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English would be a lot more compact if we removed all the nonsensical and previously-nonsensical words.

Start with the auto-antonyms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym

* Cleave can mean "to cling" or "to split apart".

* Clip can mean "attach" or "cut off".

* Dust can mean "to remove dust” (cleaning a house) or "to add dust" (e.g. to dust a cake with powdered sugar).

* Fast can mean "without moving; fixed in place", (holding fast, also as in "steadfast"), or "moving quickly".

* Ravel can mean "to separate" (e.g. threads in cloth) or "entangle".[11] Sanction can mean "approve" or "penalize".

* Table can mean "to discuss a topic at a meeting" (British English) or "to postpone discussion of a topic" (American English).



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