attemper | (verb) modify the temperature of | - |
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attempt | (verb) enter upon an activity or enterprise | Synonyms: set about, undertake |
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(verb) make an effort or attempt | Synonyms: assay, essay, seek, try |
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 |
datemark | (verb) mark with a date and place | Synonyms: date-mark, dateline |
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distemper | (verb) paint with distemper | - |
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extemporise | (verb) perform without preparation | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporize, improvise, improvize |
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extemporize | (verb) perform without preparation | Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporise, improvise, improvize |
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(verb) manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand | Synonyms: improvise |
itemise | (verb) specify individually | Synonyms: enumerate, itemize, recite |
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(verb) place on a list of items | Synonyms: itemize |
itemize | (verb) specify individually | Synonyms: enumerate, itemise, recite |
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(verb) place on a list of items | Synonyms: itemise |
stem | (verb) stop the flow of a liquid | Synonyms: halt, stanch, staunch |
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(verb) remove the stem from | - |
(verb) grow out of, have roots in, originate in | - |
(verb) cause to point inward | - |
systematise | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematize, systemise, systemize |
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systematize | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematise, systemise, systemize |
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systemise | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematise, systematize, systemize |
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systemize | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematise, systematize, systemise |
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temper | (verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else | Synonyms: moderate, mollify, season |
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(verb) adjust the pitch (of pianos) | - |
(verb) harden by reheating and cooling in oil | Synonyms: harden |
(verb) change by restraining or moderating | Synonyms: chasten |
(verb) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling | Synonyms: anneal, normalize |
temporise | (verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time | Synonyms: temporize |
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temporize | (verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time | Synonyms: temporise |
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tempt | (verb) induce into action by using one's charm | Synonyms: charm, influence |
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(verb) dispose or incline or entice to | Synonyms: allure |
(verb) try presumptuously | - |
(verb) provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | Synonyms: entice, lure |
(verb) give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting | Synonyms: invite |
(verb) try to seduce | - |