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avail yourself of sth

formal phrasal verb with avail
 
 
/əˈveɪl/ verb [T]

Definition

to make use of something: Employees should avail themselves of the opportunity to buy cheap shares in the company.Using and misusing
(Definition of avail yourself of sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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