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"sense": "to persuade by intimidation, to tamper with",
"word": "megveszteget"
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"sense": "to persuade by intimidation, to tamper with",
"word": "megfélemlít"
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"sense": "to persuade by intimidation, to tamper with",
"word": "megdolgoz"
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