Lose and Rake

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Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

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Rake is an antonym for lose.

Nearby Words: loser, losing

Rake verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

Usage example: the pathetic sight of hungry children raking the garbage for food

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Lose is an antonym for rake.

Nearby Words: raked, raker, raking

lose sympathy

rake sympathy

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