afforest | (verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land | Synonyms: forest |
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arrest | (verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | Synonyms: check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back |
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(verb) take into custody | Synonyms: apprehend, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up |
(verb) attract and fix | Synonyms: catch, get |
(verb) cause to come to an abrupt stop | Synonyms: halt, hold |
attest | (verb) authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity | - |
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(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | Synonyms: certify, demonstrate, evidence, manifest |
(verb) give testimony in a court of law | Synonyms: bear witness, take the stand, testify |
(verb) establish or verify the usage of | - |
best | (verb) get the better of | Synonyms: outdo, outflank, scoop, trump |
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birdnest | (verb) gather birdnests | Synonyms: bird-nest |
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congest | (verb) become or cause to become obstructed | Synonyms: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, crap up, foul |
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contest | (verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation | Synonyms: contend, repugn |
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crest | (verb) reach a high point | - |
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(verb) lie at the top of | Synonyms: cap |
deforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: disafforest, disforest |
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detest | (verb) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards | Synonyms: hate |
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digest | (verb) make more concise | Synonyms: concentrate, condense |
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(verb) systematize, as by classifying and summarizing | - |
(verb) become assimilated into the body | - |
(verb) soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture | - |
(verb) soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture | - |
(verb) arrange and integrate in the mind | - |
(verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | Synonyms: abide, bear, brook, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate |
(verb) convert food into absorbable substances | - |
disafforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: deforest, disforest |
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disforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: deforest, disafforest |
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disinfest | (verb) rid of vermin | - |
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disinvest | (verb) remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | Synonyms: divest, strip, undress |
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(verb) reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) | Synonyms: divest |
(verb) deprive of status or authority | Synonyms: divest |
divest | (verb) remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | Synonyms: disinvest, strip, undress |
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(verb) reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) | Synonyms: disinvest |
(verb) take away possessions from someone | Synonyms: deprive, strip |
(verb) deprive of status or authority | Synonyms: disinvest |
egest | (verb) eliminate from the body | Synonyms: eliminate, excrete, pass |
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forest | (verb) establish a forest on previously unforested land | Synonyms: afforest |
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harvest | (verb) remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation | - |
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(verb) gather, as of natural products | Synonyms: glean, reap |
infest | (verb) invade in great numbers | Synonyms: overrun |
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(verb) live on or in a host, as of parasites | - |
(verb) occupy in large numbers or live on a host | Synonyms: invade, overrun |
ingest | (verb) take up mentally | Synonyms: absorb, assimilate, take in |
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(verb) serve oneself to, or consume regularly | Synonyms: consume, have, take, take in |
interest | (verb) excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | - |
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(verb) be of importance or consequence | Synonyms: matter to |
(verb) be on the mind of | Synonyms: concern, occupy, worry |
invest | (verb) make an investment | Synonyms: commit, place, put |
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(verb) provide with power and authority | Synonyms: enthrone, vest |
(verb) place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position | Synonyms: induct, seat |
(verb) furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors | Synonyms: adorn, clothe |
(verb) give qualities or abilities to | Synonyms: empower, endow, endue, gift, indue |
jest | (verb) act in a funny or teasing way | Synonyms: joke |
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(verb) tell a joke; speak humorously | Synonyms: joke |
manifest | (verb) reveal its presence or make an appearance | - |
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(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | Synonyms: attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence |
(verb) record in a ship's manifest | - |
mapquest | (verb) search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program | - |
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molest | (verb) annoy continually or chronically | Synonyms: beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, plague, provoke |
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(verb) harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to | - |
nest | (verb) fit together or fit inside | - |
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(verb) gather nests | - |
(verb) move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position | Synonyms: cuddle, draw close, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle |
(verb) inhabit a nest, usually after building | - |
predigest | (verb) digest (food) beforehand | - |
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protest | (verb) utter words of protest | - |
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(verb) affirm or avow formally or solemnly | - |
(verb) express opposition through action or words | Synonyms: dissent, resist |
quest | (verb) seek alms, as for religious purposes | - |
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(verb) express the need or desire for | Synonyms: ask for, bespeak, call for, request |
(verb) bark with prolonged noises, of dogs | Synonyms: bay |
(verb) search the trail of (game) | - |
(verb) make a search (for) | - |
reforest | (verb) forest anew | - |
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request | (verb) express the need or desire for | Synonyms: ask for, bespeak, call for, quest |
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(verb) ask (a person) to do something | - |
(verb) inquire for (information) | - |
rest | (verb) be at rest | - |
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(verb) stay the same; remain in a certain state | Synonyms: remain, stay |
(verb) take a short break from one's activities in order to relax | Synonyms: breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather |
(verb) give a rest to | - |
(verb) not move; be in a resting position | - |
(verb) sit, as on a branch | Synonyms: perch, roost |
(verb) rest on or as if on a pillow | Synonyms: pillow |
(verb) put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying | - |
(verb) be inactive, refrain from acting | - |
(verb) have a place in relation to something else | Synonyms: lie |
(verb) be inherent or innate in | Synonyms: repose, reside |
suggest | (verb) make a proposal, declare a plan for something | Synonyms: advise, propose |
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(verb) call to mind | Synonyms: evoke, paint a picture |
(verb) imply as a possibility | Synonyms: intimate |
(verb) drop a hint; intimate by a hint | Synonyms: hint |
test | (verb) undergo a test | - |
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(verb) examine someone's knowledge of something | Synonyms: quiz |
(verb) determine the presence or properties of (a substance) | - |
(verb) achieve a certain score or rating on a test | - |
(verb) put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | Synonyms: essay, examine, prove, try, try out |
(verb) test or examine for the presence of disease or infection | Synonyms: screen |
(verb) show a certain characteristic when tested | - |
vest | (verb) clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes | Synonyms: robe |
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(verb) clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments | - |
(verb) place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons | - |
(verb) become legally vested | - |
(verb) provide with power and authority | Synonyms: enthrone, invest |
wrest | (verb) obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically | - |
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zest | (verb) add herbs or spices to | Synonyms: spice, spice up |
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