| abrade | (verb) wear away | Synonyms: abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off |
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| (verb) rub hard or scrub | Synonyms: scour |
| aggrade | (verb) build up to a level by depositing sediment | - |
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| ambuscade | (verb) wait in hiding to attack | Synonyms: ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper, waylay |
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| barricade | (verb) block off with barricades | Synonyms: barricado |
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| (verb) prevent access to by barricading | - |
| (verb) render unsuitable for passage | Synonyms: bar, block, block off, block up, blockade, stop |
| biodegrade | (verb) break down naturally through the action of biological agents | - |
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| blockade | (verb) impose a blockade on | Synonyms: seal off |
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| (verb) obstruct access to | Synonyms: block off |
| (verb) render unsuitable for passage | Synonyms: bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, stop |
| (verb) hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | Synonyms: block, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy |
| brigade | (verb) form or unite into a brigade | - |
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| broaden | (verb) become broader | - |
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| (verb) make broader | - |
| (verb) extend in scope or range or area | Synonyms: extend, widen |
| (verb) vary in order to spread risk or to expand | Synonyms: branch out, diversify |
| brocade | (verb) weave a design into (textiles) | - |
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| cannonade | (verb) attack with cannons or artillery | - |
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| cascade | (verb) arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible | - |
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| (verb) rush down in big quantities, like a cascade | Synonyms: cascade down |
| corrade | (verb) wear away | Synonyms: abrade, abrase, rub down, rub off |
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| crusade | (verb) go on a crusade; fight a holy war | - |
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| (verb) exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for | Synonyms: agitate, campaign, fight, press, push |
| deaden | (verb) become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor | - |
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| (verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | Synonyms: blunt |
| (verb) lessen the momentum or velocity of | - |
| (verb) make vapid or deprive of spirit | - |
| (verb) convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil | - |
| (verb) make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible | Synonyms: damp, dampen |
| (verb) cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients | Synonyms: girdle |
| degrade | (verb) lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | Synonyms: cheapen |
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| (verb) reduce the level of land, as by erosion | - |
| (verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | Synonyms: demean, disgrace, put down, take down |
| dissuade | (verb) turn away from by persuasion | Synonyms: deter |
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| downgrade | (verb) rate lower; lower in value or esteem | - |
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| enfilade | (verb) rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction | - |
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| escalade | (verb) climb up and over | - |
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| evade | (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt |
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| (verb) use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid | - |
| (verb) escape, either physically or mentally | Synonyms: bilk, elude |
| (verb) practice evasion | - |
| fade | (verb) become feeble | Synonyms: languish |
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| (verb) disappear gradually | Synonyms: blow over, evanesce, fleet, pass, pass off |
| (verb) lose freshness, vigor, or vitality | Synonyms: wither |
| (verb) become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly | Synonyms: melt |
| fusillade | (verb) attack with fusillade | - |
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| gasconade | (verb) show off | Synonyms: blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt |
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| glissade | (verb) perform a glissade, in ballet | - |
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| grade | (verb) determine the grade of or assign a grade to | - |
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| (verb) assign a rank or rating to | Synonyms: order, place, range, rank, rate |
| (verb) assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation | Synonyms: mark, score |
| (verb) level to the right gradient | - |
| invade | (verb) march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation | Synonyms: occupy |
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| (verb) penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way | - |
| (verb) to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate | Synonyms: encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon |
| (verb) occupy in large numbers or live on a host | Synonyms: infest, overrun |
| jade | (verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | Synonyms: fatigue, pall, tire, weary |
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| (verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | Synonyms: fag, fag out, fatigue, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary |
| lade | (verb) fill or place a load on | Synonyms: laden, load, load up |
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| (verb) remove with or as if with a ladle | Synonyms: laden, ladle |
| laden | (verb) remove with or as if with a ladle | Synonyms: lade, ladle |
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| (verb) fill or place a load on | Synonyms: lade, load, load up |
| marinade | (verb) soak in marinade | Synonyms: marinate |
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| masquerade | (verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not | - |
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| (verb) take part in a masquerade | - |
| palisade | (verb) surround with a wall in order to fortify | Synonyms: fence, fence in, surround, wall |
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| parade | (verb) march in a procession in a public place | Synonyms: promenade, troop |
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| (verb) walk ostentatiously | Synonyms: exhibit, march |
| persuade | (verb) cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm | - |
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| (verb) win approval or support for | Synonyms: carry, sway |
| pervade | (verb) spread or diffuse through | Synonyms: diffuse, imbue, interpenetrate, penetrate, permeate, riddle |
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| pomade | (verb) apply pomade to (hair) | - |
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| promenade | (verb) take a leisurely walk | - |
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| (verb) march in a procession in a public place | Synonyms: parade, troop |
| renegade | (verb) break with established customs | Synonyms: rebel |
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| retrograde | (verb) get worse or fall back to a previous condition | Synonyms: regress, retrogress |
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| (verb) go back over | Synonyms: hash over, rehash |
| (verb) move back | Synonyms: retreat |
| (verb) move in a direction contrary to the usual one | - |
| (verb) move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies | - |
| serenade | (verb) sing and play for somebody | - |
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| shade | (verb) pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree | - |
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| (verb) vary slightly | - |
| (verb) protect from light, heat, or view | - |
| (verb) represent the effect of shade or shadow on | Synonyms: fill in |
| (verb) cast a shadow over | Synonyms: shade off, shadow |
| spade | (verb) dig (up) with a spade | - |
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| spreadeagle | (verb) defeat disastrously | Synonyms: rout, spread-eagle |
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| stockade | (verb) surround with a stockade in order to fortify | - |
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| trade | (verb) turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase | Synonyms: trade in |
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| (verb) engage in the trade of | Synonyms: merchandise |
| (verb) exchange or give (something) in exchange for | Synonyms: swap, switch, swop |
| (verb) do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood | Synonyms: deal, sell |
| (verb) be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions | - |
| trademark | (verb) register the trademark of | - |
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| (verb) mark with a brand or trademark | Synonyms: brand, brandmark |
| unlade | (verb) remove the load from (a container or vehicle) | Synonyms: offload, unload |
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| upgrade | (verb) to improve what was old or outdated | - |
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| (verb) give better travel conditions to | - |
| (verb) get better travel conditions | - |
| (verb) rate higher; raise in value or esteem | - |
| (verb) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | Synonyms: advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise |
| wade | (verb) walk (through relatively shallow water) | - |
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