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Verb
S:
(v)
dress
,
arrange
,
set
,
do
,
coif
,
coiffe
,
coiffure
(arrange attractively)
"dress my hair for the wedding"
verb group
direct troponym
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full troponym
S:
(v)
bob
(cut hair in the style of a bob)
"Bernice bobs her hair these days!"
S:
(v)
wave
(set waves in)
"she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
groom
,
neaten
(care for one's external appearance)
"He is always well-groomed"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
fancify
,
beautify
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embellish
,
prettify
(make more beautiful)
S:
(v)
better
,
improve
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amend
,
ameliorate
,
meliorate
(to make better)
"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
S:
(v)
change
,
alter
,
modify
(cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
derivationally related form
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