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v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

secure, procure

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

hold, prevail

v. be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"

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produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

extract, distill, distil

v. extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"

obtain, secure, procure

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

derive, infer, deduce, deduct

v. reason by deduction; establish by deduction

pluck, tweak, pick off, pull sharply, pull off, pull away from

v. pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"

tweeze, pluck with tweezers

v. pluck with tweezers; "tweeze facial hair"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

evolve, derive, educe

v. develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

recruit

v. seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

prefer, give priority to one creditor

v. give preference to one creditor over another

recruit, inscribe, enter, enroll, enrol

v. register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

raise

v. collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

annex, take illegally

v. take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania"

extract, distill, distil

v. extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"

find, get, receive, obtain

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

live, lead a life

v. lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"

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stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

tap, beg, solicit

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

pay, be worth it

v. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

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