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[lend itself
to] {v. phr.} To give a chance for or be useful for;to be possible or right for.
Bob was sick and did not go to Jane'sparty, but his absence lent itself to
misunderstanding.
Theteacher's paperweight was a heavy piece of metal which
sometimes lentitself to use as a hammer.
This poem lends itself to our
programvery well.
Compare: LEND ONESELF TO.
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