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  • 21subject — I. noun Etymology: Middle English suget, subget, from Anglo French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus, past participle of subicere to subject,… …

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  • 22Opposition to Christianity in Chazalic literature — This page is presented as a neutral analysis of the pseudo literary opposition to Christianity found in Chazalic documentary, for additional material and other views see Anti Christian sentiment In a collective approach to the volume of Rabbinic… …

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  • 23sub|ject — «noun, adjective. SUHB jihkt, jehkt; verb. suhb JEHKT», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. something thought about, discussed, or studied: »a subject of discussion or negotiation, the subject of a sermon. The subject for our composition was “An… …

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  • 24oblige — [13] To oblige someone is etymologically to ‘bind them to’ something with a promise. The word comes via Old French obliger from Latin obligāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and ligāre ‘tie’ (source of English liable, ligament,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25oblige — [13] To oblige someone is etymologically to ‘bind them to’ something with a promise. The word comes via Old French obliger from Latin obligāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and ligāre ‘tie’ (source of English liable, ligament,… …

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  • 26subject — [sub′jikt, sub′jekt΄; ] for v. [ səb jekt′] adj. [ME suget < OFr < L subjectus, pp. of subjicere, to place under, put under, subject < sub , under + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. under the authority or control of, or owing allegiance to …

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  • 27compromise — com·pro·mise 1 n: an agreement resolving differences by mutual concessions esp. to prevent or end a lawsuit compromise 2 vb mised, mis·ing vt: to resolve or dispose of by a compromise cases in which a dispute is compromised E. A. Farnsworth and W …

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  • 28predispose — verb 1) lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure Syn: make susceptible, make liable, make prone, make vulnerable, put at risk of 2) attitudes which predispose people to behave badly Syn: lead, influence, sway, induce,… …

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  • 29subject — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 a a matter, theme, etc. to be discussed, described, represented, dealt with, etc. b (foll. by for) a person, circumstance, etc., giving rise to specified feeling, action, etc. (a subject for congratulation). 2 a… …

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  • 30expose — ex·pose vt ex·posed, ex·pos·ing 1: to subject to risk from a harmful action or condition: as a: to make (one) open to liability or financial loss b: to leave (a child) uncared for and lacking shelter from the elements 2: to cause to be visible or …

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