venue, caress, assignation, bulk up

Beethovenfest
Beethovenfest's Nike Wagner: 'Music doesn't exist in a vacuum'

What does music have to do with revolutions, from France in 1789 to the
Arab Spring? Beethovenfest Director Nike Wagner talks about music and
social upheaval - and how the festival will manage without a central venue.

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Alessandro de' Medici had a keen sexual appetite, and lusted after a married woman in Florence. Promised an assignation with her, he was woken from a nap not by a caress, but by a sword in his stomach

The short life—and violent death—of Alessandro de' Medici is like the plot of a Verdi opera

The Black Prince of Florence. By Catherine Fletcher. Bodley Head; 308…

ECON.ST

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Lufthansa is attempting to bulk-up Eurowings

Lufthansa is already Europe’s largest group of airlines. It may be about to get bigger

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France Télécom Offer Rejected
Sweden's TeliaSonera rebuffed an initial $42 billion takeover offer from France Télécom, which seeks to bulk up operations in Europe.

assignation 

Pronunciation: /asɪɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ 

NOUN

1An appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers:his assignation with an older woman

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2[MASS NOUN] The allocation or attribution of someone or something as belonging to something:this document explains the principles governing the assignation of lexical units to lexemes

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Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses 'command, appointment to office, or allotment of revenue'): via Old French from Latin assignatio(n-), from the verb assignare (see assign).

caress 

Pronunciation: /kəˈrɛs/ 

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

Touch or stroke gently or lovingly:she caressed the girl’s foreheadfigurative a gentle breeze caressed his skin(as adjective caressing) his caressing touch

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NOUN

A gentle or loving touch:she felt the caress of his breath on her cheek

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caressingly

ADVERB

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Mid 17th century: from French caresser (verb), caresse (noun), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus 'dear'.

bulk up

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

1Treat (a product) so that its quantity appears greater than it is:traders were bulking up their flour with chalk

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1.1[NO OBJECT] (bulk up) Build up flesh and muscle, typically in training for sporting events:he took dietary supplements to bulk up as he lifted weights

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2Combine (shares or commodities for sale):your shares will be bulked with others and sold at the best prices available

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bulk up

1. To gain weight by gaining muscle: dietary supplements that helped the weightlifters bulk up.