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appertain to

VERB
bear on
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Antonyms
WEAK
be immaterial be irrelevant be of no consequence




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The Alaskan forest reserves still appertain to the Department of Agriculture.

From Time Magazine Archive

Physical qualities, such as colour and tone, were supposed to appertain to the surface of bodies.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William

His duties are probably more varied than those that appertain to any other sort of engineering.

From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Hoskin, Arthur J.

The idea of a life beyond this one seems also to appertain to normal humanity.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

In himself are treasured all the honors, dignities, and rewards that appertain to a worthy devotee of wisdom.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.




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