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  • 71Distend — Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1. To… …

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  • 72Distended — Distend Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1.… …

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  • 73Distending — Distend Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1.… …

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  • 74protract — I (prolong) verb delay, drag out, filibuster, gain time, hold up, procrastinate, retard II (stall) verb continue, elongate, extend, lengthen out, shelve, string out III index compound …

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  • 75Elong — E*long (?; 115), v. t. [See {Eloign}, {Elongate}.] 1. To lengthen out; to prolong. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To put away; to separate; to keep off. [Obs.] Wyatt. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 76Product — Pro*duct , v. t. [1913 Webster] 1. To produce; to bring forward. Producted to . . . examination. [Obs.] Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. To lengthen out; to extend. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He that doth much . . . products his mortality. Hackett. [1913… …

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  • 77Lamanite — According to the The Book of Mormon , a Lamanite is a member of one of four main groups described in the book. The other three are the Jaredites, Mulekites, and Nephites. Those who believe in the Book of Mormon as a literal translation believe… …

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  • 78растянуться — РАСТЯНУТЬСЯ, сов. 1 и 2 л. не употр. Стать более длинным или широким, потеряв упругость в результате частого или сильного натягивания [pf. to stretch; to slacken (off), reduce in tightness; to lengthen out (too long, esp. with losing elasticity)] …

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  • 79prolong — /prəˈlɒŋ / (say pruh long) verb (t) 1. to lengthen out in time; to extend the duration of; to cause to continue longer: to prolong one s life. 2. to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line. {late Middle English prolonge(n), from Late… …

  • 80e|lon|ga|tive — «EE lng GAY tihv, long », adjective. that tends to elongate or lengthen out …

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