Shoulder and Spurn

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Shoulder verb - To take to or upon oneself.

Usage example: agreed to shoulder the burden of caring for their elderly father

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Spurn is an antonym for shoulder.

Nearby Words: shouldered, shouldering

Spurn verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Shoulder is an antonym for spurn.

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

name	shoulder name	spurn name
enemies	shoulder enemies	spurn enemies

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