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To no avail, useless, as in All our work was in vain. [c. 1300] Also see take someone's name in vain.
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Words nearby in vain
in vacuo, invade, invaginable, invaginate, invagination, in vain, invalid, invalidate, invalidism, invalidity, invalidity benefit
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