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intricate(2) (iou) and shed 2, verb (oh)


intricate(2) (iou)



intricate verb trans. Now rare. M16.
[Latin intricat- pa. ppl stem of intricare: see INTRICATE adjective, -ATE3.]
Make (a thing) involved or obscure; complicate. M16.
Entangle or ensnare (an animal or person); involve, embarrass, perplex. M16.
intrication noun the action of intricating; the condition of being intricated; (a) complication, (an) entanglement: LME-L18.

shed 2, verb (oh)



2 past tense and past participle shed
present participle shedding
v [T]
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1 ?get rid of?
2 shed light
3 ?plants/animals?
4 ?drop/fall?
5 shed blood
6 shed tears
7 ?water?
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[Language: Old English; Origin: sceadan 'to divide, separate']
?GET RID OF?
to get rid of something that you no longer need or want
::The company is planning to shed about a quarter of its workforce.
::The magazine is desperately trying to shed its old-fashioned image.
::a diet to help you shed pounds
shed light
a) to make something easier to understand, by providing new or better information
shed light on
::Recent research has shed light on the causes of the disease.
::Investigators hope to shed light on what started the fire.
b) if something sheds light, it lights the area around it
::The lamp shed a harsh yellow light.
?PLANTS/ANIMALS?
if a plant sheds its leaves or if an animal sheds skin or hair, they fall off as part of a natural process
::The trees were starting to shed their leaves .
::As it grows, a snake will regularly shed its skin .
?DROP/FALL?
to drop something or allow it to fall
::He strode across the bathroom, shedding wet clothes as he went.
shed a load BrE
::A lorry shed its load of steel bars on the M25.
shed blood
to kill or injure people, especially during a war or a fight
::Too much blood has already been shed in this conflict.
-see also bloodshed
shed tears
especially literary to cry
::She had not shed a single tear during the funeral.
?WATER?
if something sheds water, the water flows off its surface, instead of sinking into it