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  • 31Zebulon Baird Vance — (May 13,1830ndash April 14,1894) was a Confederate military officer in the American Civil War, twice Governor of North Carolina, and U.S. Senator. A prodigious writer, Vance became one of the most influential southern leaders of the Civil War and …

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  • 32Die Brücke (film) — Die Brücke Film poster by Helmuth Ellgaard Directed by Bernhard Wicki Produced by …

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  • 33Alienate — Al ien*ate ( [=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alienated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alienating}.] 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw, as the affections; to… …

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  • 34Alienated — Alienate Al ien*ate ( [=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alienated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alienating}.] 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw, as the… …

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  • 35Alienating — Alienate Al ien*ate ( [=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alienated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alienating}.] 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw, as the… …

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  • 36wean — weanedness /wee nid nis, weend /, n. /ween/, v.t. 1. to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother s milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food. 2. to withdraw (a person, the affections, one s… …

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  • 37Disengage — Dis en*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disengaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disengaging}.] [Pref. dis + engage: cf. F. d[ e]sengager.] To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set… …

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  • 38Disengaged — Disengage Dis en*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disengaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disengaging}.] [Pref. dis + engage: cf. F. d[ e]sengager.] To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; …

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  • 39Disengaging — Disengage Dis en*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disengaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disengaging}.] [Pref. dis + engage: cf. F. d[ e]sengager.] To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; …

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  • 40wean — [[t]win[/t]] v. t. 1) zool. dvl to cause (a child or young animal) to lose the need to suckle; accustom to food other than the mother s milk 2) to withdraw (a person, the affections, etc.) from some object or practice deemed undesirable: to wean… …

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