Strive+after

  • 101bhlagh-men- —     bhlagh men     English meaning: priest     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Zauberpriester”; originally probably Neutrum “Opferhandlung”     Note: Root bhlagh men : “priest” derived from the extended Root bhlaĝ : “to hit”, meaning Aryan priests… …

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  • 102appetite — [14] In its origins, appetite referred to a very generalized desire or inclination; the wish for food is a secondary development. The Latin noun was appetītus, a derivative of the compound verb appetere ‘strive after, desire eagerly’, which was… …

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  • 103affect — affect1 [ə fekt′; ] for n. [ 2, af′ekt΄] vt. [ME affecten < L affectare, to strive after < affectus, pp. of afficere, to influence, attack < ad , to + facere, DO1] 1. to have an effect on; influence; produce a change in [bright light… …

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  • 104appetite — [ap′ə tīt΄] n. [OFr apetit < L appetitus, eager desire for < appetere, to strive after < ad , to + petere, desire: see FEATHER] 1. a desire to satisfy some craving of the body; specif., a desire for food, or, sometimes, a desire for some …

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  • 105appetible — aˈped.əbəl, əˈ ; ˈapəd.əbəl adjective Etymology: Latin appetibilis, from appetere to strive after, long for + ibilis ible more at appetite : worthy of desire : desirable …

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  • 106strift — ˈstrift noun ( s) Etymology: from strive, after such pairs as English thrive : thrift 1. : the act of striving 2. : strife …

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  • 107dis|cept — «dih SEHPT», intransitive verb. to dispute; debate; differ. ╂[< Latin disceptāre debate, determine < dis separately + captāre strive after (frequentative) < capere to catch] …

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  • 108till´a|ble — till1 «tihl», preposition, conjunction. –prep. 1. up to the time of; before; until: »The child played till eight. 2. Especially Scottish. to or unto; as far as. –conj. up to the time when; until: »Walk till you come to a white hous …

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  • 109Striven — Strive Strive, v. i. [imp. {Strove}; p. p. {Striven}(Rarely, {Strove}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striving}.] [OF. estriver; of Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan. str[ae]be, Sw. str[ a]fva. Cf. {Strife}.] 1. To make efforts; to use… …

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  • 110Striving — Strive Strive, v. i. [imp. {Strove}; p. p. {Striven}(Rarely, {Strove}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striving}.] [OF. estriver; of Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan. str[ae]be, Sw. str[ a]fva. Cf. {Strife}.] 1. To make efforts; to use… …

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