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co-opt , co-opt / kōˈäpt; ˈkōˌäpt/ • v. [tr.] (often be co-opted) appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members. ∎… Irene , IRENE
Costume Designer. Nationality: American. Born: Irene Lentz in Montana, 1901. Family: Married the screenwriter Elliot Gibbons. Career: 1932—firs… Consett , Co. • abbr. ∎ company: the Consett Iron Co. ∎ county: Hudson Co. PHRASES: and Co. used as part of the titles of commercial businesses to designate th… co-axial correlation , CO • abbr. ∎ Colorado (in official postal use). ∎ Commanding Officer. ∎ conscientious objector.
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A prefix that denotes jointness or the state of be… Edith Head , Head, Edith
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Costume Designer. Nationality: American. Born: Edith Claire Posener in San Bernardino, California, 28 October 1897. Education… coerce , co·erce / kōˈərs/ • v. [tr.] persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats: they were coerced into silence. ∎ obtain (some…
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