affranchise | (verb) grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude | Synonyms: enfranchise |
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aggrandise | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
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aggrandize | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandise, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
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arrange | (verb) arrange attractively | Synonyms: coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set |
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(verb) arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events | Synonyms: order, put, set up |
(verb) make arrangements for | Synonyms: fix up |
(verb) put into a proper or systematic order | Synonyms: set up |
(verb) adapt for performance in a different way | Synonyms: set |
(verb) set (printed matter) into a specific format | Synonyms: format |
(verb) plan, organize, and carry out (an event) | Synonyms: stage |
boomerang | (verb) return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang | - |
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branch | (verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | Synonyms: fork, furcate, ramify, separate |
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(verb) grow and send out branches or branch-like structures | Synonyms: ramify |
brand | (verb) mark or expose as infamous | Synonyms: post |
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(verb) mark with a brand or trademark | Synonyms: brandmark, trademark |
(verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | Synonyms: denounce, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize |
(verb) burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals | - |
brandish | (verb) move or swing back and forth | Synonyms: flourish, wave |
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(verb) exhibit aggressively | - |
brandmark | (verb) mark with a brand or trademark | Synonyms: brand, trademark |
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cranch | (verb) press or grind with a crushing noise | Synonyms: craunch, crunch, grind |
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crane | (verb) stretch (the neck) so as to see better | Synonyms: stretch out |
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crank | (verb) rotate with a crank | Synonyms: crank up |
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(verb) bend into the shape of a crank | - |
(verb) fasten with a crank | - |
(verb) start by cranking | Synonyms: crank up |
(verb) travel along a zigzag path | Synonyms: zigzag |
derange | (verb) throw into great confusion or disorder | Synonyms: perturb, throw out of kilter |
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(verb) derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane | Synonyms: unbalance |
detransitivise | (verb) intransitivize | Synonyms: detransitivize, intransitivise, intransitivize |
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detransitivize | (verb) intransitivize | Synonyms: detransitivise, intransitivise, intransitivize |
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disarrange | (verb) disturb the arrangement of | - |
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(verb) destroy the arrangement or order of | - |
disenfranchise | (verb) deprive of voting rights | Synonyms: disfranchise |
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disfranchise | (verb) deprive of voting rights | Synonyms: disenfranchise |
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embrangle | (verb) make more complicated or confused through entanglements | Synonyms: snarl, snarl up |
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enfranchise | (verb) grant voting rights | - |
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(verb) grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude | Synonyms: affranchise |
entrance | (verb) put into a trance | Synonyms: spellbind |
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(verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, fascinate, trance |
estrange | (verb) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness | Synonyms: alienate, disaffect |
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(verb) remove from customary environment or associations | - |
franchise | (verb) grant a franchise to | - |
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frank | (verb) exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks | - |
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(verb) stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing | Synonyms: postmark |
grandstand | (verb) perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause | - |
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grant | (verb) be willing to concede | Synonyms: concede, yield |
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(verb) allow to have | Synonyms: accord, allot |
(verb) let have | Synonyms: allow |
(verb) transfer by deed | Synonyms: deed over |
(verb) give as judged due or on the basis of merit | Synonyms: award |
(verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | Synonyms: cede, concede, yield |
(verb) bestow, especially officially | Synonyms: give |
granulate | (verb) form granulating tissue | - |
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(verb) form into grains | Synonyms: grain |
(verb) become granular | Synonyms: grain |
guarantee | (verb) give surety or assume responsibility | Synonyms: vouch |
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(verb) promise to do or accomplish | Synonyms: undertake |
(verb) stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of | Synonyms: warrant |
(verb) make certain of | Synonyms: assure, ensure, insure, secure |
harangue | (verb) deliver a harangue to; address forcefully | - |
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intransitivise | (verb) intransitivize | Synonyms: detransitivise, detransitivize, intransitivize |
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intransitivize | (verb) intransitivize | Synonyms: detransitivise, detransitivize, intransitivise |
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mistranslate | (verb) translate incorrectly | - |
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outrange | (verb) have a greater range than (another gun) | - |
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outrank | (verb) take precedence or surpass others in rank | Synonyms: rank |
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prance | (verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others | Synonyms: cock, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup |
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(verb) ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward | - |
(verb) cause (a horse) to bound spring forward | - |
(verb) spring forward on the hind legs | - |
prang | (verb) crash | - |
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prank | (verb) dress up showily | - |
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(verb) dress or decorate showily or gaudily | - |
prearrange | (verb) arrange beforehand | - |
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quarantine | (verb) place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons | - |
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ranch | (verb) manage or run a ranch | - |
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randomise | (verb) arrange in random order | Synonyms: randomize |
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randomize | (verb) arrange in random order | Synonyms: randomise |
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range | (verb) assign a rank or rating to | Synonyms: grade, order, place, rank, rate |
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(verb) let eat | - |
(verb) lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line | Synonyms: array, lay out, set out |
(verb) feed as in a meadow or pasture | Synonyms: browse, crop, graze, pasture |
(verb) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | Synonyms: cast, drift, ramble, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander |
(verb) range or extend over; occupy a certain area | Synonyms: straddle |
(verb) change or be different within limits | Synonyms: run |
(verb) have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun | - |
rank | (verb) assign a rank or rating to | Synonyms: grade, order, place, range, rate |
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(verb) take or have a position relative to others | - |
(verb) take precedence or surpass others in rank | Synonyms: outrank |
rankle | (verb) gnaw into; make resentful or angry | Synonyms: eat into, fret, grate |
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ransack | (verb) search thoroughly | Synonyms: comb |
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(verb) steal goods; take as spoils | Synonyms: despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, reave, rifle, strip |
ransom | (verb) exchange or buy back for money; under threat | Synonyms: redeem |
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rant | (verb) talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner | Synonyms: jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rave, spout |
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rearrange | (verb) put into a new order or arrangement | - |
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retranslate | (verb) translate again | - |
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retransmit | (verb) transmit again | - |
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scranch | (verb) make a crushing noise | Synonyms: crackle, crunch, scraunch |
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strand | (verb) bring to the ground | Synonyms: ground, run aground |
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(verb) drive (a vessel) ashore | - |
(verb) leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue | Synonyms: maroon |
strangle | (verb) constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing | Synonyms: choke |
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(verb) struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake | Synonyms: choke, gag, suffocate |
(verb) prevent the progress or free movement of | Synonyms: cramp, halter, hamper |
(verb) die from strangulation | - |
(verb) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | Synonyms: strangulate, throttle |
(verb) suppress in order to conceal or hide | Synonyms: muffle, repress, smother, stifle |
strangulate | (verb) become constricted | - |
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(verb) kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air | Synonyms: strangle, throttle |
(verb) constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air | - |
superannuate | (verb) retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity | - |
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(verb) become obsolete | - |
(verb) declare to be obsolete | - |
(verb) retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability | - |
trance | (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate |
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tranquilize | (verb) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | Synonyms: calm, sedate, tranquillise, tranquillize |
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(verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquillise, tranquillize |
tranquillise | (verb) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | Synonyms: calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize |
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(verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillize |
tranquillize | (verb) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | Synonyms: calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise |
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(verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise |
transact | (verb) conduct business | - |
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transaminate | (verb) undergo transfer from one compound to another | - |
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(verb) change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another | - |
transcend | (verb) be greater in scope or size than some standard | Synonyms: exceed, surpass |
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(verb) be superior or better than some standard | Synonyms: exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top |
transcribe | (verb) convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA | - |
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(verb) rewrite in a different script | Synonyms: transliterate |
(verb) write out from speech, notes, etc. | - |
(verb) make a phonetic transcription of | - |
(verb) rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended | - |
transduce | (verb) cause transduction (of energy forms) | - |
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transect | (verb) cut across or divide transversely | - |
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transfer | (verb) transfer from one place or period to another | Synonyms: transplant, transpose |
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(verb) send from one person or place to another | Synonyms: channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport |
(verb) move around | Synonyms: shift |
(verb) shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes | Synonyms: remove |
(verb) change from one vehicle or transportation line to another | Synonyms: change |
(verb) lift and reset in another soil or situation | Synonyms: transplant |
(verb) cause to change ownership | - |
(verb) move from one place to another | - |
(verb) transfer somebody to a different position or location of work | Synonyms: reassign |
transfigure | (verb) change completely the nature or appearance of | Synonyms: metamorphose, transmogrify |
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(verb) elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration | Synonyms: glorify, spiritualize |
transfix | (verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point | Synonyms: empale, impale, spike |
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(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | Synonyms: fascinate, grip, spellbind |
transform | (verb) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | Synonyms: transmute, transubstantiate |
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(verb) change from one form or medium into another | Synonyms: translate |
(verb) subject to a mathematical transformation | - |
(verb) change in outward structure or looks | Synonyms: metamorphose, transmute |
(verb) increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage) | - |
(verb) change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species | - |
(verb) convert (one form of energy) to another | - |
transfuse | (verb) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin | Synonyms: cup |
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(verb) give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to | - |
(verb) pour out of one vessel into another | - |
(verb) impart gradually | Synonyms: instill |
transgress | (verb) pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | Synonyms: overstep, trespass |
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(verb) act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises | Synonyms: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, violate |
(verb) commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law | Synonyms: sin, trespass |
(verb) spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline | - |
transistorise | (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors | Synonyms: transistorize |
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transistorize | (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors | Synonyms: transistorise |
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transit | (verb) make a passage or journey from one place to another | Synonyms: move through, pass across, pass over, pass through |
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(verb) cause or enable to pass through | - |
(verb) revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction | - |
(verb) pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place) | - |
transition | (verb) make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another) | - |
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(verb) cause to convert or undergo a transition | - |
transitivise | (verb) make transitive | Synonyms: transitivize |
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transitivize | (verb) make transitive | Synonyms: transitivise |
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translate | (verb) change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation | - |
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(verb) change from one form or medium into another | Synonyms: transform |
(verb) make sense of a language | Synonyms: interpret, read, understand |
(verb) restate (words) from one language into another language | Synonyms: interpret, render |
(verb) determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA | - |
(verb) express, as in simple and less technical language | - |
(verb) bring to a certain spiritual state | - |
(verb) subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body | - |
(verb) be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way | - |
(verb) be equivalent in effect | - |
transliterate | (verb) rewrite in a different script | Synonyms: transcribe |
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translocate | (verb) move from one place to another, especially of wild animals | - |
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(verb) transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position | - |
transmigrate | (verb) move from one country or region to another and settle there | Synonyms: migrate |
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(verb) be born anew in another body after death | Synonyms: reincarnate |
transmit | (verb) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television | Synonyms: air, beam, broadcast, send |
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(verb) send from one person or place to another | Synonyms: channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transport |
(verb) transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | Synonyms: carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart |
(verb) transfer to another | Synonyms: communicate, convey |
transmogrify | (verb) change completely the nature or appearance of | Synonyms: metamorphose, transfigure |
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transmute | (verb) change in outward structure or looks | Synonyms: metamorphose, transform |
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(verb) alter the nature of (elements) | - |
(verb) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | Synonyms: transform, transubstantiate |
transpirate | (verb) pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas | Synonyms: transpire |
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transpire | (verb) give off (water) through the skin | - |
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(verb) come to light; become known | - |
(verb) exude water vapor | - |
(verb) come about, happen, or occur | - |
(verb) pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas | Synonyms: transpirate |
transplant | (verb) transfer from one place or period to another | Synonyms: transfer, transpose |
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(verb) place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient | Synonyms: graft |
(verb) lift and reset in another soil or situation | Synonyms: transfer |
(verb) be transplantable | - |
transport | (verb) move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body | Synonyms: carry |
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(verb) send from one person or place to another | Synonyms: channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit |
(verb) hold spellbound | Synonyms: delight, enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish |
(verb) move something or somebody around; usually over long distances | - |
(verb) transport commercially | Synonyms: send, ship |
transpose | (verb) change the order or arrangement of | Synonyms: commute, permute |
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(verb) change key | - |
(verb) cause to change places | Synonyms: counterchange, interchange |
(verb) exchange positions without a change in value | Synonyms: commute |
(verb) transfer from one place or period to another | Synonyms: transfer, transplant |
(verb) put (a piece of music) into another key | - |
(verb) transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality | - |
transship | (verb) transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another | - |
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transubstantiate | (verb) change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | Synonyms: transform, transmute |
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(verb) change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ | - |
transude | (verb) release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities | Synonyms: exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out |
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tyrannise | (verb) rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner | Synonyms: domineer, tyrannize |
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(verb) rule a country as a tyrant | Synonyms: grind down, tyrannize |
tyrannize | (verb) rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner | Synonyms: domineer, tyrannise |
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(verb) rule a country as a tyrant | Synonyms: grind down, tyrannise |
warrant | (verb) provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action) | - |
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(verb) stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of | Synonyms: guarantee |
wrangle | (verb) to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively | Synonyms: brawl |
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(verb) herd and care for | - |