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17 Verbs That Contain SIS

Part of Speech:
Word Definitions Synonyms
apotheosise (verb) deify or glorify Synonyms: apotheose, apotheosize
assist (verb) act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
(verb) work for, or be a servant to Synonyms: attend, attend to, serve, wait on
(verb) give help or assistance; be of service Synonyms: aid, help
consist (verb) originate (in) Synonyms: dwell, lie, lie in
(verb) be composed of Synonyms: comprise
(verb) be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
(verb) have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
desist (verb) choose not to consume Synonyms: abstain, refrain
emphasise (verb) to stress, single out as important Synonyms: accent, accentuate, emphasize, punctuate, stress
(verb) give extra weight to (a communication) Synonyms: emphasize, underline, underscore
fantasise (verb) indulge in fantasies Synonyms: fantasize, fantasy
(verb) portray in the mind Synonyms: fantasize
hypothesise (verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds Synonyms: conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize
insist (verb) postulate positively and assertively Synonyms: assert
(verb) be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge Synonyms: take a firm stand
(verb) beg persistently and urgently Synonyms: importune
metastasise (verb) spread throughout the body Synonyms: metastasize
overemphasise (verb) place special or excessive emphasis on Synonyms: overemphasize, overstress
persist (verb) be persistent, refuse to stop Synonyms: hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere
(verb) be in a certain place and not leave Synonyms: remain, stay, stay put, stick, stick around
(verb) continue to exist Synonyms: die hard, endure, prevail, run
resist (verb) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something Synonyms: hold out, stand firm, withstand
(verb) withstand the force of something Synonyms: fend, stand
(verb) refuse to comply Synonyms: balk, baulk, jib
(verb) express opposition through action or words Synonyms: dissent, protest
(verb) elude, especially in a baffling way Synonyms: defy, refuse
(verb) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ Synonyms: refuse, reject
siss (verb) make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval Synonyms: hiss, sibilate, sizz
(verb) express or utter with a hiss Synonyms: hiss, sibilate, sizz
subsist (verb) support oneself Synonyms: exist, live, survive
synthesise (verb) combine so as to form a more complex, product Synonyms: synthesize
transistorise (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors Synonyms: transistorize
transistorize (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors Synonyms: transistorise

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