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81embrace — I (accept) verb adopt, advocate, affiliate, agree to, assume, be in favor of, concur in, consent to, countenance, endorse, espouse, favor, make one s own. ratify, sanction, seize, subscribe to, support, take to oneself, take up, welcome II… …
82justify — jus·ti·fy / jəs tə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing vt 1: to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable does not justify a denial of bail 2: to show to have had a legally sufficient reason or cause a defendant may not set up his own standard of conduct… …
83uphold — up·hold vt held, hold·ing: to judge valid: let stand uphold an award; specif: to hold constitutional uphold the practice of having religious invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies Sands v. Morongo Unified Sch. Dist.,… …
84Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… …
85inventaire — (in van tê r ) s. m. 1° Terme de jurisprudence. Dénombrement dans lequel sont contenus, par articles, les biens, les meubles, les effets, les papiers d une personne, d une maison. Dresser l inventaire. • Ses papiers [de Gyllembourg] furent… …
86époux — époux, ouse (é pou, pou z ; l x se lie : un é pou z aimable) s. m. et f. 1° Celui, celle qui a épousé, qui est conjoint par mariage. • Bien plus que l on ne croit le nom d époux engage, Et l amour est souvent un fruit du mariage, MOL.… …
87cause — I n. movement objective 1) to advance, champion, fight for, promote; serve a cause 2) to espouse, plead a cause 3) to take up a cause 4) a common; good, just, worthwhile, worthy cause (to make common cause with smb.) 5) a lost cause reason 6) to… …
88ideology — n. to embrace; espouse an ideology * * * [ˌaɪdɪ ɒlədʒɪ] espouse an ideology to embrace …
89defend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. support, prove; vindicate. See evidence, defense. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep off an enemy; often used figuratively ] Syn. protect, shield, guard, shelter, screen, resist, beat off, avert, fight …
90marry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See marriage. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take a spouse] Syn. wed, espouse, enter the matrimonial state, contract matrimony, promise in marriage, pledge in marriage, mate, take a helpmate, lead to… …
