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| able |
having the skill, power, or opportunity that one must have to do a thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| be to do with |
(chiefly British) to be about or have a connection with; have to do with. |
| deal1 |
to act or behave toward other people, esp. in difficult or potentially difficult situations (usu. fol. by "with"). [1/15 definitions] |
| have got to |
(informal) have to; must (used in present tense only). |
| have got to do with |
to be about or have a connection with something or someone; have to do with. |
| monopolize |
to obtain or maintain exclusive control over; have to oneself alone; dominate. [1/2 definitions] |
| overdraw |
to have too strong an overdraft, as a stove or furnace. [1/5 definitions] |
| pertain |
to relate or refer to something; have to do with. [1/3 definitions] |
| treat |
to behave toward (a person or animal) in a particular way. [1/11 definitions] |
| undervalue |
to have too little respect or regard for; underrate. [1/2 definitions] |
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