| absent | (verb) stay away or leave | Synonyms: remove |
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| accent | (verb) put stress on; utter with an accent | Synonyms: accentuate, stress |
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| (verb) to stress, single out as important | Synonyms: accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress |
| accentuate | (verb) to stress, single out as important | Synonyms: accent, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress |
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| (verb) put stress on; utter with an accent | Synonyms: accent, stress |
| account | (verb) furnish a justifying analysis or explanation | Synonyms: answer for |
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| (verb) to give an account or representation of in words | Synonyms: describe, report |
| (verb) keep an account of | Synonyms: calculate |
| (verb) be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something | - |
| acquaint | (verb) cause to come to know personally | Synonyms: introduce, present |
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| (verb) make familiar or conversant with | Synonyms: familiarise, familiarize |
| (verb) inform | - |
| advantage | (verb) give an advantage to | - |
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| adventure | (verb) put at risk | Synonyms: hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture |
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| (verb) take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | Synonyms: chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances |
| affront | (verb) treat, mention, or speak to rudely | Synonyms: diss, insult |
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| aliment | (verb) give nourishment to | Synonyms: nourish, nutrify |
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| amount | (verb) to measure up to in kind or quality | Synonyms: add up, come |
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| (verb) add up in number or quantity | Synonyms: add up, come, number, total |
| (verb) be tantamount or equivalent to | - |
| anoint | (verb) administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing | Synonyms: anele, embrocate, inunct, oil |
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| (verb) choose by or as if by divine intervention | - |
| antagonise | (verb) provoke the hostility of | Synonyms: antagonize |
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| (verb) act in opposition to | Synonyms: antagonize, counteract |
| antagonize | (verb) provoke the hostility of | Synonyms: antagonise |
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| (verb) act in opposition to | Synonyms: antagonise, counteract |
| ante | (verb) place one's stake | - |
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| antecede | (verb) be earlier in time; go back further | Synonyms: antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate |
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| antedate | (verb) establish something as being earlier relative to something else | Synonyms: foredate, predate |
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| (verb) be earlier in time; go back further | Synonyms: antecede, forego, forgo, precede, predate |
| anthologise | (verb) compile an anthology | Synonyms: anthologize |
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| anthologize | (verb) compile an anthology | Synonyms: anthologise |
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| anthropomorphise | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphize |
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| anthropomorphize | (verb) ascribe human features to something | Synonyms: anthropomorphise |
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| antic | (verb) act as or like a clown | Synonyms: clown, clown around |
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| anticipate | (verb) be a forerunner of or occur earlier than | - |
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| (verb) regard something as probable or likely | Synonyms: expect |
| (verb) realize beforehand | Synonyms: foreknow, foresee, previse |
| (verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance | Synonyms: call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise |
| (verb) be excited or anxious about | Synonyms: look for, look to |
| (verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | Synonyms: counter, foresee, forestall |
| antiquate | (verb) give an antique appearance to | Synonyms: antique |
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| (verb) make obsolete or old-fashioned | - |
| antique | (verb) give an antique appearance to | Synonyms: antiquate |
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| (verb) shop for antiques | - |
| antisepticize | (verb) disinfect with an antiseptic | - |
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| appoint | (verb) furnish | - |
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| (verb) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to | Synonyms: charge |
| (verb) create and charge with a task or function | Synonyms: constitute, name, nominate |
| apprentice | (verb) be or work as an apprentice | - |
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| aquatint | (verb) etch in aquatint | - |
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| assent | (verb) to agree or express agreement | Synonyms: accede, acquiesce |
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| attaint | (verb) condemn by attainder | - |
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| (verb) bring shame or dishonor upon | Synonyms: disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, shame |
| augment | (verb) grow or intensify | - |
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| (verb) enlarge or increase | - |
| authenticate | (verb) establish the authenticity of something | - |
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| banter | (verb) be silly or tease one another | Synonyms: chaff, jolly, josh, kid |
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| blueprint | (verb) make a blueprint of | Synonyms: draft, draught |
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| blunt | (verb) make less sharp | - |
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| (verb) make less intense | - |
| (verb) make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | Synonyms: deaden |
| (verb) make dull or blunt | Synonyms: dull |
| (verb) make numb or insensitive | Synonyms: benumb, dull, numb |
| bodypaint | (verb) apply paint to a body | - |
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| bunt | (verb) to strike, thrust or shove against | Synonyms: butt |
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| (verb) hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance | Synonyms: drag a bunt |
| cant | (verb) heel over | Synonyms: cant over, pitch, slant, tilt |
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| canter | (verb) ride at a canter | - |
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| (verb) go at a canter, of horses | - |
| (verb) cause to ride at a cantering pace | - |
| cantilever | (verb) construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed | - |
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| (verb) project as a cantilever | - |
| cantillate | (verb) recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm | Synonyms: chant, intonate, intone |
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| canton | (verb) divide into cantons, of a country | - |
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| (verb) provide housing for (military personnel) | Synonyms: billet, quarter |
| carpenter | (verb) work as a carpenter | - |
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| cement | (verb) bind or join with or as if with cement | - |
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| (verb) make fast as if with cement | - |
| (verb) cover or coat with cement | - |
| center | (verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet |
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| (verb) move into the center | Synonyms: centre |
| (verb) center upon | Synonyms: center on, centre, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around |
| centralise | (verb) make central | Synonyms: centralize, concentrate |
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| centralize | (verb) make central | Synonyms: centralise, concentrate |
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| centre | (verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: center, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet |
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| (verb) move into the center | Synonyms: center |
| (verb) center upon | Synonyms: center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around |
| centrifugate | (verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids | Synonyms: centrifuge |
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| centrifuge | (verb) rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids | Synonyms: centrifugate |
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| chant | (verb) recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm | Synonyms: cantillate, intonate, intone |
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| (verb) utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically | Synonyms: intone, tone |
| circumstantiate | (verb) give circumstantial evidence for | - |
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| circumvent | (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | Synonyms: dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep, skirt |
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| (verb) beat through cleverness and wit | Synonyms: beat, outfox, outsmart, outwit, overreach |
| (verb) surround so as to force to give up | Synonyms: beleaguer, besiege, hem in, surround |
| comment | (verb) make or write a comment on | Synonyms: notice, point out, remark |
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| (verb) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | Synonyms: annotate, gloss |
| (verb) explain or interpret something | - |
| commentate | (verb) serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting | - |
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| (verb) make a commentary on | - |
| compartmentalise | (verb) separate into isolated compartments or categories | Synonyms: compartmentalize, cut up |
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| compartmentalize | (verb) separate into isolated compartments or categories | Synonyms: compartmentalise, cut up |
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| complement | (verb) make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to | - |
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| compliment | (verb) say something to someone that expresses praise | Synonyms: congratulate |
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| (verb) express respect or esteem for | - |
| concenter | (verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions | Synonyms: concentre, focalise, focalize, focus |
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| concentrate | (verb) cook until very little liquid is left | Synonyms: boil down, reduce |
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| (verb) make denser, stronger, or purer | - |
| (verb) make central | Synonyms: centralise, centralize |
| (verb) be cooked until very little liquid is left | Synonyms: boil down, decoct, reduce |
| (verb) make more concise | Synonyms: condense, digest |
| (verb) compress or concentrate | Synonyms: condense, contract |
| (verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: center, centre, focus, pore, rivet |
| (verb) draw together or meet in one common center | - |
| concentre | (verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions | Synonyms: concenter, focalise, focalize, focus |
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| confront | (verb) deal with (something unpleasant) head on | Synonyms: face, face up |
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| (verb) present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize | Synonyms: face, present |
| (verb) oppose, as in hostility or a competition | Synonyms: face |
| (verb) be face to face with | - |
| consent | (verb) give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to | Synonyms: accept, go for |
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| consubstantiate | (verb) become united in substance | - |
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| (verb) unite in one common substance | - |
| contact | (verb) be in or establish communication with | Synonyms: get hold of, get through, reach |
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| (verb) be in direct physical contact with; make contact | Synonyms: adjoin, meet, touch |
| contain | (verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | Synonyms: arrest, check, hold back, stop, turn back |
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| (verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | Synonyms: check, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate |
| (verb) include or contain; have as a component | Synonyms: comprise, incorporate |
| (verb) be divisible by | - |
| (verb) contain or hold; have within | Synonyms: bear, carry, hold |
| (verb) be capable of holding or containing | Synonyms: hold, take |
| containerise | (verb) package in a container | Synonyms: containerize |
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| containerize | (verb) package in a container | Synonyms: containerise |
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| contaminate | (verb) make impure | Synonyms: foul, pollute |
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| (verb) make radioactive by adding radioactive material | - |
| contemn | (verb) look down on with disdain | Synonyms: despise, disdain, scorn |
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| 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 |
| contend | (verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation | Synonyms: contest, repugn |
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| (verb) have an argument about something | Synonyms: argue, debate, fence |
| (verb) maintain or assert | Synonyms: postulate |
| (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | Synonyms: compete, vie |
| (verb) be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | Synonyms: fight, struggle |
| (verb) succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available | Synonyms: cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage |
| content | (verb) satisfy in a limited way | - |
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| (verb) make content | - |
| contest | (verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation | Synonyms: contend, repugn |
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| continue | (verb) exist over a prolonged period of time | - |
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| (verb) continue talking | Synonyms: carry on, go on, proceed |
| (verb) move ahead; travel onward in time or space | Synonyms: go forward, move ahead, proceed |
| (verb) allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature | Synonyms: keep, keep on, retain |
| (verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last | Synonyms: bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold |
| (verb) continue a certain state, condition, or activity | Synonyms: go along, go on, keep, proceed |
| (verb) span an interval of distance, space or time | Synonyms: cover, extend |
| (verb) continue in a place, position, or situation | Synonyms: remain, stay, stay on |
| (verb) continue after an interruption | - |
| (verb) do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop | Synonyms: persist in |
| contort | (verb) twist and press out of shape | Synonyms: deform, distort, wring |
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| contour | (verb) form the contours of | - |
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| contract | (verb) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | Synonyms: get, take |
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| (verb) make or become more narrow or restricted | Synonyms: narrow |
| (verb) become smaller or draw together | Synonyms: shrink |
| (verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten |
| (verb) compress or concentrate | Synonyms: concentrate, condense |
| (verb) enter into a contractual arrangement | Synonyms: undertake |
| (verb) make smaller | - |
| (verb) squeeze or press together | Synonyms: compact, compress, constrict, press, squeeze |
| (verb) engage by written agreement | Synonyms: sign, sign on, sign up |
| contradance | (verb) perform a contradance | Synonyms: contra danse, contredanse, country-dance |
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| contradict | (verb) prove negative; show to be false | Synonyms: negate |
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| (verb) deny the truth of | Synonyms: contravene, negate |
| (verb) be resistant to | Synonyms: controvert, oppose |
| (verb) be in contradiction with | Synonyms: belie, negate |
| contradistinguish | (verb) distinguish by contrasting qualities | - |
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| contraindicate | (verb) make a treatment inadvisable | - |
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| contrast | (verb) put in opposition to show or emphasize differences | - |
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| (verb) to show differences when compared; be different | Synonyms: counterpoint |
| contravene | (verb) deny the truth of | Synonyms: contradict, negate |
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| (verb) go against, as of rules and laws | Synonyms: conflict, infringe, run afoul |
| contredanse | (verb) perform a contradance | Synonyms: contra danse, contradance, country-dance |
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| contribute | (verb) contribute to some cause | Synonyms: chip in, give, kick in |
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| (verb) bestow a quality on | Synonyms: add, bestow, bring, impart, lend |
| (verb) provide | Synonyms: put up |
| (verb) be conducive to | Synonyms: conduce, lead |
| contrive | (verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | Synonyms: devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent |
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| (verb) make or work out a plan for; devise | Synonyms: design, plan, project |
| (verb) put or send forth | Synonyms: cast, project, throw |
| control | (verb) have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | Synonyms: master |
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| (verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | Synonyms: ascertain, assure, check, ensure, insure, see, see to it |
| (verb) verify by using a duplicate register for comparison | - |
| (verb) handle and cause to function | Synonyms: operate |
| (verb) maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage | Synonyms: keep in line, manipulate |
| (verb) exercise authoritative control or power over | Synonyms: command |
| (verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | Synonyms: check, contain, curb, hold, hold in, moderate |
| (verb) check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard | Synonyms: verify |
| (verb) place under restrictions; limit access to by law | Synonyms: restrict |
| controvert | (verb) prove to be false or incorrect | Synonyms: rebut, refute |
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| (verb) be resistant to | Synonyms: contradict, oppose |
| contuse | (verb) injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of | Synonyms: bruise |
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| conventionalise | (verb) make conventional or adapt to conventions | Synonyms: conventionalize |
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| conventionalize | (verb) make conventional or adapt to conventions | Synonyms: conventionalise |
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| (verb) represent according to a conventional style | Synonyms: stylise, stylize |
| count | (verb) include as if by counting | - |
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| (verb) have faith or confidence in | Synonyms: bank, bet, calculate, depend, look, reckon, rely, swear |
| (verb) take account of | Synonyms: reckon |
| (verb) determine the number or amount of | Synonyms: enumerate, number, numerate |
| (verb) name or recite the numbers in ascending order | - |
| (verb) show consideration for; take into account | Synonyms: consider, weigh |
| (verb) have weight; have import, carry weight | Synonyms: matter, weigh |
| (verb) put into a group | Synonyms: number |
| (verb) have a certain value or carry a certain weight | - |
| countenance | (verb) consent to, give permission; permit | Synonyms: allow, let, permit |
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| counter | (verb) speak in response | - |
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| (verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time | Synonyms: anticipate, foresee, forestall |
| counteract | (verb) act in opposition to | Synonyms: antagonise, antagonize |
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| (verb) destroy property or hinder normal operations | Synonyms: countermine, sabotage, subvert, undermine, weaken |
| (verb) oppose or check by a counteraction | Synonyms: countercheck |
| (verb) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | Synonyms: counterbalance, countervail, neutralize |
| counterattack | (verb) make a counterattack | Synonyms: counterstrike |
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