attemper | (verb) modify the temperature of | - |
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attempt | (verb) enter upon an activity or enterprise | Synonyms: set about, undertake |
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(verb) make an effort or attempt | Synonyms: assay, essay, seek, try |
contemplate | (verb) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | Synonyms: meditate, study |
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(verb) reflect deeply on a subject | Synonyms: chew over, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over |
(verb) consider as a possibility | - |
(verb) look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought | - |
contemporise | (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporize, synchronise, synchronize |
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(verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporize, synchronise, synchronize |
contemporize | (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporise, synchronise, synchronize |
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(verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporise, synchronise, synchronize |
distemper | (verb) paint with distemper | - |
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empale | (verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point | Synonyms: impale, spike, transfix |
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empanel | (verb) select from a list | Synonyms: impanel, panel |
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(verb) enter into a list of prospective jurors | Synonyms: impanel |
empathise | (verb) be understanding of | Synonyms: empathize, sympathise, sympathize, understand |
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empathize | (verb) be understanding of | Synonyms: empathise, sympathise, sympathize, understand |
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emphasise | (verb) to stress, single out as important | Synonyms: accent, accentuate, emphasize, punctuate, stress |
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(verb) give extra weight to (a communication) | Synonyms: emphasize, underline, underscore |
emphasize | (verb) to stress, single out as important | Synonyms: accent, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, stress |
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(verb) give extra weight to (a communication) | Synonyms: emphasise, underline, underscore |
emplace | (verb) put into place or position | - |
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(verb) provide a new emplacement for guns | - |
emplane | (verb) board a plane | Synonyms: enplane |
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employ | (verb) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose | Synonyms: apply, use, utilise, utilize |
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(verb) engage or hire for work | Synonyms: engage, hire |
empower | (verb) give or delegate power or authority to | Synonyms: authorise, authorize |
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(verb) give qualities or abilities to | Synonyms: endow, endue, gift, indue, invest |
empty | (verb) excrete or discharge from the body | Synonyms: evacuate, void |
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(verb) become empty or void of its content | Synonyms: discharge |
(verb) make void or empty of contents | - |
(verb) remove the contents of a container | - |
(verb) leave behind empty; move out of | Synonyms: abandon, vacate |
empurple | (verb) color purple | Synonyms: purple, purpurate |
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exemplify | (verb) clarify by giving an example of | Synonyms: illustrate, instance |
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(verb) be typical of | Synonyms: represent |
exempt | (verb) grant exemption or release to | Synonyms: excuse, let off, relieve |
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(verb) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | Synonyms: free, relieve |
extemporise | (verb) perform without preparation | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporize, improvise, improvize |
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extemporize | (verb) perform without preparation | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporise, improvise, improvize |
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(verb) manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand | Synonyms: improvise |
overemphasise | (verb) place special or excessive emphasis on | Synonyms: overemphasize, overstress |
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overemphasize | (verb) place special or excessive emphasis on | Synonyms: overemphasise, overstress |
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preempt | (verb) acquire for oneself before others can do so | - |
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(verb) make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge | - |
(verb) gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land) | - |
(verb) take the place of or have precedence over | Synonyms: displace |
temper | (verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | Synonyms: moderate, mollify, season |
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(verb) adjust the pitch (of pianos) | - |
(verb) harden by reheating and cooling in oil | Synonyms: harden |
(verb) change by restraining or moderating | Synonyms: chasten |
(verb) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling | Synonyms: anneal, normalize |
temporise | (verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time | Synonyms: temporize |
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temporize | (verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time | Synonyms: temporise |
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tempt | (verb) induce into action by using one's charm | Synonyms: charm, influence |
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(verb) dispose or incline or entice to | Synonyms: allure |
(verb) try presumptuously | - |
(verb) provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | Synonyms: entice, lure |
(verb) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting | Synonyms: invite |
(verb) try to seduce | - |