lather: form a lather


disable: make unable to perform a certain action


disenable: make unable to perform a certain action


incapacitate: make unable to perform a certain action


lay up: disable or confine, as with an illness


nobble: disable by drugging


pinion: cut the wings off (of birds)


enable: render capable or able for some task


equip: provide with abilities or understanding


buffer: add a buffer (a solution)


background: understate the importance or quality of


play down: understate the importance or quality of


downplay: understate the importance or quality of


pick up: lift out or reflect from a background


wave off: dismiss as insignificant


foreground: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent


highlight: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent


spotlight: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent


play up: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent


bring out: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast


set off: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast


de-emphasize: reduce the emphasis


de-emphasise: reduce the emphasis


destress: reduce the emphasis


tender: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer


tenderize: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer


tenderise: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer


process: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition


treat: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition


reverberate: treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace


curry: treat by incorporating fat


seed: sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain


dose: treat with an agent; add (an agent) to


sulphur: treat with sulphur in order to preserve


sulfur: treat with sulphur in order to preserve


vulcanize: subject to vulcanization


vulcanise: subject to vulcanization


chrome: treat with a chromium compound


bituminize: treat with bitumen


bituminise: treat with bitumen


Agenize: age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)


Agenise: age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)


run: cause to perform


rerun: cause to perform again


charge: energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge


charge: cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on


recharge: charge anew


facilitate: make easier


ease: make easier


alleviate: make easier


mystify: make mysterious


demystify: make less mysterious or remove the mystery from


bubble: form, produce, or emit bubbles


bubble: cause to form bubbles


foam: become bubbly or frothy or foaming


froth: become bubbly or frothy or foaming


fizz: become bubbly or frothy or foaming


effervesce: become bubbly or frothy or foaming


sparkle: become bubbly or frothy or foaming


form bubbles: become bubbly or frothy or foaming


seethe: foam as if boiling


sweeten: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable


interrupt: destroy the peace or tranquility of


disturb: destroy the peace or tranquility of


cut in: interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner


interrupt: interfere in someone else's activity


disrupt: interfere in someone else's activity


cut short: cause to end earlier than intended


de-ionate: remove ions from


iodinate: cause to combine with iodine


de-iodinate: remove iodine from


ionate: add ions to


upset: disturb the balance or stability of


green: turn or become green


blue: turn blue


thrombose: become blocked by a thrombus


diagonalize: transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix


diagonalise: transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix


archaize: give an archaic appearance of character to


archaise: give an archaic appearance of character to


take effect: go into effect or become effective or operative


translate: change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation


inform: give character or essence to


receive: receive a specified treatment (abstract)


get: receive a specified treatment (abstract)


find: receive a specified treatment (abstract)


obtain: receive a specified treatment (abstract)


incur: receive a specified treatment (abstract)


take: ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial


officialize: make official


officialise: make official


marbleize: make something look like marble


marbleise: make something look like marble


occidentalize: make western in character


occidentalise: make western in character


westernize: make western in character


westernise: make western in character


orientalize: make oriental in character


orientalise: make oriental in character


acetylate: introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)


acetylize: introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)


acetylise: introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)


acetylate: receive substitution of an acetyl group


acetylize: receive substitution of an acetyl group


acetylise: receive substitution of an acetyl group


achromatize: remove color from


achromatise: remove color from


assume: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect


acquire: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect


adopt: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect


take on: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect


take: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect


re-assume: take on again, as after a time lapse


prim: assume a prim appearance


parallel: make or place parallel to something


collimate: make or place parallel to something


ritualize: make or evolve into a ritual


ritualise: make or evolve into a ritual


bromate: react with bromine


brominate: react with bromine


camp: give an artificially banal or sexual quality to


capacitate: cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg


carboxylate: treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid


caseate: become cheeselike


caseate: turn into cheese


hack: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works


hack on: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works


classicize: make classic or classical


classicise: make classic or classical


clinker: turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning


clinker: clear out the cinders and clinker from


closure: terminate debate by calling for a vote


cloture: terminate debate by calling for a vote


compost: convert to compost


conventionalize: make conventional or adapt to conventions


conventionalise: make conventional or adapt to conventions


cure: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve


cure: be or become preserved


cure: make (substances) hard and improve their usability


dun: cure by salting


corn: preserve with salt


recover: regain a former condition after a financial loss


go back: regain a former condition after a financial loss


recuperate: regain a former condition after a financial loss


rally: return to a former condition


rebound: return to a former condition


dawn: become light


issue: come out of


emerge: come out of


come out: come out of


come forth: come out of


go forth: come out of


egress: come out of


pop out: come out suddenly or forcefully


radiate: issue or emerge in rays or waves


leak: enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure


escape: issue or leak, as from a small opening


fall: come out; issue


debouch: pass out or emerge; especially of rivers


decarbonize: remove carbon from (an engine)


decarbonise: remove carbon from (an engine)


decarburize: remove carbon from (an engine)


decarburise: remove carbon from (an engine)


decoke: remove carbon from (an engine)


decimalize: change to the decimal system


decimalise: change to the decimal system


decimalize: change from fractions to decimals


decimalise: change from fractions to decimals


declutch: disengage the clutch of a car


delouse: free of lice


depopulate: reduce in population


desolate: reduce in population


lower: set lower


lour: set lower


derate: lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus


salinate: add salt to


desalinate: remove salt from


desalt: remove salt from


desalinize: remove salt from


desalinise: remove salt from


take away: take away a part from; diminish


detract: take away a part from; diminish


dizzy: make dizzy or giddy


poison: add poison to


envenom: add poison to


exteriorize: make external or objective, or give reality to


exteriorise: make external or objective, or give reality to


externalize: make external or objective, or give reality to


externalise: make external or objective, or give reality to


objectify: make external or objective, or give reality to


glamorize: make glamorous and attractive


glamourise: make glamorous and attractive


glamourize: make glamorous and attractive


glamorise: make glamorous and attractive


sentimentalize: look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment


sentimentalise: look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment


sole: put a new sole on


resole: put a new sole on


vamp: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp


revamp: provide (a shoe) with a new vamp


heel: put a new heel on


reheel: put a new heel on


honeycomb: make full of cavities, like a honeycomb


introvert: turn inside


laicize: reduce to lay status


laicise: reduce to lay status


politicize: give a political character to


politicise: give a political character to


radicalize: make more radical in social or political outlook


proof: activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk


romanticize: make romantic in style


romanticise: make romantic in style


redden: make red


encrimson: make crimson


vermilion: color vermilion


carmine: color carmine


rubify: make ruby red


rubric: adorn with ruby red color


ruddle: redden as if with a red ocher color


rusticate: lend a rustic character to


sauce: add zest or flavor to, make more interesting


shallow: become shallow


shoal: become shallow


shallow: make shallow


shoal: make shallow


tense: increase the tension on


slack: release tension on


steepen: make steeper


steepen: become steeper


superannuate: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity


superannuate: become obsolete


ulcerate: undergo ulceration


scramble: make unintelligible


unscramble: make intelligible


unsex: remove the qualities typical of one's sex


vitrify: undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like


vitrify: change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat


vulcanize: undergo vulcanization


vulcanise: undergo vulcanization


pall: become less interesting or attractive


dull: become less interesting or attractive


die: lose sparkle or bouquet


pall: lose sparkle or bouquet


become flat: lose sparkle or bouquet


pall: cause to become flat


saponify: convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali


saponify: become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali


move: progress by being changed


go: progress by being changed


run: progress by being changed


settle: establish or develop as a residence


lead up: set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for


initiate: set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for


break through: pass through (a barrier)


crack: pass through (a barrier)


open: make available


open up: make available


open: become available


open up: become available


widen: extend in scope or range or area


broaden: extend in scope or range or area


extend: extend in scope or range or area


territorialize: extend by adding territory


territorialise: extend by adding territory


globalize: make world-wide in scope or application


globalise: make world-wide in scope or application


extend: expand the influence of


expand: expand the influence of


expand: make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity


ream: enlarge with a reamer


ream: remove by making a hole or by boring


stretch: extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly


emasculate: deprive of strength or vigor


castrate: deprive of strength or vigor


come: reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position


wash out: deplete of strength or vitality


suspend: make inoperative or stop


set aside: make inoperative or stop


dress: kill and prepare for market or consumption


dress out: kill and prepare for market or consumption


catch: be struck or affected by


bring home: make understandable and clear


catch on: become popular


develop: grow emotionally or mature


grow: grow emotionally or mature


outgrow: grow too large or too mature for


muddy: make turbid


transform: subject to a mathematical transformation


broil: heat by a natural force


bake: heat by a natural force


reheat: heat again


poach: cook in a simmering liquid


lift: raise in rank or condition


raise: raise in rank or condition


elevate: raise in rank or condition


dignify: raise the status of


exalt: raise in rank, character, or status


deify: exalt to the position of a God


fly: change quickly from one emotional state to another


harshen: make harsh or harsher


develop: gain through experience


acquire: gain through experience


evolve: gain through experience


make: develop into


flow out: flow or spill forth


effuse: flow or spill forth


emanate: proceed or issue forth, as from a source


white-out: lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain


whiteout: lose daylight visibility in heavy fog, snow, or rain


dinge: make dingy


dinge: make a dent or impression in


batter: make a dent or impression in


crescendo: grow louder


decrescendo: grow quieter


assibilate: change into a sibilant


smoothen: become smooth


demonize: make into a demon


demonise: make into a demon


devilize: turn into a devil or make devilish


devilise: turn into a devil or make devilish


diabolize: turn into a devil or make devilish


diabolise: turn into a devil or make devilish


etherealize: make ethereal


etherialise: make ethereal


immaterialize: render immaterial or incorporeal


immaterialise: render immaterial or incorporeal


unsubstantialize: render immaterial or incorporeal


unsubstantialise: render immaterial or incorporeal


animize: give lifelike qualities to


animise: give lifelike qualities to


animate: give lifelike qualities to


come back: be restored


return: be restored


erupt: break out


come out: break out


break through: break out


push through: break out


turn on: become hostile towards


drop: change from one level to another


mangle: alter so as to make unrecognizable


mutilate: alter so as to make unrecognizable


murder: alter so as to make unrecognizable


shift: move and exchange for another


run: change from one state to another


clear: make clear, bright, light, or translucent


break into: change pace


save: make unnecessary an expenditure or effort


make unnecessary: make unnecessary an expenditure or effort


turn to: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into


raise: invigorate or heighten


lift: invigorate or heighten


switch: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another


shift: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another


change: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another


transition: make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)


transition: cause to convert or undergo a transition


shift: change gears


deepen: become deeper in tone


change: become deeper in tone


break: change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another


surf: switch channels, on television


channel-surf: switch channels, on television


dynamize: make (a drug) effective


dynamise: make (a drug) effective


dynamize: make more dynamic


dynamise: make more dynamic


concretize: become specific


concretise: become specific


rarefy: make more subtle or refined


sublimate: make more subtle or refined


subtilize: make more subtle or refined


volatilize: make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor


volatilise: make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor


uniformize: make uniform


uniformise: make uniform


symmetrize: make symmetric


symmetrise: make symmetric


decay: undergo decay or decomposition


deliquesce: melt away in the process of decay


immortalize: make famous forever


immortalise: make famous forever


eternize: make famous forever


eternise: make famous forever


eternalize: make famous forever


eternalise: make famous forever


commute: exchange positions without a change in value


transpose: exchange positions without a change in value


syncretize: become fused


syncretise: become fused


denature: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes


denature: modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished


denature: add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb


disrupt: throw into disorder


sanitize: make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features


sanitise: make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features


verbify: make into a verb


introject: incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously


swell: increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity


transfer: transfer from one place or period to another


transpose: transfer from one place or period to another


transplant: transfer from one place or period to another


shift: move from one setting or context to another


shift: change in quality


brush: remove with or as if with a brush


sputter: cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed


mix: combine (electronic signals)


transcribe: convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA


draw: bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition


make: change from one form into another


dope: add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties


swing: alternate dramatically between high and low values


take: be seized or affected in a specified way


raise: bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project


wash: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent


wash out: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent


wash off: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent


wash away: remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent


lull: become quiet or less intensive


calm down: become quiet or less intensive


prostrate: render helpless or defenseless


advance: develop further


break: come into being


settle: become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet


excite: produce a magnetic field in


excite: raise to a higher energy level


energize: raise to a higher energy level


energise: raise to a higher energy level


crush: become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure


shake: bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking


outmode: make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete


spice: make more interesting or flavorful


spice up: make more interesting or flavorful


salt: add zest or liveliness to


fail: prove insufficient


run out: prove insufficient


give out: prove insufficient


leap: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another


jump: pass abruptly from one state or topic to another


back: shift to a counterclockwise direction


veer: shift to a clockwise direction


shorten: make short or shorter


cut: shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of


fall: be cast down


fall: assume a disappointed or sad expression


run out: become used up; be exhausted


run out: exhaust the supply of


think: bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation


make: favor the development of


make: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable


deflate: reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices


inflate: increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value


deflate: produce deflation in


inflate: cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit


reflate: economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation


reflate: economics: experience reflation


format: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data


initialize: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data


initialise: divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data


digitize: put into digital form, as for use in a computer


digitise: put into digital form, as for use in a computer


digitalize: put into digital form, as for use in a computer


digitalise: put into digital form, as for use in a computer


hydrolyze: undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water


hydrolyse: undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water


hydrolize: make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis


hydrolise: make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis


saccharify: convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate


fold: become folded or folded up


fold up: become folded or folded up


rumple: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased


crumple: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased


wrinkle: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased


crease: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased


crinkle: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased


gelatinize: convert into gelatinous form or jelly


gelatinise: convert into gelatinous form or jelly


gelatinize: become gelatinous or change into a jelly


gelatinise: become gelatinous or change into a jelly


gelatinize: coat with gelatin


felt: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like


felt up: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like


mat up: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like


matt-up: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like


matte up: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like


matte: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like


mat: change texture so as to become matted and felt-like


recombine: cause genetic recombination


recombine: undergo genetic recombination


float: convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation


feminize: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to


feminise: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to


effeminize: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to


effeminise: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to


womanize: to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to


masculinize: produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy


masculinise: produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy


virilize: produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy


virilise: produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy


masculinize: give a masculine appearance or character to


feminize: assume (more) feminine characteristics


feminise: assume (more) feminine characteristics


bind: form a chemical bond with


ligate: bind chemically


disharmonize: cause to sound harsh and unpleasant


dissonate: cause to sound harsh and unpleasant


obsolesce: become obsolete, fall into disuse


sexualize: make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to


sexualise: make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to


schematize: give conventional form to


schematise: give conventional form to


patent: make open to sight or notice


constitutionalize: incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional


constitutionalise: incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional


rationalize: remove irrational quantities from


rationalise: remove irrational quantities from


stalinize: transform in accordance with Stalin's policies


stalinise: transform in accordance with Stalin's policies


destalinize: counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism


destalinise: counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism


plasticize: make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer


plasticise: make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer


plasticize: become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added


plasticise: become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added


scrap: make into scrap or refuse


desorb: remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed


desorb: go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed


rarefy: lessen the density or solidity of


deepen: make deeper


recede: become faint or more distant


ebb: fall away or decline


remove: get rid of something abstract


take away: get rid of something abstract


wash away: eliminate


drift: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current


pull: take away


paganize: make pagan in character


paganise: make pagan in character


defervesce: experience an abatement of a fever


incandesce: become incandescent or glow with heat


incandesce: cause to become incandescent or glow


calcify: become inflexible and unchanging


drift: be subject to fluctuation


leave off: stop using


play out: become spent or exhausted


turn down: take a downward direction


damp: restrain or discourage


deaminate: remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination


deaminize: remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination


angulate: make or become angular


circularize: make circular


sensitize: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion


sensitise: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion


sensitize: make sensitive to a drug or allergen


sensitise: make sensitive to a drug or allergen


conjugate: undergo conjugation


depolarize: eliminate the polarization of


depolarise: eliminate the polarization of


demineralize: remove the minerals or salts from


demineralise: remove the minerals or salts from


intensify: make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark


isomerize: change into an isomer


isomerise: change into an isomer


isomerize: cause to change into an isomer


isomerise: cause to change into an isomer


legitimate: make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)


eliminate: remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations


evaporate: change into a vapor


vaporise: change into a vapor


evaporate: cause to change into a vapor


vaporise: cause to change into a vapor


expectorate: clear out the chest and lungs


clear out: clear out the chest and lungs


drive out: clear out the chest and lungs


indurate: become fixed or established


gradate: pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another


keratinize: become horny and impregnated with keratin


keratinise: become horny and impregnated with keratin


keratinize: convert into keratin


keratinise: convert into keratin


industrialize: organize (the production of something) into an industry


industrialise: organize (the production of something) into an industry


beneficiate: process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction


novate: replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one


opacify: become opaque


opacify: make opaque


opsonize: make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes


mature: become due for repayment


militarize: adopt for military use


militarise: adopt for military use


nationalize: make national in character or scope


nationalise: make national in character or scope


popularize: make understandable to the general public


popularise: make understandable to the general public


recommend: make attractive or acceptable


rejuvenate: develop youthful topographical features


ruin: fall into ruin


sentimentalize: make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities


sentimentalise: make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities


sequester: undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion


solemnize: make solemn and grave


solemnise: make solemn and grave


subordinate: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient


subdue: make subordinate, dependent, or subservient


territorialize: place on a territorial basis


territorialise: place on a territorial basis


transaminate: undergo transfer from one compound to another


transaminate: change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another


transfigure: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration


glorify: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration


spiritualize: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration


unsanctify: remove the sanctification from or make unsanctified


vesiculate: cause to become vesicular or full of air cells


vesiculate: become vesicular or full of air cells


visualize: make visible


visualise: make visible


undulate: increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves


variegate: change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors


vascularize: become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids


vascularise: become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids


ventilate: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape


vivify: make more striking or animated


vulgarise: debase and make vulgar


vulgarize: debase and make vulgar


scorch: destroy completely by or as if by fire


scorch: become superficially burned


sear: become superficially burned


singe: become superficially burned


supple: make pliant and flexible


crash: undergo a sudden and severe downturn


professionalize: make professional or give a professional character to


professionalise: make professional or give a professional character to


professionalize: become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood


professionalise: become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood


smut: make obscene


still: make motionless


upgrade: give better travel conditions to


upgrade: get better travel conditions


shift: change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change


roll in: pour or flow in a steady stream


flip: go mad, go crazy


flip out: go mad, go crazy


weaponize: make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon


deflagrate: burn with great heat and intense light


diazotize: convert (an amine) into a diazo compound


hay: convert (plant material) into hay


lignify: convert into wood or cause to become woody


mineralize: transform (a metal) into an ore


mineralize: convert into a mineral substance


ozonize: convert (oxygen) into ozone


ozonise: convert (oxygen) into ozone


slag: convert into slag


sulfate: convert into a sulfate


cutinize: convert into cutin


duplex: change into a duplex


eroticize: give erotic character to or make more interesting


sex up: give erotic character to or make more interesting


gum: become sticky


piggyback: bring into alignment with


repress: block the action of


downsize: reduce in size or number


downsize: make in a smaller size


subtract: take off or away


shear: become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain


port: modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform


obscure: reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa


reduce: destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it


carve out: remove from a larger whole


lifehack: make one's day-to-day activities more efficient


cloud: make less clear


damage: suffer or be susceptible to damage


grok: get the meaning of something


get the picture: get the meaning of something


comprehend: get the meaning of something


savvy: get the meaning of something


dig: get the meaning of something


grasp: get the meaning of something


compass: get the meaning of something


apprehend: get the meaning of something


lie low: to try to avoid detection especially by police


understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of


sense: comprehend


smell: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively


smell out: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively


sense: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively


follow: grasp the meaning


catch: grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of


get: grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of


figure: understand


catch on: understand, usually after some initial difficulty


get wise: understand, usually after some initial difficulty


get onto: understand, usually after some initial difficulty


tumble: understand, usually after some initial difficulty


latch on: understand, usually after some initial difficulty


cotton on: understand, usually after some initial difficulty


twig: understand, usually after some initial difficulty


get it: understand, usually after some initial difficulty


touch: comprehend


intuit: know or grasp by intuition or feeling


digest: arrange and integrate in the mind


understand: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally


realize: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally


realise: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally


see: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally


perceive: become conscious of


click: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions


get through: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions


dawn: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions


come home: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions


get across: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions


sink in: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions


penetrate: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions


fall into place: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions


resonate: be received or understood


come across: be received or understood


strike a chord: create an emotional response


appreciate: be fully aware of; realize fully


take account: be fully aware of; realize fully


do justice: show due and full appreciation


expect: consider reasonable or due


acknowledge: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority


recognize: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority


recognise: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority


know: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority


attorn: acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord


write off: concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody


understand: believe to be the case


infer: believe to be the case


extrapolate: gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating


understand: make sense of a language


read: make sense of a language


interpret: make sense of a language


translate: make sense of a language


sympathize: be understanding of


sympathise: be understanding of


empathize: be understanding of


empathise: be understanding of


understand: be understanding of


know: be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object


know: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about


cognize: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about


cognise: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about


keep track: keep informed of fully aware


lose track: fail to keep informed or aware


ignore: be ignorant of or in the dark about


know: be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt


know: know how to do or perform something


know: have fixed in the mind


have down: have (something) mastered


know the score: be well-informed


be with it: be well-informed


be on the ball: be well-informed


know what's going on: be well-informed


know what's what: be well-informed


know: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations


experience: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations


live: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations


taste: experience briefly


relive: experience again, often in the imagination


live over: experience again, often in the imagination


master: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of


control: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of


master: be or become completely proficient or skilled in


get the hang: be or become completely proficient or skilled in


learn: gain knowledge or skills


larn: gain knowledge or skills


acquire: gain knowledge or skills


relearn: learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it


unlearn: discard something previously learnt, like an old habit


unlearn: try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge


catch up: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened


learn: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


hear: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


get word: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


get wind: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


pick up: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


find out: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


get a line: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


discover: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


see: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally


get the goods: discover some bad or hidden information about


wise up: get wise to


wise up: cause someone to become aware of something


trip up: detect a blunder or misstep


catch: detect a blunder or misstep


learn: be a student of a certain subject


study: be a student of a certain subject


read: be a student of a certain subject


take: be a student of a certain subject


audit: attend academic courses without getting credit


absorb: consume all of one's attention or time


engross: consume all of one's attention or time


engage: consume all of one's attention or time


occupy: consume all of one's attention or time


involve: occupy or engage the interest of


consume: engage fully


steep: devote (oneself) fully to


immerse: devote (oneself) fully to


engulf: devote (oneself) fully to


plunge: devote (oneself) fully to


engross: devote (oneself) fully to


absorb: devote (oneself) fully to


soak up: devote (oneself) fully to


plunge: cause to be immersed


immerse: cause to be immersed


welter: be immersed in


swallow: believe or accept without questioning or challenge


espouse: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own


embrace: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own


adopt: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own


sweep up: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own


take up: adopt


latch on: adopt


fasten on: adopt


hook on: adopt


seize on: adopt


absorb: take up mentally


assimilate: take up mentally


ingest: take up mentally


take in: take up mentally


imbibe: receive into the mind and retain


apprentice: be or work as an apprentice


train: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession


prepare: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession


retrain: train again


train: create by training and teaching


develop: create by training and teaching


prepare: create by training and teaching


educate: create by training and teaching


retrain: teach new skills


drill: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons


drill: undergo military training or do military exercises


housebreak: train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house


house-train: train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house


roughhouse: engage in rough or disorderly play


toilet-train: train (a small child) to use the toilet


memorize: commit to memory; learn by heart


memorise: commit to memory; learn by heart


con: commit to memory; learn by heart


learn: commit to memory; learn by heart


understudy: be an understudy or alternate for a role


alternate: be an understudy or alternate for a role


indoctrinate: teach doctrines to; teach uncritically


revolutionize: fill with revolutionary ideas


revolutionise: fill with revolutionary ideas


inspire: fill with revolutionary ideas


infect: affect in a contagious way


brainwash: submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly


cram: study intensively, as before an exam


grind away: study intensively, as before an exam


drum: study intensively, as before an exam


bone up: study intensively, as before an exam


swot: study intensively, as before an exam


get up: study intensively, as before an exam


mug up: study intensively, as before an exam


swot up: study intensively, as before an exam


bone: study intensively, as before an exam


drill: learn by repetition


exercise: learn by repetition


practice: learn by repetition


practise: learn by repetition


drill: teach by repetition


hammer in: teach by drills and repetition


drill in: teach by drills and repetition


ram down: teach by drills and repetition


beat in: teach by drills and repetition


inculcate: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions


instill: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions


infuse: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions


din: instill (into a person) by constant repetition


hold: remain committed to


study: learn by reading books


hit the books: learn by reading books


study: be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning


major: have as one's principal field of study


remember: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection


retrieve: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection


recall: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection


call back: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection


call up: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection


recollect: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection


think: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection


know: perceive as familiar


know: be able to distinguish, recognize as being different


know: know the nature or character of


think: be capable of conscious thought


slip: pass out of one's memory


slip one's mind: pass out of one's memory


forget: be unable to remember


block: be unable to remember


blank out: be unable to remember


draw a blank: be unable to remember


come to mind: be remembered


spring to mind: be remembered


mind: keep in mind


bear in mind: keep in mind


remember: keep in mind for attention or consideration


think of: keep in mind for attention or consideration


retain: keep in one's mind


forget: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering


bury: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering


recognize: perceive to be the same


recognise: perceive to be the same


remind: put in the mind of someone


take back: cause someone to remember the past


nag: remind or urge constantly


reminisce: recall the past


remember: recapture the past; indulge in memories


think back: recapture the past; indulge in memories


commemorate: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony


remember: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony


remember: exercise, or have the power of, memory


commemorate: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event


memorialize: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event


memorialise: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event


immortalize: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event


immortalise: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event


record: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event


monumentalize: record or memorialize lastingly with a monument


monumentalise: record or memorialize lastingly with a monument


commemorate: mark by some ceremony or observation


mark: mark by some ceremony or observation


suppress: put out of one's consciousness


repress: put out of one's consciousness


forget: leave behind unintentionally


leave: leave behind unintentionally


jilt: cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly


abandon: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims


give up: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims


leave: go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness


abandon: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch


forsake: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch


desolate: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch


desert: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch


expose: abandon by leaving out in the open air


walk out: leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval


forget: forget to do something


neglect: leave undone or leave out


pretermit: leave undone or leave out


omit: leave undone or leave out


drop: leave undone or leave out


miss: leave undone or leave out


leave out: leave undone or leave out


overlook: leave undone or leave out


overleap: leave undone or leave out


elide: leave or strike out


drop: omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing


exclude: prevent from being included or considered or accepted


except: prevent from being included or considered or accepted


leave out: prevent from being included or considered or accepted


leave off: prevent from being included or considered or accepted


omit: prevent from being included or considered or accepted


take out: prevent from being included or considered or accepted


neglect: fail to attend to


slack: be inattentive to, or neglect


jump: bypass


pass over: bypass


skip: bypass


skip over: bypass


attend to: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously


take to heart: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously


neglect: give little or no attention to


ignore: give little or no attention to


disregard: give little or no attention to


receive: regard favorably or with disapproval


pretermit: disregard intentionally or let pass


slight: pay no attention to, disrespect


cold-shoulder: pay no attention to, disrespect


misremember: remember incorrectly


err: to make a mistake or be incorrect


mistake: to make a mistake or be incorrect


slip: to make a mistake or be incorrect


stumble: make an error


slip up: make an error


trip up: make an error


mistake: identify incorrectly


misidentify: identify incorrectly


identify: consider to be equal or the same


type: identify as belonging to a certain type


typecast: identify as belonging to a certain type


identify: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something


place: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something


date: assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of


misdate: assign the wrong date to


confuse: mistake one thing for another


confound: mistake one thing for another


misconstrue: interpret in the wrong way


misinterpret: interpret in the wrong way


misconceive: interpret in the wrong way


misunderstand: interpret in the wrong way


misapprehend: interpret in the wrong way


be amiss: interpret in the wrong way


read: to hear and understand


stump: cause to be perplexed or confounded


mix up: cause to be perplexed or confounded


addle: mix up or confuse


muddle: mix up or confuse


puddle: mix up or confuse


confuse: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred


blur: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred


obscure: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred


obnubilate: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred


muddy: cause to become muddy


clear: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


clear up: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


shed light on: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


crystallize: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


crystallise: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


crystalize: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


crystalise: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


straighten out: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


sort out: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


enlighten: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


illuminate: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


elucidate: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear


read between the lines: read what is implied but not expressed on the surface


puzzle over: try to solve


confuse: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly


throw: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly


fox: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly


befuddle: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly


fuddle: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly


bedevil: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly


confound: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly


discombobulate: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly


demoralize: confuse or put into disorder


perplex: be a mystery or bewildering to


vex: be a mystery or bewildering to


stick: be a mystery or bewildering to


get: be a mystery or bewildering to


puzzle: be a mystery or bewildering to


mystify: be a mystery or bewildering to


baffle: be a mystery or bewildering to


beat: be a mystery or bewildering to


pose: be a mystery or bewildering to


bewilder: be a mystery or bewildering to


flummox: be a mystery or bewildering to


stupefy: be a mystery or bewildering to


nonplus: be a mystery or bewildering to


gravel: be a mystery or bewildering to


amaze: be a mystery or bewildering to


dumbfound: be a mystery or bewildering to


riddle: set a difficult problem or riddle


interpret: make sense of; assign a meaning to


construe: make sense of; assign a meaning to


see: make sense of; assign a meaning to


mythicize: interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology


mythicise: interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology


literalize: make literal


literalise: make literal


spiritualize: give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense


spiritualise: give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense


reinterpret: assign a new or different meaning to


allegorize: interpret as an allegory


allegorise: interpret as an allegory


take: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression


read: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression


misread: interpret wrongly


misinterpret: interpret wrongly


idealize: form ideals


idealise: form ideals


read: interpret something that is written or printed


anagram: read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning


anagrammatize: read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning


anagrammatise: read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning


reread: read anew; read again


dip into: read selectively; read only certain passages from a text


empanel: select from a list


impanel: select from a list


panel: select from a list


decipher: read with difficulty


trace: read with difficulty


make out: comprehend


read: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed


numerate: read out loud as words written numbers


dictate: say out loud for the purpose of recording


read: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior


scry: divine by gazing into crystals


read: obtain data from magnetic tapes


scan: obtain data from magnetic tapes


misread: read or interpret wrongly


skim: read superficially


skim over: read superficially


lipread: interpret by lipreading; of deaf people


lip-read: interpret by lipreading; of deaf people


speech-read: interpret by lipreading; of deaf people


copyread: edit and correct (written or printed material)


subedit: edit and correct (written or printed material)


copyedit: edit and correct (written or printed material)


proofread: read for errors


proof: read for errors


think: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments


cogitate: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments


cerebrate: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments


rationalize: think rationally; employ logic or reason


rationalise: think rationally; employ logic or reason


rationalize away: substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of


rationalise away: substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of


think: have or formulate in the mind


think out: consider carefully and rationally


philosophize: reason philosophically


philosophise: reason philosophically


brainstorm: try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it


chew over: reflect deeply on a subject


think over: reflect deeply on a subject


meditate: reflect deeply on a subject


ponder: reflect deeply on a subject


excogitate: reflect deeply on a subject


contemplate: reflect deeply on a subject


muse: reflect deeply on a subject


reflect: reflect deeply on a subject


mull: reflect deeply on a subject


mull over: reflect deeply on a subject


ruminate: reflect deeply on a subject


speculate: reflect deeply on a subject


premeditate: think or reflect beforehand or in advance


theologize: make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects


theologise: make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects


introspect: reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings


think: expect, believe, or suppose


opine: expect, believe, or suppose


suppose: expect, believe, or suppose


imagine: expect, believe, or suppose


reckon: expect, believe, or suppose


guess: expect, believe, or suppose


assume: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof


presume: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof


take for granted: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof


reason: think logically


theorize: form or construct theories


theorize: construct a theory about


ratiocinate: reason methodologically and logically


speculate: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


theorize: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


theorise: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


conjecture: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


hypothesize: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


hypothesise: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


hypothecate: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


suppose: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


reconstruct: reassemble mentally


construct: reassemble mentally


retrace: reassemble mentally


etymologize: construct the history of words


etymologise: construct the history of words


reason: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion


reason out: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion


conclude: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion


solve: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of


work out: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of


figure out: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of


puzzle out: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of


lick: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of


work: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of


answer: understand the meaning of


resolve: understand the meaning of


riddle: explain a riddle


cinch: get a grip on; get mastery of


strike: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing


guess: guess correctly; solve by guessing


infer: guess correctly; solve by guessing


answer: give the correct answer or solution to


induce: reason or establish by induction


deduce: reason by deduction; establish by deduction


infer: reason by deduction; establish by deduction


deduct: reason by deduction; establish by deduction


derive: reason by deduction; establish by deduction


establish: use as a basis for; found on


base: use as a basis for; found on


ground: use as a basis for; found on


found: use as a basis for; found on


build: found or ground


calculate: make a mathematical calculation or computation


cipher: make a mathematical calculation or computation


cypher: make a mathematical calculation or computation


compute: make a mathematical calculation or computation


work out: make a mathematical calculation or computation


reckon: make a mathematical calculation or computation


figure: make a mathematical calculation or computation


quantize: apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor


quantise: apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor


work out: be calculated


extract: calculate the root of a number


process: perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information


prorate: divide or assess proportionally


prorate: make a proportional settlement or distribution


miscalculate: calculate incorrectly


misestimate: calculate incorrectly


recalculate: calculate anew


get: reach by calculation


average: compute the average of


average out: compute the average of


square: raise to the second power


cube: raise to the third power


factor: resolve into factors


factor in: resolve into factors


factor out: resolve into factors


factor: consider as relevant when making a decision


factor in: consider as relevant when making a decision


factor out: consider as relevant when making a decision


add: make an addition by combining numbers


add together: make an addition by combining numbers


foot: add a column of numbers


foot up: add a column of numbers


subtract: make a subtraction


deduct: make a subtraction


take off: make a subtraction


carry back: deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period


multiply: combine by multiplication


raise: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3


divide: perform a division


fraction: perform a division


halve: divide by two; divide into halves


quarter: divide by four; divide into quarters


interpolate: estimate the value of


extrapolate: estimate the value of


differentiate: calculate a derivative; take the derivative


integrate: calculate the integral of; calculate by integration


analyze: subject to psychoanalytic treatment


analyse: subject to psychoanalytic treatment


psychoanalyze: subject to psychoanalytic treatment


psychoanalyse: subject to psychoanalytic treatment


analyze: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features


analyse: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features


break down: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features


dissect: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features


take apart: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features


parse: analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)


synthesize: combine so as to form a more complex, product


synthesise: combine so as to form a more complex, product


synthesize: combine and form a synthesis


analyze: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning


analyse: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning


study: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning


examine: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning


canvass: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning


canvas: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning


anatomize: analyze down to the smallest detail


botanize: collect and study plants


botanise: collect and study plants


diagnose: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis


name: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis


diagnose: subject to a medical analysis


explore: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes


put out feelers: make some preliminary investigations or test the waters


explore: examine minutely


plumb: examine thoroughly and in great depth


survey: consider in a comprehensive way


appraise: consider in a comprehensive way


survey: plot a map of (land)


triangulate: survey by triangulation


measure: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of


mensurate: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of


measure out: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of


shoot: measure the altitude of by using a sextant


triangulate: measure by using trigonometry


caliper: measure the diameter of something with calipers


calliper: measure the diameter of something with calipers


survey: make a survey of; for statistical purposes


prospect: explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals


research: inquire into


search: inquire into


explore: inquire into


google: search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine


mapquest: search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program


re-explore: explore anew


cast about: search anxiously


beat about: search anxiously


cast around: search anxiously


explore: travel to or penetrate into


pioneer: open up and explore a new area


cave: explore natural caves


spelunk: explore natural caves


discriminate: recognize or perceive the difference


know apart: recognize or perceive the difference


subtilize: mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words


distinguish: mark as different


separate: mark as different


differentiate: mark as different


secern: mark as different


secernate: mark as different


severalize: mark as different


severalise: mark as different


tell: mark as different


tell apart: mark as different


label: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions


treat: regard or consider in a specific way


bristle: react in an offended or angry manner


label: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom


sex: tell the sex (of young chickens)


individualize: make or mark or treat as individual


individualise: make or mark or treat as individual


distinguish: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense


mark: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense


differentiate: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense


identify: identify as in botany or biology, for example


discover: identify as in botany or biology, for example


key: identify as in botany or biology, for example


key out: identify as in botany or biology, for example


distinguish: identify as in botany or biology, for example


describe: identify as in botany or biology, for example


name: identify as in botany or biology, for example


catalogue: make an itemized list or catalog of; classify


catalog: make an itemized list or catalog of; classify


compare: examine and note the similarities or differences of


analogize: make an analogy


analogise: make an analogy


syllogize: reason by syllogisms


syllogise: reason by syllogisms


compare: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous


liken: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous


equate: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous


reconsider: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing


reconsider: consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it


come round: change one's position or opinion


come around: change one's position or opinion


classify: arrange or order by classes or categories


class: arrange or order by classes or categories


sort: arrange or order by classes or categories


assort: arrange or order by classes or categories


sort out: arrange or order by classes or categories


separate: arrange or order by classes or categories


isolate: separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them


refer: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another


reclassify: classify anew, change the previous classification


size: sort according to size


dichotomize: divide into two opposing groups or kinds


dichotomise: divide into two opposing groups or kinds


pigeonhole: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype


stereotype: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype


stamp: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype


group: arrange into a group or groups


regroup: reorganize into new groups


bracket: classify or group


collocate: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side


lump: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side


chunk: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side


categorize: place into or assign to a category


categorise: place into or assign to a category


grade: determine the grade of or assign a grade to


grade: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation


score: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation


mark: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation


rate: assign a rank or rating to


rank: assign a rank or rating to


range: assign a rank or rating to


order: assign a rank or rating to


grade: assign a rank or rating to


place: assign a rank or rating to


superordinate: place in a superior order or rank


shortlist: put someone or something on a short list


seed: distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds


reorder: assign a new order to


countermarch: change the order of soldiers during a march


outclass: cause to appear in a lower class


subordinate: rank or order as less important or consider of less value


place: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal


come in: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal


come out: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal


come: have a certain priority


rank: take or have a position relative to others


prioritize: assign a priority to


prioritise: assign a priority to


sequence: arrange in a sequence


downgrade: rate lower; lower in value or esteem


upgrade: rate higher; raise in value or esteem


rate: estimate the value of


value: estimate the value of


contrast: put in opposition to show or emphasize differences


severalize: distinguish or separate


severalise: distinguish or separate


contradistinguish: distinguish by contrasting qualities


collate: compare critically; of texts


check: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition


check up on: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition


look into: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition


check out: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition


suss out: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition


check over: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition


go over: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition


check into: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition


check: put a check mark on or near or next to


check off: put a check mark on or near or next to


mark: put a check mark on or near or next to


mark off: put a check mark on or near or next to


tick off: put a check mark on or near or next to


tick: put a check mark on or near or next to


receipt: mark or stamp as paid


see: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something


check: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something


insure: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something


see to it: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something


ensure: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something


control: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something


ascertain: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something


assure: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something


control: verify by using a duplicate register for comparison


check: verify by consulting a source or authority


double-check: check once more to be absolutely sure


cross-check: check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example


cinch: make sure of


card: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor


spot-check: pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality


authenticate: establish the authenticity of something


verify: confirm the truth of


prove: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment


demonstrate: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment


establish: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment


show: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment


shew: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment


prove oneself: show one's ability or courage


explode: show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete


lay down: institute, enact, or establish


establish: institute, enact, or establish


make: institute, enact, or establish


prove: prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof


prove: obtain probate of


confirm: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts


corroborate: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts


sustain: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts


substantiate: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts


support: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts


affirm: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts


document: support or supply with references


source: specify the origin of


negate: prove negative; show to be false


contradict: prove negative; show to be false


invalidate: show to be invalid


nullify: show to be invalid


validate: prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something


disprove: prove to be false


confute: prove to be false


refute: prove to be false or incorrect


rebut: prove to be false or incorrect


controvert: prove to be false or incorrect


falsify: prove false


digest: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


endure: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


stick out: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


stomach: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


bear: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


stand: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


tolerate: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


support: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


brook: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


abide: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


suffer: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


put up: put up with something or somebody unpleasant


accept: tolerate or accommodate oneself to


live with: tolerate or accommodate oneself to


swallow: tolerate or accommodate oneself to


stand for: tolerate or bear


hold still for: tolerate or bear


bear up: endure cheerfully


take lying down: suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively


take it on the chin: undergo failure or defeat


take a joke: listen to a joke at one's own expense


take: accept or undergo, often unwillingly


submit: accept or undergo, often unwillingly


test: undergo a test


sit out: endure to the end


evaluate: form a critical opinion of


pass judgment: form a critical opinion of


judge: form a critical opinion of


stand: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue


misjudge: judge incorrectly


underestimate: make too low an estimate of


underrate: make too low an estimate of


sell short: underestimate the real value or ability of


overcapitalize: overestimate the market value of


overcapitalise: overestimate the market value of


overestimate: make too high an estimate of


overrate: make too high an estimate of


judge: determine the result of (a competition)


estimate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)


gauge: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)


approximate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)


guess: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)


judge: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)


quantize: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values


quantise: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values


misgauge: gauge something incorrectly or improperly


place: estimate


put: estimate


set: estimate


give: estimate the duration or outcome of something


lowball: make a deliberately low estimate


underestimate: make a deliberately low estimate


approve: judge to be right or commendable; think well of


frown on: look disapprovingly upon


frown upon: look disapprovingly upon


disapprove: consider bad or wrong


rubberstamp: approve automatically


choose: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives


take: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives


select: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives


pick out: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives


anoint: choose by or as if by divine intervention


field: select (a team or individual player) for a game


sieve: distinguish and separate out


sift: distinguish and separate out


draw: select or take in from a given group or region


dial: choose by means of a dial


plump: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number


go: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number


pick: select carefully from a group


hand-pick: pick personally and very carefully


elect: choose


excerpt: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy


extract: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy


take out: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy


cull out: select desirable parts from a group or list


winnow: select desirable parts from a group or list


cream off: pick the best


skim off: pick the best


sieve out: separate or remove


pick over: separate or remove


assign: select something or someone for a specific purpose


specify: select something or someone for a specific purpose


set apart: select something or someone for a specific purpose


dedicate: set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church


detail: assign to a specific task


schedule: plan for an activity or event


time: assign a time for an activity or event


book: engage for a performance


calendar: enter into a calendar


slot: assign a time slot


single out: select from a group


choose: select as an alternative over another


prefer: select as an alternative over another


opt: select as an alternative over another


opt out: choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing


cop out: choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing


choose: see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way


prejudice: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance


prepossess: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance


bias: cause to be biased


predetermine: cause to be biased


slant: present with a bias


angle: present with a bias


weight: present with a bias


predispose: make susceptible


dispose: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief


incline: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief


indispose: make unwilling


disincline: make unwilling


prejudge: judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence


measure: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of


evaluate: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of


valuate: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of


assess: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of


appraise: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of


value: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of


assess: estimate the value of (property) for taxation


standardize: evaluate by comparing with a standard


standardise: evaluate by comparing with a standard


reappraise: appraise anew


reassess: revise or renew one's assessment


reevaluate: revise or renew one's assessment


censor: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship


bethink: consider or ponder something carefully


believe: accept as true; take to be true


buy: accept as true


hold: assert or affirm


credit: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of


believe: credit with veracity


believe: follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer


misbelieve: hold a false or unorthodox belief


disbelieve: reject as false; refuse to accept


discredit: reject as false; refuse to accept


include: consider as part of something


count: include as if by counting


subsume: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle


colligate: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle


rule out: dismiss from consideration or a contest


eliminate: dismiss from consideration or a contest


winnow out: dismiss from consideration or a contest


reject: dismiss from consideration or a contest


reject: refuse to accept or acknowledge


repudiate: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid


recuse: challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law


accept: consider or hold as true


receive: accept as true or valid


approbate: accept (documents) as valid


reprobate: reject (documents) as invalid


doubt: consider unlikely or have doubts about


doubt: lack confidence in or have doubts about


discredit: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved


distrust: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in


mistrust: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in


suspect: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in


lean: rely on for support


trust: have confidence or faith in


swear: have confidence or faith in


rely: have confidence or faith in


bank: have confidence or faith in


rethink: change one's mind


backpedal: modify one's opinion, make it less strong


about-face: change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint


surmise: infer from incomplete evidence


think: judge or regard; look upon; judge


believe: judge or regard; look upon; judge


consider: judge or regard; look upon; judge


conceive: judge or regard; look upon; judge


think: dispose the mind in a certain way


think of: look on as or consider


repute: look on as or consider


regard as: look on as or consider


look upon: look on as or consider


look on: look on as or consider


esteem: look on as or consider


take to be: look on as or consider


feel: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude


see: deem to be


consider: deem to be


reckon: deem to be


view: deem to be


regard: deem to be


consider: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem


call: consider or regard as being


like: feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard


relativize: consider or treat as relative


relativise: consider or treat as relative


identify: consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else


favor: consider as the favorite


favour: consider as the favorite


abstract: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically


reify: consider an abstract concept to be real


hypostatize: construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity


hypostatise: construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity


idealize: consider or render as ideal


idealise: consider or render as ideal


romanticize: interpret romantically


romanticise: interpret romantically


glamorize: interpret romantically


glamourise: interpret romantically


deify: consider as a god or godlike


apotheosize: deify or glorify


apotheosise: deify or glorify


apotheose: deify or glorify


deem: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view


hold: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view


view as: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view


take for: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view


respect: regard highly; think much of


esteem: regard highly; think much of


value: regard highly; think much of


prize: regard highly; think much of


prise: regard highly; think much of


think the world of: esteem very highly


disrespect: have little or no respect for; hold in contempt


disesteem: have little or no respect for; hold in contempt


undervalue: esteem lightly


assay: analyze (chemical substances)


bioassay: subject to a bio-assay


value: fix or determine the value of; assign a value to


overvalue: assign too high a value to


overestimate: assign too high a value to


undervalue: assign too low a value to


underestimate: assign too low a value to


float: allow (currencies) to fluctuate


review: look at again; examine again


reexamine: look at again; examine again


review: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember


look back: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember


retrospect: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember


review: hold a review (of troops)


go over: hold a review (of troops)


survey: hold a review (of troops)


review: refresh one's memory


brush up: refresh one's memory


refresh: refresh one's memory


audit: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification


scrutinize: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification


scrutinise: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification


inspect: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification


screen: examine methodically


decide: reach, make, or come to a decision about something


make up one's mind: reach, make, or come to a decision about something


determine: reach, make, or come to a decision about something


make: calculate as being


make: consider as being


will: determine by choice


design: intend or have as a purpose


seal: decide irrevocably


decide: bring to an end; settle conclusively


settle: bring to an end; settle conclusively


resolve: bring to an end; settle conclusively


adjudicate: bring to an end; settle conclusively


adjust: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim


decide: cause to decide


purpose: reach a decision


resolve: reach a decision


determine: fix conclusively or authoritatively


set: fix conclusively or authoritatively


filiate: fix the paternity of


format: determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)


charge: set or ask for a certain price


determine: fix in scope; fix the boundaries of


initialize: assign an initial value to a computer program


initialise: assign an initial value to a computer program


determine: shape or influence; give direction to


shape: shape or influence; give direction to


mold: shape or influence; give direction to


influence: shape or influence; give direction to


regulate: shape or influence; give direction to


miscreate: shape or form or make badly


carry weight: have influence to a specified degree


decide: influence or determine


reshape: shape anew or differently


time: set the speed, duration, or execution of


index: adjust through indexation


pace: regulate or set the pace of


predetermine: determine beforehand


predestine: foreordain or determine beforehand


foreordain: foreordain or determine beforehand


preordain: foreordain or determine beforehand


jinx: foredoom to failure


predestine: foreordain by divine will or decree


predestinate: foreordain by divine will or decree


foreordain: foreordain by divine will or decree


cogitate: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind


see: deliberate or decide


contemplate: consider as a possibility


premeditate: consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand


brood: think moodily or anxiously about something


dwell: think moodily or anxiously about something


study: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes


meditate: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes


contemplate: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes


plan: make plans for something


chart: plan in detail


plan: have the will and intention to carry out some action


be after: have the will and intention to carry out some action


draw a bead on: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal


aspire: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal


aim: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal


shoot for: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal


overshoot: aim too high


overrun: run beyond or past


hope: intend with some possibility of fulfilment


go for: intend with some possibility of fulfilment


project: present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.


propose: present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.


offer: put forward for consideration


introduce: put before (a body)


frame: make up plans or basic details for


compose: make up plans or basic details for


draw up: make up plans or basic details for


conspire: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together


cabal: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together


complot: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together


conjure: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together


machinate: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together


coconspire: conspire together


counterplot: make a plot in response to another plot


conspire: act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose


collude: act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose


scheme: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner


intrigue: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner


connive: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner


plot: plan secretly, usually something illegal


scheme: devise a system or form a scheme for


intend: have in mind as a purpose


mean: have in mind as a purpose


think: have in mind as a purpose


mean: destine or designate for a certain purpose


aim: propose or intend


purpose: propose or intend


purport: propose or intend


propose: propose or intend


want: wish or demand the presence of


intend: design or destine


destine: design or destine


designate: design or destine


specify: design or destine


design: plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect


slate: designate or schedule


mastermind: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)


engineer: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)


direct: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)


organize: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)


organise: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)


orchestrate: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)


choreograph: plan and oversee the development and details of


map: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map


chart: make a chart of


plat: make a plat of


plot: make a plat of


lay out: provide a detailed plan or design


block out: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general


loft: lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull


engineer: design as an engineer


entertain: take into consideration, have in view


think of: take into consideration, have in view


toy with: take into consideration, have in view


flirt with: take into consideration, have in view


think about: take into consideration, have in view


dally: consider not very seriously


trifle: consider not very seriously


play: consider not very seriously


calculate: judge to be probable


estimate: judge to be probable


reckon: judge to be probable


count on: judge to be probable


figure: judge to be probable


forecast: judge to be probable


miscalculate: judge incorrectly


misestimate: judge incorrectly


reckon: take account of


count: take account of


count: have faith or confidence in


bet: have faith or confidence in


depend: have faith or confidence in


look: have faith or confidence in


calculate: have faith or confidence in


reckon: have faith or confidence in


calculate: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public


aim: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public


direct: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public


associate: make a logical or causal connection


tie in: make a logical or causal connection


relate: make a logical or causal connection


link: make a logical or causal connection


colligate: make a logical or causal connection


link up: make a logical or causal connection


connect: make a logical or causal connection


interrelate: place into a mutual relationship


correlate: bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation


decouple: regard as unconnected


dissociate: regard as unconnected


identify: conceive of as united or associated


free-associate: associate freely


debate: argue with one another


conclude: bring to a close


find: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds


feel: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds


pin down: define clearly


peg down: define clearly


nail down: define clearly


narrow down: define clearly


narrow: define clearly


specify: define clearly


concretize: make something concrete


rule: decide with authority


decree: decide with authority


overrule: rule against


overturn: rule against


override: rule against


overthrow: rule against


reverse: rule against


presuppose: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition


suppose: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition


presuppose: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand


suppose: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand


postulate: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom


posit: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom


insist: assert to be true


assert: assert to be true


premise: take something as preexisting and given


premiss: take something as preexisting and given


react: show a response or a reaction to something


respond: show a response or a reaction to something


flip: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way


flip out: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way


overreact: show an exaggerated response to something


answer: react to a stimulus or command


accept: be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal


stool: react to a decoy, of wildfowl


respond: respond favorably or as hoped


greet: react to in a certain way


explode: show a violent emotional reaction


accept: react favorably to; consider right and proper


answer: respond to a signal


expect: regard something as probable or likely


anticipate: regard something as probable or likely


expect: look forward to the probable occurrence of


look: look forward to the probable occurrence of


await: look forward to the probable occurrence of


wait: look forward to the probable occurrence of


look forward: expect or hope for


look to: turn one's interests or expectations towards


anticipate: realize beforehand


previse: realize beforehand


foreknow: realize beforehand


foresee: realize beforehand


tell: discern or comprehend


believe: be confident about something


trust: be confident about something


ascertain: learn or discover with certainty


discover: make a discovery


find: make a discovery


rake up: bring to light


price: ascertain or learn the price of


ferret out: search and discover through persistent investigation


ferret: search and discover through persistent investigation


concentrate: direct one's attention on something


focus: direct one's attention on something


center: direct one's attention on something


centre: direct one's attention on something


pore: direct one's attention on something


rivet: direct one's attention on something


rivet: hold (someone's attention)


recall: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression


think: focus one's attention on a certain state


think of: choose in one's mind


occur: come to one's mind; suggest itself


come: come to one's mind; suggest itself


allow: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something


take into account: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something


budget for: calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget


budget: make a budget


allow: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause


appropriate: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause


earmark: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause


set aside: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause


reserve: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause


mind: be concerned with or about something or somebody


beware: be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to


mind: be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to


amaze: affect with wonder


astonish: affect with wonder


astound: affect with wonder


dazzle: amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill


surprise: cause to be surprised


explode a bombshell: utter or do something surprising


catch: discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state


catch: become aware of


flabbergast: overcome with amazement


boggle: overcome with amazement


bowl over: overcome with amazement


impute: attribute or credit to


ascribe: attribute or credit to


assign: attribute or credit to


attribute: attribute or credit to


impute: attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source


sensualize: ascribe to an origin in sensation


carnalize: ascribe to an origin in sensation


credit: give someone credit for something


reattribute: attribute to another source


anthropomorphize: ascribe human features to something


anthropomorphise: ascribe human features to something


personify: attribute human qualities to something


personate: attribute human qualities to something


accredit: ascribe an achievement to


credit: ascribe an achievement to


blame: attribute responsibility to


charge: attribute responsibility to


register: enter into someone's consciousness


impress: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of


ingrain: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of


instill: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of


recognize: be fully aware or cognizant of


recognise: be fully aware or cognizant of


realize: be fully aware or cognizant of


realise: be fully aware or cognizant of


agnize: be fully aware or cognizant of


agnise: be fully aware or cognizant of


elicit: derive by reason


penetrate: come to understand


fathom: come to understand


bottom: come to understand


trace: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something


follow: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something


wonder: have a wish or desire to know something


inquire: have a wish or desire to know something


enquire: have a wish or desire to know something


project: regard as objective


externalize: regard as objective


externalise: regard as objective


internalize: incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal


internalise: incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal


interiorize: incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal


interiorise: incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal


think of: intend to refer to


have in mind: intend to refer to


mean: intend to refer to


demarcate: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something


delimit: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something


delimitate: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something


demarcate: separate clearly, as if by boundaries


plumb: measure the depth of something


draw: make, formulate, or derive in the mind


make: make, formulate, or derive in the mind