dabble in - furnish with

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• dabble in:   When I was little I used to� dabble in  water.�
• dance to:   As soon as the music is played, couples got up and� danced to  it.
• debate on:   People are unhappy that there has been no public� debate on  these issues.
• debate with:   I see no point in� debating with  someone who holds extremist views.
• declare to:   He� declared to  us that he will be unable to chair the meeting.
• declare on:   The African nation has� declared  war� on  locusts which destroyed crops.
• decrease from:   The prison population has� decreased from  ten thousands to nine thousands.
• decrease in:   Human beings� decrease in  size as they grow older.
• dedicate to:   He has� dedicated  his entire life� to  helping the homeless.
• deduce from:   The police� deduced from  the evidence that more than one person were involved.
• defeat by:   Our team was� defeated by  two goals to one.
• defraud of:   The accountant� defrauded  his company� of  tens of thousands of dollars.
• delegate to:   An able administrator should be able to� delegate  authority� to  the right person.
• deliberate about/on:   They spent hours� deliberating on  the matter.
• deliver to:   The postman� delivered  the letter� to  her house.
• demand from:   They� demanded  an apology� from  me for something I said.
• demote from:   The soldier was� demoted from  sergeant to corporal.
• denounce for:   He was widely� denounced for  his deviant religious teachings.
• depart from:   The first train� departs from  Birmingham at 6.00 a.m. tomorrow.
• deprive of:   The prisoners of war were� deprived of  proper medical attention.
• describe to:   The main witness� described  briefly� to  the police what happened.
• desist from:   He was warned to� desist from  such undesirable behavior.
• despair of:   She� despaired of  reviving the relationship that existed between her and Jack.
• detect in:   He� detected  a change� in  her attitude towards her.
• deter from:   Heavier penalties may� deter  motorists� from  committing more traffic offenses.
• deviate from:   We had to� deviate from  our usual route due to a fallen tree across it.
• die from:   My dog� died from  its wounds sustained in a fight with another dog.
• die of:   More and more people are� dying of  cancer of various parts of their bodies.
• differ from:   Humans� differ from  monkeys in their not having a tail.
• digress from:   The story-teller� digressed from  his story for a while.
• direct to:    He� directed  the traveler� to  the railway station.
• disabuse of:   I didn’t say anything to� disabuse  him� of  that belief.
• disapprove of:   Mother strongly� disapproves  of her daughter dying her hair red and blue.
• discharge from:   He was certified clinically insane and� discharged from  the army.
• disconcert by:   We were� disconcerted by  her statement.
• discourage by:   She is easily� discouraged by  adverse criticisms.
• discourage from:   Incentives have been cited to  discourage  students� from  playing truant..
• discriminate against:  You should not� discriminate against  people from ethnic minorities.
• discriminate between:   We were unable to� discriminate between  fake and genuine goods.
• disguise as:   He� disguised as  a clown to entertain children.
• disgusted by:   They were� disgusted by  her antisocial behavior.
• dismiss from:   She was unfairly� dismissed from  her job.
• dispossess of:   The captors� dispossessed  the captives� of  their valuables.
• disqualify from:   He was� disqualified from  participating for flouting a rule.
• dissent form:   John� dissented from  the majority opinion.
• dissuade from:   His mother� dissuaded  Mike from taking up car racing.
• distinguish between:   It is important to� distinguish between  fact and fiction in the film.
• distinguish from:   It’s difficult to� distinguish  one of the twins� from  the other.
• distinguish in:   He� distinguished  himself� by  scoring the highest number of goals in the season.
• distract from:   He is easily� distracted from  whatever he’s doing by the slightest noise.
• diverge from:   The path� diverges � from  here and we don’t know which one to follow.
• divert from:  Traffic had to be� diverted from  the main road due to a major accident.
• divide between/among:   The money was to be� divided  equally� among  the children.
• drive for:   You look tired; why not let him� drive  the car� for  you?
• drive to:   I always like to� drive to  the sea-side.

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• elaborate on:   He refused to� elaborate on  his next course of action.
• eliminate from:   Jack was� eliminated from  the competition by a stronger opponent.
• embody in:   The ideals of equality and freedom are  embodied � in  the country’s constitution.
• embroil in:   Bob found himself unexpectedly� embroiled in  a heated argument.
• emerge from:   When the deer� emerged from  behind the bush, the hunter shot it dead.
• emigrate from:   When his family� emigrated from  their homeland, he was only five years old.
• employ as:   Ryan was� employed as  a security officer at the airport.
• encompass by:   The entire area was� encompassed by  a dense forest.
• encourage by:   We were greatly� encouraged by  the massive support for our proposal.
• engross in:   Granny often� engrossed  herself� in  her writing.�
• enjoin from:   He was� enjoined  by law to stay away� from  her.
• enrage by:   She was� enraged by  his derogatory comments.
• enrich by:   My life has certainly been� enriched by  extensive reading.
• entitle to:   Everybody is� entitled to  his or her own opinion.
• entrust to:   The parents� entrusted  their baby� to  a nanny when they had to go overseas.
• entrust with:   I� entrusted  her� with  the responsibility to manage the business while I was away.
• envelope in:   The mountain peaks were� enveloped in  clouds.
• equip for:   I think we are well� equipped for  the climb.
• escape from:   The prisoner was captured two months after he� escaped from  the prison.
• escape with:   She was very lucky to� escape with  her life.
• estimate at:   The crowd of protesters was� estimated at  three thousands.
• excel in:   Johnny� excels in  a number of things including swimming.
• exclude from:   They� exclude  us� from  the trip.
• excuse from:   We requested to be� excused from  participating.
• expatiate on:   Once again he is� expatiating on  his favorite topic of communism.
• expect from:   Wives� expect  faithfulness� from  their husbands.
• expect of:   Faithfulness is� expected of  a husband.
• expend on:   The government has to date� expended  two million dollars� on  the housing project.
• explain to:   The mystery was not fully� explained to  the viewers.
• export to:   The country� exports  huge quantities of military wares� to  third world countries.
• extract from:   After five hours of interrogation, the police� extracted  a confession� from  him.
• extricate from:   Finally, he managed to� extricate  himself� from  a very difficult situation.

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• feel like:   Sometimes I� feel like  taking a walk in the rain.
• feel toward:   I can’t describe how I� feel toward  that girl but I think I like her.
• fight against:   The defending champion is going to� fight against  the challenger tonight.
• fight for:   Freedom is something that is always worth� fighting for .
• figure on:   I was� figuring on  meeting him tomorrow.
• fill with:   We have� filled  all the glasses� with  wine and are now ready to propose a toast.
• focus on:   The astronomer� focused  his telescope� on  the comet.
• fool with:  He� fooled with  his neighbor's dog once too often and got badly bitten on the hand.
• forget about:   James drank a bit too much and� forgot about  catching the train home.
• forgive for:   I will not� forgive  him� for  not forgiving me for what I said about him.
• fret about:   She always has something to� fret about .
• frighten by:   Mrs. Muffet was� frightened by  a hairy spider while sitting on a park bench.
• frown at:   The lady� frowned at  him for talking very loudly on his cell phone.
• furnish with:   Each of the six bedrooms is� furnished with  a big desk, swivel chair and soft rug.

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