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  • 51destalinize — de·sta·li·nize (dē stäʹlĭ nĭz ) intr. & tr.v. de·sta·li·nized, de·sta·li·niz·ing, de·sta·li·niz·es To undergo or cause to undergo destalinization.   [Back formation from destalinization.] * * * …

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  • 52autolyze — /awt l uyz /, v., autolyzed, autolyzing. Biochem. v.t. 1. to cause to undergo autolysis. v.i. 2. to undergo autolysis. Also, esp. Brit., autolyse. [1900 05; back formation from AUTOLYSIS, on the model of ANALYZE] * * * …

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  • 53decompress — decompressive, adj. /dee keuhm pres /, v.t. 1. to cause to undergo decompression. v.i. 2. to undergo decompression. 3. Informal. to relax; unwind. [1900 05; trans. of F décomprimer. See DE , COMPRESS] * * * …

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  • 54dry — dryable, adj. dryly, adv. dryness, n. /druy/, adj., drier, driest, v., dried, drying, n., pl. drys, dries. adj …

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  • 55dry-rot — /druy rot /, v.i., v.t., dry rotted, dry rotting. to undergo or cause to undergo the action or effects of dry rot. [1865 70] * * * …

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  • 56fibrillate — fibrillative, adj. /fuy breuh layt , fib reuh /, v., fibrillated, fibrillating. v.t. 1. to cause to undergo fibrillation. v.i. 2. to undergo fibrillation. [1830 40; FIBRILL(A) + ATE1] * * * …

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  • 57fission — /fish euhn/, n. 1. the act of cleaving or splitting into parts. 2. Also called nuclear fission. Physics. the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms, accompanied by the release of energy. Cf. fusion (def. 4). 3. Biol. the …

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  • 58metathesize — /meuh tath euh suyz /, v.t., v.i., metathesized, metathesizing. to cause to undergo or undergo metathesis. Also, esp. Brit., metathesise. [1915 20; METATHES(IS) + IZE] * * * …

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  • 59neutralize — neutralizer, n. /nooh treuh luyz , nyooh /, v., neutralized, neutralizing. v.t. 1. to make neutral; cause to undergo neutralization. 2. to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify: carelessness that neutralized our efforts. 3. Mil. to… …

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  • 60self-pollinate — /self pol euh nayt , self /, v.i., v.t. self pollinated, self pollinating. to undergo or cause to undergo self pollination. [1885 90] * * * …

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