6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Verb

abase

debase {abase}.

abdicate

resign from throne {abdicate}.

abduct

kidnap {abduct}.

abet

aid {abet}.

abhor

intensely dislike {abhor}.

abjure

reject {abjure}.

abominate

hate {abominate}.

abridge

shorten {abridge}.

abrogate

reject {abrogate}.

absolve

remove sin or duty from {absolve}.

abut

stand next to {abut}.

acclimate

get used to {acclimate}.

accommodate

allow or adjust for {accommodate}.

accord verb

give {accord}.

accouter

dress {accouter}.

accrue

increase {accrue}.

actualize

make happen {actualize}.

actuate

set into action {actuate}.

administer

manage {administer}.

adopt

take as one's own {adopt}.

adorn

decorate {adorn}.

adulterate

add something different {adulterate}.

adumbrate

cut short {adumbrate}.

aerate

add air to {aerate}.

affect as change

change {affect, verb}.

alienate

make go away {alienate}.

allay

reduce {allay}.

alleviate

lighten {alleviate}.

ameliorate

better {ameliorate}.

animate

make lively {animate}.

antagonize

make hostile {antagonize}.

antedate

precede {antedate}.

appease

doing part of what aggressor wants {appease}.

appose

face {appose}.

appreciate

like {appreciate}.

apprehend

understand or take into {apprehend}.

appropriate

take {appropriate}.

arrogate

take over {arrogate}.

ascertain

determine {ascertain}.

asphyxiate

prevent from breathing {asphyxiate}.

assail

attack {assail}.

asseverate

sever from {asseverate}.

assimilate

fit among {assimilate}.

attain

gain {attain}.

attenuate

reduce {attenuate}.

attire

dress {attire}.

automate

do by machine {automate}.

avail

use {avail}.

balkanize

make into smaller incompatible parts {balkanize}.

bastardize

reduce from higher to lower value {bastardize}.

beard

catch {beard}.

becalm

calm {becalm}.

bedizen

dress or decorate with poor taste {bedizen}.

beget

produce {beget}.

belay

attack {belay}.

betroth

engage {betroth}.

bleach

make white {bleach}.

blockade

prevent ships from entering or leaving {blockade}.

bludgeon

beat with stick {bludgeon}.

blue-pencil

edit {blue-pencil}.

bootleg

make or do something illegally {bootleg}.

boycott

not buy {boycott}.

burnish

polish {burnish}.

buss

kiss {buss}.

buttonhole

find and speak to {buttonhole}.

cadge

borrow {cadge}.

calcify

become hard by adding calcium {calcify}.

cannibalize

take parts from item to repair similar item {cannibalize}.

card verb

require document or line up fibers {card, verb}.

case harden

heat then put in water {case harden}.

cashier

fire {cashier}.

castrate

remove testicles or remove power {castrate}.

cede

give up something {cede}.

cerebrate

think {cerebrate}.

christen

baptize {christen}.

clabber

curdle {clabber}.

coagulate

thicken {coagulate}.

coddle

pamper {coddle}.

coerce

force {coerce}.

commandeer

seize {commandeer}.

comport

carry oneself {comport}.

conduce

bring about {conduce}.

confiscate

take {confiscate}.

conjure

make appear {conjure}.

consecrate

make sacred {consecrate}.

consign

assign {consign}.

constitute

be part of {constitute}.

constrain

restrict {constrain}.

contraindicate

do not use or do {contraindicate}.

co-opt

take over {co-opt}.

corrugate

make have grooves {corrugate}.

counter

block or oppose {counter, verb}.

countersign

sign again {countersign}.

cremate

burn {cremate}.

crenate

scallop {crenate}.

crenellate

indent {crenellate}.

crimp

squeeze {crimp}.

croon

sing {croon}.

crosshatch

mark with parallel perpendicular lines {crosshatch}.

crucify

make to take blame {crucify}.

crystallize

become clear {crystallize}.

cuff

beat {cuff}.

curdle

thicken {curdle}.

debar

exclude or banish {debar}.

debase

lower {debase}.

debauch

behave immorally {debauch}.

debilitate

weaken {debilitate}.

decapitate

remove head {decapitate}.

decentralize

move things away from one place to several spread out places {decentralize}.

defile

make dirty {defile}.

deflate

remove air from {deflate}.

deflower

have sexual intercourse {deflower}.

defoliate

remove flowers {defoliate}.

deform

make worse shape {deform}.

delimit

limit {delimit}.

delineate

mark boundary {delineate}.

demarcate

mark {demarcate}.

demilitarize

reduce military presence {demilitarize}.

demobilize

send active soldiers home {demobilize}.

demote

move to lower position {demote}.

denature

change from original organic form {denature}.

denude

remove skin {denude}.

depolarize

reduce electric charge {depolarize}.

deport

carry oneself {deport}.

deprecate

remove from service {deprecate}.

depredate

prey on {depredate}.

derive

start with something and make something new {derive}.

desiccate

dry {desiccate}.

despoil

ruin {despoil}.

dethrone

remove king or champion {dethrone}.

detoxify

make not poisonous {detoxify}.

dignify

add prestige to {dignify}.

disabuse

no longer believe {disabuse}.

disbar

take away lawyer license {disbar}.

discern

perceive {discern}.

disdain

be too proud to notice {disdain}.

disembody

remove essence {disembody}.

disembowel

remove intestines {disembowel}.

disenfranchise

take away vote {disenfranchise}.

disinter

remove from grave {disinter}.

dismember

remove arms and/or legs {dismember}.

dispatch verb

kill {dispatch, kill}.

disport

play or have fun {disport}.

dispossess

take away {dispossess}.

dissociate

no longer associate {dissociate}.

distill

make into essence {distill}.

diversify

have more parts {diversify}.

domesticate

make less wild {domesticate}.

douse

soak {douse}.

downgrade

reduce in value {downgrade}.

dramatize

show {dramatize}.

dry clean

clean using perchloroethylene (perc) or other chemicals {dry clean}.

earmark

mark {earmark}.

eat humble pie

be humble {eat humble pie}.

eclipse

replace {eclipse}.

efface verb

erase {efface}.

effect

cause {effect}.

emancipate

free {emancipate}.

emasculate

remove manly qualities from {emasculate}.

embalm

soak in fluid {embalm}.

embellish

decorate {embellish}.

embezzle

steal {embezzle}.

embody

is example of {embody}.

embolden

make bold {embolden}.

emboss

mark {emboss}.

embrocate

rub with medicine {embrocate}.

embroider

sew design on or add nice details {embroider}.

embroil

involve {embroil}.

emend

change {emend}.

empower

give power {empower}.

emulate

imitate {emulate}.

emulsify

mix {emulsify}.

encompass

include {encompass}.

encumber

burden {encumber}.

endow

give {endow}.

enervate

make weak {enervate}.

enfranchise

give vote to {enfranchise}.

engender

produce {engender}.

engrave

carve lines into {engrave}.

enliven

make lively {enliven}.

enmesh

trap {enmesh}.

ennoble

make noble {ennoble}.

enshrine

put into {enshrine}.

entail

cause {entail}.

enthrall

fascinate {enthrall}.

enthrone

put on throne {enthrone}.

entice

make interested {entice}.

entomb

put in tomb {entomb}.

entrain

bring along with {entrain}.

entrench

stay even more solidly in one's position {entrench}.

entrust

trust {entrust}.

entwine

bind {entwine}.

envenom

poison {envenom}.

envisage

see {envisage}.

envision

see {envision}.

epitomize

show essence {epitomize}.

eradicate

erase {eradicate}.

erode

wear {erode}.

escalate

make more {escalate}.

espy

see {espy}.

essay verb

try {essay, verb}.

estrange

become as strangers {estrange}.

etch

cut grooves in {etch}.

etiolate

make weak {etiolate}.

evict

throw out {evict}.

evince

evoke {evince}.

eviscerate

remove essence {eviscerate}.

evoke

cause {evoke}.

exacerbate

make worse {exacerbate}.

excavate

dig {excavate}.

excrete

pass out waste {excrete}.

exhume

take out of grave {exhume}.

expedite

assist {expedite}.

expend

spend {expend}.

expiate

atone {expiate}.

expropriate

take {expropriate}.

expunge

remove from {expunge}.

expurgate

remove from {expurgate}.

exsanguinate

remove blood from {exsanguinate}.

extenuate

lessen {extenuate}.

externalize

express {externalize}.

extirpate

destroy {extirpate}.

exude

give off {exude}.

facilitate

aid {facilitate}.

fain

disposed to or prepared to {fain}.

featherbed

make easy {featherbed}.

federate

unite {federate}.

felicitate

make easy {felicitate}.

ferment

brew {ferment}.

fertilize

prepare to grow {fertilize}.

festoon

decorate {festoon}.

flaunt

show off {flaunt}.

flay

whip {flay}.

foreordain

predetermine {foreordain}.

foreshorten

shorten {foreshorten}.

forgo

give up {forgo} {forego}.

formalize

make formal {formalize}.

foster

support {foster}.

freeze-dry

freeze in alcohol and dry ice then dry {freeze-dry}.

fudge verb

cheat {fudge, verb}.

furbish

furnish {furbish}.

galvanize

energize {galvanize}.

garnish verb

decorate {garnish, verb}.

garrison verb

occupy place {garrison, verb}.

geld

castrate {geld}.

geminate

pair or double {geminate}.

generate

create {generate, create}.

gerrymander

make into regions with no natural boundaries {gerrymander}.

gestate

develop {gestate}.

ghostwrite

write for someone else {ghostwrite}.

gig frog

immobilize {gig frog}.

gild

decorate {gild}.

granulate

make into grains {granulate}.

haze

make do silly things {haze}.

hew

stay close or cut {hew}.

homogenize

mix different things into one thing {homogenize}.

hone

sharpen {hone}.

honeycomb

make have holes {honeycomb}.

humidify

make air wet {humidify}.

imbrue

saturate {imbrue}.

imbue

saturate {imbue}.

immolate

burn {immolate}.

immure

put in prison or tomb {immure}.

impanel

make group {impanel}.

impeach

remove from office {impeach}.

impel

force {impel}.

imperil

endanger {imperil}.

implement

do {implement}.

impound

take custody of {impound}.

impregnate

make pregnant {impregnate}.

inaugurate

begin {inaugurate}.

incapacitate

make incapable of doing {incapacitate}.

incarcerate

put in prison {incarcerate}.

incise

cut into {incise}.

incorporate

include {incorporate}.

indenture

enslave {indenture}.

induce

make to happen {induce}.

inlay

put into groove in surface {inlay}.

innervate

make weak {innervate}.

inoculate

protect against {inoculate}.

inseminate

make pregnant {inseminate}.

interlard

mix in {interlard}.

internalize

think about {internalize}.

interpolate

locate between {interpolate}.

irradiate

expose to radiation {irradiate}.

jilt

leave lover {jilt}.

ken

recognize {ken}.

knurl

make knobby {knurl}.

lacerate

cut {lacerate}.

laminate

layer {laminate}.

lave

wash {lave}.

leach

suck {leach}.

liquidate

reduce to zero {liquidate}.

lyophilize

freeze-dry {lyophilize}.

lyse

decompose {lyse}.

macerate

chew {macerate}.

machine verb

cut and groove metal {machine, verb}.

masticate

chew {masticate}.

mete

give {mete}.

mill

grind {mill, grind}.

mince verb

moderate words {mince, verb}.

mint verb

make original {mint, verb}.

mobilize

make ready for action {mobilize}.

modulate

control {modulate}.

mothball

store or take out of action {mothball}.

mottle

spot or dapple {mottle}.

mulch

cover with organic matter {mulch}.

mulct

penalize or swindle {mulct}.

muzzle verb

quiet {muzzle, verb}.

naturalize

become citizen by swearing allegiance {naturalize}.

necessitate

require {necessitate}.

negate

cancel {negate}.

notarize

authenticate with official stamp {notarize}.

nurture verb

help grow {nurture, verb}.

obviate

make unnecessary {obviate}.

opt

choose {opt}.

optimize

make best {optimize}.

orchestrate

arrange {orchestrate}.

originate

begin {originate}.

overcome

surmount {overcome}.

palm

steal {palm, steal}.

pawn

get money for object at pawn shop {pawn}.

perpetrate

commit {perpetrate}.

perpetuate

keep alive {perpetuate}.

personify

embody {personify}.

peruse

look at {peruse}.

pervade

be everywhere in {pervade}.

pervert

corrupt {pervert}.

petrify

make afraid {petrify}.

picket verb

stand outside business and protest labor policies {picket, verb}.

pillage

plunder {pillage}.

plumb verb

understand {plumb, verb}.

plunder

rob {plunder}.

ply

do {ply, verb}.

poleax

strike {poleax}.

pollinate

take pollen to {pollinate} {pollinize}.

pommel verb

beat {pommel, verb}.

ponder

think about {ponder}.

potentiate

give power to {potentiate}.

preclude

block {preclude}.

preempt

block {preempt}.

prefabricate

make in factory instead of on site {prefabricate}.

preoccupy

think only about one thing {preoccupy}.

preordain

predetermine {preordain}.

prime pump

use water to create suction {prime pump}.

procure

obtain {procure}.

proffer

offer {proffer}.

project

stick out or forward {project}.

propagate

transmit or breed {propagate}.

prorate

calculated as percentage {prorate}.

prostitute

be base {prostitute}.

protract

prolong {protract}.

pullulate

be abundant or germinate {pullulate}.

purloin

steal {purloin}.

purvey

be everywhere in {purvey}.

pyramid verb

multiply {pyramid, verb}.

quadruple

make four times more {quadruple, verb}.

quantify

measure or count {quantify} {quantitate} {quantize}.

quarantine

confine to region {quarantine}.

quarter

section into fourths {quarter}.

quintuple

make five times more {quintuple}.

ravage

pillage or devastate {ravage}.

ravish

carry off or rape {ravish}.

raze

demolish {raze}.

realize

make happen {realize}.

recoup

get back {recoup}.

rectify

make right {rectify}.

redouble

try even harder {redouble}.

redress

remedy {redress}.

refurbish

fix up {refurbish}.

rehabilitate

make return to previous state {rehabilitate}.

reinstate

put back {reinstate}.

rejuvenate

feel lively again {rejuvenate}.

relegate

assign or send {relegate}.

relish verb

enjoy {relish, verb}.

remit

send payment {remit}.

remunerate

pay {remunerate}.

render

make {render}.

renovate

fix up more like new {renovate}.

repair

fix {repair}.

repossess

take back {repossess}.

repress

hold down {repress}.

requite

avenge or return {requite}.

resolve verb

decide {resolve, verb}.

resurrect

bring back {resurrect}.

resuscitate

revive {resuscitate}.

retool

get ready to do something again in new way {retool}.

ruff

trump {ruff}.

sack verb

cashier or destroy {sack, verb}.

salve

soothe {salve}.

sanctify

make holy {sanctify}.

sandbag

block {sandbag}.

sate

satisfy {sate} {satiate}.

scalp

sell ticket bought to resell {scalp}.

scarify

scratch {scarify}.

score verb

scratch {score, scratch}.

scotch verb

decide not to do {scotch, verb}.

scuttle

decide not to do {scuttle}.

secure

guard or tighten {secure}.

sextuple

make six times more {sextuple}.

shackle

hamper or restrict {shackle}.

shanghai kidnap

kidnap {shanghai}.

shave

trim {shave}.

shod

shoe {shod}.

slake

satisfy {slake}.

spawn

originate {spawn}.

spay

neuter {spay}.

spearhead

lead {spearhead}.

spoliate

rob {spoliate}.

sport

wear {sport, verb}.

squire verb

escort {squire, verb}.

stencil

cut into {stencil}.

stipple

dot or speckle {stipple}.

stoke

add fuel {stoke}.

stratify

make into layers {stratify}.

streamline verb

make simpler {streamline}.

strong-arm

bully {strong-arm}.

subject verb

subdue {subject, verb}.

subjugate

subdue {subjugate}.

sublimate

direct energy into socially acceptable activity {sublimate}.

subvert

undermine or corrupt {subvert}.

suckle

breastfeed {suckle}.

suffer

tolerate or endure {suffer}.

sully

dirty {sully}.

survey

look over {survey}.

tarry

stay {tarry}.

tat verb

lace {tat}.

telegraph

signal {telegraph}.

temper

moderate {temper}.

titrate

measure liquid {titrate}.

tolerate

allow or endure {tolerate}.

trammel

hamper or hinder {trammel}.

transcend

rise or be above {transcend}.

transfigure

exalt {transfigure}.

transfix

impale or shock into stillness {transfix}.

transfuse

put fluid in {transfuse}.

transmogrify

change to different form {transmogrify}.

transmute

transform {transmute}.

transplant

move from one body to another {transplant}.

transubstantiate

transmute {transubstantiate}.

traumatize

wound {traumatize}.

unearth

dig up {unearth}.

unnerve

make anxious {unnerve}.

uproot

force to leave {uproot}.

vamp

refurbish {vamp}.

vitrify

make glassy {vitrify}.

vivisect

cut into living thing {vivisect}.

waste

use improperly or not well {waste, verb}.

wean

help become mature {wean}.

wing verb

act spontaneously {wing, verb}.

wrack

wreck {wrack}.

wreak

cause or inflict {wreak}.

6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Verb-Communication

accede

agree {accede}.

accentuate

emphasize {accentuate}.

acclaim

cheer {acclaim}.

accost

hail rudely {accost}.

accredit

give credit to {accredit}.

acknowledge

note {acknowledge}.

acquiesce

agree {acquiesce}.

addle

confuse {addle}.

adduce

ascertain {adduce}.

adjourn

close until next time {adjourn}.

adjudge

judge {adjudge}.

adjudicate

decide {adjudicate}.

adjure

advise {adjure}.

admonish

scold {admonish}.

advocate

support {advocate}.

affirm

second {affirm}.

afflict

bother {afflict}.

aggrandize

glorify {aggrandize}.

allege

claim {allege}.

allude

refer {allude}.

amend

change {amend}.

annul

make void {annul}.

anoint

appoint {anoint}.

appraise

value {appraise}.

apprise

inform {apprise}.

arbitrate

mediate {arbitrate}.

articulate verb

express {articulate, verb}.

ascribe

attribute {ascribe}.

assent

agree {assent}.

assert

state strongly {assert}.

assess

judge {assess}.

assuage

calm {assuage}.

assume

presume {assume}.

assure

affirm truth of {assure}.

audit verb

listen {audit, verb}.

augur

foretell {augur}.

authenticate

state that something is true {authenticate}.

authorize

give permission {authorize}.

aver

affirm {aver}.

backbite

be mean {backbite}.

badger verb

bother {badger, verb}.

bait verb

taunt {bait}.

bandy

say {bandy}.

banter

talk {banter}.

becloud

confuse {becloud}.

bedevil

bother {bedevil}.

beguile

fool {beguile}.

belabor

overdo {belabor}.

beleaguer

bother {beleaguer}.

belie

make false {belie}.

bell

mark {bell}.

bemuse

feel humored {bemuse}.

berate

censure {berate}.

bespeak

show {bespeak}.

betoken

indicate {betoken}.

blackball

exclude {blackball}.

blacklist

banish {blacklist}.

blandish

state {blandish}.

blaspheme

speak against god {blaspheme}.

bluster

talk loudly {bluster}.

bode

indicate {bode}.

bridle

become angry {bridle}.

bristle verb

become angry {bristle, verb}.

brook

allow {brook}.

browbeat

badger {browbeat}.

bruit

say {bruit}.

buffalo verb

badger {buffalo, verb}.

cajole

persuade {cajole}.

canonize

make authoritative {canonize}.

canvass

poll {canvass}.

capitulate

give in {capitulate}.

carp verb

complain {carp, verb}.

castigate

censure {castigate}.

categorize

put in groups {categorize}.

caterwaul

howl {caterwaul}.

cavil

quibble {cavil}.

censure

criticize {censure}.

chasten

scold {chasten}.

chastise

scold {chastise}.

chide

scold {chide}.

cite

refer to {cite}.

clepe

call or name {clepe} {yclept}.

codify

categorize and write {codify}.

commend

praise {commend}.

commercialize

try to sell {commercialize}.

commiserate

sympathize {commiserate}.

commutate

reverse direction {commutate}.

commute

pardon {commute}.

con verb

fool {con, verb}.

conciliate

pacify {conciliate}.

concur

agree {concur}.

condescend

treat as lower class {condescend}.

condole

comfort {condole}.

confabulate

talk together {confabulate}.

confer

talk together {confer}.

confute

show as false {confute}.

conjugate verb

list verb variations {conjugate, verb}.

connote

mean indirectly {connote}.

construe

understand {construe}.

contemn

condemn {contemn}.

contract verb

agree {contract, verb}.

correlate

relate {correlate}.

corroborate

affirm {corroborate}.

couch

code {couch}.

counsel verb

advise {counsel, verb}.

countenance verb

approve {countenance, verb}.

countermand

rescind {countermand}.

cozen

deceive {cozen}.

crab as complain

complain {crab, verb}.

cue as indicate

indicate {cue, verb}.

debrief

gather information from returned person {debrief}.

decipher

decode {decipher}.

declaim

orate {declaim}.

decry

condemn {decry}.

defame

damage reputation {defame}.

deify

glorify {deify}.

demur

disagree {demur}.

denigrate

disparage {denigrate}.

denominate

count {denominate}.

denote

define {denote}.

depersonalize

objectify {depersonalize}.

depreciate

reduce in value {depreciate}.

deride

ridicule {deride}.

descry

speak against {descry}.

desecrate

defile {desecrate}.

designate

choose or point to {designate}.

detract

take away from {detract}.

devalue

reduce in value {devalue}.

differentiate

make distinction {differentiate}.

digress

speak about other than main point {digress}.

disavow

no longer stay loyal {disavow}.

disclaim

no longer claim {disclaim}.

discomfit

bother {discomfit}.

disconcert

upset {disconcert}.

disparage

put down {disparage}.

dissemble

talk falsely {dissemble}.

dissimulate

pretend {dissimulate}.

dissuade

persuade not to do {dissuade}.

divulge

reveal {divulge}.

dress down

disparage {dress down}.

dun

badger for payment {dun}.

dupe

fool {dupe}.

edify

teach {edify}.

edit

correct and improve {edit}.

editorialize

comment {editorialize}.

educe

deduce {educe}.

effuse

gush {effuse}.

elegize

praise {elegize}.

elicit

draw out {elicit}.

elide

link {elide}.

elucidate

explain {elucidate}.

enlighten

teach {enlighten}.

entreat

plead {entreat}.

enumerate

count {enumerate}.

enunciate

articulate {enunciate}.

equate

make equal {equate}.

equilibrate

balance {equilibrate}.

eschew

renounce {eschew}.

espouse

advocate {espouse}.

eulogize

praise {eulogize}.

exalt

glorify {exalt}.

excommunicate

exclude from group {excommunicate}.

exculpate

declare innocent {exculpate}.

execrate

damn {execrate}.

exhort

encourage {exhort}.

exonerate

declare innocent {exonerate}.

expatiate

express in detail {expatiate}.

explicate

explain {explicate}.

expostulate

expound {expostulate}.

expound

speak at length {expound}.

extemporize

speak spontaneously {extemporize}.

extol

praise {extol}.

extort

try to get money by threatening {extort}.

fabricate

make up {fabricate}.

feign

pretend {feign}.

foment

incite {foment}.

formulate

make {formulate}.

forswear

give up {forswear}.

fulminate

speak volubly {fulminate, verb}.

gainsay

oppose or declare false {gainsay}.

gall

irritate {gall}.

generalize

move from specific to general {generalize}.

glower

scowl {glower}.

grease the palm

bribe {grease the palm}.

harass

bother {harass}.

hark listen

listen {hark}.

harry

bother {harry}.

hawk verb

market {hawk, verb}.

hearken

listen {hearken}.

hector verb

badger {hector}.

henpeck

nit pick {henpeck}.

herald

hail {herald}.

hock verb

sell {hock, verb}.

hornswoggle

cheat {hornswoggle}.

hype

tout {hype}.

hyphenate

make into higher sounding word {hyphenate}.

hypothesize verb

conjecture {hypothesize}.

implicate

point to {implicate}.

implore

plead with {implore}.

importune

bother {importune}.

imprecate

curse {imprecate}.

impress

make admire {impress}.

impugn

attack {impugn}.

impute

imply {impute}.

incense verb

make angry {incense, verb}.

incommode

bother {incommode}.

inculcate

teach {inculcate}.

indemnify

absolve of responsibility {indemnify}.

indict

charge with crime or bad behavior {indict}.

indoctrinate

teach only one theory {indoctrinate}.

inflect

accent {inflect}.

ingratiate

try to make favorable impression {ingratiate}.

insinuate

imply {insinuate}.

instigate

start {instigate}.

intimate

suggest {intimate}.

intone

say {intone}.

inveigh

speak against {inveigh}.

inveigle

cajole {inveigle}.

keelhaul

rebuke {keelhaul}.

kibitz

comment {kibitz}.

lambaste

criticize {lambaste}.

lard verb

mix in {lard, verb}.

laud

praise {laud, verb}.

lionize

admire {lionize}.

litigate

file lawsuit {litigate}.

lobby verb

advocate {lobby, verb}.

malign

say bad things about {malign}.

manipulate

try to control others {manipulate}.

mesmerize

fascinate {mesmerize}.

mollify

calm {mollify}.

mollycoddle

coddle {mollycoddle}.

mortify

humiliate {mortify}.

muckrake

expose corruption {muckrake}.

nasalize

sound through nose {nasalize}.

nullify

cancel {nullify}.

obfuscate

make difficult to understand {obfuscate}.

opine verb

say {opine, verb}.

orate

speak at length {orate}.

ordain

decree {ordain}.

ostracize

shun {ostracize}.

overstate

exaggerate {overstate}.

pacify

calm {pacify}.

palliate

mitigate or extenuate {palliate}.

pan verb

criticize {pan, verb}.

parrot verb

repeat {parrot, verb}.

parse

understand {parse}.

patronize

condescend {patronize}.

perjure

lie under oath {perjure}.

perturb

bother or disturb {perturb}.

pettifog

quibble {pettifog}.

philosophize

be objective {philosophize}.

phrase

express {phrase, verb}.

pigeonhole

put into category {pigeonhole}.

placate

make calm {placate}.

play hob

bedevil {play hob}.

polarize

make people take opposed positions {polarize}.

pontificate

give opinion {pontificate}.

portend

foretell {portend}.

posit

assume or hypothesize {posit}.

prate

prattle {prate}.

prattle

talk randomly {prattle}.

prefigure

foretell {prefigure}.

presage

foretell {presage}.

presuppose

suppose {presuppose}.

profane

denigrate sacred {profane}.

profess

state belief {profess}.

prognosticate

predict {prognosticate}.

promulgate

declare {promulgate}.

proofread

edit {proofread}.

propitiate

appease {propitiate}.

proposition verb

ask for sexual intercourse {proposition, verb}.

propound

expound {propound}.

proscribe

prohibit {proscribe}.

purport

appears {purport}.

rail as complaining

complain about {rail, verb}.

rankle

bother {rankle}.

rant

complain {rant}.

ratify

approve {ratify}.

rationalize

give reason {rationalize}.

rebuff

reject or repel {rebuff}.

rebuke

criticize {rebuke}.

rebut

answer argument {rebut}.

recant

retract {recant}.

recapitulate

summarize {recapitulate}.

recount

tell {recount}.

recriminate

blame {recriminate}.

redistrict

redraw district boundaries {redistrict}.

regale

entertain {regale}.

regurgitate

repeat {regurgitate}.

reify

objectify {reify}.

reiterate

repeat {reiterate}.

rejoin

reply {rejoin}.

remonstrate

object {remonstrate}.

renounce

give up {renounce}.

repine

regret {repine}.

reprimand

reproach {reprimand}.

reproach

criticize {reproach} {reprove}.

repudiate

reject {repudiate}.

repute

ascribe or suppose {repute}.

rescind

repeal {rescind}.

resound

echo {resound}.

respond

answer {respond}.

retract

take back {retract}.

revere

admire {revere}.

revile

hate {revile}.

rhapsodize

praise {rhapsodize}.

rib

kid {rib, verb}.

roil

disturb or stir up {roil}.

romanticize

idealize {romanticize}.

rubber-stamp

approve the same as previous person {rubber-stamp}.

rue verb

regret {rue, verb}.

sell short

underestimate value {sell short}.

serenade

sing to {serenade}.

serialize

make into parts in order {serialize}.

shakedown

extort {shakedown}.

showcase

display {showcase}.

shrive

hear or receive confession {shrive}.

signify

mean {signify}.

simper

express shyly {simper}.

simulate

model {simulate}.

skew verb

distort {skew}.

snivel

whine {snivel}.

snow verb

flatter {snow, verb}.

snub

slight {snub}.

sober

become serious {sober}.

soft-soap

flatter {soft-soap}.

solicit

seek or ask for {solicit}.

spurn

reject {spurn}.

stipulate

specify {stipulate}.

suborn

induce to break law {suborn}.

substantiate

support or verify {substantiate}.

subsume

put into more general category {subsume}.

sugarcoat

make seem OK {sugarcoat}.

sulk

withdraw sullenly {sulk}.

supplicate

plead {supplicate}.

surmise

infer {surmise}.

suspire

sigh {suspire}.

table verb

end discussion of motion {table, verb}.

tax

annoy {tax, bother}.

tease

bother playfully {tease}.

temporize

gain time {temporize}.

thrum

drone {thrum}.

titillate

stimulate or excite {titillate}.

traduce

humiliate {traduce}.

transcribe

write or record {transcribe}.

translate

change from one language to another or move in straight line {translate}.

transliterate

change into another alphabet {transliterate}.

twit

tease {twit}.

typecast

assign to same role {typecast}.

typify

represent by example {typify}.

ululate

lament {ululate}.

unbosom

confide {unbosom}.

upbraid

criticize {upbraid}.

upstage verb

take over attention {upstage, verb}.

usurp

take over {usurp}.

vacillate

waver {vacillate}.

validate

verify {validate}.

vaunt

brag or boast {vaunt}.

venerate

revere {venerate}.

vent verb

express {vent, verb}.

verbalize

express {verbalize}.

vilify

malign {vilify}.

vindicate

justify or avenge or prove {vindicate}.

vitiate

corrupt or make ineffective {vitiate}.

vituperate

berate {vituperate}.

vocalize

sing {vocalize}.

vouchsafe

deign {vouchsafe}.

whitewash

conceal fault {whitewash}.

write off

deduct or enter as loss {write off}.

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abide

stay {abide}.

abound

be in abundance {abound}.

abscond

steal {abscond}.

abstain

not vote {abstain}.

acclimatize

get used to {acclimatize}.

accustom

get used to {accustom}.

adhere

stick to {adhere}.

affiance

become engaged {affiance}.

affiliate

closely associate {affiliate}.

aggress

attack {aggress}.

agonize

worry over {agonize}.

angle verb

try for advantage {angle, verb}.

appall

make horrified {appall}.

appertain

pertain {appertain}.

arborize

become tree-like {arborize}.

aspire

have goal {aspire}.

atone

do something to make bad action right {atone}.

attune

tune {attune}.

backslide

return to former bad habits {backslide}.

barter

trade {barter}.

bind over

transfer custody {bind over}.

blanch pale

become pale {blanch, become pale}.

blazon

become bright {blazon}.

bootlick

show servility {bootlick}.

carouse

party wildly {carouse}.

cater

serve {cater}.

cavort

play {cavort}.

chafe

have difficulty waiting {chafe}.

cogitate

think {cogitate}.

cohabit

live with {cohabit}.

comprise

have or be {comprise}.

conceive

think of {conceive}.

connive

scheme with others {connive}.

cope

adapt {cope}.

cower

cringe {cower}.

culminate

end {culminate}.

dally

play {dally}.

defecate

excrete feces {defecate}.

defer

postpone {defer}.

degenerate verb

break down {degenerate}.

deign

condescend {deign}.

deliberate

think {deliberate}.

delve

dig {delve}.

devolve

derive {devolve}.

disassociate

no longer associate {disassociate}.

domineer

dominate {domineer}.

economize

save money {economize}.

effervesce

bubble {effervesce}.

ejaculate

spurt {ejaculate}.

electioneer

perform election activities {electioneer}.

emaciate

make thin {emaciate}.

emblazon

make bright {emblazon}.

emote

act {emote}.

enamor

love {enamor}.

engorge

eat {engorge}.

engross

interest {engross}.

ensue

follow {ensue}.

equivocate

hesitate {equivocate}.

err

make error {err}.

evangelize

proselytize {evangelize}.

eventuate

happen eventually {eventuate}.

evolve

change slowly {evolve}.

exemplify

be example {exemplify}.

exhilarate

feel happy {exhilarate}.

expectorate

spit {expectorate}.

expire

die or end {expire}.

extrapolate

extend from {extrapolate}.

fag

act as servant {fag}.

fawn

submit to {fawn}.

ferret verb

dig out {ferret, verb}.

fester verb

get worse {fester, verb}.

forage

graze {forage, verb}.

forbear

refrain from doing {forbear}.

foreclose

end chance to take other options {foreclose}.

forfend

protect {forfend}.

forgather

gather {forgather} {foregather}.

fornicate

have sexual intercourse {fornicate}.

founder verb

sink or stumble {founder}.

fraternize

socialize {fraternize}.

fructify

make fruitful {fructify}.

gambol

play {gambol}.

germinate

think about {germinate}.

goldbrick

be lazy {goldbrick}.

grandstand verb

show off {grandstand, verb}.

grovel

beg {grovel}.

hark back

return to {hark back}.

harmonize

make more together {harmonize}.

hibernate

withdraw {hibernate}.

indwell

live inside {indwell}.

inebriate

drink {inebriate}.

infatuate

fascinate {infatuate}.

inure

habituate to {inure}.

irrupt

increase or break {irrupt}.

jibe

fit together {jibe}.

languish

be languid {languish}.

luxuriate

enjoy luxury {luxuriate}.

malinger

behave immorally {malinger}.

masturbate

give oneself sexual pleasure {masturbate}.

matriculate

graduate {matriculate}.

mellow

become gentle {mellow}.

micturate

urinate {micturate}.

militate

force {militate}.

minister

comfort or aid {minister}.

mitigate

make better {mitigate}.

molder

become decayed {molder}.

moon verb

dream about {moon}.

moonlight

work another job {moonlight}.

mull

think about {mull}.

muse verb

think {muse, verb}.

nauseate

make nauseous {nauseate}.

obtrude

impose {obtrude}.

ogle

look at {ogle}.

ossify

become hard {ossify}.

overcompensate

go beyond necessary {overcompensate}.

ovulate

produce egg {ovulate}.

panhandle

beg {panhandle}.

philander

having many loves or having sexual relations with someone that one will not marry {philander}.

pine

long for {pine, verb}.

politick

perform political tasks {politick}.

predispose

dispose {predispose}.

prevaricate

hesitate {prevaricate}.

privateer

commit piracy {privateer}.

procrastinate

wait {procrastinate}.

procreate

beget {procreate}.

proliferate

become more in number {proliferate}.

proselytize

evangelize {proselytize}.

protrude

stick out {protrude}.

putrefy

become rotten {putrefy}.

range as verb

be anywhere in interval {range}.

reciprocate

return favor {reciprocate}.

recollect

remember {recollect}.

recompense

pay for previous action by another {recompense}.

redound

return or affect {redound}.

reflect

think {reflect}.

refrain verb

not do {refrain, verb}.

regress

go back to previous state {regress}.

reminisce

think {reminisce}.

renege

fail to do promised act {renege}.

repose

rest {repose}.

respire

breathe {respire}.

retch

throw up {retch}.

retrench

dig in {retrench}.

retrogress

go backward {retrogress}.

revel

enjoy happiness {revel}.

reverberate

echo {reverberate}.

revert

go back to {revert}.

ruminate

think {ruminate}.

salivate

anticipate {salivate}.

scintillate

sparkle {scintillate}.

secede

withdraw from group {secede}.

sensitize

make sensitive {sensitize}.

shy

avoid {shy, verb}.

sock away

save {sock away}.

sough

make murmur or rustle {sough}.

souse

drink {souse}.

stagnate

not grow {stagnate}.

string along

stay with {string along}.

strive

struggle {strive}.

struggle

exert energy {struggle}.

stultify

make ineffective {stultify}.

sup

eat {sup}.

suppurate

having pus {suppurate}.

teem

be abundant {teem}.

teetotal

not drink alcohol {teetotal}.

tipple

drink {tipple}.

tithe

contribute ten percent {tithe}.

toady

be obsequious {toady}.

tope

drink regularly {tope}.

traffic verb

deal in {traffic}.

transgress

sin {transgress}.

transmigrate

transfer soul to new body {transmigrate}.

truckle

fawn {truckle}.

vegetate

do nothing {vegetate}.

vie verb

compete {vie, verb}.

waft

float on air or water {waft}.

whelp

give birth {whelp}.

womanize

chase women {womanize}.

woolgather

daydream {woolgather}.

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abandon verb

leave {abandon, verb}.

abate

go down {abate}.

ablate

remove surface {ablate}.

abort

stop {abort}.

abrade

wear down {abrade}.

accrete

increase {accrete}.

accumulate

increase {accumulate}.

adsorb

take in {adsorb}.

affix verb

stick on {affix, verb}.

agglutinate

stick together {agglutinate}.

aggregate verb

bring together {aggregate, verb}.

alight

land {alight}.

align

line up {align}.

allocate

give out {allocate}.

amalgamate

bring together {amalgamate}.

amble

walk slowly {amble}.

anchor

fix {anchor}.

anneal

align together {anneal}.

annex verb

add {annex, verb}.

append

add {append}.

apportion

give out appropriately {apportion}.

aquaplane

slide on water {aquaplane}.

assay verb

try {assay, verb}.

augment

add to {augment}.

avert

avoid {avert}.

bail verb

leave {bail, verb}.

balk

hesitate {balk}.

barnstorm

travel around {barnstorm}.

batten

seal {batten}.

bifurcate

split {bifurcate}.

billow

puff out {billow}.

bird dog

follow {bird dog}.

bisect

split into equal parts {bisect}.

bleed

seep {bleed}.

blister

become pus {blister}.

bottom

reach bottom {bottom}.

brandish

wave {brandish}.

breech

go through {breech, verb}.

burgeon

grow {burgeon}.

careen

bounce back and forth {careen}.

carom

bounce off {carom}.

catenate

link {catenate}.

circumnavigate

navigate all the way around {circumnavigate}.

circumscribe

surround {circumscribe}.

circumvent

go around {circumvent}.

cleave

split {cleave}.

coalesce

bring together {coalesce}.

coast verb

move without effort {coast, verb}.

cohere

stick together {cohere}.

collate

put in order {collate}.

come about

turn {come about}.

commence

begin {commence}.

commingle

mingle {commingle}.

concatenate

link {concatenate}.

congregate

come together {congregate}.

conjoin

join {conjoin}.

contravene

interrupt {contravene}.

controvert

change {controvert}.

convoke

call together {convoke}.

convolute

make turns {convolute}.

cordon

put rope around {cordon}.

countervail

counteract {countervail}.

course verb

run {course}.

crane head

extend neck upward {crane, verb}.

crop verb

cut {crop, verb}.

cull

remove {cull}.

daub

dab {daub}.

decamp

leave {decamp}.

decant

pour {decant}.

decelerate

slow {decelerate}.

decimate

reduce {decimate}.

deplane

leave airplane {deplane}.

desist

cease {desist}.

dilate

make larger {dilate}.

disband

no longer stay together {disband}.

disburse

give to many people {disburse}.

disembark

get off {disembark}.

disjoin

separate joined parts {disjoin}.

dissect

separate into parts {dissect}.

disseminate

send out {disseminate}.

dissipate

spread out {dissipate}.

distend

bloat {distend}.

diverge

split {diverge}.

divert

turn {divert}.

divest

get rid of {divest}.

doff

take off {doff}.

dovetail

fit together {dovetail}.

ebb

recede {ebb}.

egress

exit {egress}.

elevate

raise up {elevate}.

elongate

stretch {elongate}.

emanate

send from {emanate}.

embark

leave {embark}.

embed

put in {embed}.

emigrate

leave from country {emigrate}.

emit

send off {emit}.

encroach

push into {encroach}.

engulf

surround {engulf}.

ensconce

put in place {ensconce}.

envelop

surround {envelop}.

erupt

force out {erupt}.

evade

avoid capture {evade}.

evaginate

turn pouch inside out {evaginate}.

evert

turn out {evert}.

excise verb

take out {excise}.

exercise verb

choose to perform option {exercise, verb}.

expatriate

leave country {expatriate}.

export

send out of country {export}.

extract verb

take from {extract, verb}.

extradite

take from one place and send to another {extradite}.

extricate

escape from {extricate}.

extrude

push through opening {extrude}.

feint

thrust {feint}.

fishtail

wobble at rear end {fishtail}.

flag

stop {flag}.

flagellate verb

whip {flagellate, verb}.

flank

get to side of {flank}.

frequent

go regularly {frequent}.

furl

fold {furl}.

garner

gather {garner}.

genuflect

curtsy {genuflect}.

gesticulate

gesture {gesticulate}.

gird

surround {gird}.

glean

gather {glean}.

goose step

march stiffly {goose step}.

gore

puncture {gore}.

gravitate

move toward {gravitate}.

gyrate

turn {gyrate}.

hie

go to {hie}.

hunker

crouch {hunker}.

imbibe

drink {imbibe}.

immigrate

go into country {immigrate}.

impale

stick on point {impale}.

impede

block {impede}.

implode

explode but inward {implode}.

infuse

spread inside {infuse}.

ingest

swallow {ingest}.

ingress

go in {ingress}.

initiate

begin {initiate}.

inscribe

write {inscribe}.

intercalate

fit between {intercalate}.

intercede

go between {intercede}.

interdict

stop {interdict}.

interject

insert {interject}.

interpose

put between {interpose}.

introject

insert {introject}.

invaginate

make concave {invaginate}.

jaywalk

cross street in middle of block {jaywalk}.

jettison

throw out {jettison}.

joust

fight {joust}.

juxtapose

place near to {juxtapose}.

lance verb

poke {lance, verb}.

lash

whip {lash}.

levitate

raise up {levitate}.

ligate

link {ligate}.

limn

whip {limn}.

list

tilt {list, verb}.

lug

carry {lug}.

lumber

move slowly {lumber}.

mass as gather

gather {mass, verb}.

mime

imitate {mime}.

moil

churn {moil}.

mount verb

get on {mount, verb}.

mouth verb

say silently {mouth, verb}.

mug

show off {mug}.

muster

gather {muster}.

mutate

change {mutate}.

occlude

obstruct {occlude}.

oscillate

vibrate {oscillate}.

osculate

kiss {osculate}.

outstrip

go past {outstrip}.

palpate

touch {palpate}.

palpitate

touch {palpitate}.

parry

block thrust {parry, verb}.

perambulate

walk {perambulate}.

peregrinate

travel {peregrinate}.

perfuse

spread through {perfuse}.

permeate

be all through {permeate}.

permute

change to different combination {permute}.

preen

groom oneself {preen}.

prostrate

lie horizontally {prostrate}.

prune verb

trim {prune, verb}.

purge

purify by removal {purge}.

purl verb

flow {purl}.

radiate

spread from center {radiate}.

rally verb

mass together for purpose or feel better {rally, verb}.

ramify

branch {ramify}.

reconnoiter

perform reconnaissance {reconnoiter}.

reeve

pass rope through hole {reeve}.

rend

tear {rend}.

repatriate

send back to country {repatriate}.

replicate verb

copy {replicate, verb}.

reposit

replace {reposit}.

repulse

repel {repulse}.

resorb

absorb {resorb}.

riffle

shuffle or thumb through {riffle}.

rifle verb

rapidly sort through {rifle, verb}.

root as dig

dig {root, dig}.

rove

wander {rove}.

rubberneck

try to see {rubberneck}.

scale as climb

climb {scale, climb}.

scud

move swiftly and smoothly {scud}.

secrete

ooze {secrete}.

sequester

segregate {sequester}.

sever

cut {sever}.

shadowbox

practice boxing alone {shadowbox}.

shank verb

hit sideways instead of straight {shank, verb}.

shinny

climb {shinny}.

shunt verb

send on side path {shunt, verb}.

situate

place {situate}.

skulk

hide {skulk}.

slink

move furtively {slink}.

smite

hit {smite}.

sojourn

journey {sojourn}.

stanch

stop {stanch}.

start

become startled {start}.

stave

repel {stave}.

stem verb

reduce {stem, reduce}.

subjoin

append {subjoin}.

suffuse

spread through {suffuse}.

sunder

tear {sunder}.

superimpose

add cover {superimpose}.

supersede

replace {supersede}.

supervene

ensue or follow {supervene}.

supplant

replace {supplant}.

supplement

add to {supplement}.

surmount

overcome {surmount}.

swab verb

wipe {swab, verb}.

swaddle

wrap {swaddle}.

tamp

pack {tamp}.

tether

tie {tether}.

thresh

thrash grain {thresh}.

throng

mass together {throng}.

transect

divide {transect}.

transpose verb

interchange or reverse {transpose}.

traverse

travel {traverse}.

trawl

troll {trawl}.

tread water

wait {tread water}.

trim

cut {trim}.

trundle verb

roll {trundle}.

tweak

change slightly {tweak}.

undulate

wave {undulate}.

unlimber

prepare for action {unlimber}.

vacate

leave {vacate}.

wane

decrease {wane}.

warp twist

twist {warp, twist}.

wax verb

increase {wax, verb}.

wend

proceed {wend}.

winnow

remove undesired items {winnow}.

withdraw

move back {withdraw}.

wrest

pull away {wrest}.

writhe

squirm or twist {writhe}.

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