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"To think about or think of; to explore or consider something in one's mind:",
"(rare) To decide or select; to reach a decision or course of action."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To think about or think of; to explore or consider something in one's mind:",
"To bear in mind or remember; to be mindful of something"
],
"links": [
[
"think",
"think"
],
[
"explore",
"explore"
],
[
"bear in mind",
"bear in mind"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To think about or think of; to explore or consider something in one's mind:",
"(rare) To bear in mind or remember; to be mindful of something"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To think about or think of; to explore or consider something in one's mind:",
"To make an assumption or postulate."
],
"links": [
[
"think",
"think"
],
[
"explore",
"explore"
],
[
"assumption",
"assumption"
],
[
"postulate",
"postulate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To think about or think of; to explore or consider something in one's mind:",
"(rare) To make an assumption or postulate."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To avoid, bypass or dodge when traveling."
],
"links": [
[
"avoid",
"avoid"
],
[
"bypass",
"bypass"
],
[
"dodge",
"dodge"
],
[
"traveling",
"traveling"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) To avoid, bypass or dodge when traveling."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To travel across or through the extent of a region."
],
"links": [
[
"travel",
"travel"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) To travel across or through the extent of a region."
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"To use a compass (tool for drawing a circle)"
],
"links": [
[
"compass",
"compass"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) To use a compass (tool for drawing a circle)"
],
"tags": [
"rare"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈkumpasən/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "compasse"
},
{
"word": "cumpasse"
},
{
"word": "cumpassen"
},
{
"word": "conpassen"
},
{
"word": "cumpasen"
}
],
"word": "compassen"
}
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