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as|sev´er|a´tion — as|sev|er|ate «uh SEHV uh rayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to declare solemnly; state emphatically. SYNONYM(S): affirm, aver. ╂[< Latin assevērāre (with English ate1) < ad + sevērus serious] –as| … Useful english dictionary
as|sev|er|ate — «uh SEHV uh rayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to declare solemnly; state emphatically. SYNONYM(S): affirm, aver. ╂[< Latin assevērāre (with English ate1) < ad + sevērus serious] –as| … Useful english dictionary
per|sev|er|ate — «puhr SEHV uh rayt», intransitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. Psychology, Education. to continue or repeat an action after the stimulus or need for it has passed: »The neural processes initiated in learning perseverate through time and become more… … Useful english dictionary
seventh-inningstretch — sev·enth inn·ing stretch (sĕvʹənth ĭnʹĭng) n. A juncture in a baseball game, usually after six and one half innings of play, when the fans get out of their seats to stretch their legs. * * * … Universalium
seventh-inning stretch — /sev euhnth in ing, in / 1. Baseball. a point in the game when spectators rise from their seats to relax by stretching their legs, usually after six and one half innings. 2. any point or period of pause, rest, reconsideration, or the like. [1955… … Universalium
seventh-inning stretch — noun : a brief period at the beginning of each half of the seventh inning of a baseball game when fans of the team coming to bat customarily stand or move about * * * /sev euhnth in ing, in / 1. Baseball. a point in the game when spectators rise… … Useful english dictionary
sever — sev•er [[t]ˈsɛv ər[/t]] v. ered, er•ing. v.t. 1) to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting 2) to divide into parts, esp. forcibly; cleave 3) to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.) 4) to become separated or divided • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
