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  • 41Forestalling — Forestall Fore*stall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forestalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forestalling}.] [OE. forstallen to stop, to obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. forsteal,… …

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  • 42obsess — ob*sess , v. t. [L. obsessus, p. p. of obsidere to besiege; ob (see {Ob }) + sedere to sit.] 1. To besiege; to beset. [archaic] Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] 2. To excessively preoccupy the thoughts or feelings of; to haunt the mind persistently.… …

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  • 43Preengage — Pre [ e]n*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[ e]ngaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[ e]ngaging}.] To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy. [1913 Webster] But he was pre[ e]ngaged by former ties. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 44Preengaged — Preengage Pre [ e]n*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[ e]ngaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[ e]ngaging}.] To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy. [1913 Webster] But he was pre[ e]ngaged by former ties. Dryden. [1913… …

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  • 45Preengaging — Preengage Pre [ e]n*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pre[ e]ngaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre[ e]ngaging}.] To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously; to preoccupy. [1913 Webster] But he was pre[ e]ngaged by former ties. Dryden. [1913… …

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  • 46To forestall the market — Forestall Fore*stall , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forestalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forestalling}.] [OE. forstallen to stop, to obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. forsteal,… …

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  • 47enwrap — transitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to wrap in a covering ; enfold 2. a. envelop b. to preoccupy or absorb mentally ; engross …

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  • 48obsess — verb Etymology: Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to frequent, besiege, from ob against + sedēre to sit more at ob , sit Date: 1531 transitive verb to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of < was obsessed with the idea >&#8230; …

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  • 49Alexander I of Russia — Aleksandr I redirects here. It can also refer to Aleksandr I, Grand Prince of Tver. Alexander I Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias Reign 24 March 1801 – 1 December 1825 (&amp …

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  • 50Fearless (1993 film) — Infobox Film name = Fearless caption = Theatrical release poster director = Peter Weir producer = writer = Rafael Yglesias based on his novel starring = Jeff Bridges Isabella Rossellini Rosie Perez Tom Hulce Benicio del Toro John Turturro music …

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