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MAKE UNNECESSARY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

Example:

This will save you a lot of time

Synonyms:

make unnecessary; save

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "make unnecessary" is one way to...):

forbid; foreclose; forestall; preclude; prevent (keep from happening or arising; make impossible)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something

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