betoken | (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
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(verb) be a signal for or a symptom of | Synonyms: bespeak, indicate, point, signal |
detonate | (verb) cause to burst with a violent release of energy | Synonyms: blow up, explode, set off |
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(verb) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | Synonyms: blow up, explode |
detour | (verb) travel via a detour | - |
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detox | (verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence | Synonyms: detoxify |
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detoxicate | (verb) remove poison from | Synonyms: detoxify |
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detoxify | (verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence | Synonyms: detox |
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(verb) remove poison from | Synonyms: detoxicate |
retool | (verb) provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools | - |
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(verb) revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving | Synonyms: revise |
retort | (verb) answer back | Synonyms: come back, rejoin, repay, return, riposte |
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retouch | (verb) alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance | Synonyms: touch up |
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(verb) give retouches to (hair) | - |
teetotal | (verb) practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages | - |
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veto | (verb) command against | Synonyms: disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe |
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(verb) vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent | Synonyms: blackball, negative |