alchemise | (verb) alter (elements) by alchemy | Synonyms: alchemize |
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anathemise | (verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemize, comminate, execrate |
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(verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | Synonyms: anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict |
anatomise | (verb) dissect in order to analyze | Synonyms: anatomize |
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animise | (verb) give lifelike qualities to | Synonyms: animate, animize |
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atomise | (verb) break up into small particles | Synonyms: atomize |
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(verb) strike at with firepower or bombs | Synonyms: atomize, nuke, zap |
(verb) spray very finely | Synonyms: atomize |
autotomise | (verb) cause a body part to undergo autotomy | Synonyms: autotomize |
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commiserate | (verb) to feel or express sympathy or compassion | Synonyms: sympathise, sympathize |
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compromise | (verb) settle by concession | - |
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(verb) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise | - |
(verb) expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute | - |
customise | (verb) make according to requirements | Synonyms: customize |
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(verb) make to specifications | Synonyms: custom-make, customize, tailor-make |
demise | (verb) transfer by a lease or by a will | - |
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dichotomise | (verb) divide into two opposing groups or kinds | Synonyms: dichotomize |
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dynamise | (verb) make (a drug) effective | Synonyms: dynamize |
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(verb) make more dynamic | Synonyms: dynamize |
economise | (verb) use cautiously and frugally | Synonyms: conserve, economize, husband |
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(verb) spend sparingly, avoid the waste of | Synonyms: economize, save |
epitomise | (verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of | Synonyms: epitomize, typify |
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euphemise | (verb) refer to something with a euphemism | Synonyms: euphemize |
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hypophysectomise | (verb) remove the pituitary glands | Synonyms: hypophysectomize |
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itemise | (verb) specify individually | Synonyms: enumerate, itemize, recite |
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(verb) place on a list of items | Synonyms: itemize |
legitimise | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimize |
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macadamise | (verb) surface with macadam | Synonyms: macadam, macadamize, tarmac |
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maximise | (verb) make as big or large as possible | Synonyms: maximize |
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(verb) make the most of | Synonyms: maximize |
minimise | (verb) make small or insignificant | Synonyms: minimize |
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(verb) represent as less significant or important | Synonyms: downplay, minimize, understate |
misestimate | (verb) calculate incorrectly | Synonyms: miscalculate |
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(verb) to reckon wrongly | Synonyms: miscalculate |
optimise | (verb) act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world | Synonyms: optimize |
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(verb) make optimal; get the most out of; use best | Synonyms: optimize |
(verb) modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost | Synonyms: optimize |
phlebotomise | (verb) draw blood | Synonyms: bleed, leech, phlebotomize |
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polemise | (verb) engage in a controversy | Synonyms: polemicise, polemicize, polemize |
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polychromise | (verb) color with many colors; make polychrome | Synonyms: polychrome, polychromize |
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premise | (verb) take something as preexisting and given | Synonyms: premiss |
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(verb) set forth beforehand, often as an explanation | - |
(verb) furnish with a preface or introduction | Synonyms: introduce, precede, preface |
promise | (verb) make a promise or commitment | Synonyms: assure |
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(verb) promise to undertake or give | - |
(verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance | Synonyms: anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate |
(verb) give grounds for expectations | - |
randomise | (verb) arrange in random order | Synonyms: randomize |
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sodomise | (verb) practice anal sex upon | Synonyms: bugger, sodomize |
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(verb) copulate with an animal | Synonyms: sodomize |
surmise | (verb) infer from incomplete evidence | - |
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(verb) imagine to be the case or true or probable | Synonyms: suspect |
systemise | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematise, systematize, systemize |
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uniformise | (verb) make uniform | Synonyms: uniformize |
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vasectomise | (verb) remove the vas deferens | Synonyms: vasectomize |
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victimise | (verb) punish unjustly | Synonyms: victimize |
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(verb) make a victim of | Synonyms: victimize |