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  • 121arise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. get up, awake; originate, begin. See beginning, ascent, effect. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To get up] Syn. rise, get up, stand up, stand, wake up, awake, get out of bed, get out of a chair, get to one… …

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  • 122mount — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ascend, rise, soar, go up, climb; set, place. See ascent, height. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rise] Syn. ascend, arise, uprise; see rise 1 . 2. [To climb] Syn. ascend, scale, clamber; see climb 2 . 3 …

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  • 123ge|ot|ro|pism — «jee OT ruh pihz uhm», noun. Biology. response by various parts of plants to the action of gravity. Positive geotropism is a tendency to move down into the earth, as roots do. Negative geotropism is a tendency to move upward, as stems do. ╂[<… …

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  • 124Ascend — As*cend , v. t. To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 125Ascend — As*cend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ascended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascending}.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb, mount. See {Scan}.] 1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; opposed to {descend}. [1913 Webster] Higher yet that star ascends.… …

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  • 126Ascended — Ascend As*cend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ascended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascending}.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb, mount. See {Scan}.] 1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; opposed to {descend}. [1913 Webster] Higher yet that star… …

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  • 127Ascending — Ascend As*cend , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ascended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ascending}.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb, mount. See {Scan}.] 1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; opposed to {descend}. [1913 Webster] Higher yet that star… …

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  • 128Swerve — Swerve, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file, to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be whirled,… …

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