abscise | (verb) remove or separate by abscission | - |
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(verb) shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue | - |
anglicise | (verb) make English in appearance | Synonyms: anglicize |
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catholicise | (verb) cause to adopt Catholicism | Synonyms: catholicize, latinise, latinize |
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circumcise | (verb) cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys | - |
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(verb) cut the skin over the clitoris | - |
classicise | (verb) make classic or classical | Synonyms: classicize |
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concise | (adjective) expressing much in few words | - |
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criticise | (verb) find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | Synonyms: criticize, knock, pick apart |
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(verb) act as a critic | Synonyms: criticize |
domesticise | (verb) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | Synonyms: domesticate, domesticize, reclaim, tame |
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excise | (noun) a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate) | Synonyms: excise tax |
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(verb) remove by cutting | - |
(verb) remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | Synonyms: expunge, scratch, strike |
(verb) levy an excise tax on | - |
exercise | (noun) the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit | Synonyms: exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
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(noun) a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding | Synonyms: example |
(noun) systematic training by multiple repetitions | Synonyms: drill, practice, practice session, recitation |
(noun) the act of using | Synonyms: employment, usage, use, utilisation, utilization |
(noun) an action, often used negatively and without consequences | - |
(noun) (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches | - |
(verb) do physical exercise | Synonyms: work out |
(verb) give a workout to | Synonyms: work, work out |
(verb) learn by repetition | Synonyms: drill, practice, practise |
(verb) put to use | Synonyms: exert |
(verb) carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions | Synonyms: do, practice, practise |
exorcise | (verb) expel through adjuration or prayers | Synonyms: exorcize |
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imprecise | (adjective) not precise | - |
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incise | (verb) make an incision into by carving or cutting | - |
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italicise | (verb) print in italics | Synonyms: italicize |
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laicise | (verb) reduce to lay status | Synonyms: laicize |
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metricise | (verb) convert from a non-metric to the metric system | Synonyms: metricate, metricize, metrify |
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(verb) express in the metric system | Synonyms: metricize |
mythicise | (verb) make into a myth | Synonyms: mythicize, mythologise, mythologize |
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(verb) interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology | Synonyms: mythicize |
ostracise | (verb) avoid speaking to or dealing with | Synonyms: ostracize |
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(verb) expel from a community or group | Synonyms: ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracize, shun |
plasticise | (verb) make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer | Synonyms: plasticize |
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(verb) become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added | Synonyms: plasticize |
polemicise | (verb) engage in a controversy | Synonyms: polemicize, polemise, polemize |
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politicise | (verb) give a political character to | Synonyms: politicize |
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precise | (adjective) sharply exact or accurate or delimited | - |
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(adjective) (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | Synonyms: accurate, exact |
publicise | (verb) make public | Synonyms: air, bare, publicize |
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(verb) call attention to | Synonyms: advertise, advertize, publicize |
romanticise | (verb) make romantic in style | Synonyms: romanticize |
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(verb) interpret romantically | Synonyms: glamorize, glamourise, romanticize |