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  • 61Scourge — Scourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scourged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scourging}.] [From {Scourge}, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.] 1. To whip severely; to lash. [1913 Webster] Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? Acts xxii. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. To punish …

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  • 62Scourged — Scourge Scourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scourged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scourging}.] [From {Scourge}, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.] 1. To whip severely; to lash. [1913 Webster] Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? Acts xxii. 25. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 63Scourging — Scourge Scourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scourged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scourging}.] [From {Scourge}, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.] 1. To whip severely; to lash. [1913 Webster] Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? Acts xxii. 25. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 64Spoliation — Spo li*a tion (sp[=o] l[i^]*[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See {Spoil}, v. t.] 1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation. [1913 Webster] Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of the community in… …

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  • 65Sterilize — Ster il*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sterilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sterilizing}.] [Cf. F. st[ e]riliser.] 1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. [R.] Sterilizing the earth. Woodward. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 66Sterilized — Sterilize Ster il*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sterilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sterilizing}.] [Cf. F. st[ e]riliser.] 1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. [R.] Sterilizing the earth. Woodward. [1913… …

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  • 67Sterilizing — Sterilize Ster il*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sterilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sterilizing}.] [Cf. F. st[ e]riliser.] 1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility. [R.] Sterilizing the earth. Woodward. [1913… …

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  • 68Undo — Un*do , v. t. [AS. und?n. See 1st {Un }, and Do to perform.] 1. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught. [1913 Webster] What s done can not be undone. Shak. [1913 Webster] To morrow, ere the setting sun, She d all undo… …

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  • 69bankrupt — I. noun Etymology: modification of Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French banqueroute bankruptcy, from Old Italian bancarotta, from banca bank + rotta broken, from Latin rupta, feminine of ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break more at… …

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  • 70ruin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ruine, from Anglo French, from Latin ruina, from ruere to rush headlong, fall, collapse Date: 12th century 1. a. archaic a falling down ; collapse < from age to age…the crash of ruin fitfully resounds William&#8230; …

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