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[ verb ] have as a by-product

Examples

: "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

Used in print

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

But they deny the values of the city - the crowded , competitive , tolerant city , the `` melting_pot '' which gave_off so many of the most admirable American qualities .

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

But though I boasted and gave_off a dapper front , I was beneath_it_all frightened .

Related terms

have

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[ verb ] give out or emit (also metaphorically)

Synonyms

effuse

Examples

"The room effuses happiness"

Related terms

emit radiate effusion

3
[ verb ] give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

Synonyms

give_out emit

Examples

"The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits."

4
[ verb ] have as a by-product

Synonyms

emit pass_off breathe

Examples

"The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"

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