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1) (a place for keeping) public or government records, especially for historical reasons (archives)

2) able to be supported with reasons (arguable)

3) to kill (a person especially a politician, ruler), especially for political reasons (assassinate)

4) (French) a person who has left her or his own country, usually for political reasons (emigre)

5) to fix or put ideas, feelings etc in a person's mind; to put a piece of body tissue, a machine etc in the body for medical reasons (implant)

6) many (uses, reasons etc); a machine part into which enter many pipes and exit one or two (manifold)

7) (of reasons etc) put forward in an attempt to hide the real reason (ostensible)

8) the basic reasons (for a belief, decision, course of action etc) (rationale)

9) to think and offer reasons for (something that seems unreasonable); to reorganize (an industry etc) in order to reduce or end waste in time, labour, expense etc (rationalize)

10) having good reasons to believe something; free from doubt; proved; reliable; without a doubt (sure)

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proof

(an example of) evidence that is sufficient to show that something is a fact

evidence, authentication

rationale

the basic reasons (for a belief, decision, course of action etc)

logic for belief, action

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