder; to obstruct; to impede
Samples of stymie Large amounts of snowfall will stymie the rescue effort.
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Description of inundate (verb) to flood; to overwhelm with a large amount of
Samples of inundate The broken water main inundated the business district with water. Surfing the Internet can inundate you with information: That's why a web browser comes in handy.
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Description of disperse (verb) to scatter; to separate; to send out
Samples of disperse The pilots dispersed the food drops over a wide area of devastation. Tear gas was used to disperse the crowd.
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Description of precipitate (verb) to cause to happen; to hasten; to urge
Samples of precipitate A rude comment may precipitate an argument.
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Description of expunge (verb) to blot out; to delete; to obliterate; to erase; to strike out
Samples of expunge Bleach may be used to expunge the stain.
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Description of manifest (verb) to show clearly; to appear; to prove; to reveal
Samples of manifest The image should manifest itself as the building when the fog lifts. When the missing document suddenly manifested, the search for the person that buried it began.
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