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Opposite of to remove or take out, especially by effort or force
“Use a utility knife or electric jigsaw and slowly insert the blade into the gourd.”
Opposite of to drain out or empty something (from a container)
“They fill the barrel with tow and tar and grease, and at last, get it to flare up with a fierce flame that resists the storm.”
Opposite of to obtain something from an unwilling person
“Trying to coax information out of her and re-thinking all the angles didn't produce any more insight than he'd had before.”
Opposite of to provoke or bring about an event or reaction
“Finally, after what seemed like hours spent with the phone in my ear, I was able to placate his anger, and he gradually began to listen to reason.”
Opposite of to (selectively) take or derive from a source
“Although it was possible for us to originate the text for a subject such as World War II, it would obviously be impossible for us to originate the images.”
Opposite of to excerpt a section from a document or text
“In the mid-fifties, state nurses' associations were advised to insert a disclaimer at the end of statutory definitions of nursing practice.”
Opposite of to obtain a substance or resource by a mechanical or chemical process
“The Japanese have found a way to introduce a foreign substance to form the cultured pearl.”
Opposite of to obtain liquid or juice by squeezing
“Places that have the advantage of the hot sun enables them to dry out the fruit on wooden trays in the open.”
Opposite of plural for a short passage taken from a text, film, music, or other creative work
“It's difficult to watch the entirety of a film filled with so much gratuitous violence and gore.”
Opposite of plural for a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form
“Silicate of soda has long been used as a dilutant of laundry soaps.”
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