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[ verb ] make a break in
Examples "We interrupt the program for the following messages" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)When necessary , we should make it clear that countries which choose to derive marginal advantages from the cold_war or to exploit their potential for disrupting the security of the world will not_only lose our sympathy but also risk their own prospects for orderly development . |
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[ verb ] throw into disorder
Examples "This event disrupted the orderly process" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)This stain often disrupts the normal cell activity or_else colors only the outside . (Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)In a mobile society , congregational health depends_on a constant process of recruitment ; this recruitment , however , must follow the pattern of economic integration or it will disrupt the congregation ; therefore , the recruitment or missionary outreach of the congregation will be co-optation rather_than proclamation - like elements will have_to be assimilated . Related terms |
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