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},
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},
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"To lower physically."
],
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"(obsolete, transitive) To lower physically."
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"To bring down or lower in position, status, etc.; to degrade, humiliate."
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"To lower the value of (a coin, commodity etc.); to debase (a coin) with alloy."
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"(archaic, transitive) To lower the value of (a coin, commodity etc.); to debase (a coin) with alloy."
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"(archaic, transitive) To lower the value of (a coin, commodity etc.); to debase (a coin) with alloy."
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