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  • 61mo|ti|vate — «MOH tuh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. to provide with a motive or incentive; induce to act; act upon as a motive. SYNONYM(S): incite …

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  • 62no|vate — «NOH v, noh VAYT», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. 1. to replace by something new. 2. Law. to replace by a new obligation or debt. ╂[< Latin novāre (with English ate1) < novus new] …

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  • 63ob|jec|ti|vate — «uhb JEHK tuh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. to make objective; objectify …

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  • 64ob|o|vate — «ob OH vayt», adjective. inversely ovate: »an obovate leaf …

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  • 65o´vate|ly — o|vate1 «OH vayt», adjective. egg shaped: »an ovate leaf. ╂[< Latin ōvātus < ōvum egg] –o´vate|ly, adverb. o|vate2 «OH vayt», noun. a person awarded the third degree of achievement in poetry and music at an eisteddfod: »... the green robes… …

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  • 66o|vate — o|vate1 «OH vayt», adjective. egg shaped: »an ovate leaf. ╂[< Latin ōvātus < ōvum egg] –o´vate|ly, adverb. o|vate2 «OH vayt», noun. a person awarded the third degree of achievement in poetry and music at an eisteddfod: »... the green robes… …

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  • 67pas|si|vate — «PAS uh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. to make chemically passive. –pas´si|va´tion, noun …

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  • 68pho|to|ac|ti|vate — «FOH toh AK tuh vayt», transitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. to activate by photocatalysis …

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  • 69pri|vate-la|bel — «PRY viht LAY buhl», adjective. bearing the brand or label of the company offering it for retail sale rather than the brand of the manufacturer or processor: »private label merchandise …

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  • 70pri|vate-wire system — «PRY viht WYR», a telephone or teletype system privately operated …

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