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  • 101Rallying — Rally Ral ly (r[a^]l l[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rallied} (r[a^]l l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rallying}.] [OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re + ad + ligare to bind. See {Ra }, and 1st {Ally}.] To collect, and reduce to order, as troops… …

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  • 102Sort — Sort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sorting}.] 1. To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions, as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according to… …

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  • 103Sorted — Sort Sort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sorting}.] 1. To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions, as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according… …

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  • 104Sorting — Sort Sort, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sorting}.] 1. To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions, as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths according to their colors; to sort wool or thread according… …

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  • 105Edward Forbes — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image width = 200px caption = PAGENAME birth date = 12 February 1815 birth place = Douglas, Isle of Man death date = death date and age|1854|11|18|1815|02|12 death place = Wardie, Edinburgh residence …

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  • 106unscramble — /un skram beuhl/, v.t., unscrambled, unscrambling. 1. to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility. 2. Also, descramble. to make (a scrambled radio or telephonic message) comprehensible by systematically tuning the… …

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  • 107Cuckoo search — (CS) is an optimization algorithm developed by Xin she Yang and Suash Deb in 2009.[1][2] It was inspired by the obligate brood parasitism of some cuckoo species by laying their eggs in the nests of other host birds (of other species). Some host… …

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  • 108correct — (v.) mid 14c., to set right, rectify (a fault or error), from L. correctus, pp. of corrigere to put straight, reduce to order, set right; in transf. use, to reform, amend, especially of speech or writing, from com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf …

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  • 109liquidate — (v.) 1570s, to reduce to order, to set out clearly (of accounts), from L.L. or M.L. liquidatus, pp. of liquidare to melt, make liquid or clear, clarify, from L. liquidus (see LIQUID (Cf. liquid)). Sense of clear away (a debt) first recorded 1755 …

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  • 110chastise — v. a. 1. Castigate, punish (with stripes), whip, flog, beat, lash, correct. 2. Punish (by whatever means), correct, chasten, discipline, humble, subdue, bring to duty, render obedient. 3. Repress, restrain, moderate, check, sober, reduce to order …

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