| abduct
|
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom |
nobble,
kidnap,
snatch |
| abduct
|
pull away from the body |
- |
| abet
|
assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing |
- |
| abort
|
terminate before completion |
- |
| abort
|
cease development, die, and be aborted |
- |
| abort
|
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion |
- |
| abreact
|
discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization |
- |
| absent
|
stay away or leave |
remove |
| abstract
|
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically |
- |
| abstract
|
make off with belongings of others |
sneak,
lift,
hook,
nobble,
pilfer,
pinch,
purloin,
snarf,
swipe,
cabbage,
filch |
| abstract
|
consider apart from a particular case or instance |
- |
| abstract
|
give an abstract (of) |
- |
| abut
|
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary |
march,
edge,
border,
adjoin,
butt,
butt against,
butt on |
| accent
|
to stress, single out as important |
punctuate,
stress,
emphasise,
emphasize,
accentuate |
| accent
|
put stress on; utter with an accent |
stress,
accentuate |
| accept
|
consider or hold as true |
- |
| accept
|
receive willingly something given or offered |
take,
have |
| accept
|
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to |
go for,
consent |
| accept
|
react favorably to; consider right and proper |
- |
| accept
|
admit into a group or community |
take,
take on,
admit |
| accept
|
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person |
assume,
bear,
take over |
| accept
|
tolerate or accommodate oneself to |
swallow,
live with |
| accept
|
be designed to hold or take |
take |
| accept
|
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee |
- |
| accept
|
make use of or accept for some purpose |
take |
| accept
|
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal |
- |
| accost
|
speak to someone |
address,
come up to |
| accost
|
approach with an offer of sexual favors |
hook,
solicit |
| account
|
be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something |
- |
| account
|
keep an account of |
calculate |
| account
|
to give an account or representation of in words |
describe,
report |
| account
|
furnish a justifying analysis or explanation |
answer for |
| accredit
|
grant credentials to |
recognise,
recognize |
| accredit
|
provide or send (envoys or ambassadors) with official credentials |
- |
| accredit
|
ascribe an achievement to |
credit |
| acquaint
|
cause to come to know personally |
introduce,
present |
| acquaint
|
make familiar or conversant with |
familiarise,
familiarize |
| acquaint
|
inform |
- |
| acquit
|
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
clear,
discharge,
exculpate,
exonerate,
assoil |
| acquit
|
behave in a certain manner |
carry,
bear,
conduct,
deport,
comport,
behave |
| act
|
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
move |
| act
|
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself |
do,
behave |
| act
|
play a role or part |
play,
represent |
| act
|
discharge one's duties |
- |
| act
|
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind |
play,
act as |
| act
|
be suitable for theatrical performance |
- |
| act
|
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected |
work |
| act
|
be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure |
- |
| act
|
behave unnaturally or affectedly |
pretend,
dissemble |
| act
|
perform on a stage or theater |
play,
roleplay,
playact |
| adapt
|
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
accommodate |
| adapt
|
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
adjust,
conform |
| addict
|
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) |
hook |
| adduct
|
draw a limb towards the body |
- |
| adjust
|
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
set,
correct |
| adjust
|
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight |
align,
line up,
aline |
| adjust
|
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions |
conform,
adapt |
| adjust
|
make correspondent or conformable |
- |
| adjust
|
decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim |
- |
| admit
|
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
acknowledge |
| admit
|
allow to enter; grant entry to |
intromit,
allow in,
let in |
| admit
|
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of |
include,
let in |
| admit
|
admit into a group or community |
accept,
take,
take on |
| admit
|
afford possibility |
allow |
| admit
|
give access or entrance to |
- |
| admit
|
have room for; hold without crowding |
hold,
accommodate |
| admit
|
serve as a means of entrance |
- |
| adopt
|
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans |
espouse,
follow |
| adopt
|
take up and practice as one's own |
take up,
borrow,
take over |
| adopt
|
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities |
assume,
take on,
take over |
| adopt
|
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect |
acquire,
assume,
take,
take on |
| adopt
|
take into one's family |
take in |
| adopt
|
put into dramatic form |
dramatise,
dramatize |
| adopt
|
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own |
embrace,
espouse,
sweep up |
| advect
|
convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid |
- |
| advert
|
give heed (to) |
hang,
attend,
pay heed,
give ear |
| advert
|
make a more or less disguised reference to |
touch,
allude |
| advert
|
make reference to |
refer,
name,
bring up,
mention,
cite |
| affect
|
have an effect upon |
touch,
impact,
bear on,
bear upon,
touch on |
| affect
|
act physically on; have an effect upon |
- |
| affect
|
connect closely and often incriminatingly |
regard,
involve |
| affect
|
make believe with the intent to deceive |
pretend,
dissemble,
sham,
feign |
| affect
|
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |
impress,
strike,
move |
| afflict
|
cause great unhappiness for; distress |
- |
| afflict
|
cause physical pain or suffering in |
smite |
| afforest
|
establish a forest on previously unforested land |
forest |
| affright
|
cause fear in |
scare,
fright,
frighten |
| affront
|
treat, mention, or speak to rudely |
insult,
diss |
| airfreight
|
transport (cargo) by air |
air-freight,
air-ship |
| airlift
|
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means |
lift |
| airt
|
channel into a new direction |
redirect |
| alert
|
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness |
alarm |
| alight
|
to come to rest, settle |
perch,
light |
| alight
|
come down |
climb down |
| aliment
|
give nourishment to |
nourish,
nutrify |
| allot
|
give out |
assign,
portion |
| allot
|
allow to have |
grant,
accord |
| allot
|
administer or bestow, as in small portions |
deal,
distribute,
mete out,
deal out,
dish out,
dispense,
dole out,
parcel out,
shell out,
administer,
lot |
| amount
|
be tantamount or equivalent to |
- |
| amount
|
add up in number or quantity |
come,
number,
total,
add up |
| amount
|
to measure up to in kind or quality |
come,
add up |
| animadvert
|
express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation |
opine,
sound off,
speak out,
speak up |
| animadvert
|
express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark |
- |
| anoint
|
choose by or as if by divine intervention |
- |
| anoint
|
administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing |
inunct,
oil,
embrocate,
anele |
| appoint
|
create and charge with a task or function |
name,
nominate,
constitute |
| appoint
|
assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to |
charge |
| appoint
|
furnish |
- |
| aquatint
|
etch in aquatint |
- |
| arrest
|
take into custody |
pick up,
apprehend,
nail,
cop,
nab,
collar |
| arrest
|
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of |
check,
stop,
turn back,
hold back,
contain |
| arrest
|
attract and fix |
get,
catch |
| arrest
|
cause to come to an abrupt stop |
hold,
halt |
| asphalt
|
cover with tar or asphalt |
- |
| assault
|
attack someone physically or emotionally |
set on,
assail,
attack |
| assault
|
force (someone) to have sex against their will |
dishonor,
dishonour,
rape,
ravish,
outrage,
violate |
| assault
|
attack in speech or writing |
round,
snipe,
assail,
attack,
lash out |
| assent
|
to agree or express agreement |
accede,
acquiesce |
| assert
|
state categorically |
maintain,
asseverate |
| assert
|
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true |
swear,
verify,
affirm,
swan,
aver,
avow |
| assert
|
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized |
put forward |
| assert
|
postulate positively and assertively |
insist |
| assist
|
give help or assistance; be of service |
help,
aid |
| assist
|
act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function |
- |
| assist
|
work for, or be a servant to |
attend to,
serve,
wait on,
attend |
| assort
|
keep company with; hang out with |
associate,
consort,
affiliate |
| assort
|
arrange or order by classes or categories |
separate,
sort,
sort out,
class,
classify |
| attaint
|
bring shame or dishonor upon |
shame,
dishonor,
dishonour,
disgrace |
| attaint
|
condemn by attainder |
- |
| attempt
|
make an effort or attempt |
assay,
seek,
essay,
try |
| attempt
|
enter upon an activity or enterprise |
undertake,
set about |
| attest
|
provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes |
demonstrate,
certify,
manifest,
evidence |
| attest
|
authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity |
- |
| attest
|
give testimony in a court of law |
bear witness,
take the stand,
testify |
| attest
|
establish or verify the usage of |
- |
| attract
|
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
draw,
draw in,
pull,
pull in |
| attract
|
be attractive to |
appeal |
| attract
|
exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away |
- |
| audit
|
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification |
inspect,
scrutinise,
scrutinize |
| audit
|
attend academic courses without getting credit |
- |
| augment
|
enlarge or increase |
- |
| augment
|
grow or intensify |
- |
| avert
|
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off |
deflect,
ward off,
head off,
debar,
obviate,
stave off,
avoid,
fend off,
forefend,
forfend |
| avert
|
turn away or aside |
turn away |
| await
|
look forward to the probable occurrence of |
expect,
wait,
look |
| babbitt
|
line with a Babbitt metal |
- |
| babysit
|
take watchful responsibility for |
baby-sit |
| babysit
|
work or act as a baby-sitter |
sit,
baby-sit |
| bait
|
harass with persistent criticism or carping |
ride,
rally,
rag,
tease,
razz,
cod,
tantalise,
tantalize,
taunt,
twit |
| bait
|
lure, entice, or entrap with bait |
- |
| bait
|
attack with dogs or set dogs upon |
- |
| ballast
|
make steady with a ballast |
- |
| ballot
|
vote by ballot |
- |
| bankrupt
|
reduce to bankruptcy |
break,
smash,
ruin |
| banquet
|
provide a feast or banquet for |
junket,
feast |
| banquet
|
partake in a feast or banquet |
junket,
feast |
| basset
|
appear at the surface |
crop out |
| bat
|
strike with, or as if with a baseball bat |
- |
| bat
|
wink briefly |
flutter |
| bat
|
have a turn at bat |
- |
| bat
|
use a bat |
- |
| bat
|
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
lick,
thrash,
cream,
drub,
clobber |
| bayonet
|
stab or kill someone with a bayonet |
- |
| beat
|
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
beat out,
shell,
vanquish,
crush,
trounce |
| beat
|
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression |
work over,
beat up |
| beat
|
hit repeatedly |
- |
| beat
|
move rhythmically |
pound,
thump |
| beat
|
shape by beating |
- |
| beat
|
make a rhythmic sound |
drum,
thrum |
| beat
|
glare or strike with great intensity |
- |
| beat
|
move with a thrashing motion |
flap |
| beat
|
sail with much tacking or with difficulty |
- |
| beat
|
stir vigorously |
scramble |
| beat
|
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music |
- |
| beat
|
be superior |
- |
| beat
|
avoid paying |
bunk |
| beat
|
make a sound like a clock or a timer |
tick,
ticktack,
ticktock |
| beat
|
move with a flapping motion |
flap |
| beat
|
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks |
- |
| beat
|
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion |
pulsate,
quiver |
| beat
|
make by pounding or trampling |
- |
| beat
|
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly |
- |
| beat
|
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting |
- |
| beat
|
beat through cleverness and wit |
outfox,
outsmart,
outwit,
overreach,
circumvent |
| beat
|
be a mystery or bewildering to |
nonplus,
mystify,
dumbfound,
perplex,
pose,
puzzle,
get,
gravel,
stick,
stupefy,
vex,
amaze,
baffle,
bewilder,
flummox |
| beat
|
wear out completely |
wash up,
exhaust,
tucker,
tucker out |
| bedight
|
decorate |
deck,
bedeck |
| befit
|
accord or comport with |
suit,
beseem |
| beget
|
make (offspring) by reproduction |
get,
mother,
generate,
engender,
sire,
bring forth,
father |
| belt
|
sing loudly and forcefully |
belt out |
| belt
|
deliver a blow to |
- |
| belt
|
fasten with a belt |
- |
| benefact
|
help as a benefactor |
- |
| benefit
|
derive a benefit from |
gain,
profit |
| benefit
|
be beneficial for |
do good |
| benight
|
overtake with darkness or night |
- |
| benight
|
envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness |
- |
| benight
|
make darker and difficult to perceive by sight |
bedim |
| beset
|
annoy continually or chronically |
harass,
molest,
harry,
hassle,
plague,
provoke,
chevvy,
chevy,
chivvy,
chivy |
| beset
|
assail or attack on all sides: |
set upon |
| beset
|
decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) |
incrust,
encrust |
| besot
|
make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation |
stupefy |
| bespot
|
mark with, or as if with, spots |
- |
| best
|
get the better of |
outflank,
outdo,
scoop,
trump |
| bet
|
maintain with or as if with a bet |
wager |
| bet
|
stake on the outcome of an issue |
play,
wager |
| bet
|
have faith or confidence in |
reckon,
rely,
depend,
swear,
calculate,
count,
bank,
look |
| bight
|
fasten with a bight |
- |
| billet
|
provide housing for (military personnel) |
quarter,
canton |
| birdnest
|
gather birdnests |
bird-nest |
| bisect
|
cut in half or cut in two |
- |
| bitt
|
secure with a bitt |
- |
| blacklist
|
put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted |
- |
| blanket
|
cover as if with a blanket |
- |
| blanket
|
form a blanket-like cover (over) |
- |
| blast
|
make a strident sound |
blare |
| blast
|
hit with great force |
smash,
nail,
boom |
| blast
|
use explosives on |
shell |
| blast
|
apply a draft or strong wind to to |
- |
| blast
|
create by using explosives |
shell |
| blast
|
make with or as if with an explosion |
- |
| blast
|
fire a shot; release |
shoot |
| blast
|
criticize harshly or violently |
savage,
pillory,
crucify |
| blast
|
shatter as if by explosion |
knock down |
| blast
|
shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly |
- |
| blat
|
cry plaintively |
baa,
blate,
bleat |
| bleat
|
talk whiningly |
- |
| bleat
|
cry plaintively |
baa,
blat,
blate |
| blight
|
cause to suffer a blight |
plague |
| bloat
|
become bloated or swollen or puff up |
- |
| bloat
|
make bloated or swollen |
- |
| blot
|
dry (ink) with blotting paper |
- |
| blot
|
make a spot or mark onto |
spot,
blob,
fleck |
| blueprint
|
make a blueprint of |
draft,
draught |
| blunt
|
make less intense |
- |
| blunt
|
make numb or insensitive |
dull,
numb,
benumb |
| blunt
|
make dull or blunt |
dull |
| blunt
|
make less sharp |
- |
| blunt
|
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation |
deaden |
| blurt
|
utter impulsively |
blunder,
ejaculate,
blunder out,
blurt out |
| boast
|
show off |
swash,
blow,
gas,
gasconade,
shoot a line,
vaunt,
bluster,
brag,
tout |
| boast
|
wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner |
sport,
feature |
| boat
|
ride in a boat on water |
- |
| bodypaint
|
apply paint to a body |
- |
| bolt
|
move or jump suddenly |
- |
| bolt
|
secure or lock with a bolt |
- |
| bolt
|
swallow hastily |
- |
| bolt
|
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
run off,
make off,
decamp,
go off,
abscond,
absquatulate |
| bolt
|
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry |
run off,
run out,
beetle off,
bolt out |
| bolt
|
eat hastily without proper chewing |
gobble |
| bolt
|
make or roll into bolts |
- |
| bonnet
|
dress in a bonnet |
- |
| boost
|
increase |
hike,
hike up |
| boost
|
give a boost to; be beneficial to |
- |
| boost
|
contribute to the progress or growth of |
advance,
promote,
encourage,
further |
| boost
|
increase or raise |
advance,
supercharge |
| boost
|
push or shove upward, as if from below or behind |
- |