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  • 31stabilize — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To fix] Syn. bolt, secure, steady; see fasten 1 . 2. [To support] Syn. maintain, uphold, preserve; see support 2 , sustain 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. steady, secure, firm, equalize, balance, strengthen, root, fix,… …

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  • 32tēu-, tǝu-, teu̯ǝ-, tu̯ō-, tū̆ - —     tēu , tǝu , teu̯ǝ , tu̯ō , tū̆     English meaning: to swell; crowd, folk; fat; strong; boil, abscess     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwellen”     Note: extended with bh, g, k, l, m, n, r, s, t     Material: O.Ind. tavīti “is strong, hat Macht” …

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  • 33Establish — Es*tab lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Established}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Establishing}.] [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. [ e]tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See {Stable}, a., { ish}, and cf. {Stablish}.] 1. To make stable… …

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  • 34Established — Establish Es*tab lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Established}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Establishing}.] [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. [ e]tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See {Stable}, a., { ish}, and cf. {Stablish}.] 1. To… …

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  • 35Establishing — Establish Es*tab lish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Established}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Establishing}.] [OE. establissen, OF. establir, F. [ e]tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady, stable. See {Stable}, a., { ish}, and cf. {Stablish}.] 1. To… …

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  • 36Origins of Australian rules football — See also: Marn Grook and List of Australian rules football clubs by date of establishment A statue next to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the approximate site of the 1858 foot ball match between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. Tom… …

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  • 37Asceticism — Not to be confused with Aestheticism. Ascetic redirects here. It is not to be confused with Acetic. Asceticism (from the Greek: ἄσκησις, áskēsis, exercise or training ) describes a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from various sorts of… …

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  • 38unsteady — unsteadily, adv. unsteadiness, n. /un sted ee/, adj., v., unsteadied, unsteadying. adj. 1. not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand. 2. fluctuating or wavering: an unsteady flame; unsteady prices. 3. irregular or uneven: an unsteady… …

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  • 39Mogadishu — For other uses, see Mogadishu (disambiguation). Mogadishu مقديشو Maqadīshū Nickname(s): Xamar,[ …

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  • 40unsteady — un•stead•y [[t]ʌnˈstɛd i[/t]] adj. v. stead•ied, stead•y•ing 1) not steady or firm; unstable; shaky 2) fluctuating or wavering: an unsteady flame[/ex] 3) irregular or uneven 4) to make unsteady • Etymology: 1525–35 un•stead′i•ly, adv.… …

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