Anagrams of: OBOVATE

• an earlier section of a written text

• (in writing) at an earlier place

• in or to a place that is higher

• appearing earlier in the same text

• of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base

• rounded like an egg

• a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

• the opinion of a group as determined by voting

• a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

• a body of voters who have the same interests

• the total number of voters who participated

• express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote

• express one's choice or preference by vote

• express a choice or opinion

• be guided by in voting

• bring into existence or make available by vote

• a vote that blocks a decision

• the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature)

• vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent

• command against

• a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

• an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

• excluded from use or mention

• forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

• declare as sacred and forbidden

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

• very tired

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

• a small vessel for travel on water

• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

• ride in a boat on water

• footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

• compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• protective casing for something that resembles a leg

• an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

• a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed

• the act of delivering a blow with the foot

• kick; give a boot to

• cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes

• a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

• a person who has served in the armed forces

• work as a veterinarian

• examine carefully

• provide (a person) with medical care

• provide veterinary care for