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  • 111Yuna (cantante) — Yuna en un concierto Yunalis Zarai (nacida el 14 de noviembre de 1986 en Alor Setar, Kedah), más conocida como Yuna, es una cantante y compositora malaya. Contenido …

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  • 112illuminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. light, illumine; clarify, elucidate, explain; decorate, ornament. See interpretation, color. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make light] Syn. lighten, irradiate, illumine, brighten; see brighten 1 ,… …

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  • 113illustrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. decorate; give as an example, exemplify; explain, clarify. See ornament, interpretation, painting, representation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make clear by illustration] Syn. exemplify, demonstrate …

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  • 114beautify — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make beautiful] Syn. adorn, embellish, enhance, ornament; see decorate . 2. [To improve the grounds] Syn. landscape, plant, garden; see improve 1 . See Synonym Study at decorate . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dress up …

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  • 115bedeck — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. adorn, festoon, ornament; see decorate . See Synonym Study at decorate . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To furnish with decorations: adorn, deck2 (out), decorate, dress (up), embellish, garnish, ornament, trim. See… …

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  • 116emblazon — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To decorate] Syn. embellish, ornament, illuminate; see decorate . 2. [To proclaim] Syn. herald, extol, glorify, celebrate; see advertise 1 , praise 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. ornament, color, paint, decorate,… …

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  • 117trim — trim1 [trım] v past tense and past participle trimmed present participle trimming [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cut)¦ 2¦(reduce)¦ 3¦(decorate)¦ 4¦(sail)¦ Phrasal verbs  trim something<=>back  trim down ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …

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  • 118paint — [13] Paint comes ultimately from an Indo European base *pik , *pig . This originally meant ‘cut’ (English file comes from it), but it broadened out via ‘decorate with cut marks’ and simply ‘decorate’ to ‘decorate with colour’ (whence English… …

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  • 119decor — 1897, from Fr. décor (18c.), back formation from décorer to decorate (14c.), from L. decorare (see DECORATE (Cf. decorate)). It thus duplicates L. decor beauty, elegance, charm, grace, ornament. Originally a theater term in English; general use… …

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  • 120paint — {{11}}paint (n.) c.1600, from PAINT (Cf. paint) (v.). {{12}}paint (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. peinter, from peint, pp. of peindre to paint, from L. pingere to paint, from PIE root *pik /*pig cut. Sense evolution between PIE and Latin was,… …

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