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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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dispassionate

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/dis-pash-uh-nit/

Not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be objective and fair.

In a Sentence

“The judge's dispassionate analysis of the evidence led to a fair verdict.”

Origin

From Latin 'dis-' (apart) + 'passio' (suffering, feeling).

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Synonyms

impartialunbiasedobjectivedetachedneutralfair

Antonyms

emotionalpassionatebiasedprejudicedsubjectiveinvolved

Related Words

dispassionpassionimpassioneddispassionatelyempathysympathyobjectivityimpartiality

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