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[sprad-l]

sprad·dle

[sprad-l] verb, sprad·dled, sprad·dling.
verb (used with object)
1.
to straddle.
verb (used without object)
2.
to sprawl.

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Spraddle is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

Origin:
1625–35; origin uncertain; compare Norwegian dialect spradla squirm, flail
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