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The South African National Defence Force is expected to deploy more resources to assist with evacuations‚ after raging wildfires spread throughout Knysna in the Western Cape on Wednesday night.Credit: ReutersSubscribe to TimesLIVE here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TimesLive

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invigorate liven make alive move revive revivify spark spur stimulate urge vitalize vivify tire delay depress disenchant dishearten halt stop suppress deaden kill avidity devotion earnestness feeling fierceness jazz keenness oomph pep talk vehemence weakness zest frigidity cleaver hatchet poll tomahawk ax\u002Faxe bounce cancel cut back dispense with eliminate get rid of give a pink slip give the boot remove throw out axes chops cuts cuts down falls hews hires axing chopping cutting cutting down falling hewing hiring battling belligerent boxing brawling contending determined fencing hostile jousting martial militant sparring tilting warmongering wrestling angry argumentative bellicose combative contentious disputatious disputative ferocious hawkish jingoistic militaristic pugnacious quarrelsome ready to fight resolute scrappy truculent unbeatable under arms up in arms kind nice peaceful bloodshed combat conflict dispute exchange hostility melee riot scuffle strife struggle war warfare 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