allay | (verb) satisfy (thirst) | Synonyms: assuage, quench, slake |
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(verb) lessen the intensity of or calm | Synonyms: ease, relieve, still |
allege | (verb) report or maintain | Synonyms: aver, say |
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allegorise | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
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(verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorize |
allegorize | (verb) make into an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
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(verb) interpret as an allegory | Synonyms: allegorise |
alleviate | (verb) provide physical relief, as from pain | Synonyms: assuage, palliate, relieve |
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(verb) make easier | Synonyms: ease, facilitate |
alligator | (verb) crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes | - |
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alliterate | (verb) use alliteration as a form of poetry | - |
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allocate | (verb) distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose | Synonyms: apportion |
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allot | (verb) allow to have | Synonyms: accord, grant |
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(verb) give out | Synonyms: assign, portion |
(verb) administer or bestow, as in small portions | Synonyms: administer, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out |
allow | (verb) allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something | Synonyms: take into account |
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(verb) give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | Synonyms: appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside |
(verb) consent to, give permission; permit | Synonyms: countenance, let, permit |
(verb) allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | Synonyms: permit, tolerate |
(verb) let have | Synonyms: grant |
(verb) grant as a discount or in exchange | - |
(verb) make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen | Synonyms: let, permit |
(verb) allow the other (baseball) team to score | Synonyms: give up |
(verb) make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | Synonyms: allow for, leave, provide |
(verb) afford possibility | Synonyms: admit |
allowance | (verb) put on a fixed allowance, as of food | - |
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alloy | (verb) lower in value by increasing the base-metal content | Synonyms: debase |
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(verb) make an alloy of | - |
allude | (verb) make a more or less disguised reference to | Synonyms: advert, touch |
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allure | (verb) dispose or incline or entice to | Synonyms: tempt |
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ally | (verb) become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage | - |
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