acclimatise | (verb) get used to a certain climate | Synonyms: acclimate, acclimatize |
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achromatise | (verb) remove color from | Synonyms: achromatize |
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advertise | (verb) make publicity for; try to sell (a product) | Synonyms: advertize, promote, push |
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(verb) call attention to | Synonyms: advertize, publicise, publicize |
alphabetise | (verb) arrange in alphabetical order | Synonyms: alphabetize |
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amortise | (verb) liquidate gradually | Synonyms: amortize |
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anaesthetise | (verb) administer an anesthetic drug to | Synonyms: anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under |
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anagrammatise | (verb) read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning | Synonyms: anagram, anagrammatize |
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anathematise | (verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematize, anathemise, anathemize, comminate, execrate |
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anesthetise | (verb) administer an anesthetic drug to | Synonyms: anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetize, put out, put under |
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antisepticize | (verb) disinfect with an antiseptic | - |
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apostatise | (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | Synonyms: apostatize, tergiversate |
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aromatise | (verb) fill or impregnate with an odor | Synonyms: aromatize, perfume |
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automatise | (verb) make automatic or control or operate automatically | Synonyms: automate, automatize |
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(verb) turn into an automaton | Synonyms: automatize |
baptise | (verb) administer baptism to | Synonyms: baptize, christen |
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baronetise | (verb) confer baronetcy upon | Synonyms: baronetize |
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chastise | (verb) censure severely | Synonyms: castigate, chasten, correct, objurgate |
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cinematise | (verb) make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film | Synonyms: cinematize |
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concertise | (verb) give concerts; perform in concerts | Synonyms: concertize |
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concretise | (verb) become specific | Synonyms: concretize |
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demagnetise | (verb) make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) | Synonyms: degauss, demagnetize |
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(verb) erase (a magnetic storage device) | Synonyms: demagnetize |
democratise | (verb) become (more) democratic; of nations | Synonyms: democratize |
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(verb) introduce democratic reforms; of nations | Synonyms: democratize |
demonetise | (verb) deprive of value for payment | Synonyms: demonetize |
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deputise | (verb) appoint as a substitute | Synonyms: depute, deputize |
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(verb) act as a substitute | Synonyms: deputize, step in, substitute |
desensitise | (verb) make insensitive | Synonyms: desensitize |
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(verb) cause not to be sensitive | Synonyms: desensitize |
digitise | (verb) put into digital form, as for use in a computer | Synonyms: digitalise, digitalize, digitize |
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dogmatise | (verb) state as a dogma | Synonyms: dogmatize |
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(verb) speak dogmatically | Synonyms: dogmatize |
dramatise | (verb) add details to | Synonyms: aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad |
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(verb) represent something in a dramatic manner | Synonyms: dramatize |
(verb) put into dramatic form | Synonyms: adopt, dramatize |
euthanatise | (verb) intentionally cause the painless death of a person or animal | Synonyms: euthanatize, euthanise, euthanize, mercy kill |
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fragmentise | (verb) break or cause to break into pieces | Synonyms: break up, fragment, fragmentize |
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hypnotise | (verb) induce hypnosis in | Synonyms: hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize |
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hypostatise | (verb) construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity | Synonyms: hypostatize |
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legitimatise | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize |
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magnetise | (verb) make magnetic | Synonyms: magnetize |
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(verb) attract strongly, as if with a magnet | Synonyms: bewitch, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind |
monetise | (verb) give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country | Synonyms: monetize |
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mortise | (verb) join by a tenon and mortise | Synonyms: mortice |
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(verb) cut a hole for a tenon in | Synonyms: mortice |
narcotise | (verb) administer narcotics to | Synonyms: narcotize |
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overdramatise | (verb) present in an overly dramatic manner | Synonyms: overdramatize |
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peptise | (verb) disperse in a medium into a colloidal state | Synonyms: peptize |
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photosensitise | (verb) make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light | Synonyms: photosensitize |
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poetise | (verb) compose verses or put into verse | Synonyms: poetize, verse, versify |
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practise | (verb) learn by repetition | Synonyms: drill, exercise, practice |
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(verb) engage in a rehearsal (of) | Synonyms: practice, rehearse |
(verb) carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions | Synonyms: do, exercise, practice |
prioritise | (verb) assign a priority to | Synonyms: prioritize |
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privatise | (verb) change from governmental to private control or ownership | Synonyms: privatize |
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proselytise | (verb) convert to another faith or religion | Synonyms: proselytize |
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quantise | (verb) apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor | Synonyms: quantize |
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(verb) approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values | Synonyms: quantize |
sanitise | (verb) make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features | Synonyms: sanitize |
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(verb) make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing | Synonyms: hygienise, hygienize, sanitize |
schematise | (verb) give conventional form to | Synonyms: schematize |
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sensitise | (verb) make sensitive or aware | Synonyms: sensibilise, sensibilize, sensify, sensitize |
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(verb) make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion | Synonyms: sensitize |
(verb) make sensitive to a drug or allergen | Synonyms: sensitize |
(verb) cause to sense; make sensitive | Synonyms: sensitize |
sentimentise | (verb) act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression | Synonyms: sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentize |
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sovietise | (verb) model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union | Synonyms: sovietize |
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(verb) bring under Soviet control, of a country | Synonyms: sovietize |
spiritise | (verb) imbue with a spirit | Synonyms: spiritize |
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stigmatise | (verb) mark with a stigma or stigmata | Synonyms: stigmatize |
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(verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | Synonyms: brand, denounce, mark, stigmatize |
syncretise | (verb) become fused | Synonyms: syncretize |
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(verb) unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) | Synonyms: syncretize |
systematise | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematize, systemise, systemize |
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traumatise | (verb) inflict a trauma upon | Synonyms: shock, traumatize |
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unitise | (verb) separate or classify into units | Synonyms: unitize |
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(verb) make into a unit | Synonyms: unitize |
(verb) divide (bulk material) and process as units | Synonyms: unitize |