novelise | (verb) convert into the form or the style of a novel | Synonyms: fictionalise, fictionalize, novelize |
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occidentalise | (verb) make western in character | Synonyms: occidentalize, westernise, westernize |
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officialise | (verb) make official | Synonyms: officialize |
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opalise | (verb) replace or convert into opal | Synonyms: opalize |
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(verb) make opalescent | Synonyms: opalize |
orientalise | (verb) make oriental in character | Synonyms: orientalize |
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overcapitalise | (verb) capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant | Synonyms: overcapitalize |
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(verb) overestimate the market value of | Synonyms: overcapitalize |
(verb) estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level | Synonyms: overcapitalize |
overgeneralise | (verb) draw too general a conclusion | Synonyms: overgeneralize |
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overspecialise | (verb) become overly specialized | Synonyms: overspecialize |
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palatalise | (verb) pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate | Synonyms: palatalize |
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penalise | (verb) impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | Synonyms: penalize, punish |
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personalise | (verb) make personal or more personal | Synonyms: individualise, individualize, personalize |
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pluralise | (verb) mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural | Synonyms: pluralize |
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professionalise | (verb) make professional or give a professional character to | Synonyms: professionalize |
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(verb) become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood | Synonyms: professionalize |
ptyalise | (verb) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth | Synonyms: ptyalize, spew, spit, spue |
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rationalise | (verb) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | Synonyms: cut, prune, rationalize |
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(verb) remove irrational quantities from | Synonyms: rationalize |
(verb) think rationally; employ logic or reason | Synonyms: rationalize |
(verb) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | Synonyms: apologise, apologize, excuse, rationalize |
(verb) structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results | Synonyms: rationalize |
realise | (verb) perceive (an idea or situation) mentally | Synonyms: realize, see, understand |
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(verb) be fully aware or cognizant of | Synonyms: agnise, agnize, realize, recognise, recognize |
(verb) make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | Synonyms: actualise, actualize, realize, substantiate |
(verb) expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass | Synonyms: realize |
(verb) convert into cash; of goods and property | Synonyms: realize |
(verb) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages | Synonyms: bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realize, take in |
renormalise | (verb) make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard | Synonyms: normalise, normalize, renormalize |
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revitalise | (verb) give new life or vigor to | Synonyms: revitalize |
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ritualise | (verb) make or evolve into a ritual | Synonyms: ritualize |
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scandalise | (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion | Synonyms: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalize, shock |
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sectionalise | (verb) divide into sections, especially into geographic sections | Synonyms: sectionalize |
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sensibilise | (verb) make sensitive or aware | Synonyms: sensibilize, sensify, sensitise, sensitize |
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sensualise | (verb) debase through carnal gratification | Synonyms: carnalise, carnalize, sensualize |
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sentimentalise | (verb) act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression | Synonyms: sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize |
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(verb) look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment | Synonyms: sentimentalize |
(verb) make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities | Synonyms: sentimentalize |
serialise | (verb) arrange serially | Synonyms: serialize |
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severalise | (verb) mark as different | Synonyms: differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalize, tell, tell apart |
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(verb) distinguish or separate | Synonyms: severalize |
sexualise | (verb) make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to | Synonyms: sexualize |
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signalise | (verb) make conspicuous or noteworthy | Synonyms: distinguish, signalize |
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(verb) communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs | Synonyms: sign, signal, signalize |
(verb) point out carefully and clearly | Synonyms: call attention, point out, signalize |
(verb) provide with traffic signals | Synonyms: signalize |
socialise | (verb) make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies | Synonyms: socialize |
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(verb) prepare for social life | Synonyms: socialize |
(verb) train for a social environment | Synonyms: socialize |
(verb) take part in social activities; interact with others | Synonyms: socialize |
specialise | (verb) become more focused on an area of activity or field of study | Synonyms: narrow, narrow down, specialize |
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(verb) suit to a special purpose | Synonyms: specialize |
(verb) evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | Synonyms: differentiate, specialize, speciate |
(verb) be specific about | Synonyms: particularise, particularize, specialize, specify |
(verb) devote oneself to a special area of work | Synonyms: specialize |
spiritualise | (verb) purify from the corrupting influences of the world | Synonyms: spiritualize |
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(verb) give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense | Synonyms: spiritualize |
stabilise | (verb) become stable or more stable | Synonyms: stabilize |
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(verb) make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium | Synonyms: stabilize |
(verb) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | Synonyms: brace, stabilize, steady |
sterilise | (verb) make infertile | Synonyms: desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilize, unsex |
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(verb) make free from bacteria | Synonyms: sterilize |
stylise | (verb) represent according to a conventional style | Synonyms: conventionalize, stylize |
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subtilise | (verb) make (senses) more keen | Synonyms: subtilize |
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subvocalise | (verb) articulate without making audible sounds | Synonyms: subvocalize |
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symbolise | (verb) express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | Synonyms: represent, stand for, symbolize, typify |
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(verb) represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols | Synonyms: symbolize |
tantalise | (verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping | Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit |
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territorialise | (verb) extend by adding territory | Synonyms: territorialize |
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(verb) place on a territorial basis | Synonyms: territorialize |
(verb) organize as a territory | Synonyms: territorialize |
totalise | (verb) make into a total | Synonyms: totalize |
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tranquillise | (verb) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | Synonyms: calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize |
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(verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillize |
trivialise | (verb) make trivial or insignificant | Synonyms: trivialize |
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universalise | (verb) make universal | Synonyms: universalize |
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unsubstantialise | (verb) render immaterial or incorporeal | Synonyms: immaterialise, immaterialize, unsubstantialize |
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utilise | (verb) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose | Synonyms: apply, employ, use, utilize |
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vandalise | (verb) destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism | Synonyms: vandalize |
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verbalise | (verb) convert into a verb | Synonyms: verbalize |
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(verb) express in speech | Synonyms: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalize |
(verb) be verbose | Synonyms: verbalize |
(verb) articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise | Synonyms: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalize |
virilise | (verb) produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy | Synonyms: masculinise, masculinize, virilize |
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visualise | (verb) make visible | Synonyms: visualize |
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(verb) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | Synonyms: envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualize |
(verb) form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract | Synonyms: visualize |
(verb) view the outline of by means of an X-ray | Synonyms: visualize |
vitalise | (verb) make more lively or vigorous | Synonyms: vitalize |
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(verb) give life to | Synonyms: vitalize |
vocalise | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalize, vowelise, vowelize |
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(verb) express or state clearly | Synonyms: articulate, enunciate, vocalize |
(verb) utter with vibrating vocal chords | Synonyms: sound, vocalize, voice |
(verb) utter speech sounds | Synonyms: phonate, vocalize |
(verb) sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel | Synonyms: vocalize |
volatilise | (verb) make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor | Synonyms: volatilize |
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vowelise | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalise, vocalize, vowelize |
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