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Synonyms: y, h, a, w, c, g, x, d, o, n, m
Antonyms: y, h, a, w, c, g, x, d, o, n, m
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- A [[process]] of [[become|becoming]] (growing or increasing in the trait specified by the prefixed stem).
- A specified [[process]] or [[state]].<!--Relevant here is the concept mentioned at [[-esce#Usage_notes]] at "usually an inchoative force […] though less obvious in some verbs".-->
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