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2628 lines
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{
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"adjoining":{
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"having a border in common":{
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"examples":[
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"the cows had broken through the fence and were grazing in the adjoining field"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abutting",
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"adjacent",
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"bordering",
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"conterminous",
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"contiguous",
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"flanking",
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"flush",
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"fringing",
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"joining",
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"juxtaposed",
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"neighboring",
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"skirting",
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"touching",
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"verging"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"approximate",
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"close",
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"closest",
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"immediate",
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"near",
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"nearby",
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"nearest",
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"next-door",
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"nigh",
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"attached",
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"communicating",
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"connected",
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"connecting",
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"interconnecting",
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"joined",
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"linked",
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"united",
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"bounding",
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"circumjacent",
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"embracing",
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"encircling",
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"enclosing",
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"inclosing",
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"fencing",
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"rimming",
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"surrounding",
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"marginal",
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"peripheral",
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"tangent",
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"tangential",
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"ambient",
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"encompassing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apart",
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"detached",
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"disconnected",
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"discrete",
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"free-standing",
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"isolate",
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"isolated",
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"removed",
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"separate",
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"single",
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"unattached",
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"unconnected",
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"unlinked",
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"away",
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"distant",
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"far",
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"faraway",
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"far-off",
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"farthest",
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"remote",
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"discontinuous",
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"noncontinuous",
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"broken up",
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"disjoined",
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"dissevered",
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"dissociated",
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"disunited",
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"divided",
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"divorced",
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"parted",
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"ramified",
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"resolved",
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"severed",
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"split",
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"sundered",
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"uncoupled",
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"unyoked"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"nonadjacent",
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"noncontiguous"
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]
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},
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"to be adjacent to":{
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"examples":[
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"the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abutting",
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"bordering (on)",
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"butting (on or against)",
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"flanking",
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"fringing",
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"joining",
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"marching (with)",
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"neighboring",
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"skirting",
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"touching",
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"verging (on)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"attaching (to)",
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"communicating (with)",
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"connecting (with)",
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"linking (with)",
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"bounding",
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"embracing",
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"encircling",
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"enclosing",
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"inclosing",
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"fencing",
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"lining",
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"margining",
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"rimming",
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"surrounding",
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"contacting",
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"converging",
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"meeting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{
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"examples":[
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"after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adding",
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"annexing",
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"appending",
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"subjoining",
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"tacking (on)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"affixing",
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"attaching",
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"fastening",
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"fixing",
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"grafting",
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"hitching",
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"tagging",
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"tying",
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"tieing",
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"infusing",
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"injecting",
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"inserting",
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"interfusing",
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"introducing",
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"aggrandizing",
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"amplifying",
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"augmenting",
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"beefing (up)",
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"boosting",
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"compounding",
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"enlarging",
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"escalating",
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"expanding",
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"extending",
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"increasing",
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"multiplying",
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"raising",
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"swelling (up)",
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"elongating",
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"lengthening",
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"prolonging",
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"protracting",
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"enhancing",
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"heightening",
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"intensifying",
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"magnifying",
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"complementing",
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"supplementing",
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"supplying",
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"enforcing",
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"reinforcing",
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"reenforcing",
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"strengthening",
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"maximizing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"detaching",
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"disconnecting",
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"disjoining",
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"separating",
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"unfastening",
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"amputating",
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"cutting",
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"excising",
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"lopping (off)",
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"severing",
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"contracting",
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"decreasing",
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"diminishing",
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"lessening",
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"lowering",
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"reducing",
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"abbreviating",
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"abridging",
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"curtailing",
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"shortening",
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"compressing",
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"condensing",
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"constricting",
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"cutting back",
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"retrenching"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"abating",
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"bating",
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"deducting",
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"knocking off",
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"removing",
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"subtracting",
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"taking off"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"adjudge":{
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"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
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"examples":[
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"his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjudicate",
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"arbitrate",
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"decide",
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"determine",
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"judge",
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"referee",
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"rule (on)",
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"settle",
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"umpire"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"consider",
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"deem",
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"deliberate",
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"hear",
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"ponder",
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"weigh",
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"size up",
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"mediate",
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"moderate",
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"negotiate",
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"prosecute",
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"try",
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"find (for or against)",
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"conclude",
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"resolve",
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"redetermine",
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"rejudge"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"equivocate",
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"hedge",
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"pussyfoot",
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"skirt"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"adjudicate":{
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"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
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"examples":[
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"when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjudge",
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"arbitrate",
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"decide",
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"determine",
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"judge",
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"referee",
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"rule (on)",
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"settle",
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"umpire"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"consider",
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"deem",
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"deliberate",
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"hear",
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"ponder",
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"weigh",
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"size up",
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"mediate",
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"moderate",
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"negotiate",
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"prosecute",
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"try",
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"find (for or against)",
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"conclude",
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"resolve",
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"redetermine",
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"rejudge"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"equivocate",
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"hedge",
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"pussyfoot",
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"skirt"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"adjudicated":{
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"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"equivocated",
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"hedged",
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"pussyfooted",
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"skirted"
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],
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"related":[
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"considered",
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"deemed",
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"deliberated",
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"heard",
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"pondered",
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"weighed",
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"sized up",
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"mediated",
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"moderated",
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"negotiated",
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"prosecuted",
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"tried",
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"found (for or against)",
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"concluded",
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"resolved",
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"redetermined",
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"rejudged"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjudged",
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"arbitrated",
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"decided",
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"determined",
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"judged",
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"refereed",
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"ruled (on)",
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"settled",
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"umpired"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"adjurations":{
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"an earnest request":{
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"examples":[
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"though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"appeals",
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"conjurations",
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"cries",
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"desires",
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"entreaties",
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"petitions",
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"pleadings",
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"pleas",
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"prayers",
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"solicitations",
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"suits",
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"suppliances",
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"supplications"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"applications",
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"requisitions",
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"calls",
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"claims",
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"demands",
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"insistences"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action":{
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"examples":[
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"an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the expos\u00e9 on corruption in the statehouse"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"admonishments",
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"admonitions",
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"advice",
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"counsel",
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"guidance",
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"inputs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"recommendations",
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"suggestions",
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"hints",
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"pointers",
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"tips",
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"data",
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"feedback",
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"information",
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"answers",
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"solutions",
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"advisements",
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"considerations",
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"thoughts",
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"alarms",
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"alarums",
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"alerts",
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"cautions",
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"expostulations",
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"forewarnings",
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"remonstrances",
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"remonstrations",
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"urgings",
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"warnings",
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"judgments",
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"judgements",
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"observations",
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"verdicts",
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"assistances",
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"briefings",
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"directions",
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"instructions",
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"primings",
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"promptings",
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"teachings",
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"interferences",
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"exhortations",
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"lectures",
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"lessons",
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"sermons",
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"speeches"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"adjust":{
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"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
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"examples":[
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"after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule",
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"adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclimate",
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"acclimatize",
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"accommodate",
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"adapt",
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"condition",
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"conform",
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"doctor",
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"edit",
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"fashion",
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"fit",
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"put",
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"shape",
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"suit",
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"tailor"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"readapt",
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"readjust",
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"customize",
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"gear",
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"match",
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"model",
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"pattern",
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"attune",
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"correct",
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"harmonize",
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"square",
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"tune",
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"establish",
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"root",
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"settle",
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"acquaint",
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"familiarize",
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"orient",
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"orientate",
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"equip",
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"prepare",
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"prime",
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"rehearse",
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"harden",
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"inure",
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"season",
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"toughen",
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"alter",
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"convert",
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"make over",
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"modify",
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"recast",
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"reclaim",
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"recycle",
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"redesign",
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"redevelop",
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"redo",
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"reengineer",
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"refashion",
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"refigure",
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"refit",
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"refocus",
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"reinvent",
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"rejigger",
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"remake",
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"remodel",
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"revamp",
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"revise",
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"rework",
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"transform",
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"accustom",
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"habilitate",
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"habituate",
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"naturalize",
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"ready",
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"train",
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"bend",
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"fiddle (with)",
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"fine-tune",
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"phase",
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"register",
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"regulate",
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"rig"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"misadjust"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"adjusted":{
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"as in used , accustomed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule",
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"adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"misadjusted"
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],
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"related":[
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"readapted",
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"readjusted",
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"customized",
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"geared",
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"matched",
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"modeled",
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"modelled",
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"patterned",
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"attuned",
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"corrected",
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"harmonized",
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"squared",
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"tuned",
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"established",
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"rooted",
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"settled",
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"acquainted",
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"familiarized",
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"orientated",
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"oriented",
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"equipped",
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"prepared",
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"primed",
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"rehearsed",
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"hardened",
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"inured",
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"seasoned",
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"toughened",
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"altered",
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"converted",
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"made over",
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"modified",
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"recast",
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"reclaimed",
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"recycled",
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"redesigned",
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"redeveloped",
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"redid",
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"reengineered",
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"refashioned",
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"refigured",
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"refitted",
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"refocused",
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"reinvented",
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"rejiggered",
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"remade",
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"remodeled",
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"revamped",
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"revised",
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"reworked",
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"transformed",
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"accustomed",
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"habilitated",
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"habituated",
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"naturalized",
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"readied",
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"trained",
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"bent",
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"fiddled (with)",
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"fine-tuned",
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"phased",
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"registered",
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"regulated",
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"rigged"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclimated",
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"acclimatized",
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"accommodated",
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"adapted",
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"conditioned",
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"conformed",
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"doctored",
|
|
"edited",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"tailored"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjusts":{
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule",
|
|
"adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"readapts",
|
|
"readjusts",
|
|
"customizes",
|
|
"gears",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"attunes",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tunes",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"orientates",
|
|
"orients",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"primes",
|
|
"rehearses",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"inures",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"toughens",
|
|
"alters",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"recasts",
|
|
"reclaims",
|
|
"recycles",
|
|
"redesigns",
|
|
"redevelops",
|
|
"redoes",
|
|
"reengineers",
|
|
"refashions",
|
|
"refigures",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"refocuses",
|
|
"reinvents",
|
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"rejiggers",
|
|
"remakes",
|
|
"remodels",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"accustoms",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"naturalizes",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"bends",
|
|
"fiddles (with)",
|
|
"fine-tunes",
|
|
"phases",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"rigs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimates",
|
|
"acclimatizes",
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"conforms",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"edits",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"tailors"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjudicator":{
|
|
"a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arbiter",
|
|
"arbitrator",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"referee",
|
|
"umpire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jurist",
|
|
"justice",
|
|
"magistrate",
|
|
"intermediary",
|
|
"intermediate",
|
|
"mediator",
|
|
"mediatrix",
|
|
"moderator",
|
|
"negotiator",
|
|
"conciliator",
|
|
"go-between",
|
|
"peacemaker",
|
|
"reconciler",
|
|
"troubleshooter",
|
|
"decider"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a public official having authority to decide questions of law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beak",
|
|
"bench",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"jurist",
|
|
"justice",
|
|
"magistrate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chief justice",
|
|
"circuit judge",
|
|
"justice of the peace",
|
|
"squire",
|
|
"auditor",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"jurisconsult",
|
|
"jurisprudent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjudications":{
|
|
"as in sentences , rulings":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"dooms",
|
|
"findings",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"sentences",
|
|
"last words",
|
|
"say-sos",
|
|
"choices",
|
|
"options",
|
|
"selections",
|
|
"behests",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"mandates",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"decisions",
|
|
"deliverances",
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"diagnoses",
|
|
"judgments",
|
|
"judgements",
|
|
"opinions",
|
|
"resolutions",
|
|
"verdicts",
|
|
"beliefs",
|
|
"convictions",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"persuasions",
|
|
"sentiments",
|
|
"views"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"stalemates",
|
|
"standoffs",
|
|
"ties"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjoined":{
|
|
"to be adjacent to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abutted",
|
|
"bordered (on)",
|
|
"butted (on or against)",
|
|
"flanked",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"marched (with)",
|
|
"neighbored",
|
|
"skirted",
|
|
"touched",
|
|
"verged (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attached (to)",
|
|
"communicated (with)",
|
|
"connected (with)",
|
|
"linked (with)",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"fenced",
|
|
"lined",
|
|
"margined",
|
|
"rimmed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"contacted",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"met"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"added",
|
|
"annexed",
|
|
"appended",
|
|
"subjoined",
|
|
"tacked (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affixed",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"grafted",
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
"tagged",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"injected",
|
|
"inserted",
|
|
"interfused",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"multiplied",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"swelled (up)",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"complemented",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"enforced",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"maximized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"unfastened",
|
|
"amputated",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"excised",
|
|
"lopped (off)",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"retrenched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"bated",
|
|
"deducted",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"subtracted",
|
|
"took off"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjoins":{
|
|
"to be adjacent to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abuts",
|
|
"borders (on)",
|
|
"butts (on or against)",
|
|
"flanks",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"marches (with)",
|
|
"neighbors",
|
|
"skirts",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"verges (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attaches (to)",
|
|
"communicates (with)",
|
|
"connects (with)",
|
|
"links (with)",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"fences",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"rims",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"contacts",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"meets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adds",
|
|
"annexes",
|
|
"appends",
|
|
"subjoins",
|
|
"tacks (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affixes",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"grafts",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"injects",
|
|
"inserts",
|
|
"interfuses",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"swells (up)",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"enforces",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"maximizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"unfastens",
|
|
"amputates",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"excises",
|
|
"lops (off)",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"cuts back",
|
|
"retrenches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"bates",
|
|
"deducts",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"subtracts",
|
|
"takes off"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjures":{
|
|
"to give advice to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admonishes",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"counsels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alerts",
|
|
"cautions",
|
|
"forewarns",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"clues (in)",
|
|
"fills in",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"wises (up)",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"instructs",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"mentors",
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"teaches",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"apprises",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"talks (into)",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"exhorts",
|
|
"implores",
|
|
"prevails (upon)",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"proposes",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bids",
|
|
"bosses (around)",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"instructs",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"tells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asks",
|
|
"petitions",
|
|
"requests",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"beseeches",
|
|
"entreats",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"appoints",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"observes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"obeys"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjudging":{
|
|
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudicating",
|
|
"arbitrating",
|
|
"deciding",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"judging",
|
|
"refereeing",
|
|
"ruling (on)",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"umpiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"deeming",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"weighing",
|
|
"sizing up",
|
|
"mediating",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"prosecuting",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"finding (for or against)",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"resolving",
|
|
"redetermining",
|
|
"rejudging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"equivocating",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"pussyfooting",
|
|
"skirting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjournments":{
|
|
"as in suspensions , discontinuances":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuances",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"suspensions",
|
|
"bumpers",
|
|
"lulls",
|
|
"recesses",
|
|
"respites",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"entr'actes",
|
|
"subintervals",
|
|
"caesuras",
|
|
"caesurae",
|
|
"commas",
|
|
"interspaces",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"spaces",
|
|
"time lags",
|
|
"windows",
|
|
"discontinuities",
|
|
"gaps",
|
|
"hiatuses",
|
|
"hiccups",
|
|
"hiccoughs",
|
|
"interims",
|
|
"interludes",
|
|
"intermissions",
|
|
"interregnums",
|
|
"interregna",
|
|
"interruptions",
|
|
"interstices",
|
|
"intervals",
|
|
"parentheses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"continuations",
|
|
"continuities",
|
|
"continua",
|
|
"continuums",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"stretches",
|
|
"processions",
|
|
"progressions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjudicators":{
|
|
"a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since they seemed to be in a hopeless stalemate, both labor and management agreed to use an independent adjudicator to decide the terms of the contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arbiters",
|
|
"arbitrators",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"referees",
|
|
"umpires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jurists",
|
|
"justices",
|
|
"magistrates",
|
|
"intermediaries",
|
|
"intermediates",
|
|
"mediators",
|
|
"mediatrixes",
|
|
"moderators",
|
|
"negotiators",
|
|
"conciliators",
|
|
"go-betweens",
|
|
"peacemakers",
|
|
"reconcilers",
|
|
"troubleshooters",
|
|
"deciders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a public official having authority to decide questions of law":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the appellate court refused to hear the case, thus allowing the judgment of previous adjudicators to stand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaks",
|
|
"benches",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"jurists",
|
|
"justices",
|
|
"magistrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chief justices",
|
|
"circuit judges",
|
|
"justices of the peace",
|
|
"squires",
|
|
"auditors",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"jurisconsults",
|
|
"jurisprudents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjourn":{
|
|
"to bring to a formal close for a period of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"prorogate",
|
|
"prorogue",
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"suspend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"intermit",
|
|
"interrupt",
|
|
"defer",
|
|
"hold off",
|
|
"postpone",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"shelve",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wrap up",
|
|
"abort",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"call off",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
"rescind",
|
|
"revoke",
|
|
"abrogate",
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"invalidate",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"nullify",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"void"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"continue",
|
|
"draw out",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"proceed",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"reopen",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"convoke",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"summon"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjudicates":{
|
|
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudges",
|
|
"arbitrates",
|
|
"decides",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"referees",
|
|
"rules (on)",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"umpires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"deems",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"weighs",
|
|
"sizes up",
|
|
"mediates",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"negotiates",
|
|
"prosecutes",
|
|
"tries",
|
|
"finds (for or against)",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
"redetermines",
|
|
"rejudges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"equivocates",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"pussyfoots",
|
|
"skirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjuring":{
|
|
"to give advice to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alerting",
|
|
"cautioning",
|
|
"forewarning",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"clueing (in)",
|
|
"cluing (in)",
|
|
"filling in",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"mentoring",
|
|
"shepherding",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"inducing",
|
|
"persuading",
|
|
"talking (into)",
|
|
"begging",
|
|
"exhorting",
|
|
"imploring",
|
|
"prevailing (upon)",
|
|
"urging",
|
|
"proposing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"suggesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bidding",
|
|
"bossing (around)",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"telling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asking",
|
|
"petitioning",
|
|
"requesting",
|
|
"begging",
|
|
"beseeching",
|
|
"entreating",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"appointing",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"commissioning",
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
"superintending",
|
|
"supervising",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"coercing",
|
|
"compelling",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"forcing",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"requiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"observing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"obeying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjuration":{
|
|
"an earnest request":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"though he was loath to take over the family business, he couldn't refuse his ailing father's adjuration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"conjuration",
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"entreaty",
|
|
"petition",
|
|
"plea",
|
|
"pleading",
|
|
"prayer",
|
|
"solicitation",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"suppliance",
|
|
"supplication"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"application",
|
|
"requisition",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"demand",
|
|
"insistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an adjuration to check the facts carefully before publishing the expos\u00e9 on corruption in the statehouse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admonishment",
|
|
"admonition",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"input"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"recommendation",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"pointer",
|
|
"tip",
|
|
"data",
|
|
"feedback",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"solution",
|
|
"advisement",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"cautioning",
|
|
"expostulation",
|
|
"forewarning",
|
|
"remonstrance",
|
|
"remonstration",
|
|
"urging",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"verdict",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"instruction",
|
|
"mentoring",
|
|
"priming",
|
|
"prompting",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"interference",
|
|
"kibitzing",
|
|
"kibbitzing",
|
|
"meddling",
|
|
"moralizing",
|
|
"pontificating",
|
|
"preaching",
|
|
"exhortation",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"lesson",
|
|
"sermon",
|
|
"speech"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjoin":{
|
|
"to be adjacent to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abut",
|
|
"border (on)",
|
|
"butt (on or against)",
|
|
"flank",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"march (with)",
|
|
"neighbor",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"verge (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attach (to)",
|
|
"communicate (with)",
|
|
"connect (with)",
|
|
"link (with)",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"meet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"add",
|
|
"annex",
|
|
"append",
|
|
"subjoin",
|
|
"tack (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affix",
|
|
"attach",
|
|
"fasten",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"graft",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"inject",
|
|
"insert",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"swell (up)",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"enforce",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"maximize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unfasten",
|
|
"amputate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"excise",
|
|
"lop (off)",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"retrench"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"bate",
|
|
"deduct",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"subtract",
|
|
"take off"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjournment":{
|
|
"as in suspension , discontinuance":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"lull",
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"respite",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"entr'acte",
|
|
"subinterval",
|
|
"caesura",
|
|
"comma",
|
|
"interspace",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"time lag",
|
|
"window",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"gap",
|
|
"hiatus",
|
|
"hiccup",
|
|
"hiccough",
|
|
"interim",
|
|
"interlude",
|
|
"intermission",
|
|
"interregnum",
|
|
"interruption",
|
|
"interstice",
|
|
"interval",
|
|
"parenthesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"continuum",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"procession",
|
|
"progression"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"adjusting":{
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after going on the night shift, he found it difficult to adjust his sleep schedule",
|
|
"adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to your taste"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimating",
|
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"acclimatizing",
|
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"accommodating",
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"editing",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"tailoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"readapting",
|
|
"readjusting",
|
|
"customizing",
|
|
"gearing",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"modeling",
|
|
"modelling",
|
|
"patterning",
|
|
"attuning",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"tuning",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"rooting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"orientating",
|
|
"orienting",
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"priming",
|
|
"rehearsing",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"inuring",
|
|
"seasoning",
|
|
"toughening",
|
|
"altering",
|
|
"converting",
|
|
"making over",
|
|
"modifying",
|
|
"recasting",
|
|
"reclaiming",
|
|
"recycling",
|
|
"redesigning",
|
|
"redeveloping",
|
|
"redoing",
|
|
"reengineering",
|
|
"refashioning",
|
|
"refiguring",
|
|
"refitting",
|
|
"refocusing",
|
|
"reinventing",
|
|
"rejiggering",
|
|
"remaking",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"revising",
|
|
"reworking",
|
|
"transforming",
|
|
"accustoming",
|
|
"habilitating",
|
|
"habituating",
|
|
"naturalizing",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"fiddling (with)",
|
|
"fine-tuning",
|
|
"phasing",
|
|
"registering",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"rigging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjure":{
|
|
"to give advice to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"counsel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"forewarn",
|
|
"warn",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"clue (in)",
|
|
"fill in",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"wise (up)",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"instruct",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"mentor",
|
|
"shepherd",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"teach",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"acquaint",
|
|
"apprise",
|
|
"familiarize",
|
|
"convince",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"persuade",
|
|
"talk (into)",
|
|
"beg",
|
|
"exhort",
|
|
"implore",
|
|
"prevail (upon)",
|
|
"urge",
|
|
"propose",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"suggest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"boss (around)",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"instruct",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"tell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ask",
|
|
"petition",
|
|
"request",
|
|
"beg",
|
|
"beseech",
|
|
"entreat",
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"warn",
|
|
"appoint",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"coerce",
|
|
"compel",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"require"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjustable":{
|
|
"capable of being readily changed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"quantities that are easily adjustable if you're cooking for a larger crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"alterable",
|
|
"changeable",
|
|
"elastic",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
"modifiable",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"variable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"fluctuating",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"labile",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"versatile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"immutable",
|
|
"inelastic",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"invariable",
|
|
"nonmalleable",
|
|
"ramrod",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"unadaptable",
|
|
"unalterable",
|
|
"unbudgeable",
|
|
"unchangeable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjutant":{
|
|
"a person who helps a more skilled person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the senator's adjutants and aides always arrive ahead of him on the campaign trail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"aide",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"coadjutor",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"helpmate",
|
|
"helpmeet",
|
|
"lieutenant",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"sidekick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"handmaiden",
|
|
"handmaid",
|
|
"maid",
|
|
"maidservant",
|
|
"scullion",
|
|
"servant",
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"legman",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"underling",
|
|
"employee",
|
|
"employe",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"hireling",
|
|
"laborer",
|
|
"swamper",
|
|
"worker",
|
|
"gal Friday",
|
|
"girl Friday",
|
|
"man Friday",
|
|
"right hand",
|
|
"aide-de-camp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjudges":{
|
|
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudicates",
|
|
"arbitrates",
|
|
"decides",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"referees",
|
|
"rules (on)",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"umpires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"deems",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"weighs",
|
|
"sizes up",
|
|
"mediates",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"negotiates",
|
|
"prosecutes",
|
|
"tries",
|
|
"finds (for or against)",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
"redetermines",
|
|
"rejudges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"equivocates",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"pussyfoots",
|
|
"skirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjudged":{
|
|
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his version of what had happened was generally adjudged to be completely fictitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudicated",
|
|
"arbitrated",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"refereed",
|
|
"ruled (on)",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"umpired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"deemed",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"weighed",
|
|
"sized up",
|
|
"mediated",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"negotiated",
|
|
"prosecuted",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"found (for or against)",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"redetermined",
|
|
"rejudged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"equivocated",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"pussyfooted",
|
|
"skirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjourning":{
|
|
"to bring to a formal close for a period of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"prorogating",
|
|
"proroguing",
|
|
"recessing",
|
|
"suspending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking off",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"intermitting",
|
|
"interrupting",
|
|
"deferring",
|
|
"holding off",
|
|
"postponing",
|
|
"putting off",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"shelving",
|
|
"tabling",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"winding up",
|
|
"wrapping up",
|
|
"aborting",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"calling off",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"recalling",
|
|
"repealing",
|
|
"rescinding",
|
|
"revoking",
|
|
"abrogating",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"invalidating",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"nullifying",
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
"voiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"launching",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"proceeding",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"reopening",
|
|
"resuming",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"convoking",
|
|
"mustering",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"summoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjudicating":{
|
|
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudging",
|
|
"arbitrating",
|
|
"deciding",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"judging",
|
|
"refereeing",
|
|
"ruling (on)",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"umpiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"deeming",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"weighing",
|
|
"sizing up",
|
|
"mediating",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"prosecuting",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"finding (for or against)",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"resolving",
|
|
"redetermining",
|
|
"rejudging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"equivocating",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"pussyfooting",
|
|
"skirting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"adjured":{
|
|
"to give advice to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"adjured them not to break the drug laws of any of the countries they would be visiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"counseled",
|
|
"counselled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alerted",
|
|
"cautioned",
|
|
"forewarned",
|
|
"warned",
|
|
"briefed",
|
|
"clued (in)",
|
|
"filled in",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"wised (up)",
|
|
"coached",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"instructed",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"mentored",
|
|
"shepherded",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"taught",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"piloted",
|
|
"steered",
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"apprised",
|
|
"familiarized",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"talked (into)",
|
|
"begged",
|
|
"exhorted",
|
|
"implored",
|
|
"prevailed (upon)",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"proposed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"suggested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by all that is holy, I adjure you to tell us the whereabouts of the missing child"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bade",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"bossed (around)",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"instructed",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"told"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asked",
|
|
"petitioned",
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"begged",
|
|
"beseeched",
|
|
"besought",
|
|
"entreated",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"counseled",
|
|
"counselled",
|
|
"warned",
|
|
"appointed",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"commissioned",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
"supervised",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"obeyed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |