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| acro- |
end or beginning; extremity. [1/2 definitions] |
| average out |
to reach a median state or level, esp. after a period of fluctuation or extremity. [1/2 definitions] |
| end |
a point or area at or adjacent to an extremity, often serving as a boundary or limit. [1/18 definitions] |
| in extremis |
(Latin) in extremity; under extreme circumstances or at the point of death. |
| maim |
to cripple or disable, usu. by destroying or rendering useless a limb or extremity. [1/2 definitions] |
| modify |
to reduce the extremity, quantity, or strength of; moderate. [1/4 definitions] |
| restrained |
showing or marked by restraint; not yielding to excess or extremity. |
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