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"supplies", "assigns", "cedes", "deeds", "makes over", "transfers" ], "near antonyms":[ "holds (back)", "keeps (back)", "reserves", "retains", "withholds", "conserves", "keeps up", "maintains", "preserves", "saves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pliant":{ "able to bend easily without breaking":{ "examples":[ "a pliant branch bent low with the weight of ripe fruit" ], "synonyms":[ "bendy", "flexible", "limber", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "pliable", "supple", "willowy" ], "near synonyms":[ "adaptable", "ductile", "elastic", "fluid", "kneadable", "malleable", "modifiable", "plastic", "variable", "yielding", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "limp", "semiflexible" ], "near antonyms":[ "inelastic", "nonmalleable", "unyielding", "breakable", "brittle", "fragile" ], "antonyms":[ "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "stiffened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "plies":{ "to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively":{ "examples":[ "she plied all of her charm and 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