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Definition of Lend oneself
1. Verb. Be applicable to; as to an analysis. "This theory lends itself well to our new data"
Related verbs: Apply, Go For, Hold
Derivative terms: Applicable, Application, Applicative, Applicatory
Antonyms: Defy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lend Oneself
Literary usage of Lend oneself
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Le comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet, Pier Angelo Fiorentino, Camille Fontaine (1909)
"... pressure. prêt, -e, ready. prétendre, to maintain, pretend. prétendu, -e,
sham, pretended, feigned. prêter, to lend, loan. prêter (se), to lend oneself. ..."
2. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"vr be lent; lend oneself; be adapted; yield; consent. — vi lend; stretch (as
cloth) ; furnish material ; give rise (to). ..."
3. Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged So as to by Peter Mark Roget (1916)
"682. into the service; squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance,
countenance, patronize; lend -oneself, - one's countenance- to; smile . shine- ..."
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