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cope (1)

cope [ kōp ] (past and past participle coped, present participle cop·ing, 3rd person present singular copes)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
handle something successfully: to deal successfully with a difficult problem or situation

[14th century. < Old French co(l)per "to strike" < Greek kolaphos "blow"]

cop·er noun
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