dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/enh_MWT.json
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{
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"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
],
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"better",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
],
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"rectify",
"reform",
"remediate",
"remedy",
"edit",
"fine-tune",
"redraft",
"refurbish",
"rehab",
"rehabilitate",
"revamp",
"revise",
"rework",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"fortify",
"intensify",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"fine",
"hone",
"polish",
"retouch",
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"hurt",
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"blight",
"deface",
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"flaw",
"mar",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"lower",
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"worsen"
]
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"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
],
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"accentuate",
"amp (up)",
"amplify",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
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"deepen",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen"
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"enlarge",
"expand",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"accelerate",
"hasten",
"quicken",
"emphasize",
"point (up)",
"sharpen",
"stress",
"augment",
"enforce",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"restrengthen",
"supplement",
"maximize",
"enliven",
"jazz (up)",
"aggravate",
"exacerbate"
],
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"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"let up (on)",
"reduce",
"subdue",
"tone (down)",
"weaken",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"subside",
"taper (off)",
"wane",
"alleviate",
"ease",
"lighten"
],
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"abate",
"moderate"
]
},
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"leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan"
],
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"candy",
"dress up",
"sweeten"
],
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"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"embellish",
"soup up",
"trick",
"cosmeticize",
"doll up",
"spruce"
],
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},
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]
},
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"beat (down)",
"radiated",
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"shined",
"floodlit",
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"brightened",
"highlighted",
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"burned",
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"flamed",
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"glowed",
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"kindled",
"bedazzled",
"blinded",
"dazed",
"dazzled",
"gleamed",
"glistened",
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"darkened",
"obfuscated",
"dimmed",
"dulled",
"obscured",
"covered",
"shrouded",
"veiled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"extinguished",
"put out",
"quenched",
"snuffed (out)"
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},
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]
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"beating (down)",
"radiating",
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"brightening",
"highlighting",
"spotlighting",
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"firing",
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"kindling",
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"blinding",
"dazing",
"dazzling",
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"dimming",
"dulling",
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"covering",
"shrouding",
"veiling",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"extinguishing",
"putting out",
"quenching",
"snuffing (out)"
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]
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"an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill":{
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"the phenomenal enhancements that have been made in home electronic equipment"
],
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"breakthrough",
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"refinement"
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"boost",
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"reduction",
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"worsening",
"detriment",
"disablement",
"drawback",
"glitch",
"impairment",
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"setback"
]
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"noun"
]
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"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"accentuated",
"aggravated",
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"stressed",
"acute",
"almighty",
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"deep",
"dreadful",
"excruciating",
"explosive",
"exquisite",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"frightful",
"furious",
"ghastly",
"hard",
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"hellacious",
"intense",
"intensive",
"keen",
"profound",
"terrible",
"vehement",
"vicious",
"violent",
"exhaustive",
"thorough",
"harsh",
"rigorous",
"severe"
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"moderate",
"soft",
"feeble",
"weak",
"shallow",
"superficial",
"moderated",
"qualified",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened",
"toned (down)",
"abated",
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"diminished",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"subdued"
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"grown",
"mature",
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"ripened",
"contemporary",
"current",
"cutting-edge",
"latest",
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"mod",
"modern",
"new",
"newest",
"newfangled",
"new-fashioned",
"novel",
"now",
"present-day",
"recent",
"space-age",
"supermodern",
"ultramodern",
"up-to-date",
"full-blown",
"full-fledged",
"full-scale",
"precocious",
"advanced",
"developed",
"evolved",
"forward",
"high",
"higher",
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"late",
"progressive",
"refined"
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"backward",
"low",
"lower",
"nonprogressive",
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"retarded",
"rude",
"rudimentary",
"undeveloped",
"green",
"immature",
"underdeveloped",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"underweight",
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"uncivilized",
"uneducated",
"early",
"embryonic",
"germinal",
"primeval",
"primordial",
"antediluvian",
"antiquated",
"antique",
"dated",
"fusty",
"hoary",
"musty",
"Neanderthal",
"Neandertal",
"obsolete",
"old",
"oldfangled",
"old-fashioned",
"old-time",
"out-of-date",
"outworn",
"pass\u00e9",
"past"
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"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
],
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"improved",
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"refined",
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"emended",
"rectified",
"reformed",
"remediated",
"remedied",
"edited",
"fine-tuned",
"redrafted",
"refurbished",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"fortified",
"intensified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"fined",
"honed",
"polished",
"retouched",
"touched up"
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"damaged",
"endamaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
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"spoilt",
"tarnished",
"vitiated",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"marred",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced"
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"worsened"
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"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
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"boosted",
"consolidated",
"deepened",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
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"extended",
"lengthened",
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"quickened",
"emphasized",
"pointed (up)",
"sharpened",
"stressed",
"augmented",
"enforced",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"restrengthened",
"supplemented",
"maximized",
"enlivened",
"jazzed (up)",
"aggravated",
"exacerbated"
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"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"let up (on)",
"reduced",
"subdued",
"toned (down)",
"weakened",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"subsided",
"tapered (off)",
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"eased",
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"leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan"
],
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"dressed up",
"sweetened"
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"enriched",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"embellished",
"souped up",
"tricked",
"cosmeticized",
"dolled up",
"spruced"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
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"enhancements":{
"an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill":{
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"the phenomenal enhancements that have been made in home electronic equipment"
],
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"advancements",
"advances",
"breakthroughs",
"improvements",
"refinements"
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"ameliorations",
"boosts",
"increases",
"meliorations",
"upgrades",
"uplifts",
"upswings",
"uptrends",
"upturns",
"betterments",
"developments",
"elaborations",
"evolutions",
"expansions",
"gestations",
"growths",
"maturations",
"perfections",
"civilizations",
"edifications",
"educations",
"enlightenments",
"renaissances",
"renascences",
"revivals",
"discoveries",
"finds",
"windfalls",
"innovations",
"inventions"
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"breakdowns",
"collapses",
"crashes",
"hindrances",
"impediments",
"stumbling blocks",
"decadences",
"decays",
"declensions",
"declines",
"decreases",
"degenerations",
"descents",
"deteriorations",
"diminishments",
"downgrades",
"failings",
"languishments",
"lapses",
"reductions",
"detriments",
"disablements",
"drawbacks",
"glitches",
"impairments",
"shortcomings"
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"enhances":{
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"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
],
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"amends",
"betters",
"enriches",
"helps",
"improves",
"meliorates",
"perfects",
"refines",
"upgrades"
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"rectifies",
"reforms",
"remediates",
"remedies",
"edits",
"fine-tunes",
"redrafts",
"refurbishes",
"rehabilitates",
"rehabs",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"fortifies",
"intensifies",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"fines",
"hones",
"polishes",
"retouches",
"touches up"
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"damages",
"endamages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"spoils",
"tarnishes",
"vitiates",
"blemishes",
"blights",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"flaws",
"mars",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces"
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"worsens"
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"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
],
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"amplifies",
"amps (up)",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"consolidates",
"deepens",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"redoubles",
"steps up",
"strengthens"
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"enlarges",
"expands",
"extends",
"lengthens",
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"hastens",
"quickens",
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"stresses",
"augments",
"enforces",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"restrengthens",
"supplements",
"maximizes",
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"jazzes (up)",
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"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lets up (on)",
"reduces",
"subdues",
"tones (down)",
"weakens",
"dwindles",
"recedes",
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"tapers (off)",
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"alleviates",
"eases",
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"leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan"
],
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"candies",
"dresses up",
"sweetens"
],
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"ameliorates",
"enriches",
"improves",
"meliorates",
"embellishes",
"soups up",
"tricks",
"cosmeticizes",
"dolls up",
"spruces"
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"verb"
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"enhancing":{
"to make better":{
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"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
],
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"ameliorating",
"amending",
"bettering",
"enriching",
"helping",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"refining",
"upgrading"
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"correcting",
"emending",
"rectifying",
"reforming",
"remediating",
"remedying",
"editing",
"fine-tuning",
"redrafting",
"refurbishing",
"rehabbing",
"rehabilitating",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"fortifying",
"intensifying",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"fining",
"honing",
"polishing",
"retouching",
"touching up"
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"endamaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"spoiling",
"tarnishing",
"vitiating",
"blemishing",
"blighting",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"flawing",
"marring",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing"
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"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
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"amplifying",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"consolidating",
"deepening",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"redoubling",
"stepping up",
"strengthening"
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"enlarging",
"expanding",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"accelerating",
"hastening",
"quickening",
"emphasizing",
"pointing (up)",
"sharpening",
"stressing",
"augmenting",
"enforcing",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"restrengthening",
"supplementing",
"maximizing",
"enlivening",
"jazzing (up)",
"aggravating",
"exacerbating"
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"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"letting up (on)",
"reducing",
"subduing",
"toning (down)",
"weakening",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"subsiding",
"tapering (off)",
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"alleviating",
"easing",
"lightening"
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"leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan"
],
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"improving",
"meliorating",
"embellishing",
"souping up",
"tricking",
"cosmeticizing",
"dolling up",
"sprucing"
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"spotlight",
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"beacon",
"emblaze",
"illume",
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"irradiate",
"light",
"lighten",
"blaze",
"burn",
"fire",
"flame",
"glare",
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"incinerate",
"kindle",
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"daze",
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