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"etymology_text": "From the notion of eradication: ripping something out by the roots.",
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"roman": "yiltizigha palta chapmaq",
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"etymology_text": "From the notion of eradication: ripping something out by the roots.",
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"sense": "to remove or abolish completely",
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"sense": "to remove or abolish completely",
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"sense": "to remove or abolish completely",
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"sense": "to remove or abolish completely",
"word": "desenraizar"
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"sense": "to remove or abolish completely",
"word": "extirpar"
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"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to remove or abolish completely",
"word": "kökünü kazımak"
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{
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"lang": "Uyghur",
"lang_code": "ug",
"roman": "yiltizigha palta chapmaq",
"sense": "to remove or abolish completely",
"word": "يىلتىزىغا پالتا چاپماق"
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"word": "root out"
}
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