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Verb
S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:00::)
(unite into one)
"The companies consolidated"
S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:02::)
(make firm or secure; strengthen)
"consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"
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(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:01::)
(bring together into a single whole or system)
"The town and county schools are being consolidated"
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(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:04::)
(form into a solid mass or whole)
"The mud had consolidated overnight"
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sister term
S:
(v)
solidify (solidify%2:30:00::)
(become solid)
"The metal solidified when it cooled"
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S:
(v)
change integrity (change_integrity%2:30:00::)
(change in physical make-up)
S:
(v)
reform (reform%2:30:01::)
(break up the molecules of)
"reform oil"
S:
(v)
polymerize (polymerize%2:30:00::)
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polymerise (polymerise%2:30:00::)
(undergo polymerization)
S:
(v)
polymerize (polymerize%2:30:02::)
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polymerise (polymerise%2:30:02::)
(cause (a compound) to polymerize)
S:
(v)
explode (explode%2:30:00::)
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burst (burst%2:30:09::)
(burst outward, usually with noise)
"The champagne bottle exploded"
S:
(v)
explode (explode%2:30:01::)
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detonate (detonate%2:30:00::)
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blow up (blow_up%2:30:03::)
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set off (set_off%2:30:00::)
(cause to burst with a violent release of energy)
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
S:
(v)
cook (cook%2:30:00::)
(transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)
"These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
S:
(v)
break up (break_up%2:30:04::)
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disperse (disperse%2:30:00::)
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scatter (scatter%2:30:00::)
(cause to separate)
"break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
S:
(v)
break (break%2:30:00::)
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separate (separate%2:30:03::)
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split up (split_up%2:30:00::)
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fall apart (fall_apart%2:30:03::)
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come apart (come_apart%2:30:00::)
(become separated into pieces or fragments)
"The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"
S:
(v)
pasteurize (pasteurize%2:30:00::)
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pasteurise (pasteurise%2:30:00::)
(heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms)
"pasteurize milk"
S:
(v)
condense (condense%2:30:03::)
(cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid)
"The cold air condensed the steam"
S:
(v)
evaporate (evaporate%2:30:00::)
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vaporize (vaporize%2:30:01::)
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vaporise (vaporise%2:30:01::)
(lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue)
"evaporate milk"
S:
(v)
burn (burn%2:30:01::)
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incinerate (incinerate%2:30:00::)
(cause to undergo combustion)
"burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
S:
(v)
blend (blend%2:30:00::)
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flux (flux%2:30:00::)
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mix (mix%2:30:00::)
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conflate (conflate%2:30:00::)
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commingle (commingle%2:30:00::)
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immix (immix%2:30:00::)
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fuse (fuse%2:30:00::)
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coalesce (coalesce%2:30:00::)
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meld (meld%2:30:00::)
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combine (combine%2:30:00::)
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merge (merge%2:30:01::)
(mix together different elements)
"The colors blend well"
S:
(v)
disintegrate (disintegrate%2:30:00::)
(break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)
"The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
S:
(v)
disintegrate (disintegrate%2:30:01::)
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decay (decay%2:30:01::)
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decompose (decompose%2:30:02::)
(lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current)
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
S:
(v)
thicken (thicken%2:30:02::)
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inspissate (inspissate%2:30:03::)
(make viscous or dense)
"thicken the sauce by adding flour"
S:
(v)
gasify (gasify%2:30:00::)
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vaporize (vaporize%2:30:00::)
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vaporise (vaporise%2:30:00::)
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aerify (aerify%2:30:00::)
(turn into gas)
"The substance gasified"
S:
(v)
liquefy (liquefy%2:30:00::)
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flux (flux%2:30:01::)
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liquify (liquify%2:30:00::)
(become liquid or fluid when heated)
"the frozen fat liquefied"
S:
(v)
solidify (solidify%2:30:00::)
(become solid)
"The metal solidified when it cooled"
S:
(v)
solidify (solidify%2:30:01::)
(make solid or more solid; cause to solidify)
S:
(v)
crystallize (crystallize%2:30:01::)
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crystallise (crystallise%2:30:01::)
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crystalize (crystalize%2:30:01::)
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crystalise (crystalise%2:30:01::)
(cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form)
"crystallize minerals"
S:
(v)
dissolve (dissolve%2:30:01::)
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resolve (resolve%2:30:07::)
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break up (break_up%2:30:03::)
(cause to go into a solution)
"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
S:
(v)
demulsify (demulsify%2:30:00::)
(break down into components)
S:
(v)
jellify (jellify%2:30:01::)
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jelly (jelly%2:30:00::)
(make into jelly)
"jellify a liquid"
S:
(v)
jellify (jellify%2:30:00::)
(become jelly)
"The sauce jellified"
S:
(v)
separate (separate%2:35:02::)
(divide into components or constituents)
"Separate the wheat from the chaff"
S:
(v)
crumble (crumble%2:38:00::)
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crumple (crumple%2:38:00::)
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tumble (tumble%2:38:03::)
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break down (break_down%2:38:00::)
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collapse (collapse%2:38:02::)
(fall apart)
"the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
S:
(v)
divide (divide%2:41:00::)
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split (split%2:41:03::)
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split up (split_up%2:41:02::)
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separate (separate%2:41:01::)
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dissever (dissever%2:41:00::)
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carve up (carve_up%2:41:00::)
(separate into parts or portions)
"divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
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derivationally related form
sentence frame
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Something is ----ing PP
S:
(v)
consolidate (consolidate%2:30:03::)
(make or form into a solid or hardened mass)
"consolidate fibers into boards"
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame