computerise | (verb) control a function, process, or creation by a computer | Synonyms: computerize, cybernate |
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(verb) store in a computer | Synonyms: computerize |
(verb) provide with computers | Synonyms: computerize |
computerize | (verb) control a function, process, or creation by a computer | Synonyms: computerise, cybernate |
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(verb) store in a computer | Synonyms: computerise |
(verb) provide with computers | Synonyms: computerise |
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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concern | (verb) be relevant to | Synonyms: bear on, come to, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on |
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(verb) be on the mind of | Synonyms: interest, occupy, worry |
concert | (verb) settle by agreement | - |
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(verb) contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement | - |
concertina | (verb) collapse like a concertina | - |
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concertise | (verb) give concerts; perform in concerts | Synonyms: concertize |
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concertize | (verb) give concerts; perform in concerts | Synonyms: concertise |
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concord | (verb) be in accord; be in agreement | Synonyms: agree, concur, hold |
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(verb) arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance | - |
(verb) arrange by concord or agreement | - |
(verb) go together | Synonyms: accord, agree, consort, fit in, harmonise, harmonize |
concrete | (verb) form into a solid mass; coalesce | - |
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(verb) cover with cement | - |
concretise | (verb) become specific | Synonyms: concretize |
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concretize | (verb) become specific | Synonyms: concretise |
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(verb) make something concrete | - |
concur | (verb) happen simultaneously | Synonyms: coincide |
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(verb) be in accord; be in agreement | Synonyms: agree, concord, hold |
confederate | (verb) form a group or unite | Synonyms: band together |
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(verb) form a confederation with; of nations | - |
confer | (verb) have a conference in order to talk something over | Synonyms: confab, confabulate, consult |
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(verb) present | Synonyms: bestow |
configure | (verb) set up for a particular purpose | - |
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confirm | (verb) make more firm | - |
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(verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | Synonyms: affirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain |
(verb) strengthen or make more firm | Synonyms: reassert |
(verb) administer the rite of confirmation to | - |
(verb) support a person for a position | - |
conflagrate | (verb) start to burn or burst into flames | Synonyms: catch fire, combust, erupt, ignite, take fire |
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(verb) cause to start burning | Synonyms: enkindle, inflame, kindle |
conform | (verb) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | Synonyms: adapt, adjust |
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(verb) be similar, be in line with | - |
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 | - |
conglomerate | (verb) increase in amount by collecting or gathering | Synonyms: accumulate, amass, cumulate, gather, pile up |
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congratulate | (verb) say something to someone that expresses praise | Synonyms: compliment |
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(verb) express congratulations | Synonyms: felicitate |
(verb) pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement | Synonyms: preen |
(verb) be proud of | Synonyms: plume, pride |
congregate | (verb) come together, usually for a purpose | - |
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conjecture | (verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | Synonyms: hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize |
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conjure | (verb) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | Synonyms: cabal, complot, conspire, machinate |
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(verb) ask for or request earnestly | Synonyms: adjure, beseech, bid, entreat, press |
(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | Synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir |
conquer | (verb) bring under control by force or authority | Synonyms: stamp down, subdue, suppress |
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(verb) overcome by conquest | - |
(verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion | Synonyms: appropriate, capture, seize |
conscript | (verb) enroll into service compulsorily | - |
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consecrate | (verb) render holy by means of religious rites | Synonyms: bless, hallow, sanctify |
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(verb) dedicate to a deity by a vow | Synonyms: vow |
(verb) give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause | Synonyms: commit, dedicate, devote, give |
(verb) appoint to a clerical posts | Synonyms: ordain, order, ordinate |
conserve | (verb) preserve with sugar | - |
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(verb) use cautiously and frugally | Synonyms: economise, economize, husband |
(verb) keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction | Synonyms: keep up, maintain, preserve |
(verb) keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change | - |
consider | (verb) deem to be | Synonyms: reckon, regard, see, view |
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(verb) take into consideration for exemplifying purposes | Synonyms: deal, look at, take |
(verb) regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem | - |
(verb) judge or regard; look upon; judge | Synonyms: believe, conceive, think |
(verb) show consideration for; take into account | Synonyms: count, weigh |
(verb) think about carefully; weigh | Synonyms: debate, deliberate, moot, turn over |
(verb) give careful consideration to | Synonyms: study |
(verb) look at attentively | Synonyms: regard |
(verb) look at carefully; study mentally | Synonyms: look at, view |
consort | (verb) keep company | Synonyms: run |
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(verb) keep company with; hang out with | Synonyms: affiliate, associate, assort |
(verb) go together | Synonyms: accord, agree, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize |
conspire | (verb) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | Synonyms: cabal, complot, conjure, machinate |
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(verb) act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose | Synonyms: collude |
consternate | (verb) fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion | - |
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constrain | (verb) severely restrict in scope or extent | Synonyms: stiffen, tighten, tighten up |
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(verb) to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement | Synonyms: confine, hold, restrain |
(verb) compel to behave in a certain way | Synonyms: enforce, impose |
constrict | (verb) become tight or as if tight | Synonyms: constringe, narrow |
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(verb) squeeze or press together | Synonyms: compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze |
constringe | (verb) become tight or as if tight | Synonyms: constrict, narrow |
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construct | (verb) reassemble mentally | Synonyms: reconstruct, retrace |
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(verb) draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions | - |
(verb) make by combining materials and parts | Synonyms: build, make |
(verb) put together out of artificial or natural components or parts | Synonyms: fabricate, manufacture |
(verb) create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts | - |
(verb) create by linking linguistic units | - |
construe | (verb) make sense of; assign a meaning to | Synonyms: interpret, see |
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containerise | (verb) package in a container | Synonyms: containerize |
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containerize | (verb) package in a container | Synonyms: containerise |
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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 |
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 |
converge | (verb) come together so as to form a single product | - |
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(verb) move or draw together at a certain location | - |
(verb) be adjacent or come together | Synonyms: meet |
(verb) approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit | - |
converse | (verb) carry on a conversation | Synonyms: discourse |
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convert | (verb) change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy | Synonyms: change over |
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(verb) change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief | - |
(verb) exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | Synonyms: change, commute, exchange |
(verb) change the nature, purpose, or function of something | - |
(verb) change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change | - |
(verb) cause to adopt a new or different faith | - |
(verb) exchange a penalty for a less severe one | Synonyms: commute, exchange |
(verb) make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something | Synonyms: convince, win over |
(verb) score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone | - |
cooccur | (verb) go with, fall together | Synonyms: co-occur, coincide |
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cooper | (verb) make barrels and casks | - |
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cooperate | (verb) work together on a common enterprise or project | Synonyms: collaborate, join forces |
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coordinate | (verb) bring order and organization to | Synonyms: organise, organize |
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(verb) bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation | Synonyms: align, ordinate |
(verb) bring into common action, movement, or condition | - |
(verb) be co-ordinated | - |
copolymerise | (verb) polymerize together | Synonyms: copolymerize |
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copolymerize | (verb) polymerize together | Synonyms: copolymerise |
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copper | (verb) coat with a layer of copper | - |
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copyread | (verb) edit and correct (written or printed material) | Synonyms: copyedit, subedit |
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copyright | (verb) secure a copyright on a written work | - |
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corbel | (verb) furnish with a corbel | - |
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cord | (verb) stack in cords | - |
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(verb) bind or tie with a cord | - |
corduroy | (verb) build (a road) from logs laid side by side | - |
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core | (verb) remove the core or center from | - |
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cork | (verb) stuff with cork | - |
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(verb) close a bottle with a cork | Synonyms: cork up |
corkscrew | (verb) move in a spiral or zigzag course | Synonyms: spiral |
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corn | (verb) preserve with large-grained rock salt | - |
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(verb) feed (cattle) with corn | - |
corner | (verb) turn a corner | - |
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(verb) force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | Synonyms: tree |
(verb) gain control over | - |
cornice | (verb) furnish with a cornice | - |
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coronate | (verb) invest with regal power; enthrone | Synonyms: crown |
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corrade | (verb) wear away | Synonyms: abrade, abrase, rub down, rub off |
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corral | (verb) enclose in a corral | - |
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(verb) arrange wagons so that they form a corral | - |
(verb) gather and secure | - |
correct | (verb) treat a defect | - |
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(verb) make right or correct | Synonyms: rectify, right |
(verb) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard | Synonyms: adjust, set |
(verb) censure severely | Synonyms: castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate |
(verb) fall in value | Synonyms: decline, slump |
(verb) punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience | Synonyms: discipline, sort out |
(verb) make reparations or amends for | Synonyms: compensate, redress, right |
(verb) adjust for | Synonyms: compensate, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up |
correlate | (verb) bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation | - |
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(verb) to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation | - |
correspond | (verb) exchange messages | - |
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(verb) be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics | Synonyms: agree, check, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally |
(verb) take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to | Synonyms: represent, stand for |
(verb) be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | Synonyms: equate |
corroborate | (verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | Synonyms: affirm, confirm, substantiate, support, sustain |
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(verb) give evidence for | Synonyms: validate |
(verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm | Synonyms: bear out, support, underpin |
corrode | (verb) become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid | Synonyms: rust |
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(verb) cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid | Synonyms: eat, rust |
corrugate | (verb) fold into ridges | - |
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corrupt | (verb) alter from the original | Synonyms: spoil |
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(verb) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | Synonyms: cloud, defile, sully, taint |
(verb) make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence | Synonyms: bribe, buy, grease one's palms |
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | Synonyms: debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate |
corset | (verb) dress with a corset | - |
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coruscate | (verb) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity | Synonyms: scintillate, sparkle |
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(verb) reflect brightly | Synonyms: scintillate, sparkle |
cosponsor | (verb) sponsor together with another sponsor | - |
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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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counterbalance | (verb) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | Synonyms: counteract, countervail, neutralize |
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(verb) contrast with equal weight or force | Synonyms: oppose |
(verb) adjust for | Synonyms: compensate, correct, even off, even out, even up, make up |
counterchallenge | (verb) challenge in turn | - |
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counterchange | (verb) cause to change places | Synonyms: interchange, transpose |
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countercheck | (verb) check a second time | - |
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(verb) oppose or check by a counteraction | Synonyms: counteract |
counterclaim | (verb) set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim | - |
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