| mean
|
mean or intend to express or convey |
intend |
| mean
|
have as a logical consequence |
entail,
imply |
| mean
|
denote or connote |
intend,
stand for,
signify |
| mean
|
have in mind as a purpose |
intend,
think |
| mean
|
have a specified degree of importance |
- |
| mean
|
intend to refer to |
have in mind,
think of |
| mean
|
destine or designate for a certain purpose |
- |
| meander
|
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course |
wander,
weave,
wind,
thread |
| measure
|
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of |
measure out,
mensurate |
| measure
|
express as a number or measure or quantity |
quantify |
| measure
|
have certain dimensions |
- |
| measure
|
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of |
evaluate,
valuate,
value,
appraise,
assess |
| mechanise
|
equip with armed and armored motor vehicles |
motorize,
mechanize,
motorise |
| mechanise
|
make monotonous; make automatic or routine |
mechanize |
| mechanise
|
make mechanical |
mechanize |
| mechanize
|
equip with armed and armored motor vehicles |
motorize,
mechanise,
motorise |
| mechanize
|
make monotonous; make automatic or routine |
mechanise |
| mechanize
|
make mechanical |
mechanise |
| meddle
|
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly |
tamper |
| mediate
|
act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
intercede,
intermediate,
arbitrate,
liaise |
| mediate
|
occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others |
- |
| medicate
|
impregnate with a medicinal substance |
- |
| medicate
|
treat medicinally, treat with medicine |
medicine |
| medicine
|
treat medicinally, treat with medicine |
medicate |
| meditate
|
reflect deeply on a subject |
reflect,
ruminate,
mull,
mull over,
muse,
ponder,
excogitate,
speculate,
chew over,
contemplate,
think over |
| meditate
|
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes |
study,
contemplate |
| meet
|
come together |
see,
come across,
run across,
run into,
encounter |
| meet
|
get together socially or for a specific purpose |
get together |
| meet
|
be adjacent or come together |
converge |
| meet
|
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction |
fit,
fill,
conform to,
satisfy,
fulfil,
fulfill |
| meet
|
collect in one place |
gather,
assemble,
foregather,
forgather |
| meet
|
get to know; get acquainted with |
- |
| meet
|
meet by design; be present at the arrival of |
- |
| meet
|
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle |
play,
encounter,
take on |
| meet
|
experience as a reaction |
receive,
encounter |
| meet
|
undergo or suffer |
suffer |
| meet
|
be in direct physical contact with; make contact |
touch,
adjoin,
contact |
| melanise
|
convert into, or infiltrate with melanin |
melanize |
| melanise
|
make or become black |
melanize,
black,
blacken |
| melanize
|
convert into, or infiltrate with melanin |
melanise |
| melanize
|
make or become black |
melanise,
black,
blacken |
| meld
|
announce for a score; of cards in a card game |
- |
| meld
|
lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually |
melt |
| meld
|
mix together different elements |
flux,
fuse,
combine,
mix,
immix,
merge,
coalesce,
commingle,
conflate,
blend |
| meliorate
|
to make better |
better,
improve,
ameliorate,
amend |
| meliorate
|
get better |
better,
improve,
ameliorate |
| mellow
|
soften, make mellow |
- |
| mellow
|
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial |
mellow out,
melt |
| mellow
|
make or grow (more) mellow |
- |
| melodise
|
supply a melody for |
melodize |
| melodize
|
supply a melody for |
melodise |
| melt
|
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating |
run,
melt down |
| melt
|
become or cause to become soft or liquid |
dissolve,
unfreeze,
unthaw,
dethaw,
thaw |
| melt
|
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial |
mellow,
mellow out |
| melt
|
lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually |
meld |
| melt
|
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly |
fade |
| melt
|
become less intense and fade away gradually |
disappear,
evaporate |
| memorialise
|
address in a memorial |
memorialize |
| memorialise
|
be or provide a memorial to a person or an event |
immortalise,
immortalize,
memorialize,
commemorate |
| memorialize
|
address in a memorial |
memorialise |
| memorialize
|
be or provide a memorial to a person or an event |
immortalise,
immortalize,
memorialise,
commemorate |
| memorise
|
commit to memory; learn by heart |
memorize,
con,
learn |
| memorize
|
commit to memory; learn by heart |
memorise,
con,
learn |
| menace
|
pose a threat to; present a danger to |
jeopardize,
jeopardise,
imperil,
peril,
endanger,
threaten |
| menace
|
express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture |
- |
| menace
|
act in a threatening manner |
- |
| mend
|
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken |
repair,
fix,
restore,
doctor,
bushel,
furbish up,
touch on |
| mend
|
heal or recover |
heal |
| menstruate
|
undergo menstruation |
flow |
| mensurate
|
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of |
measure,
measure out |
| mention
|
make reference to |
refer,
name,
bring up,
cite,
advert |
| mention
|
make mention of |
observe,
remark,
note |
| mention
|
commend |
cite |
| mentor
|
serve as a teacher or trusted counselor |
- |
| meow
|
cry like a cat |
mew |
| mercerise
|
treat to strengthen and improve the luster |
mercerize |
| mercerize
|
treat to strengthen and improve the luster |
mercerise |
| merchandise
|
engage in the trade of |
trade |
| merge
|
become one |
unify,
unite |
| merge
|
mix together different elements |
flux,
fuse,
combine,
mix,
immix,
meld,
coalesce,
commingle,
conflate,
blend |
| merge
|
join or combine |
unify,
unite |
| merit
|
be worthy or deserving |
deserve |
| mesh
|
keep engaged |
engage,
lock,
operate |
| mesh
|
coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively |
interlock |
| mesh
|
work together in harmony |
- |
| mesh
|
entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh |
enmesh,
ensnarl |
| mesmerise
|
attract strongly, as if with a magnet |
magnetise,
magnetize,
spellbind,
bewitch,
mesmerize |
| mesmerise
|
induce hypnosis in |
mesmerize,
hypnotise,
hypnotize |
| mesmerize
|
attract strongly, as if with a magnet |
magnetise,
magnetize,
spellbind,
bewitch,
mesmerise |
| mesmerize
|
induce hypnosis in |
mesmerise,
hypnotise,
hypnotize |
| mess
|
eat in a mess hall |
- |
| mess
|
make a mess of or create disorder in |
mess up |
| message
|
send a message to |
- |
| message
|
send as a message |
- |
| message
|
send a message |
- |
| metabolise
|
produce by metabolism |
metabolize |
| metabolize
|
produce by metabolism |
metabolise |
| metal
|
cover with metal |
- |
| metalize
|
coat with metal |
metallize |
| metallize
|
coat with metal |
metalize |
| metamorphose
|
change completely the nature or appearance of |
transfigure,
transmogrify |
| metamorphose
|
change in outward structure or looks |
transform,
transmute |
| metastasise
|
spread throughout the body |
metastasize |
| metastasize
|
spread throughout the body |
metastasise |
| meter
|
measure with a meter |
- |
| meter
|
stamp with a meter indicating the postage |
- |
| metricate
|
convert from a non-metric to the metric system |
metricise,
metricize,
metrify |
| metricise
|
express in the metric system |
metricize |
| metricise
|
convert from a non-metric to the metric system |
metricate,
metricize,
metrify |
| metricize
|
express in the metric system |
metricise |
| metricize
|
convert from a non-metric to the metric system |
metricate,
metricise,
metrify |
| metrify
|
compose in poetic meter |
- |
| metrify
|
convert from a non-metric to the metric system |
metricate,
metricise,
metricize |
| mew
|
cry like a cat |
meow |
| mew
|
utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls |
- |
| mewl
|
cry weakly or softly |
wail,
pule,
whimper |