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21 anglicise
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) -
22 anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) -
23 antagonise
verb (to make an enemy of (someone): You are antagonizing her by your rudeness.) κοντράρω -
24 antagonize
verb (to make an enemy of (someone): You are antagonizing her by your rudeness.) κοντράρω -
25 astound
(to make (someone) very surprised: I was astounded to hear of his imprisonment.) καταπλήσσω, μένω εμβρόντητος -
26 backdate
1) (to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc): He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.) προχρονολογώ2) (to make payable from a date in the past: Our rise in pay was backdated to April.) δίνω αναδρομική ισχύ -
27 backfire
1) ((of a motor-car etc) to make a loud bang because of unburnt gases in the exhaust system: The car backfired.) (για εξάτμιση) εκπυρσοκροτώ2) ((of a plan etc) to have unexpected results, often opposite to the intended results: His scheme backfired (on him), and he lost money.) έχω αντίθετα αποτελέσματα -
28 beautify
verb (to make beautiful: She beautified the room with flowers.) ομορφαίνω -
29 blackmail
verb (to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.) εκβιάζω -
30 brighten
verb ((often with up) to make or become bright or brighter: The new wallpaper brightens up the room.) φωτίζω, λαμπρύνω, ζωηρεύω -
31 broaden
verb (to make or become broad or broader.) (δι)ευρύνω, πλαταίνω -
32 carve
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33 clarify
(to make or become clear (in meaning etc): Would you please clarify your last statement?) αποσαφηνίζω -
34 commercialise
verb (to try to make (something) a source of profit: Christmas has become commercialized.) εμπορευματοποιώ -
35 commercialize
verb (to try to make (something) a source of profit: Christmas has become commercialized.) εμπορευματοποιώ -
36 compile
(to make (a book, table etc) from information collected from other books etc: He compiled a French dictionary.) συντάσσω- compiler -
37 connive
((with at) to make no attempt to hinder (something wrong or illegal): Her mother connived at the child's truancy.) προσποιούμαι άγνοια, `κάνω τα στραβά μάτια` -
38 conspire
(to plot or secretly make plans together: They conspired with the terrorists to overthrow the government.) συνωμοτώ- conspirator -
39 contrive
1) (to manage (to do something): He contrived to remove the money from her bag.) κατορθώνω2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) σκαρφίζομαι• -
40 crumple
(to make or become wrinkled or creased: This material crumples easily; She crumpled up the piece of paper.) τσαλακώνω
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