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  1. play one against anotherverb

    To manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation.

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  1. play one against another

    Triangulation is a term in psychology most closely associated with the work of Murray Bowen known as family therapy. Bowen theorized that a two-person emotional system is unstable, in that under stress it forms itself into a three-person system or triangle.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of play one against another in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of play one against another in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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