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to speak or write words taken from a particular writer or written work:

to change the way that something is described or done so that people think about it differently:

to do something you had refused to do before, or to allow someone to do something that you had refused to allow before:

to close and open the eyes quickly, once or several times:

to improve the effectiveness of an organization such as a business or government, often by making the way activities are performed simpler:

to find someone who has the qualifications for an important job and is willing to leave their present job:

to stop being popular or successful:

to prevent something from being considered as a possibility in the future: