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abstract v. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
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abstract a. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; "abstract words like 'truth' and 'justice'"
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abstract n. [
abstraction] a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
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abstract v. [
pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift] make off with belongings of others
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abstract s. [
abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective] not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; "a large abstract painting"
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