classicize | (verb) make classic or classical | Synonyms: classicise |
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cleanse | (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | Synonyms: clean |
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(verb) purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins | - |
cleave | (verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | Synonyms: rive, split |
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(verb) make by cutting into | - |
(verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Synonyms: adhere, cling, cohere, stick |
clone | (verb) make multiple identical copies of | - |
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close | (verb) finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead | - |
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(verb) complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement | - |
(verb) move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut | Synonyms: shut |
(verb) become closed | Synonyms: shut |
(verb) bar access to | - |
(verb) fill or stop up | Synonyms: fill up |
(verb) bring together all the elements or parts of | - |
(verb) unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of | Synonyms: close up |
(verb) change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact | - |
(verb) come together, as if in an embrace | Synonyms: come together |
(verb) draw near | - |
(verb) cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop | - |
(verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating | Synonyms: close down, close up, fold, shut down |
(verb) finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.) | - |
(verb) engage at close quarters | - |
(verb) come to a close | Synonyms: conclude |
(verb) be priced or listed when trading stops | - |
closure | (verb) terminate debate by calling for a vote | Synonyms: cloture |
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clothe | (verb) provide with clothes or put clothes on | Synonyms: apparel, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog |
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(verb) cover as if with clothing | Synonyms: cloak, drape, robe |
(verb) furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors | Synonyms: adorn, invest |
cloture | (verb) terminate debate by calling for a vote | Synonyms: closure |
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clue | (verb) roll into a ball | Synonyms: clew |
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coagulate | (verb) change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state | Synonyms: clot |
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(verb) cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state | Synonyms: clot |
coalesce | (verb) mix together different elements | Synonyms: blend, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix |
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(verb) fuse or cause to grow together | - |
cobble | (verb) repair or mend | - |
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(verb) pave with cobblestones | Synonyms: cobblestone |
cobblestone | (verb) pave with cobblestones | Synonyms: cobble |
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cocainise | (verb) anesthetize with cocaine | Synonyms: cocainize |
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cocainize | (verb) anesthetize with cocaine | Synonyms: cocainise |
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cockle | (verb) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | Synonyms: crumple, knit, pucker, rumple |
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(verb) stir up (water) so as to form ripples | Synonyms: riffle, ripple, ruffle, undulate |
coconspire | (verb) conspire together | - |
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coddle | (verb) cook in nearly boiling water | - |
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(verb) treat with excessive indulgence | Synonyms: baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil |
code | (verb) convert ordinary language into code | Synonyms: cipher, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code |
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(verb) attach a code to | - |
coeducate | (verb) educate persons of both sexes together | Synonyms: co-educate |
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coerce | (verb) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means | Synonyms: force, hale, pressure, squeeze |
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coggle | (verb) walk unsteadily, with short steps | Synonyms: dodder, paddle, toddle, totter, waddle |
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(verb) move unsteadily | Synonyms: wobble |
cogitate | (verb) use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments | Synonyms: cerebrate, think |
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(verb) consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind | - |
cognise | (verb) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about | Synonyms: cognize, know |
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cognize | (verb) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about | Synonyms: cognise, know |
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cohere | (verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation | Synonyms: adhere, cleave, cling, stick |
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(verb) have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results | - |
(verb) cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole | - |
coiffe | (verb) arrange attractively | Synonyms: arrange, coif, coiffure, do, dress, set |
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coiffure | (verb) arrange attractively | Synonyms: arrange, coif, coiffe, do, dress, set |
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coincide | (verb) happen simultaneously | Synonyms: concur |
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(verb) go with, fall together | Synonyms: co-occur, cooccur |
(verb) be the same | - |
coinsure | (verb) take out coinsurance | - |
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coke | (verb) become coke | - |
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collaborate | (verb) work together on a common enterprise or project | Synonyms: cooperate, join forces |
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(verb) cooperate as a traitor | - |
collapse | (verb) collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack | Synonyms: break down |
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(verb) lose significance, effectiveness, or value | - |
(verb) suffer a nervous breakdown | Synonyms: break up, crack, crack up, crock up |
(verb) break down, literally or metaphorically | Synonyms: break, cave in, fall in, founder, give, give way |
(verb) fold or close up | - |
(verb) fall apart | Synonyms: break down, crumble, crumple, tumble |
(verb) cause to burst | Synonyms: burst |
collate | (verb) compare critically; of texts | - |
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(verb) to assemble in proper sequence | - |
collateralize | (verb) pledge as a collateral | - |
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collectivise | (verb) bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises | Synonyms: collectivize |
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collectivize | (verb) bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises | Synonyms: collectivise |
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collide | (verb) crash together with violent impact | Synonyms: clash |
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(verb) cause to collide | - |
(verb) be incompatible; be or come into conflict | Synonyms: clash, jar |
colligate | (verb) consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle | Synonyms: subsume |
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(verb) make a logical or causal connection | Synonyms: associate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in |
collimate | (verb) adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) | - |
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(verb) make or place parallel to something | Synonyms: parallel |
collocate | (verb) group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | Synonyms: chunk, lump |
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(verb) have a strong tendency to occur side by side | - |
collogue | (verb) confer secretly | - |
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collude | (verb) act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose | Synonyms: conspire |
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colonise | (verb) settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) | Synonyms: colonize |
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(verb) settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world | Synonyms: colonize |
colonize | (verb) settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) | Synonyms: colonise |
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(verb) settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world | Synonyms: colonise |
colorise | (verb) add color to | Synonyms: color, color in, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize |
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colorize | (verb) add color to | Synonyms: color, color in, colorise, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize |
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colourise | (verb) add color to | Synonyms: color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourize |
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colourize | (verb) add color to | Synonyms: color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise |
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combine | (verb) mix together different elements | Synonyms: blend, coalesce, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix |
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(verb) put or add together | Synonyms: compound |
(verb) combine so as to form a whole; mix | Synonyms: compound |
(verb) gather in a mass, sum, or whole | Synonyms: aggregate |
(verb) add together from different sources | - |
(verb) join for a common purpose or in a common action | - |
(verb) have or possess in combination | Synonyms: unite |
come | (verb) come to pass; arrive, as in due course | - |
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(verb) be found or available | - |
(verb) reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position | - |
(verb) happen as a result | - |
(verb) have a certain priority | - |
(verb) come to one's mind; suggest itself | Synonyms: occur |
(verb) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody | Synonyms: come up |
(verb) be received | Synonyms: come in |
(verb) cover a certain distance | - |
(verb) reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress | Synonyms: arrive, get |
(verb) experience orgasm | - |
(verb) come under, be classified or included | Synonyms: fall |
(verb) proceed or get along | Synonyms: do, fare, get along, make out |
(verb) extend or reach | - |
(verb) to be the product or result | Synonyms: follow |
(verb) exist or occur in a certain point in a series | - |
(verb) be a native of | Synonyms: hail |
(verb) to measure up to in kind or quality | Synonyms: add up, amount |
(verb) add up in number or quantity | Synonyms: add up, amount, number, total |
(verb) come forth | Synonyms: issue forth |
(verb) come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | Synonyms: derive, descend |
commemorate | (verb) call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony | Synonyms: remember |
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(verb) be or provide a memorial to a person or an event | Synonyms: immortalise, immortalize, memorialise, memorialize |
(verb) celebrate by some ceremony or observation | Synonyms: mark |
commence | (verb) take the first step or steps in carrying out an action | Synonyms: begin, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out |
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(verb) set in motion, cause to start | Synonyms: begin, lead off, start |
(verb) get off the ground | Synonyms: embark on, start, start up |
commentate | (verb) serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting | - |
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(verb) make a commentary on | - |
commercialise | (verb) make commercial | Synonyms: commercialize, market |
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commercialize | (verb) make commercial | Synonyms: commercialise, market |
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(verb) exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality | - |
comminate | (verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment | Synonyms: accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemise, anathemize, execrate |
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commingle | (verb) mix together different elements | Synonyms: blend, coalesce, combine, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix |
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(verb) mix or blend | - |
comminute | (verb) reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading | Synonyms: bray, crunch, grind, mash |
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commiserate | (verb) to feel or express sympathy or compassion | Synonyms: sympathise, sympathize |
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commove | (verb) change the arrangement or position of | Synonyms: agitate, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex |
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(verb) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | Synonyms: agitate, charge, charge up, excite, rouse, turn on |
communalise | (verb) make something the property of the commune or community | Synonyms: communalize |
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communalize | (verb) make something the property of the commune or community | Synonyms: communalise |
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commune | (verb) receive Communion, in the Catholic church | Synonyms: communicate |
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(verb) communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity | - |
communicate | (verb) transmit thoughts or feelings | Synonyms: intercommunicate |
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(verb) transmit information | Synonyms: pass, pass along, pass on, put across |
(verb) be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas | - |
(verb) receive Communion, in the Catholic church | Synonyms: commune |
(verb) administer Communion; in church | - |
(verb) join or connect | - |
(verb) transfer to another | Synonyms: convey, transmit |
communise | (verb) make into property owned by the state | Synonyms: communize |
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(verb) make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles | Synonyms: bolshevise, bolshevize, communize |
communize | (verb) make into property owned by the state | Synonyms: communise |
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(verb) make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles | Synonyms: bolshevise, bolshevize, communise |
commutate | (verb) reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current | - |
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commute | (verb) change the order or arrangement of | Synonyms: permute, transpose |
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(verb) exchange a penalty for a less severe one | Synonyms: convert, exchange |
(verb) exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | Synonyms: change, convert, exchange |
(verb) exchange positions without a change in value | Synonyms: transpose |
(verb) travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home | - |
compare | (verb) examine and note the similarities or differences of | - |
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(verb) consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous | Synonyms: equate, liken |
(verb) to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb | - |
(verb) be comparable | - |
compartmentalise | (verb) separate into isolated compartments or categories | Synonyms: compartmentalize, cut up |
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compartmentalize | (verb) separate into isolated compartments or categories | Synonyms: compartmentalise, cut up |
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compassionate | (verb) share the suffering of | Synonyms: condole with, feel for, pity, sympathize with |
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compensate | (verb) make payment to; compensate | Synonyms: recompense, remunerate |
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(verb) make amends for; pay compensation for | Synonyms: indemnify, recompense, repair |
(verb) do or give something to somebody in return | Synonyms: make up, pay, pay off |
(verb) make reparations or amends for | Synonyms: correct, redress, right |
(verb) adjust for | Synonyms: correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up |
(verb) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities | Synonyms: cover, overcompensate |
compere | (verb) act as a master of ceremonies | Synonyms: emcee |
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compete | (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | Synonyms: contend, vie |
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compile | (verb) put together out of existing material | Synonyms: compose |
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(verb) use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed | - |
(verb) get or gather together | Synonyms: accumulate, amass, collect, hoard, pile up, roll up |
complete | (verb) bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements | - |
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(verb) come or bring to a finish or an end | Synonyms: finish |
(verb) write all the required information onto a form | Synonyms: fill in, fill out, make out |
(verb) complete a pass | Synonyms: nail |
(verb) complete or carry out | Synonyms: discharge, dispatch |
complicate | (verb) make more complicated | Synonyms: perplex |
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(verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer | Synonyms: elaborate, rarify, refine |
compose | (verb) make up plans or basic details for | Synonyms: draw up, frame |
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(verb) produce a literary work | Synonyms: indite, pen, write |
(verb) write music | Synonyms: write |
(verb) put together out of existing material | Synonyms: compile |
(verb) calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet | - |
(verb) form the substance of | - |
comprise | (verb) include or contain; have as a component | Synonyms: contain, incorporate |
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(verb) be composed of | Synonyms: consist |
(verb) form or compose | Synonyms: be, constitute, make up, represent |
compromise | (verb) settle by concession | - |
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(verb) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise | - |
(verb) expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute | - |
compute | (verb) make a mathematical calculation or computation | Synonyms: calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out |
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computerise | (verb) control a function, process, or creation by a computer | Synonyms: computerize, cybernate |
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(verb) store in a computer | Synonyms: computerize |
(verb) provide with computers | Synonyms: computerize |
computerize | (verb) control a function, process, or creation by a computer | Synonyms: computerise, cybernate |
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(verb) store in a computer | Synonyms: computerise |
(verb) provide with computers | Synonyms: computerise |
concatenate | (verb) add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series | - |
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(verb) combine two strings to form a single one | - |
concede | (verb) admit (to a wrongdoing) | Synonyms: confess, profess |
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(verb) be willing to concede | Synonyms: grant, yield |
(verb) acknowledge defeat | - |
(verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | Synonyms: cede, grant, yield |
conceive | (verb) become pregnant; undergo conception | - |
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(verb) judge or regard; look upon; judge | Synonyms: believe, consider, think |
(verb) have the idea for | Synonyms: conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate |
concentrate | (verb) cook until very little liquid is left | Synonyms: boil down, reduce |
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(verb) make denser, stronger, or purer | - |
(verb) make central | Synonyms: centralise, centralize |
(verb) be cooked until very little liquid is left | Synonyms: boil down, decoct, reduce |
(verb) make more concise | Synonyms: condense, digest |
(verb) compress or concentrate | Synonyms: condense, contract |
(verb) direct one's attention on something | Synonyms: center, centre, focus, pore, rivet |
(verb) draw together or meet in one common center | - |
concentre | (verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions | Synonyms: concenter, focalise, focalize, focus |
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conceptualise | (verb) have the idea for | Synonyms: conceive, conceptualize, gestate |
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conceptualize | (verb) have the idea for | Synonyms: conceive, conceptualise, gestate |
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concertise | (verb) give concerts; perform in concerts | Synonyms: concertize |
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concertize | (verb) give concerts; perform in concerts | Synonyms: concertise |
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conciliate | (verb) make (one thing) compatible with (another) | Synonyms: accommodate, reconcile |
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(verb) come to terms | Synonyms: make up, patch up, reconcile, settle |
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | Synonyms: appease, assuage, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate |
conclude | (verb) decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion | Synonyms: reason, reason out |
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(verb) bring to a close | - |
(verb) reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation | Synonyms: resolve |
(verb) reach agreement on | - |
(verb) come to a close | Synonyms: close |
concrete | (verb) form into a solid mass; coalesce | - |
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(verb) cover with cement | - |
concretise | (verb) become specific | Synonyms: concretize |
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concretize | (verb) become specific | Synonyms: concretise |
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(verb) make something concrete | - |
condense | (verb) make more concise | Synonyms: concentrate, digest |
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(verb) undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops | Synonyms: distil, distill |
(verb) cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid | - |
(verb) compress or concentrate | Synonyms: concentrate, contract |
(verb) remove water from | - |
(verb) become more compact or concentrated | - |
(verb) develop due to condensation | - |