accustom | (verb) make psychologically or physically used (to something) | Synonyms: habituate |
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alligator | (verb) crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes | - |
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anastomose | (verb) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis | Synonyms: inosculate |
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(verb) come together or open into each other | Synonyms: inosculate |
anatomise | (verb) dissect in order to analyze | Synonyms: anatomize |
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anatomize | (verb) analyze down to the smallest detail | - |
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(verb) dissect in order to analyze | Synonyms: anatomise |
astonish | (verb) affect with wonder | Synonyms: amaze, astound |
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astound | (verb) affect with wonder | Synonyms: amaze, astonish |
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atomise | (verb) break up into small particles | Synonyms: atomize |
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(verb) strike at with firepower or bombs | Synonyms: atomize, nuke, zap |
(verb) spray very finely | Synonyms: atomize |
atomize | (verb) break up into small particles | Synonyms: atomise |
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(verb) strike at with firepower or bombs | Synonyms: atomise, nuke, zap |
(verb) spray very finely | Synonyms: atomise |
atone | (verb) turn away from sin or do penitence | Synonyms: repent |
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(verb) make amends for | Synonyms: aby, abye, expiate |
attorn | (verb) acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord | - |
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autoclave | (verb) subject to the action of an autoclave | - |
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autograph | (verb) mark with one's signature | Synonyms: inscribe |
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automate | (verb) make automatic or control or operate automatically | Synonyms: automatise, automatize |
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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 |
automatize | (verb) make automatic or control or operate automatically | Synonyms: automate, automatise |
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(verb) turn into an automaton | Synonyms: automatise |
automobile | (verb) travel in an automobile | - |
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autopsy | (verb) perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem | - |
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autotomise | (verb) cause a body part to undergo autotomy | Synonyms: autotomize |
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autotomize | (verb) cause a body part to undergo autotomy | Synonyms: autotomise |
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backstop | (verb) act as a backstop | - |
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barnstorm | (verb) tour the country making political speeches, giving lectures, or presenting plays | - |
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(verb) appear at county fairs and carnivals as a stunt flier and parachute jumper | - |
bestow | (verb) present | Synonyms: confer |
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(verb) bestow a quality on | Synonyms: add, bring, contribute, impart, lend |
(verb) give as a gift | - |
betoken | (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
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(verb) be a signal for or a symptom of | Synonyms: bespeak, indicate, point, signal |
blacktop | (verb) coat with blacktop | - |
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bottom | (verb) come to understand | Synonyms: fathom, penetrate |
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(verb) strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom | - |
(verb) provide with a bottom or a seat | - |
brainstorm | (verb) try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it | - |
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button | (verb) fasten with buttons | - |
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(verb) provide with buttons | - |
buttonhole | (verb) detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | Synonyms: lobby |
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canton | (verb) divide into cantons, of a country | - |
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(verb) provide housing for (military personnel) | Synonyms: billet, quarter |
cartoon | (verb) draw cartoons of | - |
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cobblestone | (verb) pave with cobblestones | Synonyms: cobble |
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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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cotton | (verb) take a liking to | - |
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customise | (verb) make according to requirements | Synonyms: customize |
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(verb) make to specifications | Synonyms: custom-make, customize, tailor-make |
customize | (verb) make according to requirements | Synonyms: customise |
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(verb) make to specifications | Synonyms: custom-make, customise, tailor-make |
detonate | (verb) cause to burst with a violent release of energy | Synonyms: blow up, explode, set off |
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(verb) burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | Synonyms: blow up, explode |
detour | (verb) travel via a detour | - |
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detox | (verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence | Synonyms: detoxify |
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detoxicate | (verb) remove poison from | Synonyms: detoxify |
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detoxify | (verb) treat for alcohol or drug dependence | Synonyms: detox |
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(verb) remove poison from | Synonyms: detoxicate |
dichotomise | (verb) divide into two opposing groups or kinds | Synonyms: dichotomize |
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dichotomize | (verb) divide into two opposing groups or kinds | Synonyms: dichotomise |
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distort | (verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress | Synonyms: deform, strain |
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(verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story | Synonyms: falsify, garble, warp |
(verb) affect as in thought or feeling | Synonyms: color, colour, tinge |
(verb) twist and press out of shape | Synonyms: contort, deform, wring |
(verb) form into a spiral shape | Synonyms: twine, twist |
ditto | (verb) repeat an action or statement | - |
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doctor | (verb) give medical treatment to | - |
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(verb) alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive | Synonyms: doctor up, sophisticate |
(verb) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | Synonyms: bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on |
editorialise | (verb) insert personal opinions into an objective statement | Synonyms: editorialize |
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editorialize | (verb) insert personal opinions into an objective statement | Synonyms: editorialise |
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entomb | (verb) place in a grave or tomb | Synonyms: bury, inhume, inter, lay to rest |
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epitomise | (verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of | Synonyms: epitomize, typify |
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epitomize | (verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of | Synonyms: epitomise, typify |
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expectorate | (verb) discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth | Synonyms: cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up |
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(verb) clear out the chest and lungs | Synonyms: clear out, drive out |
extol | (verb) praise, glorify, or honor | Synonyms: exalt, glorify, laud, proclaim |
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extort | (verb) get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner | Synonyms: wring from |
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(verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation | Synonyms: gouge, rack, squeeze, wring |
(verb) obtain through intimidation | - |
factor | (verb) resolve into factors | Synonyms: factor in, factor out |
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(verb) consider as relevant when making a decision | Synonyms: factor in, factor out |
(verb) be a contributing factor | - |
factorise | (verb) resolve (a polynomial) into factors | Synonyms: factorize |
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factorize | (verb) resolve (a polynomial) into factors | Synonyms: factorise |
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festoon | (verb) decorate with strings of flowers | - |
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ghettoise | (verb) put in a ghetto | Synonyms: ghettoize |
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ghettoize | (verb) put in a ghetto | Synonyms: ghettoise |
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gluttonise | (verb) eat a lot and without restraint | Synonyms: fress, gluttonize |
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gluttonize | (verb) eat a lot and without restraint | Synonyms: fress, gluttonise |
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hectograph | (verb) copy on a duplicator | - |
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hector | (verb) be bossy towards | Synonyms: ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, push around, strong-arm |
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holystone | (verb) scrub with a holystone | - |
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hypophysectomise | (verb) remove the pituitary glands | Synonyms: hypophysectomize |
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hypophysectomize | (verb) remove the pituitary glands | Synonyms: hypophysectomise |
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intonate | (verb) recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm | Synonyms: cantillate, chant, intone |
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(verb) speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone | Synonyms: intone |
intone | (verb) recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm | Synonyms: cantillate, chant, intonate |
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(verb) speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone | Synonyms: intonate |
(verb) utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically | Synonyms: chant, tone |
intoxicate | (verb) have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug | - |
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(verb) make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) | Synonyms: inebriate, soak |
(verb) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | Synonyms: elate, lift up, pick up, uplift |
inventory | (verb) make or include in an itemized record or report | Synonyms: stock-take, take stock |
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kotow | (verb) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | Synonyms: bootlick, fawn, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle |
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kowtow | (verb) try to gain favor by cringing or flattering | Synonyms: bootlick, fawn, kotow, suck up, toady, truckle |
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(verb) bend the knees and bow in a servile manner | Synonyms: genuflect, scrape |
mentor | (verb) serve as a teacher or trusted counselor | - |
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monitor | (verb) keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance | Synonyms: supervise |
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(verb) check, track, or observe by means of a receiver | - |
motor | (verb) travel or be transported in a vehicle | Synonyms: drive |
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motorbike | (verb) ride a motorcycle | Synonyms: cycle, motorcycle |
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motorboat | (verb) ride in a motorboat | - |
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motorcycle | (verb) ride a motorcycle | Synonyms: cycle, motorbike |
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motorise | (verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles | Synonyms: mechanise, mechanize, motorize |
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motorize | (verb) equip with armed and armored motor vehicles | Synonyms: mechanise, mechanize, motorise |
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(verb) equip with a motor | - |
(verb) equip with a motor vehicle | - |
overstock | (verb) stock excessively | - |
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overtop | (verb) look down on | Synonyms: command, dominate, overlook |
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pantomime | (verb) act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only | Synonyms: mime |
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phlebotomise | (verb) draw blood | Synonyms: bleed, leech, phlebotomize |
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phlebotomize | (verb) draw blood | Synonyms: bleed, leech, phlebotomise |
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photobomb | (verb) to jump into someone's photo | - |
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photocopy | (verb) reproduce by xerography | Synonyms: run off, xerox |
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photograph | (verb) record on photographic film | Synonyms: shoot, snap |
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(verb) undergo being photographed in a certain way | - |
photosensitise | (verb) make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light | Synonyms: photosensitize |
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photosensitize | (verb) make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light | Synonyms: photosensitise |
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photoshop | (verb) To digitally alter a photo | - |
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photostat | (verb) make a copy by means of a Photostat device | - |
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proctor | (verb) watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating) | Synonyms: invigilate |
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reflectorise | (verb) provide with reflectors, such as chemicals | Synonyms: reflectorize |
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reflectorize | (verb) provide with reflectors, such as chemicals | Synonyms: reflectorise |
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restock | (verb) stock again | - |
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restore | (verb) get or give new life or energy; return to life, regain energy, recuperate | Synonyms: regenerate, rejuvenate |
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(verb) restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | Synonyms: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, touch on |
(verb) give or bring back | Synonyms: restitute |
(verb) bring back into original existence, use, function, or position | Synonyms: reestablish, reinstate |
(verb) return to its original or usable and functioning condition | Synonyms: reconstruct |
retool | (verb) provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools | - |
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(verb) revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving | Synonyms: revise |