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thereby
adverb
as
a
result
of
that
action
or
situation
;
by
that
means
•
She
updated
the
security
settings
,
thereby
protecting
the
data
from
hackers
.
She
updated
the
security
settings
,
thereby
protecting
the
data
from
hackers
.
•
The
factory
installed
solar
panels
,
thereby
cutting
its
electricity
costs
.
The
factory
installed
solar
panels
,
thereby
cutting
its
electricity
costs
.
Middle
English
,
formed
from
the
pronoun
there
+
by
,
meaning
“
by
that
.”