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[met-uh-freyz] / ˈmɛt əˌfreɪz /

NOUN

translation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adaptation explanation reading rendering rendition transcription version

STRONG

construction crib decoding elucidation gloss key paraphrase rephrasing restatement simplification transliteration

VERB

translate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convert decipher put render spell out transcribe turn

STRONG

construe decode elucidate explicate gloss paraphrase reword simplify transliterate transpose

WEAK

do into make clear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remove take

STRONG

complicate confuse mystify obscure

WEAK

stagnate

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While nothing but the names of the other Epicurean hetaeras have survived, Leontium, by her varied accomplishments, has won an abiding prominence in the intellectual world.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

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