(of a boat or vessel) Opposite of to moor
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Supplies or distributes for use
To make something into something else
“He regularly changes the design of the website once it is out of date.”
Opposite of to receive, usually as return for effort
“If a child takes unfair advantage of the system by accessing an unearned reward, they forfeit all privileges.”
Opposite of to put securely in place
“Loosen the bolts underneath the table in order to move the wings level with the central part of the table.”
Opposite of to make safe or protect against threats
“The shape-shifting cyborg took on the identity of a woman and used flesh-and-blood wiles as much as her robotic powers to attack John Connor.”
(of a door or opening) Opposite of to close so as to protect from unauthorized entry
“Will you request the warders to open the gates for the King of France, to visit his fair cousin the duke?”
Opposite of to provide a legal assurance of something
“Globalization and impersonal market forces threaten the rights of those who do have them and imperil the chances that others will secure them.”
(of a boat or vessel) Opposite of to moor
“Father is to come with us, and unmoor the boat, and help us to gather the water-lilies.”
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