dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/enl_MWT.json
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{
"enlaced":{
"to cause to twine about one another":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disentangled",
"uncoiled",
"untangled",
"untwined",
"unwound"
],
"related":[
"braided",
"plaited",
"platted",
"pleached",
"blended",
"blent",
"fused",
"joined",
"linked",
"mixed"
],
"synonyms":[
"entwined",
"implicated",
"interlaced",
"intertwined",
"intertwisted",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"inwove",
"inweaved",
"laced",
"plied",
"twisted",
"wove",
"weaved",
"wreathed",
"writhed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlarges":{
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"as the number of people with cell phones enlarges , more transmission towers will have to be built"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerates",
"accumulates",
"appreciates",
"balloons",
"booms",
"builds up",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"climbs",
"escalates",
"expands",
"gains",
"increases",
"mounts",
"multiplies",
"mushrooms",
"proliferates",
"rises",
"rolls up",
"snowballs",
"spreads",
"swells",
"waxes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jumps",
"rockets",
"skyrockets",
"surges",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"redoubles",
"blows up",
"bulks",
"distends",
"inflates",
"puffs (up)",
"crescendoes",
"crests",
"peaks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contracts",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"recedes",
"wanes"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerates",
"adds (to)",
"aggrandizes",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"boosts",
"builds up",
"compounds",
"escalates",
"expands",
"extends",
"hypes",
"increases",
"multiplies",
"pumps up",
"raises",
"stokes",
"supersizes",
"swells",
"ups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booms",
"jumps",
"skyrockets",
"spikes",
"bumps (up)",
"ratchets (up)",
"rachets (up)",
"blows up",
"dilates",
"distends",
"inflates",
"draws out",
"elongates",
"fleshes (out)",
"lengthens",
"prolongs",
"protracts",
"stretches",
"develops",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"complements",
"supplements",
"beefs (up)",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"maximizes",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"collects",
"follows up",
"parlays"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"curtails",
"shortens",
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"cuts back",
"retrenches"
],
"antonyms":[
"abates",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"diminishes",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"minifies",
"reduces",
"subtracts (from)"
]
},
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
"examples":[
"like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about"
],
"synonyms":[
"discharges",
"disenthralls",
"disenthrals",
"emancipates",
"enfranchises",
"frees",
"liberates",
"loosens",
"looses",
"manumits",
"releases",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"uncages",
"unchains",
"unfetters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bails (out)",
"delivers",
"paroles",
"ransoms",
"redeems",
"rescues",
"saves",
"disembarrasses",
"disencumbers",
"disengages",
"disentangles",
"extricates",
"unshackles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffs",
"manacles",
"shackles",
"trammels",
"commits",
"immures",
"imprisons",
"incarcerates",
"interns",
"jails",
"locks (up)",
"conquers",
"enslaves",
"subdues",
"subjugates"
],
"antonyms":[
"binds",
"confines",
"enchains",
"fetters",
"restrains"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlightening":{
"providing useful information or knowledge":{
"examples":[
"an enlightening pamphlet about the major changes that consumers can expect from their cable and Internet service providers"
],
"synonyms":[
"educational",
"educative",
"illuminating",
"informational",
"informative",
"informatory",
"instructional",
"instructive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprehensive",
"copious",
"detailed",
"full",
"communicatory",
"edifying",
"elucidative",
"explanatory",
"chatty",
"gossipy",
"newsy",
"availing",
"beneficial",
"constructive",
"helpful",
"profitable",
"practical",
"serviceable",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"worthwhile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impractical",
"unhelpful",
"unusable",
"useless"
],
"antonyms":[
"unenlightening",
"unilluminating",
"uninformative",
"uninstructive"
]
},
"to give information to":{
"examples":[
"the lecturer at the planetarium enlightened us about the latest astronomical discoveries"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquainting",
"advising",
"apprising",
"briefing",
"catching up",
"clearing",
"clueing (in)",
"cluing (in)",
"familiarizing",
"filling in",
"hipping",
"informing",
"instructing",
"telling",
"versing",
"wising (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertising",
"alerting",
"notifying",
"announcing (to)",
"disclosing (to)",
"assuring",
"certifying",
"convincing",
"reassuring",
"warranting",
"educating",
"lecturing",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"tutoring",
"disabusing",
"disenchanting",
"disillusioning",
"undeceiving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misinforming",
"misleading"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
"examples":[
"many people around the world have been enlightened by the teachings of Gautama Buddha"
],
"synonyms":[
"edifying",
"educating",
"illuminating",
"illuming",
"illumining",
"inspiring",
"nurturing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elevating",
"ennobling",
"enriching",
"ensouling",
"lifting",
"uplifting",
"bettering",
"improving",
"regenerating",
"renewing",
"transforming",
"exalting",
"glorifying",
"transfiguring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confusing",
"perplexing",
"puzzling",
"beclouding",
"clouding",
"darkening",
"obscuring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enlightenment":{
"the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something":{
"examples":[
"The teacher's supplementary notes did provide some enlightenment on the difficult material.",
"Those seeking enlightenment on Eastern philosophy should sign up for the class."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"culture",
"edification",
"education",
"erudition",
"knowledge",
"learnedness",
"learning",
"literacy",
"scholarship",
"reading",
"bookishness",
"pedantry",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization",
"absorption",
"assimilation",
"digestion",
"uptake",
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"grasp",
"grip",
"hold",
"perception",
"percipience",
"understanding",
"cultivation",
"development",
"improvement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignorance",
"illiteracy",
"illiterateness",
"incomprehension",
"noncomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"miscomprehension",
"misinterpretation",
"misperception",
"misunderstanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enlightenments":{
"the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something":{
"examples":[
"The teacher's supplementary notes did provide some enlightenment on the difficult material.",
"Those seeking enlightenment on Eastern philosophy should sign up for the class."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"culture",
"edification",
"education",
"erudition",
"knowledge",
"learnedness",
"learning",
"literacy",
"scholarship",
"reading",
"bookishness",
"pedantry",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization",
"absorption",
"assimilation",
"digestion",
"uptake",
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"grasp",
"grip",
"hold",
"perception",
"percipience",
"understanding",
"cultivation",
"development",
"improvement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignorance",
"illiteracy",
"illiterateness",
"incomprehension",
"noncomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"miscomprehension",
"misinterpretation",
"misperception",
"misunderstanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enlivened":{
"as in animated , exhilarated":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"antonyms":[
"damped",
"dampened",
"deadened",
"dulled",
"killed"
],
"examples":[
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"debilitated",
"did in",
"drained",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"harassed",
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"sapped",
"tuckered (out)",
"undermined",
"washed out",
"weakened",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out",
"checked",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"jaded",
"quelled",
"quenched",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"slowed",
"stilled",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"related":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"raised",
"roused",
"stirred",
"woke (up)",
"waked (up)",
"activated",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"motivated",
"motived",
"moved",
"propelled",
"charged",
"electrified",
"galvanized",
"enkindled",
"excited",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"incited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"instigated",
"kindled",
"provoked",
"set off",
"sparked",
"triggered",
"turned on",
"whipped (up)",
"abetted",
"boosted",
"buoyed",
"cheered",
"emboldened",
"fortified",
"heartened",
"infused",
"inspired",
"lifted",
"rallied",
"steeled",
"strengthened",
"reactivated",
"reanimated",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"recharged",
"recreated",
"reenergized",
"re-energized",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"reinvigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"rekindled",
"renewed",
"restimulated",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived"
],
"synonyms":[
"amped (up)",
"animated",
"braced",
"energized",
"filliped",
"fired",
"gingered (up)",
"invigorated",
"jazzed (up)",
"juiced up",
"jump-started",
"livened (up)",
"pepped (up)",
"quickened",
"spiked",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"vivified",
"zipped (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enlivening":{
"as in exciting , invigorating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"animating",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"invigorating",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"thrilling",
"kind",
"kindly",
"loving",
"warm",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"welcoming",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"edifying",
"elevating",
"uplifting",
"affecting",
"inspiring",
"inspiriting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"stirring",
"touching",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"encouraging",
"fulfilling",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"heartening",
"heartwarming",
"rewarding",
"satisfying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralizing",
"depressing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"cheerless",
"disappointing",
"disgruntling",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"saddening",
"discomforting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting",
"cold",
"unfeeling",
"unfriendly",
"unkind",
"unloving",
"unpleasant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
],
"synonyms":[
"amping (up)",
"animating",
"bracing",
"energizing",
"filliping",
"firing",
"gingering (up)",
"invigorating",
"jazzing (up)",
"juicing up",
"jump-starting",
"livening (up)",
"pepping (up)",
"quickening",
"spiking",
"stimulating",
"vitalizing",
"vivifying",
"zipping (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arousing",
"awakening",
"awaking",
"raising",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"waking (up)",
"activating",
"actuating",
"driving",
"impelling",
"motivating",
"motiving",
"moving",
"propelling",
"charging",
"electrifying",
"galvanizing",
"enkindling",
"exciting",
"fermenting",
"fomenting",
"inciting",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"instigating",
"kindling",
"provoking",
"setting off",
"sparking",
"triggering",
"turning on",
"whipping (up)",
"abetting",
"boosting",
"buoying",
"cheering",
"emboldening",
"fortifying",
"heartening",
"infusing",
"inspiring",
"lifting",
"rallying",
"steeling",
"strengthening",
"reactivating",
"reanimating",
"reawakening",
"reawaking",
"recharging",
"recreating",
"reenergizing",
"re-energizing",
"refreshening",
"refreshing",
"regenerating",
"reinvigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"rekindling",
"renewing",
"restimulating",
"resurrecting",
"resuscitating",
"revitalizing",
"reviving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burning out",
"debilitating",
"doing in",
"draining",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"fatiguing",
"harassing",
"kayoing",
"knocking out",
"sapping",
"tuckering (out)",
"undermining",
"washing out",
"weakening",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying",
"checking",
"curbing",
"inhibiting",
"jading",
"quelling",
"quenching",
"repressing",
"restraining",
"slowing",
"stilling",
"stunting",
"suppressing",
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"antonyms":[
"dampening",
"damping",
"deadening",
"dulling",
"killing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enlarging (on or upon)":{
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"amplifying",
"developing",
"dilating (on or upon)",
"elaborating (on)",
"expanding",
"fleshing (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adding (to)",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"discoursing",
"expatiating",
"rambling",
"running on"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compressing",
"contracting",
"outlining",
"summarizing",
"summing up"
],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"condensing",
"shortening"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"enlistee":{
"as in volunteer":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"volunteer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conscript",
"draftee",
"inductee",
"selectee",
"levy",
"recruit",
"rookie"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enlace":{
"to cause to twine about one another":{
"examples":[
"enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband"
],
"synonyms":[
"entwine",
"implicate",
"interlace",
"intertwine",
"intertwist",
"interweave",
"inweave",
"lace",
"ply",
"twist",
"weave",
"wreathe",
"writhe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"braid",
"plait",
"plat",
"pleach",
"blend",
"fuse",
"join",
"link",
"mix"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disentangle",
"uncoil",
"untangle",
"untwine",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enliven":{
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
],
"synonyms":[
"amp (up)",
"animate",
"brace",
"energize",
"fillip",
"fire",
"ginger (up)",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"raise",
"rouse",
"stir",
"wake (up)",
"activate",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"motivate",
"motive",
"move",
"propel",
"charge",
"electrify",
"galvanize",
"enkindle",
"excite",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"instigate",
"kindle",
"provoke",
"set off",
"spark",
"trigger",
"turn on",
"whip (up)",
"abet",
"boost",
"buoy",
"cheer",
"embolden",
"fortify",
"hearten",
"infuse",
"inspire",
"lift",
"rally",
"steel",
"strengthen",
"reactivate",
"reanimate",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"recharge",
"recreate",
"reenergize",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"reinvigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"rekindle",
"renew",
"restimulate",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burn out",
"debilitate",
"do in",
"drain",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"harass",
"kayo",
"knock out",
"sap",
"tucker (out)",
"undermine",
"wash out",
"weaken",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary",
"check",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"jade",
"quell",
"quench",
"repress",
"restrain",
"slow",
"still",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"antonyms":[
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"kill"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlist (in)":{
"to become a member of":{
"examples":[
"young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers"
],
"synonyms":[
"enroll (in)",
"enter",
"join",
"sign on (for)",
"sign up (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reenlist",
"reenroll",
"reenter",
"rejoin",
"re-up",
"get in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drop out",
"quit",
"withdraw"
],
"antonyms":[
"demit"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlarges (on or upon)":{
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"amplifies",
"develops",
"dilates (on or upon)",
"elaborates (on)",
"expands",
"fleshes (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adds (to)",
"complements",
"supplements",
"discourses",
"expatiates",
"rambles",
"runs on"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compresses",
"contracts",
"outlines",
"summarizes",
"sums up"
],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"condenses",
"shortens"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"enlistments":{
"as in enrollments":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"enrollments",
"enrolments",
"baptisms",
"inaugurals",
"inaugurations",
"inductions",
"initiations",
"installations",
"installments",
"instalments",
"investitures",
"investments",
"promotions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharges",
"removals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in appointments , assignments":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"appointments",
"assignments",
"conscriptions",
"recruitments",
"employments",
"employs",
"engagements",
"hires",
"incumbencies",
"tenures",
"occupations",
"places",
"positions",
"posts",
"situations",
"works"
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"boots",
"discharges",
"dismissals",
"firings",
"removals",
"sacks",
"severances",
"demotions",
"suspensions",
"furloughs",
"layoffs",
"leaves",
"liberties",
"retirements"
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"noun"
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"militant",
"militarist",
"militaristic",
"warlike",
"paramilitary",
"GI",
"gladiatorial",
"mercenary",
"soldierly",
"naval",
"martial",
"military",
"service"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonmilitary",
"civil",
"civilian"
],
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},
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"impaneled",
"impanelled",
"empaneled",
"empanelled",
"inducted",
"enrolled",
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"listed",
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"registered",
"conscripted",
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"mustered",
"wait-listed",
"booked",
"scheduled",
"checked in"
],
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"delisted",
"checked off",
"excluded",
"expelled",
"expunged",
"rejected",
"omitted",
"overlooked"
],
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"employed",
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"contracted",
"jobbed",
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"advanced",
"promoted",
"upgraded",
"reemployed",
"re-employed",
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"re-engaged",
"rehired",
"headhunted",
"scouted",
"kept (on)"
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"axed",
"canned",
"discharged",
"dismissed",
"fired",
"sacked",
"furloughed",
"laid off",
"locked out"
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"type":[
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"verb"
]
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"to give information to":{
"examples":[
"the lecturer at the planetarium enlightened us about the latest astronomical discoveries"
],
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"acquaints",
"advises",
"apprises",
"briefs",
"catches up",
"clears",
"clues (in)",
"familiarizes",
"fills in",
"hips",
"informs",
"instructs",
"tells",
"verses",
"wises (up)"
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"advertises",
"alerts",
"notifies",
"announces (to)",
"discloses (to)",
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"certifies",
"convinces",
"reassures",
"warrants",
"educates",
"lectures",
"schools",
"teaches",
"tutors",
"disabuses",
"disenchants",
"disillusions",
"undeceives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misinforms",
"misleads"
],
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},
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
"examples":[
"many people around the world have been enlightened by the teachings of Gautama Buddha"
],
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"educates",
"illumes",
"illuminates",
"illumines",
"inspires",
"nurtures"
],
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"ennobles",
"enriches",
"ensouls",
"lifts",
"uplifts",
"betters",
"improves",
"regenerates",
"renews",
"transforms",
"exalts",
"glorifies",
"transfigures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuses",
"perplexes",
"puzzles",
"beclouds",
"clouds",
"darkens",
"obscures"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to cause to twine about one another":{
"examples":[
"enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband"
],
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"entwining",
"implicating",
"interlacing",
"intertwining",
"intertwisting",
"interweaving",
"inweaving",
"lacing",
"plying",
"twisting",
"weaving",
"wreathing",
"writhing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"braiding",
"plaiting",
"platting",
"pleaching",
"blending",
"fusing",
"joining",
"linking",
"mixing"
],
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"disentangling",
"uncoiling",
"untangling",
"untwining",
"unwinding"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"as the number of people with cell phones enlarges , more transmission towers will have to be built"
],
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"accelerating",
"accumulating",
"appreciating",
"ballooning",
"booming",
"building up",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"climbing",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"gaining",
"increasing",
"mounting",
"multiplying",
"mushrooming",
"proliferating",
"rising",
"rolling up",
"snowballing",
"spreading",
"swelling",
"waxing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jumping",
"rocketing",
"skyrocketing",
"surging",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"redoubling",
"blowing up",
"bulking",
"distending",
"inflating",
"puffing (up)",
"crescendoing",
"cresting",
"peaking"
],
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"antonyms":[
"contracting",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"receding",
"waning"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house"
],
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"accelerating",
"adding (to)",
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"boosting",
"building up",
"compounding",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"extending",
"hyping",
"increasing",
"multiplying",
"pumping up",
"raising",
"stoking",
"supersizing",
"swelling",
"upping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booming",
"jumping",
"skyrocketing",
"spiking",
"bumping (up)",
"ratcheting (up)",
"racheting (up)",
"blowing up",
"dilating",
"distending",
"inflating",
"drawing out",
"elongating",
"fleshing (out)",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"stretching",
"developing",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"beefing (up)",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"maximizing",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"collecting",
"following up",
"parlaying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"curtailing",
"shortening",
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"cutting back",
"retrenching"
],
"antonyms":[
"abating",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"minifying",
"reducing",
"subtracting (from)"
]
},
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
"examples":[
"like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about"
],
"synonyms":[
"discharging",
"disenthralling",
"disenthraling",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"manumitting",
"releasing",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bailing (out)",
"delivering",
"paroling",
"ransoming",
"redeeming",
"rescuing",
"saving",
"disembarrassing",
"disencumbering",
"disengaging",
"disentangling",
"extricating",
"unshackling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcuffing",
"manacling",
"shackling",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"committing",
"immuring",
"imprisoning",
"incarcerating",
"interning",
"jailing",
"locking (up)",
"conquering",
"enslaving",
"subduing",
"subjugating"
],
"antonyms":[
"binding",
"confining",
"enchaining",
"fettering",
"restraining"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlarge (on or upon)":{
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
"examples":[],
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"amplify",
"develop",
"dilate (on or upon)",
"elaborate (on)",
"expand",
"flesh (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"add (to)",
"complement",
"supplement",
"discourse",
"expatiate",
"ramble",
"run on"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compress",
"contract",
"outline",
"summarize",
"sum up"
],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"condense",
"shorten"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"enlargement":{
"as in close-up , blowup":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blowup",
"close-up",
"still",
"photo",
"photograph",
"pic",
"print",
"shot",
"snap",
"snapshot",
"telephoto",
"daguerreotype",
"ferrotype",
"monochrome",
"sepia",
"tintype"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in expansion , escalation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"escalation",
"expansion",
"creep",
"growth",
"rise",
"spread",
"amplification",
"distension",
"distention",
"inflation",
"doubling",
"quadrupling",
"tripling",
"accretion",
"accrual",
"augmentation",
"cumulation",
"accumulating",
"accumulation",
"addition",
"increase",
"multiplication",
"mushrooming",
"proliferation",
"extension",
"lengthening",
"boost",
"gain",
"hike",
"increment",
"rise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decrease",
"abatement",
"compressing",
"compression",
"condensation",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"constriction",
"contracting",
"contraction",
"diminishing",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"falloff",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"shrinking",
"retrenching",
"retrenchment",
"shortening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enlist":{
"as in induct , impanel":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"impanel",
"induct",
"enroll",
"enrol",
"inscribe",
"list",
"matriculate",
"register",
"conscript",
"draft",
"muster",
"wait-list",
"book",
"schedule",
"check in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delist",
"check off",
"exclude",
"expel",
"expunge",
"reject",
"omit",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in pay , recruit":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assume",
"employ",
"engage",
"fee",
"hire",
"lay on",
"pay",
"place",
"recruit",
"retain",
"sign (up or on)",
"take on",
"apprentice",
"contract",
"job",
"partner",
"subcontract",
"advance",
"promote",
"upgrade",
"reemploy",
"reengage",
"rehire",
"headhunt",
"scout",
"keep (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ax",
"axe",
"can",
"discharge",
"dismiss",
"fire",
"sack",
"furlough",
"lay off",
"lock out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlistees":{
"as in volunteers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"volunteers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conscripts",
"draftees",
"inductees",
"selectees",
"levies",
"recruits",
"rookies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enlisting":{
"as in inducting , impaneling":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"impaneling",
"impanelling",
"empaneling",
"empanelling",
"inducting",
"enrolling",
"inscribing",
"listing",
"matriculating",
"registering",
"conscripting",
"drafting",
"mustering",
"wait-listing",
"booking",
"scheduling",
"checking in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delisting",
"checking off",
"excluding",
"expelling",
"expunging",
"rejecting",
"omitting",
"overlooking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in paying , recruiting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assuming",
"employing",
"engaging",
"feeing",
"hiring",
"laying on",
"paying",
"placing",
"recruiting",
"retaining",
"signing (up or on)",
"taking on",
"apprenticing",
"contracting",
"jobbing",
"partnering",
"subcontracting",
"advancing",
"promoting",
"upgrading",
"reemploying",
"re-employing",
"reengaging",
"re-engaging",
"rehiring",
"headhunting",
"scouting",
"keeping (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"axing",
"canning",
"discharging",
"dismissing",
"firing",
"sacking",
"furloughing",
"laying off",
"locking out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlaces":{
"to cause to twine about one another":{
"examples":[
"enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband"
],
"synonyms":[
"entwines",
"implicates",
"interlaces",
"intertwines",
"intertwists",
"interweaves",
"inweaves",
"laces",
"plies",
"twists",
"weaves",
"wreathes",
"writhes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"braids",
"plaits",
"plats",
"pleaches",
"blends",
"fuses",
"joins",
"links",
"mixes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disentangles",
"uncoils",
"untangles",
"untwines",
"unwinds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlisted (in)":{
"to become a member of":{
"examples":[
"young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers"
],
"synonyms":[
"enrolled (in)",
"entered",
"joined",
"signed on (for)",
"signed up (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reenlisted",
"re-enlisted",
"reenrolled",
"re-enrolled",
"reentered",
"rejoined",
"re-upped",
"got in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dropped out",
"quit",
"quitted",
"withdrew"
],
"antonyms":[
"demitted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlightened":{
"as in educated , civilized":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"civilized",
"educated",
"enhanced",
"aged",
"grown",
"mature",
"matured",
"perfected",
"ripe",
"ripened",
"contemporary",
"current",
"cutting-edge",
"latest",
"leading-edge",
"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",
"improved",
"late",
"progressive",
"refined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backward",
"low",
"lower",
"nonprogressive",
"primitive",
"retarded",
"rude",
"rudimentary",
"undeveloped",
"green",
"immature",
"underdeveloped",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"underweight",
"unripe",
"unripened",
"savage",
"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"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give information to":{
"examples":[
"the lecturer at the planetarium enlightened us about the latest astronomical discoveries"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquainted",
"advised",
"apprised",
"briefed",
"caught up",
"cleared",
"clued (in)",
"familiarized",
"filled in",
"hipped",
"informed",
"instructed",
"told",
"versed",
"wised (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advertised",
"alerted",
"notified",
"announced (to)",
"disclosed (to)",
"assured",
"certified",
"convinced",
"reassured",
"warranted",
"educated",
"lectured",
"schooled",
"taught",
"tutored",
"disabused",
"disenchanted",
"disillusioned",
"undeceived"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misinformed",
"misled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
"examples":[
"many people around the world have been enlightened by the teachings of Gautama Buddha"
],
"synonyms":[
"edified",
"educated",
"illumed",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"inspired",
"nurtured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elevated",
"ennobled",
"enriched",
"ensouled",
"lifted",
"uplifted",
"bettered",
"improved",
"regenerated",
"renewed",
"transformed",
"exalted",
"glorified",
"transfigured"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confused",
"perplexed",
"puzzled",
"beclouded",
"clouded",
"darkened",
"obscured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enlisting (in)":{
"to become a member of":{
"examples":[
"young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers"
],
"synonyms":[
"enrolling (in)",
"entering",
"joining",
"signing on (for)",
"signing up (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reenlisting",
"re-enlisting",
"reenrolling",
"re-enrolling",
"reentering",
"rejoining",
"re-upping",
"getting in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dropping out",
"quitting",
"withdrawing"
],
"antonyms":[
"demitting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enlivenment":{
"as in excitement , animation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"animation",
"excitement",
"invigoration",
"stimulation",
"absorption",
"engagement",
"engrossment",
"immersion",
"involvement",
"amusement",
"entertainment",
"beguilement",
"bewitchment",
"captivation",
"enchantment",
"fascination",
"diversion",
"relief"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"boredom",
"doldrums",
"ennui",
"listlessness",
"restlessness",
"tedium",
"weariness",
"cheerlessness",
"dispiritedness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"languidness",
"languor",
"lassitude",
"lethargy",
"lifelessness",
"torpidity",
"torpor"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enlivens":{
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
],
"synonyms":[
"amps (up)",
"animates",
"braces",
"energizes",
"fillips",
"fires",
"gingers (up)",
"invigorates",
"jazzes (up)",
"juices up",
"jump-starts",
"livens (up)",
"peps (up)",
"quickens",
"spikes",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"vivifies",
"zips (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouses",
"awakens",
"awakes",
"raises",
"rouses",
"stirs",
"wakes (up)",
"activates",
"actuates",
"drives",
"impels",
"motivates",
"motives",
"moves",
"propels",
"charges",
"electrifies",
"galvanizes",
"enkindles",
"excites",
"ferments",
"foments",
"incites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"instigates",
"kindles",
"provokes",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"triggers",
"turns on",
"whips (up)",
"abets",
"boosts",
"buoys",
"cheers",
"emboldens",
"fortifies",
"heartens",
"infuses",
"inspires",
"lifts",
"rallies",
"steels",
"strengthens",
"reactivates",
"reanimates",
"reawakens",
"reawakes",
"recharges",
"recreates",
"reenergizes",
"refreshens",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"reinvigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"rekindles",
"renews",
"restimulates",
"resurrects",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burns out",
"debilitates",
"does in",
"drains",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"harasses",
"kayoes",
"knocks out",
"saps",
"tuckers (out)",
"undermines",
"washes out",
"weakens",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out",
"checks",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"jades",
"quells",
"quenches",
"represses",
"restrains",
"slows",
"stills",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"antonyms":[
"dampens",
"damps",
"deadens",
"dulls",
"kills"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}