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"To clothe."
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"(idiomatic) To clothe."
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},
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"ref": "2023 December 13, “Network News: £13,000 stolen via car park QR”, in RAIL, number 998, page 11",
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "ört-basdır etmək"
},
{
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "skjule"
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{
"code": "da",
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"word": "mørklægge"
},
{
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "cacher"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "dissimuler"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "couvrir"
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{
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "vertuschen"
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{
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌰𐌽"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "cumhdaigh"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "insabbiare"
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"word": "occultare"
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"code": "la",
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"word": "acoperi"
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"word": "mușamaliza"
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"sense": "to conceal or disguise",
"word": "mörklägga"
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"word": "täcka över"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"code": "ga",
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