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  1. 1. v. t. To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or expressed intention of returning the identical article or its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of the minuend. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To feign or counterfeit. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To receive; to take; to derive. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a hostage. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. The act of borrowing. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. get temporarily Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. take up and practice as one's own Source: wordnet
  10. 10. To take (one or more) from the next higher denomination inorder to add it to the next lower; -- a term of subtraction when thefigure of the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding one of theminuend. Source: adambom

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