| auspicate | (verb) commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck | - |
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| (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
| depict | (verb) give a description of | Synonyms: describe, draw |
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| (verb) show in, or as in, a picture | Synonyms: picture, render, show |
| (verb) make a portrait of | Synonyms: limn, portray |
| nitpick | (verb) be overly critical; criticize minor details | - |
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| pick | (verb) remove in small bits | - |
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| (verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits | Synonyms: clean |
| (verb) select carefully from a group | - |
| (verb) harass with constant criticism | Synonyms: blame, find fault |
| (verb) eat intermittently; take small bites of | Synonyms: nibble, piece |
| (verb) hit lightly with a picking motion | Synonyms: beak, peck |
| (verb) look for and gather | Synonyms: cull, pluck |
| (verb) attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example | Synonyms: break up |
| (verb) pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion | Synonyms: pluck, plunk |
| (verb) provoke | - |
| (verb) pay for something | Synonyms: foot |
| (verb) pilfer or rob | - |
| picket | (verb) fasten with a picket | - |
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| (verb) serve as pickets or post pickets | - |
| pickle | (verb) preserve in a pickling liquid | - |
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| picnic | (verb) eat alfresco, in the open air | - |
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| picture | (verb) show in, or as in, a picture | Synonyms: depict, render, show |
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| (verb) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | Synonyms: envision, fancy, figure, image, project, see, visualise, visualize |
| spice | (verb) make more interesting or flavorful | Synonyms: spice up |
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| (verb) add herbs or spices to | Synonyms: spice up, zest |
| topicalize | (verb) emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence | - |
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| unpick | (verb) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of | Synonyms: unknot, unravel, unscramble, untangle |
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| (verb) undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing) | - |