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▸ verb:  (transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To receive payment for work.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To cause (someone) to receive payment or reward.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To achieve by being worthy of.
▸ verb:  (transitive, archaic) To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, obsolete) Of milk: to curdle, espcially in the cheesemaking process.
▸ verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To strongly long or yearn (for something or to do something).
▸ verb:  (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve.
▸ noun:  A river in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, which flows into the tidal River Tay.
▸ noun:  Alternative form of erne [A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)]
▸ noun:  Initialism of European Academic and Research Network: a former computer network connecting universities and research institutions across Europe.

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