exclude
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~ lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"
excogitate
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~ reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
excogitate
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~ come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
excommunicate
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~ oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
excommunicate
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~ exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
excoriate
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~ tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
excoriate
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~ express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
excrete
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~ eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
excruciate
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~ torment emotionally or mentally
excruciate
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~ subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"
exculpate
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~ pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
excuse
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~ excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
excuse
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~ ask for permission to be released from an engagement
excuse
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~ serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
excuse
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~ grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
excuse
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~ accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
excuse
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~ defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
execrate
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~ curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
execrate
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~ find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
execute
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~ murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"