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Meaning
Verb
●
To
collect
and
remove
refuse
, or to
search
through
refuse
,
carrion
, or
abandoned
items
for
useful
material.
●
To
remove
unwanted
material
from something, especially to
purify
molten
metal
by
removing
impurities.
●
To
expel
the
exhaust
gases
from the
cylinder
of an
internal combustion engine
, and
draw in
air
for the next cycle.
●
To
feed
on
carrion
or refuse.
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Forage
Scrounge
Hunt
Recycle
Harvest
Absorb
Scour
Excavate
Collect
Hoard
Adsorb
Trap
Sequester
Oxidize
Detoxify
Metabolize
Inactivate
Reanimate
Secrete
Produce
Destroy
Immobilize
Replenish
Excrete
Ingest
Accumulate
Solubilize
Reabsorb
Kill
Neutralize
Salvage
Devour
Unload
Rummage
Digest
Deplete
Chelate
Regenerate
Expel
Feed
Quench
Hydrolyse
Metabolise
Remove
Hydrolyze
Attack
Steal
Consume
Suppress
Burn
Release
Synthesize
Scoop Up
Soak Up
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