Definition of lose

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Lose (v. i.) To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off, esp. as the result of any kind of contest..

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Embar :: Embar (v. t.) To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars..
Encyst :: Encyst (v. t.) To inclose in a cyst.
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