verb
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to bring to an end; to kill; to destroy.
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to prevent from happening; to ward off.
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to cause to diminish or lose strength, power, influence, etc.
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to be destroyed; to come to an end.
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to spend; to expend.
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to use wastefully or extravagantly; to squander.
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to make thin or thinner; to cause to become lean.
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to mar the natural form or shape of; to make the form, shape or appearance to become ugly or uglier; to disfigure; to deform.
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to overcome in a contest, debate, battle, etc.; to win over; to defeat.
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to bring to an end; to finish; to complete.
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to stop; to prevent going further.
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to pacify; to make quiet.
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to separate into equal parts by a divisor; to divide.