brace | (verb) cause to be alert and energetic | Synonyms: arouse, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate |
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(verb) support by bracing | - |
(verb) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | Synonyms: stabilise, stabilize, steady |
(verb) prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult | Synonyms: poise |
disgrace | (verb) damage the reputation of | Synonyms: discredit |
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(verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | Synonyms: degrade, demean, put down, take down |
(verb) bring shame or dishonor upon | Synonyms: attaint, dishonor, dishonour, shame |
embrace | (verb) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | Synonyms: adopt, espouse, sweep up |
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(verb) hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness | Synonyms: bosom, hug, squeeze |
(verb) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | Synonyms: comprehend, cover, encompass |
grace | (verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. | Synonyms: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament |
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(verb) be beautiful to look at | Synonyms: adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish |
race | (verb) compete in a race | Synonyms: run |
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(verb) move hurridly | Synonyms: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, rush, rush along, speed, step on it |
(verb) cause to move fast or to rush or race | Synonyms: rush |
(verb) to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others | - |
retrace | (verb) reassemble mentally | Synonyms: construct, reconstruct |
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(verb) to go back over again | Synonyms: trace |
terrace | (verb) make into terraces as for cultivation | - |
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(verb) provide (a house) with a terrace | Synonyms: terrasse |
trace | (verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something | Synonyms: follow |
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(verb) read with difficulty | Synonyms: decipher |
(verb) make a mark or lines on a surface | Synonyms: delineate, describe, draw, line |
(verb) copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of | - |
(verb) pursue or chase relentlessly | Synonyms: hound, hunt |
(verb) to go back over again | Synonyms: retrace |
(verb) make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along | - |
(verb) discover traces of | - |
unbrace | (verb) remove a brace or braces from | - |
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(verb) remove from tension | - |
(verb) undo the ties of | Synonyms: unlace, untie |