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strike a blow
affect adversely
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repercuss
cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect
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tell on
produce an effect or strain on somebody
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redound
have an effect for good or ill
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excite, stimulate
act as a stimulant
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process, treat
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
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hydrolise, hydrolize
make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis
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color, colour, distort, tinge
affect as in thought or feeling
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endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
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hit, strike
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
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subject
cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
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bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
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act upon, influence, work
have and exert influence or effect
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slam-dunk
make a forceful move against
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propagate
cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
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bacterise, bacterize
subject to the action of bacteria
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iodise, iodize
treat with iodine
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nitrate
treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
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tank
treat in a tank
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aerate, oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize
impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
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mercerise, mercerize
treat to strengthen and improve the luster
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malt
treat with malt or malt extract
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fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize
subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride
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creosote
treat with creosote
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chlorinate
treat or combine with chlorine
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carbonate
treat with carbon dioxide
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camphorate
treat with camphor
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bromate, brominate
treat with bromine
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ammoniate
treat with ammonia
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irradiate, ray
expose to radiation
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scald
treat with boiling water
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invigorate, quicken
give life or energy to
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refine
treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
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innervate
stimulate to action
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irritate
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
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nitrify, nitrogenise, nitrogenize
treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
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reverberate
treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
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curry
treat by incorporating fat
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seed
sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
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dose
treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
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sulfur, sulphur
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
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vulcanise, vulcanize
subject to vulcanization
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chrome
treat with a chromium compound
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bituminise, bituminize
treat with bitumen
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Agenise, Agenize
age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)
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run
cause to perform
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carboxylate
treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
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saccharify
convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate
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beneficiate
process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction
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prejudice, prepossess
influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
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compromise
expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
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digest
convert food into absorbable substances
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vitriol
expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
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put
cause (someone) to undergo something
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shipwreck
cause to experience shipwreck
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refract
subject to refraction
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expose
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
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expose
expose to light, of photographic film
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fume, fumigate
treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
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air-condition
control the humidity and temperature of
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form, imprint
establish or impress firmly in the mind
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militate
have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
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manipulate, pull strings, pull wires
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
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color, colour
modify or bias
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swing, swing over
influence decisively
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blackjack, blackmail, pressure
exert pressure on someone through threats
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carry, persuade, sway
win approval or support for
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get at
influence by corruption
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fix
influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
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distress, straiten
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
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dominate
be in control
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incur
make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to