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持て成す is an exact match with one form of the following word:
もてなす
BOOST
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to entertain; to make welcome  (often written with kana only)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 61,471 which gives a rank of 15,961
もてなす is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 90,000 (about 2,520,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
さくや
昨夜
わたしたち
私達
ゆうしょく
夕食
まね
いて
もてなしてくれた
They entertained us at dinner last night.
かのじょ
彼女
だれ
まね
いて
あつ
もてなす
Whomsoever she invites, she is quite hospitable.
ぼく
かのじょ
彼女
かぞく
家族
おお
いに
もてなした
I made a fuss of her family.
持て成す
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Reading : もてなす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 146,000 (about 585,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ジ   も to hold, to have   
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hand
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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tasseled spear
wrap
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