Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
To transform (an object or person) into something worthwhile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To develop an understanding or interpretation of.
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verb
To insist on or emphatically challenge (a point or topic, especially one which may be a subject of disagreement).
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History
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