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    pervade reinstate peculiar conceivably groan

    Published Sep 13, 2022 [  English  ]

    pervade

    per‧vade / pəveɪd $ pər- / verb [ transitive ] formal

    • if a feeling, idea, or smell pervades a place, it is present in every part of it :
      • A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the country.

    reinstate

    re‧in‧state / riɪnsteɪt / verb [ transitive ]

    1. if someone is reinstated, they are officially given back their job after it was taken away
    2. to make something such as a law, system, or rule exist again :
      • California reinstated the death penalty in 1977.

    — reinstatement noun [ uncountable and countable ]

    peculiar

    pe‧cu‧li‧ar / pɪkjuliə $ -ər / adjective

    1. strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising :
      • There was a peculiar smell in the kitchen.
      • Something peculiar is going on.
      • It seems very peculiar that no one noticed Kay had gone.
    2. be peculiar to somebody/something
      1. if something is peculiar to a particular person, place, or situation, it is a feature that only belongs to that person or only exists in that place or situation :
        1. The problem of racism is not peculiar to this country.
    3. behaving in a strange and slightly crazy way :
      • He’s been a little peculiar lately.
      • She’s a very peculiar child.
    4. feel peculiar/come over all peculiar British English informal
      • to feel slightly ill

    conceivably

    con‧ceiv‧a‧ble AC / kənsivəb ə l / adjective

    • able to be believed or imagined OPP inconceivable :
      • It is conceivable that you may get full compensation, but it’s not likely.
      • We were discussing the problems from every conceivable angle.

    — conceivably adverb :

    • Conceivably, interest rates could rise very high indeed.

    groan

    groan 1 / ɡrəʊn $ ɡroʊn / verb

    1. [ intransitive ] to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset, or disappointed, or because something is very enjoyable SYN moan :
      • The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV.
      • groan with
        • As she kissed him, Gary groaned with pleasure.
      • Richard’s jokes make you groan rather than laugh.
    2. [ intransitive and transitive ] to complain about something SYN moan :
      • I’m tired of him moaning and groaning all the time.
      • ‘It’s too hot!’ he groaned.
    3. [ transitive ] to make a low deep sound SYN moan :
      • The old tree groaned in the wind.
    4. [ intransitive ] if a table groans with food, there is a very large amount of food on it