afford

  • 31afford aid — index abet, assist, capitalize (provide capital), contribute (assist), serve (assist), subsidiz …

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  • 32afford notice — index serve (deliver a legal instrument) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 33afford proof of — index bear (adduce) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 34afford sanctuary — index harbor, lodge (house) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 35afford support — index capitalize (provide capital), subsidize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 36afford — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. manage, bear; supply, yield, produce; make available, furnish. See giving, provision. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give] Syn. provide, furnish, yield; see produce 1 . 2. [To be in a position to buy or …

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  • 37afford — [OE] This verb originally meant ‘accomplish, fulfil’. In Old English times it was geforthian, formed from the prefix ge , denoting completion of an action, and forthian ‘advance towards completion’ or literally ‘further’ (from the adverb forth).… …

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  • 38afford — af·ford || É™ fɔːd v. be able to do without difficulty; be able to pay for; supply, provide, give to oneself or to another …

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  • 39afford — v. a. 1. Supply, furnish, yield, produce. 2. Confer, impart, grant, bestow, offer, lend, give, communicate, spare. 3. Bear (the cost or expense of), endure, support …

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  • 40afford — v 1. stand, bear, manage, support, have means for, have sufficient means for, meet the expense of. 2. yield, furnish, supply, provide; give forth, bring forth, generate, engender, beget. 3. give, confer upon, bestow, grant, award, accord, impart …

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