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The Zika virus, explained
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Larry posted on 2016/02/07Video vocabulary
disease
US /dɪˈziz/
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UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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More spread
US /sprɛd/
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UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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More control
US /kənˈtrol/
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UK /kən'trəʊl/
- Noun
- A device designed to operate a machine
- Participant in experiment that is left untouched
- Transitive Verb
- To direct or influence the behavior of something
- To have power over; to manage or regulate.
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More public
US /ˈpʌblɪk/
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UK /'pʌblɪk/
- Adjective
- Owned by the government
- Concerning society in general
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People in general.
- A place accessible to all members of a community.
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