| spiritise | (verb) imbue with a spirit | Synonyms: spiritize |
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| spiritualise | (verb) purify from the corrupting influences of the world | Synonyms: spiritualize |
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| (verb) give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense | Synonyms: spiritualize |
| spondaise | (verb) make spondaic | Synonyms: spondaize |
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| stabilise | (verb) become stable or more stable | Synonyms: stabilize |
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| (verb) make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium | Synonyms: stabilize |
| (verb) support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace | Synonyms: brace, stabilize, steady |
| stalinise | (verb) transform in accordance with Stalin's policies | Synonyms: stalinize |
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| standardise | (verb) cause to conform to standard or norm | Synonyms: standardize |
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| (verb) evaluate by comparing with a standard | Synonyms: standardize |
| stepwise | (adjective) one thing at a time | Synonyms: bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step |
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| (adverb) proceeding in steps | Synonyms: step by step |
| sterilise | (verb) make infertile | Synonyms: desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilize, unsex |
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| (verb) make free from bacteria | Synonyms: sterilize |
| stigmatise | (verb) mark with a stigma or stigmata | Synonyms: stigmatize |
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| (verb) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | Synonyms: brand, denounce, mark, stigmatize |
| streetwise | (adjective) having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment | Synonyms: street smart, with-it |
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| stylise | (verb) represent according to a conventional style | Synonyms: conventionalize, stylize |
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| subsidise | (verb) support through subsidies | Synonyms: subsidize |
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| (verb) secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces | Synonyms: subsidize |
| subtilise | (verb) make (senses) more keen | Synonyms: subtilize |
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| suburbanise | (verb) make suburban in character | Synonyms: suburbanize |
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| (verb) take on suburban character | Synonyms: suburbanize |
| subvocalise | (verb) articulate without making audible sounds | Synonyms: subvocalize |
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| summarise | (verb) give a summary (of) | Synonyms: resume, sum up, summarize |
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| (verb) be a summary of | Synonyms: sum, sum up, summarize |
| summerise | (verb) prepare for summer | Synonyms: summerize |
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| sunrise | (adjective) of an industry or technology; new and developing | - |
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| (noun) the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon | - |
| (noun) atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun | - |
| (noun) the first light of day | Synonyms: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunup |
| supervise | (verb) keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance | Synonyms: monitor |
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| (verb) watch and direct | Synonyms: manage, oversee, superintend |
| surmise | (noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | Synonyms: conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal |
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| (verb) infer from incomplete evidence | - |
| (verb) imagine to be the case or true or probable | Synonyms: suspect |
| surprise | (noun) the act of surprising someone | Synonyms: surprisal |
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| (noun) a sudden unexpected event | - |
| (noun) the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you | - |
| (verb) cause to be surprised | - |
| (verb) attack by storm; attack suddenly | Synonyms: storm |
| (verb) come upon or take unawares | - |
| syllabise | (verb) utter with distinct articulation of each syllable | Synonyms: syllabize |
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| (verb) divide into syllables | Synonyms: syllabicate, syllabify, syllabize |
| syllogise | (verb) reason by syllogisms | Synonyms: syllogize |
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| symbolise | (verb) express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | Synonyms: represent, stand for, symbolize, typify |
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| (verb) represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols | Synonyms: symbolize |
| symmetrise | (verb) make symmetric | Synonyms: symmetrize |
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| sympathise | (verb) be understanding of | Synonyms: empathise, empathize, sympathize, understand |
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| (verb) to feel or express sympathy or compassion | Synonyms: commiserate, sympathize |
| (verb) share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of | Synonyms: sympathize |
| symphonise | (verb) play or sound together, in harmony | Synonyms: symphonize |
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| synchronise | (verb) make synchronous and adjust in time or manner | Synonyms: sync, synchronize |
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| (verb) operate simultaneously | Synonyms: synchronize |
| (verb) cause to indicate the same time or rate | Synonyms: synchronize |
| (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronize |
| (verb) make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action | Synonyms: synchronize |
| (verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporise, contemporize, synchronize |
| syncretise | (verb) become fused | Synonyms: syncretize |
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| (verb) unite (beliefs or conflicting principles) | Synonyms: syncretize |
| synthesise | (verb) combine so as to form a more complex, product | Synonyms: synthesize |
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| systematise | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematize, systemise, systemize |
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| systemise | (verb) arrange according to a system or reduce to a system | Synonyms: systematise, systematize, systemize |
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| tabularise | (verb) arrange or enter in tabular form | Synonyms: table, tabularize, tabulate |
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| tantalise | (verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping | Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit |
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| telepathise | (verb) communicate nonverbally by telepathy | Synonyms: telepathize |
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| televise | (verb) broadcast via television | Synonyms: telecast |
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| temporise | (verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time | Synonyms: temporize |
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| tenderise | (verb) make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer | Synonyms: tender, tenderize |
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| territorialise | (verb) extend by adding territory | Synonyms: territorialize |
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| (verb) place on a territorial basis | Synonyms: territorialize |
| (verb) organize as a territory | Synonyms: territorialize |
| terrorise | (verb) fill with terror; frighten greatly | Synonyms: terrify, terrorize |
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| (verb) coerce by violence or with threats | Synonyms: terrorize |
| theologise | (verb) make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects | Synonyms: theologize |
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| (verb) treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character | Synonyms: theologize |
| theorise | (verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | Synonyms: conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorize |
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| thwartwise | (adjective) extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis | Synonyms: cross, transversal, transverse |
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| tortoise | (noun) usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica | - |
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| totalise | (verb) make into a total | Synonyms: totalize |
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| tranquillise | (verb) cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to | Synonyms: calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize |
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| (verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillize |
| transistorise | (verb) equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors | Synonyms: transistorize |
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| transitivise | (verb) make transitive | Synonyms: transitivize |
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| traumatise | (verb) inflict a trauma upon | Synonyms: shock, traumatize |
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| treatise | (noun) a formal exposition | - |
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| trivialise | (verb) make trivial or insignificant | Synonyms: trivialize |
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| turquoise | (noun) a shade of blue tinged with green | Synonyms: aqua, aquamarine, cobalt blue, greenish blue, peacock blue |
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| (noun) a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate | - |
| tyrannise | (verb) rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner | Synonyms: domineer, tyrannize |
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| (verb) rule a country as a tyrant | Synonyms: grind down, tyrannize |
| uniformise | (verb) make uniform | Synonyms: uniformize |
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| unionise | (verb) form or join a union | Synonyms: organise, organize, unionize |
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| (verb) recruit for a union or organize into a union | Synonyms: unionize |
| unitise | (verb) separate or classify into units | Synonyms: unitize |
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| (verb) make into a unit | Synonyms: unitize |
| (verb) divide (bulk material) and process as units | Synonyms: unitize |
| universalise | (verb) make universal | Synonyms: universalize |
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| unsubstantialise | (verb) render immaterial or incorporeal | Synonyms: immaterialise, immaterialize, unsubstantialize |
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| unwise | (adjective) showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom | - |
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| (adjective) not appropriate to the purpose | Synonyms: inexpedient |
| upraise | (verb) cause to become alive again | Synonyms: raise, resurrect |
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| uprise | (verb) get up and out of bed | Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, turn out |
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| (verb) return from the dead | Synonyms: resurrect, rise |
| (verb) move upward | Synonyms: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise |
| (verb) come up, of celestial bodies | Synonyms: ascend, come up, rise |
| (verb) rise to one's feet | Synonyms: arise, get up, rise, stand up |
| (verb) rise up as in fear | Synonyms: bristle, stand up |
| (verb) ascend as a sound | - |
| (verb) come into existence; take on form or shape | Synonyms: arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up |
| urbanise | (verb) make more industrial or city-like | Synonyms: urbanize |
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| (verb) impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon | Synonyms: urbanize |
| utilise | (verb) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose | Synonyms: apply, employ, use, utilize |
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| valise | (noun) a small overnight bag for short trips | - |
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| vandalise | (verb) destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism | Synonyms: vandalize |
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| vaporise | (verb) turn into gas | Synonyms: aerify, gasify, vaporize |
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| (verb) lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue | Synonyms: evaporate, vaporize |
| (verb) change into a vapor | Synonyms: evaporate |
| (verb) cause to change into a vapor | Synonyms: evaporate |
| vascularise | (verb) make vascular | Synonyms: vascularize |
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| (verb) become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids | Synonyms: vascularize |
| vasectomise | (verb) remove the vas deferens | Synonyms: vasectomize |
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| verbalise | (verb) convert into a verb | Synonyms: verbalize |
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| (verb) express in speech | Synonyms: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalize |
| (verb) be verbose | Synonyms: verbalize |
| (verb) articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise | Synonyms: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalize |
| vichyssoise | (noun) a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold | - |
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| victimise | (verb) punish unjustly | Synonyms: victimize |
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| (verb) make a victim of | Synonyms: victimize |
| virilise | (verb) produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy | Synonyms: masculinise, masculinize, virilize |
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| vise | (noun) a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place | Synonyms: bench vise, vice |
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| visualise | (verb) make visible | Synonyms: visualize |
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| (verb) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | Synonyms: envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualize |
| (verb) form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract | Synonyms: visualize |
| (verb) view the outline of by means of an X-ray | Synonyms: visualize |
| vitalise | (verb) make more lively or vigorous | Synonyms: vitalize |
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| (verb) give life to | Synonyms: vitalize |
| vitaminise | (verb) add vitamins as a supplement | Synonyms: vitaminize |
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| vocalise | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalize, vowelise, vowelize |
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| (verb) express or state clearly | Synonyms: articulate, enunciate, vocalize |
| (verb) utter with vibrating vocal chords | Synonyms: sound, vocalize, voice |
| (verb) utter speech sounds | Synonyms: phonate, vocalize |
| (verb) sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel | Synonyms: vocalize |
| volatilise | (verb) make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor | Synonyms: volatilize |
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| vowelise | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalise, vocalize, vowelize |
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| vulcanise | (verb) undergo vulcanization | Synonyms: vulcanize |
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| (verb) subject to vulcanization | Synonyms: vulcanize |
| vulgarise | (verb) act in a vulgar manner | Synonyms: vulgarize |
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| (verb) debase and make vulgar | Synonyms: vulgarize |
| (verb) cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use | Synonyms: generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarize |
| westernise | (verb) make western in character | Synonyms: occidentalise, occidentalize, westernize |
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| winterise | (verb) prepare for winter | Synonyms: winterize |
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| wise | (adjective) having or prompted by wisdom or discernment | - |
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| (adjective) improperly forward or bold | Synonyms: fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart |
| (adjective) evidencing the possession of inside information | Synonyms: knowing, wise to |
| (adjective) marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters | Synonyms: heady, judicious |
| (noun) a way of doing or being | - |
| womanise | (verb) have amorous affairs; of men | Synonyms: philander, womanize |
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