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[al-qaeda.n.01] as in: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

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'base'

[root.n.03] as in: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

Examples:
thematic vowels are part of the stem

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'base'

[infrastructure.n.02] as in: the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

Examples:
the industrial base of Japan

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'base'

[base.n.18] as in: the principal ingredient of a mixture

Examples:
glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments
he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green
everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base

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'base'

[base.n.19] as in: a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit

Examples:
a tub should sit on its own base

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'base'

[base.n.20] as in: (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector

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'base'

[establish.v.08] as in: use as a basis for; found on

Examples:
base a claim on some observation

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'base'

[base.v.02] as in: situate as a center of operations

Examples:
we will base this project in the new lab

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'base'

[free-base.v.01] as in: use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

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'base'

[basal.s.01] as in: serving as or forming a base

Examples:
the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats

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'base'

[base.s.02] as in: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

Examples:
baseborn wretches with dirty faces
of humble (or lowly) birth

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'base'

[base.s.03] as in: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal

Examples:
base coins of aluminum
a base metal

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'base'

[base.s.04] as in: not adhering to ethical or moral principles

Examples:
base and unpatriotic motives
a base, degrading way of life
cheating is dishonorable
they considered colonialism immoral
unethical practices in handling public funds

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'base'

[base.s.05] as in: having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; - Edmund Burke; ; - Shakespeare

Examples:
that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
taking a mean advantage
chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort
something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics

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'base'

[base.s.06] as in: illegitimate

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'base'

[base.s.07] as in: debased; not genuine

Examples:
an attempt to eliminate the base coinage

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Origins

					base (English)
├── bas (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   └── bassus (Latin)
└── base (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── basis (Latin)
        └── βάσις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))