ate: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ate
- state«Word Popularity Bar5/5
state
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
province.
- his state is in the deep south
- noun the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- the current state of knowledge
- his state of health
- in a weak financial state
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- moderate5/5
moderate
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
centrist; moderationist; middle of the roader.
- verb preside over
chair; lead.
- John moderated the discussion
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
- legitimate5/5
legitimate
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legalize; legitimise; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb show or affirm to be just and legitimate
- verb make legal
- elaborate5/5
elaborate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
- The bee elaborates honey
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- concentrate5/5
concentrate
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
dressed ore.
- noun a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
- accommodate5/5
accommodate
- verb be agreeable or acceptable to
fit; suit.
- This suits my needs
- verb make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
adapt.
- Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country
- verb be agreeable or acceptable to
- celebrate5/5
celebrate
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- verb have a celebration
fete.
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- translate5/5
translate
- verb restate (words) from one language into another language
render; interpret.
- I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
- Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
- She rendered the French poem into English
- He translates for the U.N.
- verb change from one form or medium into another
transform.
- Braque translated collage into oil
- verb restate (words) from one language into another language
- create5/5
create
- verb make or cause to be or to become
make.
- make a mess in one's office
- create a furor
- verb bring into existence
- The company was created 25 years ago
- He created a new movement in painting
- verb make or cause to be or to become
- appropriate5/5
appropriate
- verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
set aside; earmark; allow; reserve.
- I will earmark this money for your research
- She sets aside time for meditation every day
- verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture; conquer; seize.
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
- verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- date5/5
date
- noun the specified day of the month
day of the month.
- what is the date today?
- noun a participant in a date
escort.
- his date never stopped talking
- noun the specified day of the month
- separate5/5
separate
- noun a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
offprint; reprint.
- noun a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
- noun a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
- operate5/5
operate
- verb direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
run.
- She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
- verb perform as expected when applied
function; go; work; run.
- The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
- Does this old car still run well?
- This old radio doesn't work anymore
- verb direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- graduate5/5
graduate
- noun a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
alum; alumna; grad; alumnus.
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- noun a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- illustrate5/5
illustrate
- verb clarify by giving an example of
exemplify; instance.
- verb depict with an illustration
- verb clarify by giving an example of
- appreciate5/5
appreciate
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- verb be fully aware of; realize fully
take account.
- Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- eliminate5/5
eliminate
- verb terminate, end, or take out
extinguish; get rid of; do away with.
- Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
- Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
- eliminate my debts
- verb do away with
rid of; obviate.
- verb terminate, end, or take out
- certificate5/5
certificate
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
credential; credentials; certification.
- noun a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
security.
- he held several valuable securities
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- aggregate5/5
aggregate
- noun the whole amount
sum; total; totality.
- noun material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
- noun the whole amount
- locate5/5
locate
- verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
turn up.
- Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
- My search turned up nothing
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
situate.
- Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
- Locate the boundaries of the property
- verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
- coordinate5/5
coordinate
- noun a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
co-ordinate.
- verb bring order and organization to
organize; organise.
- Can you help me organize my files?
- noun a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
- chocolate5/5
chocolate
- noun a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
cocoa; drinking chocolate; hot chocolate.
- noun a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
- noun a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
- regulate5/5
regulate
- verb fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
modulate.
- regulate the temperature
- modulate the pitch
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
- mate5/5
mate
- noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship
first mate.
- noun a fellow member of a team
teammate.
- it was his first start against his former teammates
- noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- stimulate5/5
stimulate
- verb act as a stimulant
excite.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- verb cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
get; make; induce; have; cause.
- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
- My children finally got me to buy a computer
- My wife made me buy a new sofa
- verb act as a stimulant
- rate5/5
rate
- noun a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour
- the rate of change was faster than expected
- noun amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
charge per unit.
- a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
- noun a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- indicate5/5
indicate
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
bespeak; signal; betoken; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
show; designate; point.
- I showed the customer the glove section
- He pointed to the empty parking space
- he indicated his opponents
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
- plate5/5
plate
- noun (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
home; home base; home plate.
- he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
- noun a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
- noun (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
- climate5/5
climate
- noun the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
clime.
- the dank climate of southern Wales
- plants from a cold clime travel best in winter
- noun the prevailing psychological state
mood.
- the climate of opinion
- the national mood had changed radically since the last election
- noun the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
- adequate5/5
adequate
- adjective having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
equal.
- she had adequate training
- her training was adequate
- she was adequate to the job
- he was equal to the task
- adjective satellite sufficient for the purpose
decent; enough.
- an adequate income
- the food was adequate
- a decent wage
- enough food
- food enough
- adjective having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- estimate5/5
estimate
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approximation; estimation; idea.
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
estimation.
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- demonstrate5/5
demonstrate
- verb give an exhibition of to an interested audience
exhibit; demo; present; show.
- She shows her dogs frequently
- We will demo the new software in Washington
- verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
shew; show; establish; prove.
- The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
- The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
- verb give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- gate5/5
gate
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- noun a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
logic gate.
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- ultimate5/5
ultimate
- noun the finest or most superior quality of its kind
- the ultimate in luxury
- adjective furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
- the ultimate achievement
- the ultimate question
- man's ultimate destiny
- the ultimate insult
- one's ultimate goal in life
- noun the finest or most superior quality of its kind
- generate5/5
generate
- verb bring into existence
bring forth.
- The new manager generated a lot of problems
- The computer bug generated chaos in the office
- The computer generated this image
- The earthquake generated a tsunami
- verb give or supply
return; yield; render; give.
- The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
- This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
- The estate renders some revenue for the family
- verb bring into existence
- participate5/5
participate
- verb share in something
take part.
- verb become a participant; be involved in
enter.
- enter a race
- enter an agreement
- enter a drug treatment program
- enter negotiations
- verb share in something
- fate5/5
fate
- noun an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
destiny.
- noun the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
destiny.
- we are helpless in the face of destiny
- noun an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- candidate5/5
candidate
- noun a politician who is running for public office
nominee; campaigner.
- noun someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
prospect.
- noun a politician who is running for public office
- evaluate5/5
evaluate
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
measure; value; assess; valuate; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- verb form a critical opinion of
judge; pass judgment.
- I cannot judge some works of modern art
- How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- communicate5/5
communicate
- verb transmit information
put across; pass along; pass on; pass.
- Please communicate this message to all employees
- pass along the good news
- verb transmit thoughts or feelings
intercommunicate.
- He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist
- verb transmit information
- relate5/5
relate
- verb make a logical or causal connection
tie in; associate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
- verb be relevant to
touch on; pertain; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- verb make a logical or causal connection
- facilitate5/5
facilitate
- verb make easier
ease; alleviate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb be of use
help.
- This will help to prevent accidents
- verb make easier
- calculate5/5
calculate
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher; compute; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
- verb judge to be probable
figure; reckon; forecast; estimate; count on.
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
- intermediate5/5
intermediate
- noun a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; liaise; intercede; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- noun a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
- associate5/5
associate
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- he had to consult his associate before continuing
- noun a friend who is frequently in the company of another
familiar; comrade; fellow; companion.
- drinking companions
- comrades in arms
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- intimate5/5
intimate
- noun someone to whom private matters are confided
confidant.
- verb give to understand
insinuate; adumbrate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- noun someone to whom private matters are confided
- update5/5
update
- noun news that updates your information
- verb modernize or bring up to date
- We updated the kitchen in the old house
- noun news that updates your information
- investigate5/5
investigate
- verb investigate scientifically
look into.
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; enquire.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb investigate scientifically
- delicate5/5
delicate
- adjective exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- a delicate violin passage
- delicate china
- a delicate flavor
- the delicate wing of a butterfly
- adjective satellite marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- a surgeon's delicate touch
- adjective exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- advocate5/5
advocate
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocator; proponent; exponent.
- noun a lawyer who pleads cases in court
counsel; counselor-at-law; counsellor; pleader; counselor.
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- incorporate5/5
incorporate
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
integrate.
- She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
- verb include or contain; have as a component
comprise; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
- unfortunate5/5
unfortunate
- noun a person who suffers misfortune
unfortunate person.
- adjective not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
- an unfortunate turn of events
- an unfortunate decision
- unfortunate investments
- an unfortunate night for all concerned
- noun a person who suffers misfortune
- confederate5/5
confederate
- noun someone who assists in a plot
collaborator; partner in crime; henchman.
- noun a supporter of the Confederate States of America
- noun someone who assists in a plot
- alternate5/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- integrate5/5
integrate
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
incorporate.
- She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
- verb open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
desegregate; mix.
- This school is completely desegregated
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
- subordinate5/5
subordinate
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
underling; foot soldier; subsidiary.
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
hyponym; subordinate word.
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
- dominate5/5
dominate
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
prevail; reign; rule; predominate.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- verb be in control
- Her husband completely dominates her
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- initiate5/5
initiate
- noun someone new to a field or activity
tyro; novice; beginner; tiro.
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
savant; pundit; learned person.
- noun someone new to a field or activity
- mandate5/5
mandate
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
authorisation; authorization.
- noun a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
mandatory.
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
- late5/5
late
- adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- late evening
- late 18th century
- a late movie
- took a late flight
- had a late breakfast
- adjective satellite after the expected or usual time; delayed
tardy; belated.
- a belated birthday card
- I'm late for the plane
- the train is late
- tardy children are sent to the principal
- always tardy in making dental appointments
- adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- private5/5
private
- noun an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
common soldier; buck private.
- our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
- adjective confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
- a private place
- private discussions
- private lessons
- a private club
- a private secretary
- private property
- the former President is now a private citizen
- public figures struggle to maintain a private life
- noun an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
- corporate5/5
corporate
- adjective of or belonging to a corporation
- corporate rates
- corporate structure
- adjective satellite possessing or existing in bodily form
corporal; bodied; incarnate; embodied.
- what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare
- an incarnate spirit
- `corporate' is an archaic term
- adjective of or belonging to a corporation
- immediate5/5
immediate
- adjective satellite of the present time and place
- the immediate revisions
- adjective satellite very close or connected in space or time
contiguous.
- contiguous events
- immediate contact
- the immediate vicinity
- the immediate past
- adjective satellite of the present time and place
- estate5/5
estate
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- noun extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
land; demesne; landed estate; acres.
- the family owned a large estate on Long Island
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- debate5/5
debate
- noun a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
argumentation; argument.
- the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
- noun the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
public debate; disputation.
- noun a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- accurate5/5
accurate
- adjective conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
- an accurate reproduction
- the accounting was accurate
- accurate measurements
- an accurate scale
- adjective satellite (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
precise; exact.
- a precise image
- a precise measurement
- adjective conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
- hate5/5
hate
- noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
hatred.
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
detest.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
- noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
- desperate5/5
desperate
- noun a person who is frightened and in need of help
- they prey on the hopes of the desperate
- adjective satellite arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
despairing.
- a despairing view of the world situation
- the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal
- a desperate cry for help
- helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether
- her desperate screams
- noun a person who is frightened and in need of help
- substrate5/5
substrate
- noun the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
- noun a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
substratum.
- the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants
- noun the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
- deliberate5/5
deliberate
- verb think about carefully; weigh
moot; turn over; consider; debate.
- They considered the possibility of a strike
- Turn the proposal over in your mind
- verb discuss the pros and cons of an issue
debate.
- verb think about carefully; weigh
- negotiate5/5
negotiate
- verb discuss the terms of an arrangement
talk terms; negociate.
- They negotiated the sale of the house
- verb succeed in passing through, around, or over
negociate.
- The hiker negociated the high mountain pass
- verb discuss the terms of an arrangement
- approximate5/5
approximate
- verb be close or similar
come close.
- Her results approximate my own
- verb judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
judge; estimate; guess; gauge.
- I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
- verb be close or similar
- passionate5/5
passionate
- adjective having or expressing strong emotions
- adjective having or expressing strong emotions
- senate5/5
senate
- noun assembly possessing high legislative powers
- noun the upper house of the United States Congress
US Senate; United States Senate; U.S. Senate.
- noun assembly possessing high legislative powers
- inadequate5/5
inadequate
- adjective lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
unequal.
- inadequate training
- the staff was inadequate
- she was unequal to the task
- adjective satellite not sufficient to meet a need
poor; short.
- an inadequate income
- a poor salary
- money is short
- on short rations
- food is in short supply
- short on experience
- adjective lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
- template5/5
template
- noun a model or standard for making comparisons
templet; guide.
- noun a model or standard for making comparisons
- inappropriate5/5
inappropriate
- adjective not suitable for a particular occasion etc
- noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness
- inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach
- put inappropriate pressure on them
- adjective satellite not in keeping with what is correct or proper
unfitting; incompatible; out or keeping.
- completely inappropriate behavior
- adjective not suitable for a particular occasion etc
- fortunate5/5
fortunate
- adjective having unexpected good fortune
- other, less fortunate, children died
- a fortunate choice
- adjective satellite supremely favored
golden.
- golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust
- adjective having unexpected good fortune
- kate5/5
kate
(Zoöl.) The brambling finch.
- compensate4/5
compensate
- verb adjust for
even off; make up; counterbalance; even out; even up; correct.
- engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
- verb make amends for; pay compensation for
repair; indemnify; recompense.
- One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
- She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident
- verb adjust for
- terminate4/5
terminate
- verb bring to an end or halt
end.
- She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
- The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
- verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
stop; cease; finish; end.
- the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
- Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
- My property ends by the bushes
- The symphony ends in a pianissimo
- verb bring to an end or halt
- activate4/5
activate
- verb put in motion or move to act
touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb make active or more active
- activate an old file
- verb put in motion or move to act
- validate4/5
validate
- verb declare or make legally valid
formalize; formalise.
- verb prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
- verb declare or make legally valid
- accelerate4/5
accelerate
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; quicken.
- The car accelerated
- verb cause to move faster
speed up; speed.
- He accelerated the car
- verb move faster
- speculate4/5
speculate
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
- We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- elevate4/5
elevate
- verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
advance; upgrade; kick upstairs; promote; raise.
- John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
- Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
- I got promoted after many years of hard work
- verb raise from a lower to a higher position
get up; lift; bring up; raise.
- Raise your hands
- Lift a load
- verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- complicate4/5
complicate
- verb make more complicated
perplex.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- verb make more complex, intricate, or richer
rarify; elaborate; refine.
- refine a design or pattern
- verb make more complicated
- circulate4/5
circulate
- verb become widely known and passed on
spread; go around.
- the rumor spread
- the story went around in the office
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; disseminate; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb become widely known and passed on
- propagate4/5
propagate
- verb transmit from one generation to the next
- propagate these characteristics
- verb travel through the air
- sound and light propagate in this medium
- verb transmit from one generation to the next
- animate4/5
animate
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb give lifelike qualities to
animize; animise.
- animated cartoons
- verb heighten or intensify
- assimilate4/5
assimilate
- verb take up mentally
absorb; take in; ingest.
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
- verb become similar to one's environment
- Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly
- verb take up mentally
- decorate4/5
decorate
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- equate4/5
equate
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken; compare.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
correspond.
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- violate4/5
violate
- verb fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
go against; break.
- This sentence violates the rules of syntax
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; infract; break; offend; breach; transgress.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- verb fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- manipulate4/5
manipulate
- verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously
pull wires; pull strings.
- He manipulated public opinion in his favor
- verb hold something in one's hands and move it
- verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- penetrate4/5
penetrate
- verb pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
perforate.
- The bullet penetrated her chest
- verb come to understand
fathom; bottom.
- verb pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
- educate4/5
educate
- verb give an education to
- We must educate our youngsters better
- verb create by training and teaching
train; develop; prepare.
- The old master is training world-class violinists
- we develop the leaders for the future
- verb give an education to
- formulate4/5
formulate
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
explicate; develop.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
devise; contrive; invent; excogitate; forge.
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- cultivate4/5
cultivate
- verb foster the growth of
- verb prepare for crops
work; crop.
- Work the soil
- cultivate the land
- verb foster the growth of
- isolate4/5
isolate
- verb place or set apart
insulate.
- They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
- verb obtain in pure form
- The chemist managed to isolate the compound
- verb place or set apart
- dictate4/5
dictate
- noun an authoritative rule
- noun a guiding principle
- the dictates of reason
- noun an authoritative rule
- carbonate4/5
carbonate
- noun a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
- verb turn into a carbonate
- noun a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
- nitrate4/5
nitrate
- noun any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- verb treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
- nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol
- noun any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- sulfate4/5
sulfate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
sulphate.
- verb convert into a sulfate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
- alleviate4/5
alleviate
- verb provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage; relieve; palliate.
- This pill will relieve your headaches
- verb make easier
ease; facilitate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb provide physical relief, as from pain
- precipitate4/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- consolidate4/5
consolidate
- verb unite into one
- The companies consolidated
- verb make firm or secure; strengthen
- consolidate one's gains
- consolidate one's hold on first place
- verb unite into one
- mitigate4/5
mitigate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
extenuate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb make less severe or harsh
- mitigating circumstances
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- illuminate4/5
illuminate
- verb make lighter or brighter
light; illumine; light up; illume.
- This lamp lightens the room a bit
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; straighten out; elucidate; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make lighter or brighter
- desolate4/5
desolate
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon; desert; forsake.
- The mother deserted her children
- verb reduce in population
depopulate.
- The epidemic depopulated the countryside
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- degenerate4/5
degenerate
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
pervert; deviate; deviant.
- verb grow worse
drop; devolve; deteriorate.
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- liberate4/5
liberate
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
emancipate.
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; loose; free; release.
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
- eradicate4/5
eradicate
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; decimate; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; extirpate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb kill in large numbers
- conjugate4/5
conjugate
- noun a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
conjugate solution.
- verb unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
- noun a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
- pilate4/5
pilate
- noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
Pontius Pilate.
- noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
- phosphate4/5
phosphate
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
orthophosphate; inorganic phosphate.
- noun carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
- articulate4/5
articulate
- verb provide with a joint
joint.
- the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
- verb put into words or an expression
phrase; word; formulate; give voice.
- He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
- verb provide with a joint
- differentiate4/5
differentiate
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; distinguish; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- verb be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
distinguish; mark.
- His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
- verb mark as different
- anticipate4/5
anticipate
- verb regard something as probable or likely
expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- verb act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
forestall; counter; foresee.
- verb regard something as probable or likely
- tolerate4/5
tolerate
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; brook; support; put up; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- verb recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
- We must tolerate the religions of others
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- cooperate4/5
cooperate
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
collaborate; join forces; get together.
- The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
- We joined forces with another research group
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
- hesitate4/5
hesitate
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
waver; waffle.
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
- verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
pause.
- The speaker paused
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- appellate4/5
appellate
- adjective of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
appellant.
- appellate court
- adjective of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals)
- delegate4/5
delegate
- noun a person appointed or elected to represent others
- verb transfer power to someone
depute.
- noun a person appointed or elected to represent others
- duplicate4/5
duplicate
- noun something additional of the same kind
extra.
- he always carried extras in case of an emergency
- noun a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
duplication.
- he made a duplicate for the files
- noun something additional of the same kind
- accumulate4/5
accumulate
- verb get or gather together
amass; roll up; compile; collect; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb collect or gather
amass; gather; conglomerate; cumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb get or gather together
- designate4/5
designate
- verb assign a name or title to
denominate.
- verb give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
depute; assign; delegate.
- verb assign a name or title to
- rotate4/5
rotate
- verb turn on or around an axis or a center
revolve; go around.
- The Earth revolves around the Sun
- The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
- verb exchange on a regular basis
- We rotate the lead soprano every night
- verb turn on or around an axis or a center
- imitate4/5
imitate
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
copy; simulate.
- The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
- verb appear like, as in behavior or appearance
- Life imitate art
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- motivate4/5
motivate
- verb give an incentive for action
prompt; propel; incite; move; actuate.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb give an incentive for action
- navigate4/5
navigate
- verb travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
voyage; sail.
- The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
- verb act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
pilot.
- Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
- Who was navigating the ship during the accident?
- verb travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
- originate4/5
originate
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb bring into being
initiate; start.
- He initiated a new program
- Start a foundation
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- temperate4/5
temperate
- adjective (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
- a temperate region
- the temperate zones
- temperate plants
- adjective not extreme in behavior
- temperate in his habits
- a temperate response to an insult
- temperate in his eating and drinking
- adjective (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
- simulate4/5
simulate
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
imitate; copy.
- The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
- verb create a representation or model of
model.
- The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- allocate4/5
allocate
- verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
apportion.
- I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
- I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip
- verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
- migrate4/5
migrate
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
transmigrate.
- Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century
- This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries
- verb move periodically or seasonally
- birds migrate in the Winter
- The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
- literate4/5
literate
- noun a person who can read and write
literate person.
- adjective able to read and write
- noun a person who can read and write
- acetate4/5
acetate
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
ethanoate.
- noun a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate
acetate rayon.
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
- multivariate4/5
multivariate
- adjective satellite pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables
- adjective satellite pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables
- replicate4/5
replicate
- verb bend or turn backward
retroflex.
- verb reproduce or make an exact copy of
copy.
- replicate the cell
- copy the genetic information
- verb bend or turn backward
- pirate4/5
pirate
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiarist; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
buccaneer; sea robber; sea rover.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- collaborate4/5
collaborate
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
join forces; get together; cooperate.
- The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
- We joined forces with another research group
- verb cooperate as a traitor
- he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
- indeterminate4/5
indeterminate
- adjective not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
undetermined.
- of indeterminate age
- a zillion is a large indeterminate number
- an indeterminate point of law
- the influence of environment is indeterminate
- an indeterminate future
- adjective having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
- an indeterminate stem
- adjective not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
- primate4/5
primate
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch; high priest; prelate; archpriest.
- noun any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
- probate4/5
probate
- noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
probate will.
- noun the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
- noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
- affiliate4/5
affiliate
- noun a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- noun a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
- network affiliates
- noun a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- particulate4/5
particulate
- noun a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
particulate matter.
- adjective composed of distinct particles
- noun a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
- glutamate4/5
glutamate
- noun a salt or ester of glutamic acid
- noun a salt or ester of glutamic acid
- dedicate4/5
dedicate
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- determinate4/5
determinate
- adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- a determinate distance
- a determinate number
- determinate variations in animals
- adjective not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
- determinate growth
- adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- sulphate4/5
sulphate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
sulfate.
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
- magistrate4/5
magistrate
- noun a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
- noun a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
- predicate4/5
predicate
- noun (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
- `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
- noun one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
verb phrase.
- noun (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
- carbohydrate4/5
carbohydrate
- noun an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
saccharide; sugar.
- noun an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
- contemplate4/5
contemplate
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- contemplate one's navel
- verb consider as a possibility
- I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- affectionate4/5
affectionate
- adjective satellite having or displaying warmth or affection
lovesome; tender; fond; warm.
- affectionate children
- a fond embrace
- fond of his nephew
- a tender glance
- a warm embrace
- adjective satellite having or displaying warmth or affection
- inaccurate4/5
inaccurate
- adjective not exact
- an inaccurate translation
- the thermometer is inaccurate
- adjective not exact
- slate4/5
slate
- noun (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- noun thin layers of rock used for roofing
slating.
- noun (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- discriminate4/5
discriminate
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart.
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
single out; separate.
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
- correlate4/5
correlate
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
correlative.
- verb to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
- Do these facts correlate?
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
- compassionate4/5
compassionate
- verb share the suffering of
pity; condole with; sympathize with; feel for.
- adjective showing or having compassion
- heard the soft and compassionate voices of women
- verb share the suffering of
- mediate4/5
mediate
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
intermediate; liaise; intercede; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
- mediate between the old and the new
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- electorate4/5
electorate
- noun the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
- noun the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
- illegitimate4/5
illegitimate
- noun the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
bastard; whoreson; by-blow; illegitimate child; love child.
- adjective satellite contrary to or forbidden by law
illicit; outlaw; unlawful; outlawed.
- an illegitimate seizure of power
- illicit trade
- an outlaw strike
- unlawful measures
- noun the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- palate4/5
palate
- noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
roof of the mouth.
- noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
- surrogate4/5
surrogate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; alternate.
- noun a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
deputy.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- tate4/5
tate
- noun United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
Allen Tate; John Orley Allen Tate.
- noun United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
- perpetuate4/5
perpetuate
- verb cause to continue or prevail
- perpetuate a myth
- verb cause to continue or prevail
- inmate4/5
inmate
- noun one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
- noun a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
inpatient.
- noun one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
- emulate4/5
emulate
- verb strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
- He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister
- verb imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
- verb strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
- postulate4/5
postulate
- noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
posit.
- verb maintain or assert
contend.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- meditate4/5
meditate
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- verb think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
contemplate; study.
- He is meditating in his study
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
- proportionate4/5
proportionate
- adjective being in due proportion
- proportionate representation of a minority group
- adjective satellite agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
- adjective being in due proportion
- inanimate4/5
inanimate
- adjective belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
- the word `car' is inanimate
- adjective not endowed with life
nonliving; non-living.
- the inorganic world is inanimate
- inanimate objects
- adjective belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
- ornate4/5
ornate
- adjective satellite marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
flowery.
- a flowery speech
- ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
- adjective satellite marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
- prostate4/5
prostate
- noun a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
prostate gland.
- adjective relating to the prostate gland
prostatic.
- noun a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
- undergraduate4/5
undergraduate
- noun a university student who has not yet received a first degree
undergrad.
- noun a university student who has not yet received a first degree
- innate4/5
innate
- adjective not established by conditioning or learning
unconditioned; unlearned.
- an unconditioned reflex
- adjective satellite being talented through inherited qualities
born; natural.
- a natural leader
- a born musician
- an innate talent
- adjective not established by conditioning or learning
- intricate4/5
intricate
- adjective satellite having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
- intricate lacework
- adjective satellite having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
- disparate4/5
disparate
- adjective satellite fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
- such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing
- disparate ideas
- adjective satellite including markedly dissimilar elements
- a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers
- adjective satellite fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
- illiterate4/5
illiterate
- noun a person unable to read
illiterate person; nonreader.
- adjective not able to read or write
- noun a person unable to read
- doctorate4/5
doctorate
- noun one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
doctor's degree.
- noun one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
- underestimate4/5
underestimate
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underestimation; underreckoning; underrating.
- verb assign too low a value to
undervalue.
- Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- directorate4/5
directorate
- noun a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
board of directors.
- noun a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
- interstate4/5
interstate
- noun one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
interstate highway.
- adjective involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States
- Interstate Highway Commission
- interstate highways
- Interstate Commerce Commission
- interstate commerce
- noun one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
- disproportionate4/5
disproportionate
- adjective out of proportion
disproportional.
- adjective satellite not proportionate
- adjective out of proportion
- nate4/5
nate
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- dissipate3/5
dissipate
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel; scatter; break up; disperse.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
- verb move away from each other;
scatter; disperse; spread out.
- The crowds dispersed
- The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
- lactate3/5
lactate
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- grate3/5
grate
- noun a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
grating.
- noun a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
- noun a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- sate3/5
sate
- verb fill to satisfaction
satiate; replete; fill.
- I am sated
- verb fill to satisfaction
- disseminate3/5
disseminate
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse; circulate.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb cause to become widely known
- deteriorate3/5
deteriorate
- verb become worse or disintegrate
- His mind deteriorated
- verb grow worse
drop; devolve; degenerate.
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
- verb become worse or disintegrate
- exacerbate3/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- prostrate3/5
prostrate
- verb get into a prostrate position, as in submission
bow down.
- verb render helpless or defenseless
- They prostrated the enemy
- verb get into a prostrate position, as in submission
- regenerate3/5
regenerate
- verb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
renew.
- We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years
- They renewed their membership
- verb amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
- verb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
- alienate3/5
alienate
- verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
alien; disaffect; estrange.
- She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
- verb transfer property or ownership
alien.
- The will aliened the property to the heirs
- verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- invalidate3/5
invalidate
- verb declare invalid
annul; void; nullify; quash; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb make invalid for use
cancel.
- cancel cheques or tickets
- verb declare invalid
- evaporate3/5
evaporate
- verb lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
vaporise; vaporize.
- evaporate milk
- verb cause to change into a vapor
vaporise.
- The chemist evaporated the water
- verb lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
- frustrate3/5
frustrate
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- verb treat cruelly
bedevil; rag; crucify; dun; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- ameliorate3/5
ameliorate
- verb to make better
better; amend; meliorate; improve.
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
- verb get better
better; meliorate; improve.
- The weather improved toward evening
- verb to make better
- automate3/5
automate
- verb make automatic or control or operate automatically
automatise; automatize.
- automatize the production
- automate the movement of the robot
- verb make automatic or control or operate automatically
- aggravate3/5
aggravate
- verb make worse
worsen; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
exasperate; exacerbate.
- verb make worse
- disintegrate3/5
disintegrate
- verb break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
- The material disintegrated
- the group disintegrated after the leader died
- verb cause to undergo fission or lose particles
- verb break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
- obliterate3/5
obliterate
- verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
wipe out; kill.
- kill these lines in the President's speech
- verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
hide; obscure; veil; blot out.
- a hidden message
- a veiled threat
- verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
- insulate3/5
insulate
- verb protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
- We had his bedroom insulated before winter came
- verb place or set apart
isolate.
- They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
- verb protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
- contaminate3/5
contaminate
- verb make impure
foul; pollute.
- The industrial wastes polluted the lake
- verb make radioactive by adding radioactive material
- Don't drink the water--it's contaminated
- verb make impure
- inflate3/5
inflate
- verb exaggerate or make bigger
blow up; expand; amplify.
- The charges were inflated
- verb fill with gas or air
blow up.
- inflate a balloons
- verb exaggerate or make bigger
- reinstate3/5
reinstate
- verb restore to the previous state or rank
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reestablish.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb restore to the previous state or rank
- liquidate3/5
liquidate
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off; neutralize; do in; waste; neutralise.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
- verb eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay off.
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- profligate3/5
profligate
- noun a dissolute man in fashionable society
rake; rip; rakehell; blood; roue.
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
prodigal; squanderer.
- noun a dissolute man in fashionable society
- saturate3/5
saturate
- verb cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
- verb infuse or fill completely
impregnate.
- Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
- verb cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
- excavate3/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- deviate3/5
deviate
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
pervert; deviant; degenerate.
- verb turn aside; turn away from
divert.
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- donate3/5
donate
- verb give to a charity or good cause
- I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake
- donate money to the orphanage
- She donates to her favorite charity every month
- verb give to a charity or good cause
- frigate3/5
frigate
- noun a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- noun a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
- noun a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- delineate3/5
delineate
- verb show the form or outline of
define.
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
- verb determine the essential quality of
delimitate; delimit; specify; define.
- verb show the form or outline of
- ordinate3/5
ordinate
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
consecrate; ordain; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
- negate3/5
negate
- verb be in contradiction with
contradict; belie.
- verb deny the truth of
contradict; contravene.
- verb be in contradiction with
- modulate3/5
modulate
- verb change the key of, in music
- modulate the melody
- verb vary the pitch of one's speech
inflect; tone.
- verb change the key of, in music
- substantiate3/5
substantiate
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
affirm; support; confirm; corroborate; sustain.
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; incarnate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- infiltrate3/5
infiltrate
- verb cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- verb enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
penetrate.
- The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
- verb cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- evacuate3/5
evacuate
- verb move out of an unsafe location into safety
- After the earthquake, residents were evacuated
- verb empty completely
- evacuate the bottle
- verb move out of an unsafe location into safety
- escalate3/5
escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- populate3/5
populate
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
dwell; live; inhabit.
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
- verb fill with inhabitants
- populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- abate3/5
abate
- verb make less active or intense
slake; slack.
- verb become less in amount or intensity
die away; slack off; slack; let up.
- The storm abated
- The rain let up after a few hours
- verb make less active or intense
- refrigerate3/5
refrigerate
- verb preserve by chilling
- many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil
- verb cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
- refrigerate this medicine
- verb preserve by chilling
- irritate3/5
irritate
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- verb excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
- Aspirin irritates my stomach
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- annihilate3/5
annihilate
- verb kill in large numbers
carry off; decimate; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill in large numbers
- invertebrate3/5
invertebrate
- noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
- adjective lacking a backbone or spinal column
spineless.
- worms are an example of invertebrate animals
- noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
- hydrate3/5
hydrate
- noun any compound that contains water of crystallization
- verb supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance
- the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently
- noun any compound that contains water of crystallization
- rebate3/5
rebate
- noun a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
discount.
- noun a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
rabbet.
- noun a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
- dissociate3/5
dissociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb regard as unconnected
decouple.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb part; cease or break association with
- calibrate3/5
calibrate
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
fine-tune; graduate.
- calibrate an instrument
- graduate a cylinder
- verb mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
- he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- culminate3/5
culminate
- verb end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
climax.
- The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
- verb bring to a head or to the highest point
- Seurat culminated pointillism
- verb end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
- pomegranate3/5
pomegranate
- noun shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
Punica granatum; pomegranate tree.
- noun large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
- noun shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
- adjudicate3/5
adjudicate
- verb put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
judge; try.
- The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
- The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; decide.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- sedate3/5
sedate
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquilize; tranquillize; calm; tranquillise.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- adjective satellite characterized by dignity and propriety
staid.
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
- exterminate3/5
exterminate
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
kill off.
- Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
uproot; root out; extirpate; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
- agitate3/5
agitate
- verb try to stir up public opinion
stir up; foment.
- verb cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
commove; turn on; excite; charge up; charge; rouse.
- The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
- verb try to stir up public opinion
- attenuate3/5
attenuate
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy.
- verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- bate3/5
bate
- verb moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
- He bated his breath when talking about this affair
- capable of bating his enthusiasm
- verb flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
- verb moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
- aspirate3/5
aspirate
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- verb remove as if by suction
draw out; suck out.
- aspirate the wound
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- depreciate3/5
depreciate
- verb belittle
vilipend; deprecate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb lower the value of something
- The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
- verb belittle
- consecrate3/5
consecrate
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
ordinate; ordain; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
- irrigate3/5
irrigate
- verb supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
water.
- Water the fields
- verb supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
- irrigate the wound
- verb supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
- palpate3/5
palpate
- verb examine (a body part) by palpation
feel.
- The nurse palpated the patient's stomach
- The runner felt her pulse
- verb examine (a body part) by palpation
- syndicate3/5
syndicate
- noun a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
mob; family; crime syndicate.
- noun an association of companies for some definite purpose
consortium; pool.
- noun a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
- vertebrate3/5
vertebrate
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
craniate.
- adjective having a backbone or spinal column
- fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
- predominate3/5
predominate
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
dominate; prevail; reign; rule.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- verb appear very large or occupy a commanding position
tower; loom; hulk.
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- recreate3/5
recreate
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; reanimate; revive; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
play.
- On weekends I play
- The students all recreate alike
- verb give new life or energy to
- watergate3/5
watergate
- noun a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
Watergate scandal.
- noun a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
- crate3/5
crate
- noun a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
- noun the quantity contained in a crate
crateful.
- noun a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
- relocate3/5
relocate
- verb become established in a new location
- Our company relocated to the Midwest
- verb move or establish in a new location
- We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high
- verb become established in a new location
- silicate3/5
silicate
- noun a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- noun a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- situate3/5
situate
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
locate.
- Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
- Locate the boundaries of the property
- verb put (something somewhere) firmly
posit; fix; deposit.
- She posited her hand on his shoulder
- deposit the suitcase on the bench
- fix your eyes on this spot
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
- nominate3/5
nominate
- verb propose as a candidate for some honor
put up; put forward.
- verb put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
propose.
- The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
- verb propose as a candidate for some honor
- citrate3/5
citrate
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- verb cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- radiate3/5
radiate
- verb send out rays or waves
- The sun radiates heat
- verb send out real or metaphoric rays
- She radiates happiness
- verb send out rays or waves
- permeate3/5
permeate
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; interpenetrate; pervade; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
- verb pass through
filter; sink in; percolate.
- Water permeates sand easily
- verb spread or diffuse through
- authenticate3/5
authenticate
- verb establish the authenticity of something
- verb establish the authenticity of something
- fluctuate3/5
fluctuate
- verb cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
vacillate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
- vibrate3/5
vibrate
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
oscillate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- emanate3/5
emanate
- verb proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- Water emanates from this hole in the ground
- verb give out (breath or an odor)
exhale; give forth.
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- verb proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- incubate3/5
incubate
- verb grow under conditions that promote development
- verb sit on (eggs)
brood; cover; hatch.
- Birds brood
- The female covers the eggs
- verb grow under conditions that promote development
- proliferate3/5
proliferate
- verb grow rapidly
- Pizza parlors proliferate in this area
- verb cause to grow or increase rapidly
- We must not proliferate nuclear arms
- verb grow rapidly
- opiate3/5
opiate
- noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- caliphate3/5
caliphate
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
- noun the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community
- their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
- bivariate3/5
bivariate
- adjective having two variables
- bivariate binomial distribution
- adjective having two variables
- pate3/5
pate
- noun liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
- noun the top of the head
crown; poll.
- noun liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
- corroborate3/5
corroborate
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
affirm; substantiate; support; confirm; sustain.
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
- verb give evidence for
validate.
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- extricate3/5
extricate
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; disentangle.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
- laminate3/5
laminate
- noun a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
- verb create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
- noun a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
- fabricate3/5
fabricate
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- verb make up something artificial or untrue
manufacture; cook up; invent; make up.
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
- humiliate3/5
humiliate
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase; chagrin; mortify; humble.
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- spate3/5
spate
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a sudden forceful flow
rush; upsurge; surge.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- prelate3/5
prelate
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch; high priest; primate; archpriest.
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
- germinate3/5
germinate
- verb produce buds, branches, or germinate
shoot; bourgeon; sprout; spud; pullulate; burgeon forth.
- the potatoes sprouted
- verb work out
evolve; develop.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
- verb produce buds, branches, or germinate
- extrapolate3/5
extrapolate
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
generalize; infer; generalise.
- verb estimate the value of
interpolate.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
- segregate3/5
segregate
- noun someone who is or has been segregated
- verb separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
- This neighborhood is segregated
- We don't segregate in this county
- noun someone who is or has been segregated
- instantiate3/5
instantiate
- verb represent by an instance
- This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect
- verb find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
- The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect
- verb represent by an instance
- vulgate3/5
vulgate
An ancient Latin version of the Scripture, and the only version which the Roman Church admits to be authentic; -- so called from its common use in the Latin Church. ✍ The Vulgate was made by Jerome at the close of the 4th century. The Old Testament he translated mostly from the Hebrew and Chaldaic, and the New Testament he revised from an older Latin version. The Douay version, so called, is an English translation from the Vulgate. See Douay Bible .
- elongate3/5
elongate
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
stretch.
- stretch the fabric
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
linear.
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- filtrate3/5
filtrate
- noun the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
- verb remove by passing through a filter
filter; separate out; filter out; strain.
- filter out the impurities
- noun the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
- obligate3/5
obligate
- verb force somebody to do something
oblige; compel.
- We compel all students to fill out this form
- verb commit in order to fulfill an obligation
- obligate money
- verb force somebody to do something
- explicate3/5
explicate
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explain.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- apostate3/5
apostate
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
ratter; renegade; deserter; turncoat; recreant.
- adjective satellite not faithful to religion or party or cause
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- oxalate3/5
oxalate
- noun a salt or ester of oxalic acid
- noun a salt or ester of oxalic acid
- dilate3/5
dilate
- verb become wider
distend.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb become wider
- oscillate3/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- recuperate3/5
recuperate
- verb regain or make up for
recover; recoup.
- recuperate one's losses
- verb regain a former condition after a financial loss
go back; recover.
- We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90
- The company managed to recuperate
- verb regain or make up for
- intestate3/5
intestate
- adjective having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- he died intestate
- intestate property
- adjective having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- iterate3/5
iterate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb run or be performed again
- the function iterates
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- intemperate3/5
intemperate
- adjective (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes
- an intemperate climate
- intemperate zones
- adjective excessive in behavior
- intemperate rage
- adjective (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes
- inspectorate3/5
inspectorate
- noun a body of inspectors
- noun a body of inspectors
- hibernate3/5
hibernate
- verb sleep during winter
hole up.
- Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
- verb be in an inactive or dormant state
- verb sleep during winter
- orchestrate3/5
orchestrate
- verb write an orchestra score for
- verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organize; direct; organise; engineer; mastermind.
- he masterminded the robbery
- verb write an orchestra score for
- bicarbonate3/5
bicarbonate
- noun a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
hydrogen carbonate.
- noun a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
- incarnate3/5
incarnate
- verb make concrete and real
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; substantiate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb make concrete and real
- obstinate3/5
obstinate
- verb persist stubbornly
- he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
- adjective tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
stubborn; unregenerate.
- verb persist stubbornly
- immaculate3/5
immaculate
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
spick; speckless; spick-and-span; spic-and-span; spic; spotless.
- the apartment was immaculate
- in her immaculate white uniform
- a spick-and-span kitchen
- their spic red-visored caps
- adjective satellite free from stain or blemish
undefiled.
- adjective satellite completely neat and clean
- roommate3/5
roommate
- noun an associate who shares a room with you
roomie; roomy.
- noun an associate who shares a room with you
- collegiate3/5
collegiate
- adjective of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
collegial.
- collegiate living
- collegiate attitudes
- collegiate clothes
- adjective of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
- exaggerate3/5
exaggerate
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb do something to an excessive degree
overdo.
- He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- congratulate3/5
congratulate
- verb say something to someone that expresses praise
compliment.
- He complimented her on her last physics paper
- verb express congratulations
felicitate.
- verb say something to someone that expresses praise
- consummate3/5
consummate
- verb fulfill sexually
- consummate a marriage
- verb make perfect; bring to perfection
- verb fulfill sexually
- necessitate3/5
necessitate
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb cause to be a concomitant
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- commensurate3/5
commensurate
- adjective corresponding in size or degree or extent
- pay should be commensurate with the time worked
- adjective corresponding in size or degree or extent
- elucidate3/5
elucidate
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify; clear up.
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
- commemorate3/5
commemorate
- verb mark by some ceremony or observation
mark.
- The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
- verb call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
remember.
- We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
- Remember the dead of the First World War
- verb mark by some ceremony or observation
- considerate3/5
considerate
- adjective showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
- friends considerate enough to leave us alone
- adjective showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
- conglomerate3/5
conglomerate
- noun a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
pudding stone.
- noun a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
empire.
- noun a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
- protectorate3/5
protectorate
- noun a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
associated state.
- noun a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
- folate3/5
folate
- noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
vitamin M; vitamin Bc; pteroylmonoglutamic acid; folic acid; folacin; pteroylglutamic acid.
- noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
- intimidate3/5
intimidate
- verb make timid or fearful
- Her boss intimidates her
- verb to compel or deter by or as if by threats
restrain.
- verb make timid or fearful
- classmate3/5
classmate
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
schoolmate; class fellow; schoolfellow.
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
- reiterate3/5
reiterate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- stalemate3/5
stalemate
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; deadlock; standstill.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- methotrexate3/5
methotrexate
- noun toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
amethopterin; methotrexate sodium.
- noun toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis
- inordinate3/5
inordinate
- adjective satellite beyond normal limits
undue; excessive; unreasonable.
- excessive charges
- a book of inordinate length
- his dress stops just short of undue elegance
- unreasonable demands
- adjective satellite beyond normal limits
- interrogate3/5
interrogate
- verb transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
- verb pose a series of questions to
question.
- The suspect was questioned by the police
- We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion
- verb transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
- skate3/5
skate
- noun sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
- noun large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
- noun sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
- emigrate3/5
emigrate
- verb leave one's country of residence for a new one
- Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period
- verb leave one's country of residence for a new one
- legislate3/5
legislate
- verb make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
pass.
- They passed the amendment
- We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
- verb make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- laureate3/5
laureate
- noun someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
- adjective satellite worthy of the greatest honor or distinction
- The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub
- noun someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
- enumerate3/5
enumerate
- verb specify individually
recite; itemise; itemize.
- She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
- The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug
- verb determine the number or amount of
count; numerate; number.
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
- verb specify individually
- innovate3/5
innovate
- verb bring something new to an environment
introduce.
- A new word processor was introduced
- verb bring something new to an environment
- curate3/5
curate
- noun a person authorized to conduct religious worship
pastor; minister; rector; minister of religion; parson.
- clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
- noun a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- vindicate3/5
vindicate
- verb show to be right by providing justification or proof
justify.
- vindicate a claim
- verb maintain, uphold, or defend
- vindicate the rights of the citizens
- verb show to be right by providing justification or proof
- stipulate3/5
stipulate
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; specify; condition.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- verb give a guarantee or promise of
- They stipulated to release all the prisoners
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- neonate3/5
neonate
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
newborn; newborn baby; newborn infant.
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
- cognate3/5
cognate
- noun one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
blood relative; blood relation; sib.
- noun a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
cognate word.
- noun one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- retaliate3/5
retaliate
- verb take revenge for a perceived wrong
revenge; avenge.
- He wants to avenge the murder of his brother
- verb make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
strike back.
- The Empire strikes back
- The Giants struck back and won the opener
- The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
- verb take revenge for a perceived wrong
- narrate3/5
narrate
- verb provide commentary for a film, for example
- verb narrate or give a detailed account of
recite; tell; recount.
- Tell what happened
- The father told a story to his child
- verb provide commentary for a film, for example
- accentuate3/5
accentuate
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb put stress on; utter with an accent
stress; accent.
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
- verb to stress, single out as important
- congregate3/5
congregate
- verb come together, usually for a purpose
- The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve
- verb come together, usually for a purpose
- vacate3/5
vacate
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
give up; resign; renounce.
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
- verb leave behind empty; move out of
abandon; empty.
- You must vacate your office by tonight
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- assassinate3/5
assassinate
- verb murder; especially of socially prominent persons
- Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
- verb destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
- He assassinated his enemy's character
- verb murder; especially of socially prominent persons
- rehabilitate3/5
rehabilitate
- verb help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
- The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated
- After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated
- verb reinstall politically
- Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime
- verb help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
- inculcate3/5
inculcate
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
infuse; instill.
- inculcate values into the young generation
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
- condensate3/5
condensate
- noun a product of condensation
- noun atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
condensation.
- noun a product of condensation
- encapsulate3/5
encapsulate
- verb enclose in a capsule or other small container
- verb put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
capsulise; capsule; capsulize.
- capsulize the news
- verb enclose in a capsule or other small container
- irate3/5
irate
- adjective satellite feeling or showing extreme anger
ireful.
- irate protesters
- ireful words
- adjective satellite feeling or showing extreme anger
- inveterate3/5
inveterate
- adjective satellite habitual
chronic.
- a chronic smoker
- adverb in a habitual and longstanding manner
chronically.
- smoking chronically
- adjective satellite habitual
- placate3/5
placate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- celibate3/5
celibate
- noun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
- adjective satellite abstaining from sexual intercourse
continent.
- celibate priests
- noun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
- teammate3/5
teammate
- noun a fellow member of a team
mate.
- it was his first start against his former teammates
- noun a fellow member of a team
- restate3/5
restate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- cruciate3/5
cruciate
- adjective satellite shaped like a cross
cruciform.
- adjective satellite shaped like a cross
- magnate3/5
magnate
- noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman
business leader; tycoon; baron; power; king; mogul; top executive; big businessman.
- an oil baron
- noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman
- arbitrate3/5
arbitrate
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; intercede.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- promulgate3/5
promulgate
- verb state or announce
exclaim; proclaim.
- `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
- The King will proclaim an amnesty
- verb put a law into effect by formal declaration
- verb state or announce
- reciprocate3/5
reciprocate
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
- verb alternate the direction of motion of
- the engine reciprocates the propeller
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- urinate3/5
urinate
- verb pass after the manner of urine
- The sick men urinated blood
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- verb pass after the manner of urine
- gravitate3/5
gravitate
- verb move toward
- The conversation gravitated towards politics
- verb be attracted to
- Boys gravitate towards girls at that age
- verb move toward
- overstate3/5
overstate
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; exaggerate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- reevaluate3/5
reevaluate
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reassess.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- exudate3/5
exudate
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
exudation.
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exude; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
- caudate3/5
caudate
- noun a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
caudate nucleus.
- noun amphibians that resemble lizards
urodele.
- noun a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain
- confiscate3/5
confiscate
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; sequester; seize; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- adjective satellite surrendered as a penalty
forfeit; forfeited.
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- triumvirate3/5
triumvirate
- noun a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority
- noun a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority
- consulate3/5
consulate
- noun diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
- noun diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
- postgraduate3/5
postgraduate
- noun a student who continues studies after graduation
grad student; graduate student.
- adjective satellite of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
graduate.
- graduate courses
- noun a student who continues studies after graduation
- proximate3/5
proximate
- adjective closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
- news of his proximate arrival
- interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals
- adjective satellite very close in space or time
- proximate words
- proximate houses
- adjective closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
- expatriate3/5
expatriate
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expat.
- American expatriates
- verb expel from a country
exile; deport.
- The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- indiscriminate3/5
indiscriminate
- adjective satellite failing to make or recognize distinctions
- adjective not marked by fine distinctions
- indiscriminate reading habits
- an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles
- adjective satellite failing to make or recognize distinctions
- resonate3/5
resonate
- verb sound with resonance
vibrate.
- The sound resonates well in this theater
- verb be received or understood
come across.
- verb sound with resonance
- overestimate3/5
overestimate
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overappraisal; overestimation; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overrating; overestimation; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- implicate3/5
implicate
- verb bring into intimate and incriminating connection
- He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government
- verb impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
entail.
- What does this move entail?
- verb bring into intimate and incriminating connection
- effeminate3/5
effeminate
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
emasculate; cissy; sissyish; sissy; epicene; sissified.
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
- repudiate3/5
repudiate
- verb cast off
disown; renounce.
- She renounced her husband
- The parents repudiated their son
- verb refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
- The woman repudiated the divorce settlement
- verb cast off
- karate3/5
karate
- noun a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent
- noun a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent
- baccalaureate3/5
baccalaureate
- noun a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
- noun an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
bachelor's degree.
- noun a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
- dispassionate3/5
dispassionate
- adjective satellite unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
cold-eyed.
- a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact
- adjective satellite unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
- inarticulate3/5
inarticulate
- adjective without or deprived of the use of speech or words
unarticulate.
- inarticulate beasts
- remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal
- inarticulate with rage
- an inarticulate cry
- adjective without or deprived of the use of speech or words
- obviate3/5
obviate
- verb do away with
rid of; eliminate.
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; avoid; deflect; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
- verb do away with
- legate3/5
legate
- noun a member of a legation
official emissary.
- noun a member of a legation
- sultanate3/5
sultanate
- noun country or territory ruled by a sultan
- noun country or territory ruled by a sultan
- inchoate3/5
inchoate
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
incipient.
- incipient civil disorder
- an incipient tumor
- a vague inchoate idea
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
- playmate3/5
playmate
- noun a companion at play
playfellow.
- noun a companion at play
- penultimate3/5
penultimate
- noun the next to last syllable in a word
penult; penultima.
- adjective satellite next to the last
next-to-last.
- the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter
- the figures in the next-to-last column
- noun the next to last syllable in a word
- agate3/5
agate
- noun an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
- noun an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
- newgate3/5
newgate
- noun a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
- noun a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
- upstate3/5
upstate
- adverb in or toward the northern parts of a state
- he lives upstate New York
- adverb in or toward the northern parts of a state
- intercollegiate3/5
intercollegiate
- adjective satellite used of competition between colleges or universities
- intercollegiate basketball
- adjective satellite used of competition between colleges or universities
- pyruvate3/5
pyruvate
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- univariate3/5
- cate3/5
cate
Food. Obs. See Cates .
- aspartate3/5
aspartate
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- triphosphate3/5
triphosphate
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- cingulate3/5
cingulate
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- wingate3/5
- covariate3/5
covariate
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- methacrylate3/5
methacrylate
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- alginate3/5
alginate
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- valproate3/5
- lydgate3/5
- colgate3/5
colgate
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- ruminate2/5
ruminate
- verb chew the cuds
- cows ruminate
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- verb chew the cuds
- satiate2/5
satiate
- verb fill to satisfaction
sate; replete; fill.
- I am sated
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; glut; overeat; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
- verb fill to satisfaction
- luxuriate2/5
luxuriate
- verb become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
wanton.
- verb enjoy to excess
indulge.
- She indulges in ice cream
- verb become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- predate2/5
predate
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb come before
precede.
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- hecate2/5
hecate
- noun (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
- noun (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
- mutilate2/5
mutilate
- verb destroy or injure severely
mangle; cut up.
- The madman mutilates art work
- verb alter so as to make unrecognizable
murder; mangle.
- The tourists murdered the French language
- verb destroy or injure severely
- vitiate2/5
vitiate
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- verb make imperfect
impair; mar; deflower; spoil.
- nothing marred her beauty
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- regurgitate2/5
regurgitate
- verb pour or rush back
- The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle
- verb feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food
- many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest
- verb pour or rush back
- habituate2/5
habituate
- verb take or consume (regularly or habitually)
use.
- She uses drugs rarely
- verb make psychologically or physically used (to something)
accustom.
- She became habituated to the background music
- verb take or consume (regularly or habitually)
- inactivate2/5
inactivate
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
demobilise; demobilize.
- verb make inactive
deactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- lubricate2/5
lubricate
- verb have lubricating properties
- the liquid in this can lubricates well
- verb apply a lubricant to
lube.
- lubricate my car
- verb have lubricating properties
- deflate2/5
deflate
- verb collapse by releasing contained air or gas
- deflate a balloon
- verb release contained air or gas from
- deflate the air mattress
- verb collapse by releasing contained air or gas
- deactivate2/5
deactivate
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- The men were deactivated after five years of service
- verb make inactive
inactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- ventilate2/5
ventilate
- verb expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
vent; air out; air.
- air the old winter clothes
- air out the smoke-filled rooms
- verb expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
- Wheat should be well ventilated
- verb expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
- domesticate2/5
domesticate
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
naturalize; cultivate; tame; naturalise.
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
- verb overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
domesticize; domesticise; tame; reclaim.
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- sublimate2/5
sublimate
- noun the product of vaporization of a solid
- verb direct energy or urges into useful activities
- noun the product of vaporization of a solid
- amalgamate2/5
amalgamate
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
mix; unify; mingle; commix.
- resourcefully he mingled music and dance
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
amalgamated; fused; coalesced; consolidated.
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
- obfuscate2/5
obfuscate
- verb make obscure or unclear
- verb make obscure or unclear
- coagulate2/5
coagulate
- verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
clot.
- coagulated blood
- verb cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
clot.
- verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- incapacitate2/5
incapacitate
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable.
- disable this command on your computer
- verb injure permanently
handicap; disable; invalid.
- He was disabled in a car accident
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
- decelerate2/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- exasperate2/5
exasperate
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exacerbate.
- verb make furious
infuriate; incense.
- verb exasperate or irritate
- inebriate2/5
inebriate
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; sot; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- noun a chronic drinker
- instigate2/5
instigate
- verb provoke or stir up
set off; incite; stir up.
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
- verb serve as the inciting cause of
prompt; inspire.
- She prompted me to call my relatives
- verb provoke or stir up
- denigrate2/5
denigrate
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; derogate; belittle.
- Don't belittle his influence
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
sully; smirch; smear; defame; asperse; slander; calumniate; besmirch.
- The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
- pontificate2/5
pontificate
- noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church
papacy.
- verb administer a pontifical office
- noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church
- reverberate2/5
reverberate
- verb ring or echo with sound
ring; echo; resound.
- the hall resounded with laughter
- verb have a long or continuing effect
- The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life
- verb ring or echo with sound
- rejuvenate2/5
rejuvenate
- verb cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
- verb develop youthful topographical features
- the land rejuvenated
- verb cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
- immigrate2/5
immigrate
- verb migrate to a new environment
- only few plants can immigrate to the island
- verb introduce or send as immigrants
- Britain immigrated many colonists to America
- verb migrate to a new environment
- ejaculate2/5
ejaculate
- noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
semen; seminal fluid; seed; cum; come.
- verb utter impulsively
blurt; blurt out; blunder out; blunder.
- He blurted out the secret
- He blundered his stupid ideas
- noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
- understate2/5
understate
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; downplay; minimise.
- verb represent as less significant or important
- mutate2/5
mutate
- verb undergo mutation
- cells mutate
- verb undergo mutation
- truncate2/5
truncate
- verb replace a corner by a plane
- verb approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
- truncate a series
- verb replace a corner by a plane
- interpolate2/5
interpolate
- verb estimate the value of
extrapolate.
- verb insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
alter; falsify.
- verb estimate the value of
- novitiate2/5
novitiate
- noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
noviciate.
- noun someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
novice.
- noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
- potentiate2/5
potentiate
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- potentiate the drug
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- stagnate2/5
stagnate
- verb stand still
- Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
- verb cause to stagnate
- There are marshes that stagnate the waters
- verb stand still
- tabulate2/5
tabulate
- verb arrange or enter in tabular form
table; tabularise; tabularize.
- verb shape or cut with a flat surface
- verb arrange or enter in tabular form
- reactivate2/5
reactivate
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- abbreviate2/5
abbreviate
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten
- Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- carboxylate2/5
carboxylate
- verb treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- verb treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- chelate2/5
chelate
- noun a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
chelate compound.
- verb form a chelate, in chemistry
- noun a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
- turbinate2/5
turbinate
- noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
turbinate bone; turbinal.
- adjective of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
- noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
- striate2/5
striate
- verb mark with striae or striations
- adjective marked with stria or striations
- verb mark with striae or striations
- expiate2/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- equilibrate2/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- tartrate2/5
tartrate
- noun a salt or ester of tartaric acid
- noun a salt or ester of tartaric acid
- extirpate2/5
extirpate
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; deracinate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- derogate2/5
derogate
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; denigrate; belittle.
- Don't belittle his influence
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
- impregnate2/5
impregnate
- verb fill, as with a certain quality
infuse; tincture; instill.
- The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
- verb infuse or fill completely
saturate.
- Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
- verb fill, as with a certain quality
- roseate2/5
roseate
- adjective satellite of something having a dusty purplish pink color
rose; rosaceous.
- the roseate glow of dawn
- adjective satellite of something having a dusty purplish pink color
- palliate2/5
palliate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
extenuate; mitigate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage; relieve; alleviate.
- This pill will relieve your headaches
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- actuate2/5
actuate
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; incite; move.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb put in motion or move to act
- decimate2/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- castrate2/5
castrate
- noun a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
eunuch.
- eunuchs guarded the harem
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
emasculate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- noun a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
- dehydrate2/5
dehydrate
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
desiccate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
- verb remove water from
desiccate.
- All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
- pollinate2/5
pollinate
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
pollenate; cross-pollinate.
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
- amputate2/5
amputate
- verb remove surgically
cut off.
- amputate limbs
- verb remove surgically
- ungulate2/5
ungulate
- noun any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
hoofed mammal.
- adjective having or resembling hoofs
ungulated; hooved; hoofed.
- horses and other hoofed animals
- noun any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
- individuate2/5
individuate
- verb give individual character to
- verb give individual shape or form to
- Language that individuates his memories
- verb give individual character to
- inundate2/5
inundate
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
flood; deluge; swamp.
- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
- verb fill or cover completely, usually with water
submerge; deluge.
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- reticulate2/5
reticulate
- verb form a net or a network
- verb distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
- verb form a net or a network
- undulate2/5
undulate
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
ripple; riffle; ruffle; cockle.
- verb occur in soft rounded shapes
roll.
- The hills rolled past
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- foliate2/5
foliate
- verb hammer into thin flat foils
- foliate metal
- verb decorate with leaves
- verb hammer into thin flat foils
- irradiate2/5
irradiate
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
enlighten.
- verb cast rays of light upon
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
- aluminate2/5
aluminate
- noun a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
- noun a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
- intoxicate2/5
intoxicate
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
uplift; elate; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
- verb make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
inebriate; soak.
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- ligate2/5
ligate
- verb join letters in a ligature when writing
- verb bind chemically
- The enzyme ligated
- verb join letters in a ligature when writing
- bromate2/5
bromate
- verb react with bromine
brominate.
- verb treat with bromine
brominate.
- verb react with bromine
- redecorate2/5
redecorate
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- emasculate2/5
emasculate
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
castrate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- verb remove the testicles of a male animal
demasculinise; demasculinize; castrate.
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
- oxygenate2/5
oxygenate
- verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
oxygenise; aerate; oxygenize.
- oxygenate blood
- verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- incinerate2/5
incinerate
- verb become reduced to ashes
- The paper incinerated quickly
- verb cause to undergo combustion
burn.
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
- verb become reduced to ashes
- sophisticate2/5
sophisticate
- noun a worldly-wise person
man of the world.
- verb make less natural or innocent
- Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
- noun a worldly-wise person
- ablate2/5
ablate
- verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
- verb remove an organ or bodily structure
- verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
- extenuate2/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- methylphenidate2/5
methylphenidate
- noun central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children
Ritalin.
- noun central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children
- superordinate2/5
superordinate
- noun one of greater rank or station or quality
superior; higher-up.
- noun a word that is more generic than a given word
hypernym; superordinate word.
- noun one of greater rank or station or quality
- geniculate2/5
geniculate
- adjective satellite bent at a sharp angle
- adjective satellite bent at a sharp angle
- resuscitate2/5
resuscitate
- verb cause to regain consciousness
revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb return to consciousness
come to; revive.
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- renovate2/5
renovate
- verb restore to a previous or better condition
restitute.
- They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- verb make brighter and prettier
refurbish; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb restore to a previous or better condition
- recapitulate2/5
recapitulate
- verb summarize briefly
recap.
- Let's recapitulate the main ideas
- verb repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- verb summarize briefly
- emancipate2/5
emancipate
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
liberate.
- verb free from slavery or servitude
manumit.
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
- salicylate2/5
salicylate
- noun a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
- noun a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
- demarcate2/5
demarcate
- verb separate clearly, as if by boundaries
- verb set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
delimitate; delimit.
- verb separate clearly, as if by boundaries
- fascinate2/5
fascinate
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue.
- verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
grip; spellbind; transfix.
- The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
- verb cause to be interested or curious
- relegate2/5
relegate
- verb refer to another person for decision or judgment
submit; pass on.
- She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
- verb assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
bump; break; demote; kick downstairs.
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
- verb refer to another person for decision or judgment
- suffocate2/5
suffocate
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
asphyxiate; smother.
- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
- The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
- verb impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
stifle; asphyxiate; choke.
- The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- militate2/5
militate
- verb have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
- Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed
- verb have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
- perchlorate2/5
perchlorate
- noun a salt of perchloric acid
- noun a salt of perchloric acid
- reprobate2/5
reprobate
- noun a person without moral scruples
miscreant.
- verb reject (documents) as invalid
- noun a person without moral scruples
- conflate2/5
conflate
- verb mix together different elements
mix; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- verb mix together different elements
- triplicate2/5
triplicate
- noun one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
- verb reproduce threefold
- triplicate the letter for the committee
- noun one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
- distillate2/5
distillate
- noun a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
distillation.
- noun a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
- potentate2/5
potentate
- noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
dictator.
- noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- pyrophosphate2/5
pyrophosphate
- noun a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
- noun a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
- detonate2/5
detonate
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
explode; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
explode; blow up.
- the bomb detonated at noon
- The Molotov cocktail exploded
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- effectuate2/5
effectuate
- verb produce
set up; effect.
- The scientists set up a shock wave
- verb produce
- permanganate2/5
permanganate
- noun a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic
- noun a dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic
- acrylate2/5
acrylate
- noun a salt or ester of propenoic acid
propenoate.
- noun a salt or ester of propenoic acid
- devastate2/5
devastate
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
desolate; scourge; lay waste to; ravage; waste.
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
- verb overwhelm or overpower
- He was devastated by his grief when his son died
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- immoderate2/5
immoderate
- adjective beyond reasonable limits
- immoderate laughter
- immoderate spending
- adjective beyond reasonable limits
- innervate2/5
innervate
- verb supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
- verb stimulate to action
- innervate a muscle or a nerve
- verb supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
- officiate2/5
officiate
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- Who officiated at your wedding?
- verb perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
function.
- His wife officiated as his private secretary
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- captivate2/5
captivate
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
- procreate2/5
procreate
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
reproduce; multiply.
- The Bible tells people to procreate
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
- inoculate2/5
inoculate
- verb introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
- My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs
- verb introduce a microorganism into
- verb introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
- marinate2/5
marinate
- verb soak in marinade
marinade.
- marinade herring
- verb soak in marinade
- invigorate2/5
invigorate
- verb heighten or intensify
enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb give life or energy to
quicken.
- The cold water invigorated him
- verb heighten or intensify
- incriminate2/5
incriminate
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
imply; inculpate.
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
impeach; accuse; criminate.
- The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
- chromate2/5
chromate
- noun any salt or ester of chromic acid
- noun any salt or ester of chromic acid
- adsorbate2/5
adsorbate
- noun a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed
- adjective capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid
adsorbable.
- noun a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed
- borate2/5
borate
- noun a salt or ester of boric acid
- noun a salt or ester of boric acid
- reinvigorate2/5
reinvigorate
- verb impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
invigorate.
- Exercise is invigorating
- verb impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
- benzoate2/5
benzoate
- noun any salt or ester of benzoic acid
- noun any salt or ester of benzoic acid
- urate2/5
urate
- noun a salt of uric acid
- noun a salt of uric acid
- enunciate2/5
enunciate
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb express or state clearly
vocalize; vocalise; articulate.
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- interrelate2/5
interrelate
- verb be in a relationship with
relate.
- How are these two observations related?
- verb place into a mutual relationship
- I cannot interrelate these two events
- verb be in a relationship with
- arsenate2/5
arsenate
- noun a salt or ester of arsenic acid
- noun a salt or ester of arsenic acid
- insubordinate2/5
insubordinate
- adjective not submissive to authority
- a history of insubordinate behavior
- insubordinate boys
- adjective satellite disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
resistant; resistive.
- adjective not submissive to authority
- percolate2/5
percolate
- noun the product of percolation
- verb permeate or penetrate gradually
leach.
- the fertilizer leached into the ground
- noun the product of percolation
- chlorate2/5
chlorate
- noun any salt of chloric acid
- noun any salt of chloric acid
- sulfonate2/5
sulfonate
- noun a salt of sulphonic acid
- noun a salt of sulphonic acid
- isocyanate2/5
isocyanate
- noun a salt or ester of isocyanic acid
- noun a salt or ester of isocyanic acid
- fixate2/5
fixate
- verb attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
- He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40
- verb pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
- The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death
- verb attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
- alendronate2/5
alendronate
- noun a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
Fosamax.
- noun a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
- medicate2/5
medicate
- verb impregnate with a medicinal substance
- verb treat medicinally, treat with medicine
medicine.
- verb impregnate with a medicinal substance
- carbamate2/5
carbamate
- noun a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
- noun a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
- remediate2/5
remediate
- verb set straight or right
amend; repair; remedy; rectify.
- remedy these deficiencies
- rectify the inequities in salaries
- repair an oversight
- verb set straight or right
- copulate2/5
copulate
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
pair; couple; mate.
- Birds mate in the Spring
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
- desecrate2/5
desecrate
- verb violate the sacred character of a place or language
outrage; violate; profane.
- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
- verb remove the consecration from a person or an object
deconsecrate; unhallow.
- verb violate the sacred character of a place or language
- vaccinate2/5
vaccinate
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
inoculate; immunise; immunize.
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- agglomerate2/5
agglomerate
- noun volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
cumulus; pile; heap; mound; cumulation.
- noun volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
- thiocyanate2/5
thiocyanate
- noun a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur
- noun a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur
- indoctrinate2/5
indoctrinate
- verb teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples
- verb teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- nucleate2/5
nucleate
- verb form into a nucleus
- Some cells had nucleated
- adjective having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus
nucleated.
- nucleated cells
- verb form into a nucleus
- oxaloacetate2/5
oxaloacetate
- noun a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid
oxalacetate.
- noun a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid
- dichromate2/5
dichromate
- noun a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
bichromate.
- noun a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
- dislocate2/5
dislocate
- verb move out of position
splay; slip; luxate.
- dislocate joints
- the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
- verb put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
- The colonists displaced the natives
- verb move out of position
- copperplate2/5
copperplate
- noun a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
- noun a print made from an engraved copperplate
- noun a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
- faceplate2/5
faceplate
- noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
- noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
- eventuate2/5
eventuate
- verb come out in the end
- verb come out in the end
- vacillate2/5
vacillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
fluctuate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- interpenetrate2/5
interpenetrate
- verb penetrate mutually or be interlocked
permeate.
- The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; permeate; pervade; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
- verb penetrate mutually or be interlocked
- homogenate2/5
homogenate
- noun material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed)
- liver homogenate
- noun material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed)
- perforate2/5
perforate
- verb make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
punch.
- perforate the sheets of paper
- verb pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
penetrate.
- The bullet penetrated her chest
- verb make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- incarcerate2/5
incarcerate
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- monohydrate2/5
monohydrate
- noun a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound
- noun a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound
- acclimate2/5
acclimate
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimatize; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
- verb get used to a certain climate
- capitate2/5
capitate
- noun the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
os capitatum; capitate bone.
- adjective satellite being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
- noun the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
- sucralfate2/5
sucralfate
- noun medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it
Carafate.
- noun medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it
- isothiocyanate2/5
isothiocyanate
- noun a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations
- noun a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations
- borosilicate2/5
borosilicate
- noun a salt of boric and silicic acids
- noun a salt of boric and silicic acids
- prate2/5
prate
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
prattle; chin music; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- orthophosphate2/5
orthophosphate
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
phosphate; inorganic phosphate.
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
- antedate2/5
antedate
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb establish something as being earlier relative to something else
predate; foredate.
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- geminate2/5
geminate
- noun a doubled or long consonant
- the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate
- verb form by reduplication
reduplicate.
- The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
- The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
- noun a doubled or long consonant
- hamate2/5
hamate
- noun the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
hamate bone; unciform bone; os hamatum.
- noun the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
- serrate2/5
serrate
- verb make saw-toothed or jag the edge of
- serrate the edges of the teeth
- adjective satellite notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
toothed; serrated; notched; saw-toothed.
- verb make saw-toothed or jag the edge of
- paniculate2/5
paniculate
- adjective having a panicle
- adjective having a panicle
- hyperventilate2/5
hyperventilate
- verb produce hyperventilation in
- The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient
- verb breathe excessively hard and fast
- The mountain climber started to hyperventilate
- verb produce hyperventilation in
- polyphosphate2/5
polyphosphate
- noun a salt or ester of polyphosphoric acid
- noun a salt or ester of polyphosphoric acid
- titillate2/5
titillate
- verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
tickle; vellicate.
- verb excite pleasurably or erotically
- A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine
- verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
- reanimate2/5
reanimate
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; recreate; revive; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb give new life or energy to
- cremate2/5
cremate
- verb reduce to ashes
- Cremate a corpse
- verb reduce to ashes
- clofibrate2/5
clofibrate
- noun a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
Atromid-S.
- noun a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases
- vegetate2/5
vegetate
- verb lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
- verb establish vegetation on
- They vegetated the hills behind their house
- verb lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
- sorbate2/5
sorbate
- noun a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption
- noun a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption
- administrate2/5
administrate
- verb work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
administer.
- administer a program
- she administers the funds
- verb work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
- bichromate2/5
bichromate
- noun a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
dichromate.
- noun a salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
- testate2/5
testate
- noun a person who makes a will
testator.
- adjective having made a legally valid will before death
- noun a person who makes a will
- dentate2/5
dentate
- adjective satellite having toothlike projections in the margin
- adjective satellite having toothlike projections in the margin
- episcopate2/5
episcopate
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric; diocese.
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- inaugurate2/5
inaugurate
- verb commence officially
kick off.
- verb open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
- verb commence officially
- subjugate2/5
subjugate
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; quash; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb make subservient; force to submit or subdue
subject.
- verb put down by force or intimidation
- punctuate2/5
punctuate
- verb insert punctuation marks into
mark.
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb insert punctuation marks into
- conciliate2/5
conciliate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb come to terms
make up; patch up; settle; reconcile.
- After some discussion we finally made up
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- inviolate2/5
inviolate
- adjective satellite (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken
intact.
- she was intact, virginal
- adjective satellite must be kept sacred
inviolable; sacrosanct.
- adjective satellite (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken
- obdurate2/5
obdurate
- adjective satellite stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
unrepentant; obstinate; cussed.
- adjective satellite showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
flint; flinty; granitic; stony.
- his flinty gaze
- the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
- adjective satellite stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- perpetrate2/5
perpetrate
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
commit; pull.
- perpetrate a crime
- pull a bank robbery
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- palatinate2/5
palatinate
- noun a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
- noun a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
Pfalz.
- noun a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
- stellate2/5
stellate
- adjective satellite arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
radiate; radial.
- radial symmetry
- a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals
- many cities show a radial pattern of main highways
- adjective satellite arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
- reformulate2/5
reformulate
- verb formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
redevelop.
- verb formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
- arcuate2/5
arcuate
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
bowed; arched; arching; arciform; arced.
- an arched ceiling
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
- litigate2/5
litigate
- verb engage in legal proceedings
- verb institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
action; process; sue.
- He was warned that the district attorney would process him
- She actioned the company for discrimination
- verb engage in legal proceedings
- birthrate2/5
birthrate
- noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
birth rate; fertility; fertility rate; natality.
- noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
- exonerate2/5
exonerate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- shogunate2/5
shogunate
- noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
tyranny; absolutism; dictatorship; monocracy; Stalinism; authoritarianism; despotism; one-man rule; Caesarism; totalitarianism.
- noun a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
- masturbate2/5
masturbate
- verb stimulate sexually
- The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute
- verb get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
fuck off; wank; jerk off; she-bop; jack off.
- verb stimulate sexually
- collate2/5
collate
- verb compare critically; of texts
- verb to assemble in proper sequence
- collate the papers
- verb compare critically; of texts
- ovate2/5
ovate
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
- adjective satellite rounded like an egg
oval-shaped; prolate; ovoid; elliptic; elliptical; oval; egg-shaped; oviform.
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
- pastorate2/5
pastorate
- noun pastors collectively
- noun the position of pastor
pastorship.
- noun pastors collectively
- oblate2/5
oblate
- noun a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
- adjective having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
pumpkin-shaped.
- noun a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
- impersonate2/5
impersonate
- verb assume or act the character of
portray.
- She impersonates Madonna
- The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
- verb represent another person with comic intentions
- verb assume or act the character of
- boilerplate2/5
boilerplate
- noun standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
- noun thick plate iron used in the production of boilers
- noun standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
- nameplate2/5
nameplate
- noun a plate bearing a name
- noun a plate bearing a name
- ingratiate2/5
ingratiate
- verb gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- verb gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- variate2/5
variate
- noun a variable quantity that is random
chance variable; stochastic variable; variant; random variable.
- noun a variable quantity that is random
- emirate2/5
emirate
- noun the domain controlled by an emir
- noun the office of an emir
- noun the domain controlled by an emir
- procrastinate2/5
procrastinate
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
dillydally; dilly-dally; drag one's heels; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
- verb postpone or delay needlessly
- He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
- recalculate2/5
recalculate
- verb calculate anew
- The costs had to be recalculated
- verb calculate anew
- disassociate2/5
disassociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb part; cease or break association with
- lanceolate2/5
lanceolate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
lancelike.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
- remonstrate2/5
remonstrate
- verb argue in protest or opposition
- verb present and urge reasons in opposition
point out.
- verb argue in protest or opposition
- titrate2/5
titrate
- verb measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
- verb measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
- berate2/5
berate
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- verb censure severely or angrily
- lunate2/5
lunate
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
crescent-shaped; crescent; semilunar.
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
- reallocate2/5
reallocate
- verb allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
reapportion.
- Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data
- verb allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
- reintegrate2/5
reintegrate
- verb integrate again
- Russia must be reintegrated into Europe
- verb integrate again
- defecate2/5
defecate
- verb have a bowel movement
take a shit; crap; make; stool; ca-ca; take a crap; shit.
- The dog had made in the flower beds
- verb have a bowel movement
- checkmate2/5
checkmate
- noun complete victory
- noun a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
mate.
- noun complete victory
- excommunicate2/5
excommunicate
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
curse; unchurch.
- The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
- verb oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
- deprecate2/5
deprecate
- verb express strong disapproval of; deplore
- verb belittle
vilipend; depreciate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb express strong disapproval of; deplore
- schoolmate2/5
schoolmate
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
class fellow; classmate; schoolfellow.
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
- orientate2/5
orientate
- verb determine one's position with reference to another point
orient.
- We had to orient ourselves in the forest
- verb determine one's position with reference to another point
- concatenate2/5
concatenate
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- verb add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
- concatenate terms
- concatenate characters
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- desegregate2/5
desegregate
- verb open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
integrate; mix.
- This school is completely desegregated
- verb open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
- rabbinate2/5
rabbinate
- noun rabbis collectively
- noun the office or function of a rabbi
- noun rabbis collectively
- khanate2/5
khanate
- noun the realm of a khan
- noun the position of a khan
- noun the realm of a khan
- insensate2/5
insensate
- adjective devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
insentient.
- insentient (or insensate) stone
- adjective satellite without compunction or human feeling
cold; inhuman; cold-blooded.
- in cold blood
- cold-blooded killing
- insensate destruction
- adjective devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
- infuriate2/5
infuriate
- verb make furious
incense; exasperate.
- verb make furious
- shipmate2/5
shipmate
- noun an associate on the same ship with you
- noun an associate on the same ship with you
- extortionate2/5
extortionate
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
usurious; outrageous; exorbitant; unconscionable; steep.
- exorbitant rent
- extortionate prices
- spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
- usurious interest rate
- unconscionable spending
- adjective satellite greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- levirate2/5
levirate
- noun the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
- noun the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
- commiserate2/5
commiserate
- verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion
sympathize; sympathise.
- verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- maleate2/5
maleate
- noun a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation
- noun a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation
- endplate2/5
endplate
- noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
motor end plate; end-plate.
- noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
- pinnate2/5
pinnate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
pinnated.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
- exculpate2/5
exculpate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- ternate2/5
ternate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) consisting of three leaflets or sections
- salivate2/5
salivate
- verb produce saliva
- We salivated when he described the great meal
- verb be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
drool.
- She was salivating over the raise she anticipated
- verb produce saliva
- ambulate2/5
ambulate
- verb walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
- verb walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
- arrogate2/5
arrogate
- verb demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
claim; lay claim.
- He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
- Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
- verb make undue claims to having
assign.
- verb demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
- federate2/5
federate
- verb enter into a league for a common purpose
federalise; federalize.
- The republics federated to become the Soviet Union
- verb unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
federalise; federalize.
- The country was federated after the civil war
- verb enter into a league for a common purpose
- prolate2/5
prolate
- adjective having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
watermelon-shaped.
- a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis
- adjective satellite rounded like an egg
oval-shaped; ovate; ovoid; elliptic; elliptical; oval; egg-shaped; oviform.
- adjective having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
- triangulate2/5
triangulate
- verb divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
- triangulate the piece of cardboard
- verb measure by using trigonometry
- triangulate the angle
- verb divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
- ovulate2/5
ovulate
- verb produce and discharge eggs
- women ovulate about once every month
- verb produce and discharge eggs
- reincarnate2/5
reincarnate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
transmigrate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb cause to appear in a new form
renew.
- the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- expatiate2/5
expatiate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- ingrate2/5
ingrate
- noun a person who shows no gratitude
ungrateful person; thankless wretch.
- noun a person who shows no gratitude
- menstruate2/5
menstruate
- verb undergo menstruation
flow.
- She started menstruating at the age of 11
- verb undergo menstruation
- quadrate2/5
quadrate
- noun a cubelike object
- noun a square-shaped object
- noun a cubelike object
- pulsate2/5
pulsate
- verb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
throb; pulse.
- The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
- verb move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
beat; quiver.
- the city pulsated with music and excitement
- verb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
- circumnavigate2/5
circumnavigate
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
compass.
- We compassed the earth
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
- vicariate2/5
vicariate
- noun the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
vicarship.
- noun the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
- auscultate2/5
auscultate
- verb examine by auscultation
- verb examine by auscultation
- hydrolysate2/5
hydrolysate
- noun a product of hydrolysis
- noun a product of hydrolysis
- translocate2/5
translocate
- verb transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
- verb move from one place to another, especially of wild animals
- The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment
- verb transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
- billingsgate2/5
billingsgate
- noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
scurrility.
- noun foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
- ciliate2/5
ciliate
- noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran.
- adjective of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
cilial; ciliary.
- noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
- eluate2/5
eluate
- noun a liquid solution that results from elution
- noun a liquid solution that results from elution
- cumulate2/5
cumulate
- verb collect or gather
amass; gather; conglomerate; accumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb collect or gather
- hallucinate2/5
hallucinate
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- decerebrate2/5
decerebrate
- verb remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- verb remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
- decapitate2/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- decontaminate2/5
decontaminate
- verb rid of contamination
- The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city
- verb rid of contamination
- matriculate2/5
matriculate
- noun someone who has been admitted to a college or university
- verb enroll as a student
- noun someone who has been admitted to a college or university
- elate2/5
elate
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
intoxicate; uplift; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- gyrate2/5
gyrate
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
coil; spiral.
- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
- verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
reel; whirl; spin; spin around.
- The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
- acculturate2/5
acculturate
- verb assimilate culturally
- verb assimilate culturally
- inconsiderate2/5
inconsiderate
- adjective lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others
- shockingly inconsiderate behavior
- adjective satellite without proper consideration or reflection
unconsidered.
- slovenly inconsiderate reasoning
- unconsidered words
- prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions
- adjective lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others
- abdicate2/5
abdicate
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
renounce.
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- insinuate2/5
insinuate
- verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table
- verb give to understand
adumbrate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- breastplate2/5
breastplate
- noun armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
egis; aegis.
- noun armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
- abrogate2/5
abrogate
- verb revoke formally
- verb revoke formally
- disconsolate2/5
disconsolate
- adjective sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
unconsolable; inconsolable.
- inconsolable when her son died
- adjective satellite causing dejection
blue; dingy; drear; dreary; dark; gloomy; dismal; drab; sorry; grim.
- a blue day
- the dark days of the war
- a week of rainy depressing weather
- a disconsolate winter landscape
- the first dismal dispiriting days of November
- a dark gloomy day
- grim rainy weather
- adjective sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
- renegotiate2/5
renegotiate
- verb negociate anew
renegociate.
- The two warring parties will have to renegociate
- verb revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor
renegociate.
- We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down
- verb negociate anew
- patriarchate2/5
patriarchate
- noun the jurisdiction of a patriarch
- noun a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
patriarchy.
- noun the jurisdiction of a patriarch
- annotate2/5
annotate
- verb add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
footnote.
- The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel
- verb provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
comment; gloss.
- He annotated on what his teacher had written
- verb add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
- capitulate2/5
capitulate
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- venerate2/5
venerate
- verb regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
fear; revere; reverence.
- Fear God as your father
- We venerate genius
- verb regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
- tailgate2/5
tailgate
- noun a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
tailboard.
- verb follow at a dangerously close distance
- it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle
- noun a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
- propitiate2/5
propitiate
- verb make peace with
appease.
- verb make peace with
- barbiturate2/5
barbiturate
- noun organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
- noun organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
- repatriate2/5
repatriate
- noun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
- verb send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
- noun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
- unregenerate2/5
unregenerate
- adjective tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
stubborn; obstinate.
- adjective not reformed morally or spiritually
unregenerated.
- unregenerate human nature
- unregenerate conservatism
- adjective tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
- companionate2/5
companionate
- adjective satellite like a companion
- companionate marriage
- a companionate dog
- adjective satellite like a companion
- helpmate2/5
helpmate
- noun a helpful partner
helpmeet.
- noun a helpful partner
- organophosphate2/5
organophosphate
- noun an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
- noun an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
- indelicate2/5
indelicate
- adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
off-color; off-colour.
- an indelicate remark
- an off-color joke
- adjective lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
indecorous.
- indecorous behavior
- adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
- expropriate2/5
expropriate
- verb deprive of possessions
- The Communist government expropriated the landowners
- verb deprive of possessions
- licentiate2/5
licentiate
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- footplate2/5
footplate
- noun the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
- noun the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
- castigate2/5
castigate
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; chasten; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb inflict severe punishment on
- verb censure severely
- septate2/5
septate
- adjective of or relating to a septum
septal.
- adjective of or relating to a septum
- denominate2/5
denominate
- verb assign a name or title to
designate.
- verb assign a name or title to
- latinate2/5
latinate
- adjective derived from or imitative of Latin
- adjective derived from or imitative of Latin
- bifurcate2/5
bifurcate
- verb split or divide into two
- verb divide into two branches
- The road bifurcated
- verb split or divide into two
- supplicate2/5
supplicate
- verb ask humbly (for something)
- He supplicated the King for clemency
- verb make a humble, earnest petition
- supplicate for permission
- verb ask humbly (for something)
- preliterate2/5
preliterate
- adjective satellite not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
- adjective satellite used of a society that has not developed writing
nonliterate.
- adjective satellite not yet having acquired the ability to read and write
- levitate2/5
levitate
- verb cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
- The magician levitated the woman
- verb be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
hover.
- The guru claimed that he could levitate
- verb cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
- intubate2/5
intubate
- verb introduce a cannula or tube into
cannulise; canulate; cannulate; cannulize.
- Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck
- verb introduce a cannula or tube into
- disambiguate2/5
disambiguate
- verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
- Can you disambiguate this statement?
- verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
- hyphenate2/5
hyphenate
- verb divide or connect with a hyphen
hyphen.
- hyphenate these words and names
- verb divide or connect with a hyphen
- flagellate2/5
flagellate
- noun a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
mastigophoran; flagellate protozoan; flagellated protozoan; mastigophore.
- verb whip
scourge.
- The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
- noun a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
- uniate2/5
uniate
(Eccl.) A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively.
- overrate2/5
overrate
- verb make too high an estimate of
overestimate.
- He overestimated his own powers
- verb make too high an estimate of
- housemate2/5
housemate
- noun someone who resides in the same house with you
- noun someone who resides in the same house with you
- diplomate2/5
diplomate
- noun medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group
- noun medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group
- equivocate2/5
equivocate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; tergiversate; palter; prevaricate.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- hotplate2/5
hotplate
- noun a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm
hot plate.
- noun a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm
- importunate2/5
importunate
- adjective satellite expressing earnest entreaty
- an importunate job applicant
- adjective satellite expressing earnest entreaty
- incommensurate2/5
incommensurate
- adjective not corresponding in size or degree or extent
- a reward incommensurate with his effort
- adjective not corresponding in size or degree or extent
- sensate2/5
sensate
- adjective satellite having physical sensation
- sensate creatures
- adjective satellite having physical sensation
- deregulate2/5
deregulate
- verb lift the regulations on
- verb lift the regulations on
- dinoflagellate2/5
dinoflagellate
- noun chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
- noun chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
- semiprivate2/5
semiprivate
- adjective satellite confined to a small number of hospital patients
- semiprivate room
- adjective satellite confined to a small number of hospital patients
- underrate2/5
underrate
- verb make too low an estimate of
underestimate.
- he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
- Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
- verb make too low an estimate of
- margate2/5
margate
- noun a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil
Haemulon album.
- noun a grunt with a red mouth that is found from Florida to Brazil
- intrastate2/5
intrastate
- adjective relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state
- intrastate as well as interstate commerce
- adjective relating to or existing within the boundaries of a state
- imperforate2/5
imperforate
- adjective satellite not perforated; having no opening
- adjective satellite not perforated; having no opening
- insatiate2/5
insatiate
- adjective impossible to satisfy
insatiable; unsatiable.
- an insatiate appetite
- an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore
- his passion for work was unsatiable
- adjective impossible to satisfy
- leachate2/5
leachate
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- tractate2/5
tractate
A treatise; a tract; an essay. Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are translated. Hare.
- monophosphate2/5
monophosphate
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- polycarbonate2/5
polycarbonate
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- renate2/5
renate
Born again; regenerate; renewed. Obs. Beau & Fl.
- choate2/5
choate
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- dialysate2/5
- diphosphate2/5
diphosphate
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- succinate2/5
succinate
(Chem.) A salt of succinic acid.
- multistate2/5
- italianate2/5
italianate
To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize. R. Ascham.
- apostolate2/5
apostolate
The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship. Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. Jer. Taylor.
- ascorbate2/5
ascorbate
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- lysate2/5
lysate
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- propionate2/5
propionate
(Chem.) A salt of propionic acid.
- malate2/5
malate
(Chem.) A salt of malic acid.
- gluconate2/5
gluconate
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- microclimate2/5
microclimate
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- allstate2/5
allstate
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- phthalate2/5
phthalate
(Chem.) A salt of phthalic acid.
- innominate2/5
innominate
Having no name; unnamed; R. Ray.as, an .innominate person or place
- punctate2/5
punctate
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- formate2/5
formate
(Chem.) A salt of formic acid. Written also formiate .
- disaggregate2/5
disaggregate
To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component parts, as an aggregate mass.
- terephthalate2/5
terephthalate
(Chem.) A salt of terephthalic acid.
- butyrate2/5
butyrate
(Chem.) A salt of butyric acid.
- principate2/5
principate
Principality; supreme rule. Obs. Barrow.
- thiosulfate2/5
thiosulfate
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- birthdate2/5
birthdate
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- stearate2/5
stearate
(Chem.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium .stearates
- phosphorylate2/5
phosphorylate
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- fumarate2/5
fumarate
(Chem.) A salt of fumaric acid.
- titanate2/5
titanate
(Chem.) A salt of titanic acid.
- soulmate2/5
soulmate
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- palmitate2/5
palmitate
(Chem.) A salt of palmitic acid.
- diaconate2/5
diaconate
The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
- quantitate2/5
quantitate
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- superphosphate2/5
superphosphate
(Chem.) An acid phosphate.
- hydroxybutyrate2/5
hydroxybutyrate
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- cyanoacrylate2/5
cyanoacrylate
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- phytate2/5
phytate
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- uncinate2/5
uncinate
Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an .uncinate process
- strate2/5
strate
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- ramsgate2/5
- substate2/5
substate
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- baseplate2/5
baseplate
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- molybdate2/5
molybdate
(Chem.) A salt of molybdic acid.
- professoriate2/5
professoriate
The body of professors, or the professorial staff, in a university or college.
- abbate2/5
abbate
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- oleate2/5
oleate
(Chem.) A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of inunction.
- eigenstate2/5
eigenstate
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- repopulate2/5
repopulate
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- noncorporate2/5
- downstate2/5
downstate
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- imamate2/5
- casemate2/5
casemate
(Fort.) A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.
- scituate2/5
situate
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
locate.
- Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
- Locate the boundaries of the property
- verb put (something somewhere) firmly
posit; fix; deposit.
- She posited her hand on his shoulder
- deposit the suitcase on the bench
- fix your eyes on this spot
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
- aluminosilicate2/5
aluminosilicate
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- cryoprecipitate2/5
- phosphoenolpyruvate2/5
phosphoenolpyruvate
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- dihydrate2/5
- holgate2/5
- nondegenerate2/5
- phosphoglycerate2/5
phosphoglycerate
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- cellmate2/5
cellmate
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- potestate2/5
potestate
A chief ruler; a potentate. Obs. Wyclif. "An irous potestate." Chaucer.
- governorate2/5
governorate
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- patriciate2/5
patriciate
The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of patriarch. Milman.
- gallate2/5
gallate
(Chem.) A salt of gallic acid.
- accomodate2/5
accomodate
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- niobate2/5
niobate
(Chem.) Same as Columbate .
- persulfate2/5
- coate2/5
coat
- noun an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
- noun a thin layer covering something
coating.
- a second coat of paint
- noun an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
- discarnate2/5
discarnate
Stripped of flesh. Obs. "Discarnate bones." Glanvill.
- thiosulphate2/5
thiosulphate
(Chem.) A salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called hyposulphite .✍ The sodium salt called in photography by the name sodium hyposulphite, being used as a solvent for the excess of unchanged silver chloride, bromide, and iodide on the sensitive plate.
- recalibrate2/5
recalibrate
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- rehydrate2/5
rehydrate
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- instate2/5
instate
To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; Shak.as, to .instate a person in greatness or in favor
- dinitrate2/5
- multirate2/5
multirate
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- acetoacetate2/5
- superstate2/5
superstate
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- masticate1/5
masticate
- verb grind and knead
- masticate rubber
- verb chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
chew; manducate; jaw.
- He jawed his bubble gum
- Chew your food and don't swallow it!
- The cows were masticating the grass
- verb grind and knead
- aerate1/5
aerate
- verb expose to fresh air
air out; air.
- aerate your old sneakers
- verb aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
activate.
- verb expose to fresh air
- remunerate1/5
remunerate
- verb make payment to; compensate
compensate; recompense.
- My efforts were not remunerated
- verb make payment to; compensate
- inseminate1/5
inseminate
- verb place seeds in or on (the ground)
sow in; sow.
- sow the ground with sunflower seeds
- verb introduce semen into (a female)
fertilize; fertilise; fecundate.
- verb place seeds in or on (the ground)
- solvate1/5
solvate
- noun a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
- verb cause a solvation in (a substance)
- noun a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
- variegate1/5
variegate
- verb change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
- verb make something more diverse and varied
motley; vary.
- Vary the menu
- verb change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
- flocculate1/5
flocculate
- verb form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass
- the protoplasms flocculated
- verb cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate
- The chemist flocculated the suspended material
- verb form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass
- collimate1/5
collimate
- verb make or place parallel to something
parallel.
- They paralleled the ditch to the highway
- verb adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
- verb make or place parallel to something
- meliorate1/5
meliorate
- verb to make better
better; amend; ameliorate; improve.
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
- verb get better
better; ameliorate; improve.
- The weather improved toward evening
- verb to make better
- angulate1/5
angulate
- verb make or become angular
- adjective having angles or an angular shape
angular.
- verb make or become angular
- acetylate1/5
acetylate
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
acetylise; acetylize.
- the compounds acetylated
- verb introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
acetylise; acetylize.
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
- reflate1/5
reflate
- verb economics: experience reflation
- The economy reflated after the Fed took extreme measures
- verb economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
- These measures reflated the economy
- verb economics: experience reflation
- transubstantiate1/5
transubstantiate
- verb change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
- verb change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
transmute; transform.
- This experience transformed her completely
- She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture
- transubstantiate one element into another
- verb change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
- rusticate1/5
rusticate
- verb live in the country and lead a rustic life
- verb send to the country
- He was rusticated for his bad behavior
- verb live in the country and lead a rustic life
- hydrogenate1/5
hydrogenate
- verb combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
- verb combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
- fecundate1/5
fecundate
- verb make fertile or productive
fertilize; fertilise.
- The course fertilized her imagination
- verb introduce semen into (a female)
fertilize; fertilise; inseminate.
- verb make fertile or productive
- deconcentrate1/5
deconcentrate
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- decarboxylate1/5
decarboxylate
- verb lose a carboxyl group
- the compound decarboxylated
- verb remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
- verb lose a carboxyl group
- overcompensate1/5
overcompensate
- verb make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
compensate; cover.
- he is compensating for being a bad father
- verb make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
over-correct.
- verb make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- eviscerate1/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- debilitate1/5
debilitate
- verb make weak
enfeeble; drain.
- Life in the camp drained him
- verb make weak
- ulcerate1/5
ulcerate
- verb undergo ulceration
- Her stomach ulcerated
- verb affect with an ulcer
- Her stomach was ulcerated
- verb undergo ulceration
- chordate1/5
chordate
- noun any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
- noun any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
- clathrate1/5
clathrate
- adjective satellite having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
cancellate; cancellated.
- adjective satellite designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another
- adjective satellite having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
- prognosticate1/5
prognosticate
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
predict; anticipate; forebode; foretell; call; promise.
- Call the outcome of an election
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
- enervate1/5
enervate
- verb weaken mentally or morally
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; unsettle; unnerve.
- verb weaken mentally or morally
- fractionate1/5
fractionate
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- verb obtain by a fractional process
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- excoriate1/5
excoriate
- verb express strong disapproval of
decry; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
chafe.
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
- verb express strong disapproval of
- fumigate1/5
fumigate
- verb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
fume.
- verb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
- jubilate1/5
jubilate
- verb celebrate a jubilee
- verb to express great joy
exuberate; rejoice; exult; triumph.
- Who cannot exult in Spring?
- verb celebrate a jubilee
- depopulate1/5
depopulate
- verb reduce in population
desolate.
- The epidemic depopulated the countryside
- verb reduce in population
- decorticate1/5
decorticate
- verb remove the outer layer of
- decorticate a tree branch
- verb remove the cortex of (an organ)
- verb remove the outer layer of
- expectorate1/5
expectorate
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
drive out; clear out.
- This drug expectorates quickly
- verb discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
cough out; spit up; cough up; spit out.
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
- macerate1/5
macerate
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- verb become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- the tissue macerated in the water
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- noviciate1/5
noviciate
- noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
novitiate.
- noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
- workmate1/5
workmate
- noun a fellow worker
- noun a fellow worker
- desiccate1/5
desiccate
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
dehydrate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
- verb remove water from
dehydrate.
- All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
- sporulate1/5
sporulate
- verb produce spores
- plants sporulate
- verb convert into spores
- verb produce spores
- aguacate1/5
aguacate
- noun a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
alligator pear; avocado; avocado pear.
- noun a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
- aureate1/5
aureate
- adjective satellite elaborately or excessively ornamented
florid; flamboyant.
- flamboyant handwriting
- the senator's florid speech
- adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
gilded; gilt; gold; golden.
- long aureate (or golden) hair
- a gold carpet
- adjective satellite elaborately or excessively ornamented
- disincarnate1/5
disincarnate
- verb make immaterial; remove the real essence of
- verb make immaterial; remove the real essence of
- devaluate1/5
devaluate
- verb remove the value from; deprive of its value
devalue.
- verb lose in value
devalue; depreciate; undervalue.
- The dollar depreciated again
- verb remove the value from; deprive of its value
- capacitate1/5
capacitate
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- verb cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- enucleate1/5
enucleate
- verb remove the nucleus from (a cell)
- verb remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
- verb remove the nucleus from (a cell)
- desalinate1/5
desalinate
- verb remove salt from
desalinize; desalinise; desalt.
- desalinate water
- verb remove salt from
- subrogate1/5
subrogate
- verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
- verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
- indurate1/5
indurate
- verb become fixed or established
- indurated customs
- verb make hard or harder
harden.
- The cold hardened the butter
- verb become fixed or established
- chlorinate1/5
chlorinate
- verb treat or combine with chlorine
- chlorinated water
- verb disinfect with chlorine
- chlorinate a pool
- verb treat or combine with chlorine
- mandibulate1/5
mandibulate
- adjective having mandibles
- adjective having mandibles
- vanadate1/5
vanadate
- noun a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium
- noun a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium
- fulminate1/5
fulminate
- noun a salt or ester of fulminic acid
- verb criticize severely
rail.
- He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
- She railed against the bad social policies
- noun a salt or ester of fulminic acid
- pupate1/5
pupate
- verb develop into a pupa
- the insect larva pupate
- verb develop into a pupa
- adulterate1/5
adulterate
- verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
load; stretch; dilute; debase.
- adulterate liquor
- adjective satellite mixed with impurities
adulterated; debased.
- verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- connate1/5
connate
- adjective of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
- a connate tomato flower
- adjective satellite related in nature
cognate.
- connate qualities
- adjective of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
- pistillate1/5
pistillate
- adjective bearing or consisting of carpels
carpellate.
- adjective satellite having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant
- adjective bearing or consisting of carpels
- staminate1/5
staminate
- adjective satellite capable of fertilizing female organs
antheral.
- adjective satellite capable of fertilizing female organs
- gesticulate1/5
gesticulate
- verb show, express or direct through movement
motion; gesture.
- He gestured his desire to leave
- verb show, express or direct through movement
- imbricate1/5
imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- imbricate the roof tiles
- verb overlap
- The roof tiles imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- personate1/5
personate
- verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
pose; impersonate.
- She posed as the Czar's daughter
- verb attribute human qualities to something
personify.
- The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous
- verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
- exfoliate1/5
exfoliate
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- verb cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- granulate1/5
granulate
- verb form into grains
grain.
- verb become granular
grain.
- verb form into grains
- messmate1/5
messmate
- noun (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
- noun (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
- tungstate1/5
tungstate
- noun a salt of tungstic acid
- noun a salt of tungstic acid
- calumniate1/5
calumniate
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
sully; smirch; smear; defame; asperse; slander; denigrate; besmirch.
- The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- bitartrate1/5
bitartrate
- noun an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate
- noun an acid tartrate; a hydrogen tartrate
- xanthate1/5
xanthate
- noun a salt or ester of xanthic acid
- noun a salt or ester of xanthic acid
- tunicate1/5
tunicate
- noun primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
urochordate; urochord.
- noun primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
- demodulate1/5
demodulate
- verb extract information from a modulated carrier wave
- verb extract information from a modulated carrier wave
- criminate1/5
criminate
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
incriminate; impeach; accuse.
- The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
- verb rebuke formally
censure; reprimand.
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
- binucleate1/5
binucleate
- adjective having two nuclei
binucleated; binuclear.
- adjective having two nuclei
- quadruplicate1/5
quadruplicate
- noun any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly
- it was signed in quadruplicate
- verb reproduce fourfold
- quadruplicate the bill
- noun any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly
- transmigrate1/5
transmigrate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
reincarnate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
migrate.
- Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century
- This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- asphyxiate1/5
asphyxiate
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
suffocate; smother.
- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
- The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
- verb impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
stifle; suffocate; choke.
- The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- defoliate1/5
defoliate
- verb strip the leaves or branches from
- defoliate the trees with pesticides
- adjective satellite deprived of leaves
defoliated.
- verb strip the leaves or branches from
- suppurate1/5
suppurate
- verb cause to ripen and discharge pus
mature.
- The oil suppurates the pustules
- verb ripen and generate pus
fester; maturate.
- her wounds are festering
- verb cause to ripen and discharge pus
- disarticulate1/5
disarticulate
- verb separate at the joints
disjoint.
- disjoint the chicken before cooking it
- verb separate at the joints
- humate1/5
humate
- noun material that is high in humic acids
- noun material that is high in humic acids
- scintillate1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- inculpate1/5
inculpate
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
incriminate; imply.
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
- pedunculate1/5
pedunculate
- adjective having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
stalked.
- a pedunculate flower
- a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk
- adjective having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
- invaginate1/5
invaginate
- verb sheathe
- The chrysalis is invaginated
- verb fold inwards
introvert.
- some organs can invaginate
- verb sheathe
- reduplicate1/5
reduplicate
- verb form by reduplication
geminate.
- The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
- The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
- verb make or do or perform again
double; duplicate; repeat; replicate.
- He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
- verb form by reduplication
- ethanoate1/5
ethanoate
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
acetate.
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
- expurgate1/5
expurgate
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- adnate1/5
adnate
- adjective of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
- a calyx adnate to the ovary
- adjective of unlike parts or organs; growing closely attached
- hypothecate1/5
hypothecate
- verb pledge without delivery or title of possession
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; speculate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb pledge without delivery or title of possession
- manganate1/5
manganate
- noun a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion
- noun a salt of manganic acid containing manganese as its anion
- valuate1/5
valuate
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate; measure; value; assess; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- carafate1/5
carafate
- noun medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it
sucralfate.
- noun medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it
- constellate1/5
constellate
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
stud; dot.
- Hills constellated with lights
- verb come together as in a cluster or flock
cluster; flock; clump.
- The poets constellate in this town every summer
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
- maculate1/5
maculate
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
tarnish; sully; stain; defile.
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
- verb spot, stain, or pollute
defile; befoul; foul.
- The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
- verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
- coelenterate1/5
coelenterate
- noun radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
cnidarian.
- noun radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
- sequestrate1/5
sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
- verb keep away from others
- dedifferentiate1/5
dedifferentiate
- verb lose specialization in form or function
- verb lose specialization in form or function
- derate1/5
derate
- verb lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
- verb lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
- intercommunicate1/5
intercommunicate
- verb be interconnected, afford passage
- These rooms intercommunicate
- verb transmit thoughts or feelings
communicate.
- He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist
- verb be interconnected, afford passage
- stablemate1/5
stablemate
- noun a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person
stable companion.
- noun a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person
- negociate1/5
negociate
- verb be successful; achieve a goal
manage; bring off; carry off; pull off.
- She succeeded in persuading us all
- I managed to carry the box upstairs
- She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it
- The pianist negociated the difficult runs
- verb sell or discount
- negociate securities
- verb be successful; achieve a goal
- overpopulate1/5
overpopulate
- verb cause to have too great a population
- Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated
- verb cause to have too great a population
- baldpate1/5
baldpate
- noun a person whose head is bald
baldhead; baldy.
- noun a widgeon the male of which has a white crown
American widgeon; Anas americana.
- noun a person whose head is bald
- sanitate1/5
sanitate
- verb provide with sanitary facilities or appliances
- verb provide with sanitary facilities or appliances
- resinate1/5
resinate
- verb impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to
- Greek wines are often resinated
- verb impregnate with resin to give a special flavor to
- crenellate1/5
crenellate
- verb supply with battlements
crenel; crenelate.
- verb supply with battlements
- phonate1/5
phonate
- verb utter speech sounds
vocalize; vocalise.
- verb utter speech sounds
- emaciate1/5
emaciate
- verb cause to grow thin or weak
macerate; waste.
- The treatment emaciated him
- verb grow weak and thin or waste away physically
- She emaciated during the chemotherapy
- verb cause to grow thin or weak
- syncopate1/5
syncopate
- verb omit a sound or letter in a word
- syncopate a word
- verb modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
- verb omit a sound or letter in a word
- subluxate1/5
subluxate
- verb sprain or dislocate slightly
- subluxate the hip
- verb sprain or dislocate slightly
- edentate1/5
edentate
- noun primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
- adjective satellite having few if any teeth
edental; edentulate.
- anteaters are edentate animals
- noun primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
- insufflate1/5
insufflate
- verb breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
- verb treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
- verb breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
- reconsecrate1/5
reconsecrate
- verb consecrate anew, as after a desecration
- verb consecrate anew, as after a desecration
- fastigiate1/5
fastigiate
- adjective satellite having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)
- adjective satellite having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)
- catenate1/5
catenate
- verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
catenulate.
- verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
- bilabiate1/5
bilabiate
- adjective satellite having two lips
two-lipped.
- the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate
- adjective satellite having two lips
- floodgate1/5
floodgate
- noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
- noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
head gate; sluicegate; penstock; sluice valve; water gate.
- noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- notate1/5
notate
- verb put into notation, as of music or choreography; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"
- Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet
- verb put into notation, as of music or choreography; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"
- bidentate1/5
bidentate
- adjective satellite having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed
- adjective satellite having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed
- spatulate1/5
spatulate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
spatula-shaped.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
- cuneate1/5
cuneate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
wedge-shaped.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
- preponderate1/5
preponderate
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; overbalance; outbalance.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb weigh more heavily
- acuminate1/5
acuminate
- verb make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
- verb make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
- obovate1/5
obovate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
- lacerate1/5
lacerate
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- verb deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
- his lacerating remarks
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- collocate1/5
collocate
- verb have a strong tendency to occur side by side
- The words 'new' and 'world' collocate
- verb group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
chunk; lump.
- verb have a strong tendency to occur side by side
- numerate1/5
numerate
- verb determine the number or amount of
count; number; enumerate.
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
- verb read out loud as words written numbers
- verb determine the number or amount of
- immolate1/5
immolate
- verb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
- The Aztecs immolated human victims
- immolate the valuables at the temple
- verb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
- fornicate1/5
fornicate
- verb have sex without being married
- verb have sex without being married
- prorate1/5
prorate
- verb make a proportional settlement or distribution
- verb divide or assess proportionally
- The rent was prorated for the rest of the month
- verb make a proportional settlement or distribution
- rededicate1/5
rededicate
- verb dedicate anew
- They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country
- verb dedicate anew
- palmate1/5
palmate
- adjective satellite (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point
palm-shaped.
- adjective satellite (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin
- cheapskate1/5
cheapskate
- noun a miserly person
tightwad.
- noun a miserly person
- flatmate1/5
flatmate
- noun an associate who shares an apartment with you
- noun an associate who shares an apartment with you
- agglutinate1/5
agglutinate
- verb string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- verb clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
- verb string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- misappropriate1/5
misappropriate
- verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzle; defalcate; malversate; peculate.
- The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
- verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
- denticulate1/5
denticulate
- adjective satellite having a very finely toothed margin
- adjective satellite having a very finely toothed margin
- cordate1/5
cordate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
heart-shaped; cordiform.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
- intercalate1/5
intercalate
- verb insert (days) in a calendar
- verb insert (days) in a calendar
- contraindicate1/5
contraindicate
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- abominate1/5
abominate
- verb find repugnant
execrate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb find repugnant
- miscalculate1/5
miscalculate
- verb judge incorrectly
misestimate.
- I had misestimated his determination
- verb calculate incorrectly
misestimate.
- I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding
- verb judge incorrectly
- transudate1/5
transudate
- noun a substance that transudes
transudation.
- noun a substance that transudes
- pectinate1/5
pectinate
- adjective satellite like a comb
- adjective satellite like a comb
- superstrate1/5
superstrate
- noun any stratum or layer superimposed on another
superstratum.
- noun the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language
superstratum.
- noun any stratum or layer superimposed on another
- lobate1/5
lobate
- adjective having or resembling a lobe or lobes
lobated.
- a lobate tongue
- adjective satellite having deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other
lobed.
- adjective having or resembling a lobe or lobes
- dimenhydrinate1/5
dimenhydrinate
- noun antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
Dramamine.
- noun antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
- cogitate1/5
cogitate
- verb consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
- verb use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
cerebrate; think.
- I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
- verb consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
- trifoliate1/5
trifoliate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having three leaflets
trifoliated; trifoliolate.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having three leaflets
- gestate1/5
gestate
- verb have the idea for
conceive; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb be pregnant with
carry; have a bun in the oven; bear; expect.
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
- verb have the idea for
- execrate1/5
execrate
- verb find repugnant
abominate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
accurse; anathematise; anathemise; comminate; anathemize; anathematize.
- verb find repugnant
- palpitate1/5
palpitate
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
quiver; quake.
- His nostrils palpitated
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- tessellate1/5
tessellate
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
- triangles tessellate
- verb tile with tesserae
- tessellate the kitchen floor
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
- exhilarate1/5
exhilarate
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- verb fill with sublime emotion
- transliterate1/5
transliterate
- verb rewrite in a different script
transcribe.
- The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
- verb rewrite in a different script
- agnate1/5
agnate
- noun one related on the father's side
patrilineal sib; patrikin; patrilineal kin; patrisib.
- adjective satellite related on the father's side
agnatic; paternal.
- a paternal aunt
- noun one related on the father's side
- emarginate1/5
emarginate
- adjective satellite having a notched tip
- adjective satellite having a notched tip
- bipinnate1/5
bipinnate
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns)
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns)
- misfortunate1/5
misfortunate
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
poor; wretched; pathetic; pitiable; piteous; miserable; pitiful; hapless.
- a hapless victim
- miserable victims of war
- the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy
- piteous appeals for help
- pitiable homeless children
- a pitiful fate
- Oh, you poor thing
- his poor distorted limbs
- a wretched life
- adjective satellite deserving or inciting pity
- crenate1/5
crenate
- adjective satellite having a margin with rounded scallops
scalloped; crenated.
- adjective satellite having a margin with rounded scallops
- recidivate1/5
recidivate
- verb go back to bad behavior
retrogress; relapse; lapse; fall back; regress.
- Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
- verb go back to bad behavior
- kaopectate1/5
kaopectate
- noun trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
- noun trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
- pronate1/5
pronate
- verb turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
- verb turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
- nauseate1/5
nauseate
- verb upset and make nauseated
sicken; turn one's stomach.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
sicken; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
- verb upset and make nauseated
- summate1/5
summate
- verb determine the sum of
tot up; add up; sum; tally; tote up; tot; add; total; sum up; add together.
- Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
- verb form or constitute a cumulative effect
- verb determine the sum of
- peltate1/5
peltate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
shield-shaped.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
- confabulate1/5
confabulate
- verb unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; chitchat; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- verb unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
- costate1/5
costate
- adjective satellite (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
ribbed.
- adjective satellite having ribs
- adjective satellite (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
- oblanceolate1/5
oblanceolate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
- plicate1/5
plicate
- verb fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
pleat.
- verb fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
- premeditate1/5
premeditate
- verb consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
- premeditated murder
- verb think or reflect beforehand or in advance
- I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake
- verb consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
- circinate1/5
circinate
- adjective satellite shaped like a ring
ring-shaped; annulate; annulated; annular; doughnut-shaped; ringed.
- adjective satellite shaped like a ring
- sinuate1/5
sinuate
- adjective satellite curved or curving in and out
sinuous; wiggly.
- wiggly lines
- adjective satellite having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex
- adjective satellite curved or curving in and out
- speciate1/5
speciate
- verb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
specialise; specialize; differentiate.
- verb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- retranslate1/5
retranslate
- verb translate again
- verb translate again
- extravasate1/5
extravasate
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks
belch; erupt.
- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- cuspate1/5
cuspate
- adjective satellite having cusps or points
cuspidated; cuspidal; cuspated; cuspidate; cusped.
- adjective satellite having cusps or points
- bunkmate1/5
bunkmate
- noun someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
- noun someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
- infatuate1/5
infatuate
- verb arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
- His new car has infatuated him
- love has infatuated her
- verb arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
- perseverate1/5
perseverate
- verb psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus
- The subjects in this study perseverated
- verb psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus
- electroplate1/5
electroplate
- noun any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis
- verb coat with metal by electrolysis
- electroplate the watch
- noun any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis
- backdate1/5
backdate
- verb make effective from an earlier date
- The increase in tax was backdated to January
- verb make effective from an earlier date
- merthiolate1/5
merthiolate
- noun a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic
thimerosal; sodium ethylmercurithiosalicylate.
- noun a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic
- annunciate1/5
annunciate
- verb foreshadow or presage
herald; announce; foretell; harbinger.
- verb foreshadow or presage
- abnegate1/5
abnegate
- verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
deny.
- She denied herself wine and spirits
- verb surrender (power or a position)
- The King abnegated his power to the ministers
- verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
- rectorate1/5
rectorate
- noun the office or station of a rector
rectorship.
- noun the office or station of a rector
- secretariate1/5
secretariate
- noun an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
secretariat.
- noun an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
- deathrate1/5
deathrate
- noun the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
fatality rate; mortality rate; death rate; mortality.
- noun the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
- disorientate1/5
disorientate
- verb cause to be lost or disoriented
disorient.
- verb cause to be lost or disoriented
- crenulate1/5
crenulate
- adjective satellite having a margin with small rounded teeth
crenulated.
- a crenulate leaf
- adjective satellite having a margin with small rounded teeth
- trandate1/5
trandate
- noun antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
labetalol; Normodyne; labetalol hydrochloride.
- noun antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)
- vociferate1/5
vociferate
- verb utter in a very loud voice
shout out.
- They vociferated their demands
- verb utter in a very loud voice
- recriminate1/5
recriminate
- verb return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return
- verb return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return
- strangulate1/5
strangulate
- verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
strangle; throttle.
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
- verb constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
- verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- ideate1/5
ideate
- verb form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
conceive of; envisage; imagine.
- Can you conceive of him as the president?
- verb form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
- novate1/5
novate
- verb replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
- verb replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one
- ululate1/5
ululate
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
- verb emit long loud cries
- fellate1/5
fellate
- verb provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
blow; go down on; suck.
- verb provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- micturate1/5
micturate
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; urinate; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- verb eliminate urine
- annulate1/5
annulate
- adjective satellite shaped like a ring
ring-shaped; annulated; annular; doughnut-shaped; circinate; ringed.
- adjective satellite shaped like a ring
- tripinnate1/5
tripinnate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) thrice pinnate
tripinnated.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) thrice pinnate
- cuspidate1/5
cuspidate
- adjective satellite having cusps or points
cuspidated; cuspidal; cuspated; cuspate; cusped.
- adjective satellite having cusps or points
- divaricate1/5
divaricate
- verb branch off
- The road divaricates here
- verb spread apart
- divaricate one's fingers
- verb branch off
- apiculate1/5
apiculate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
- fimbriate1/5
fimbriate
- adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes
- adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes
- serrulate1/5
serrulate
- adjective satellite minutely serrated
- adjective satellite minutely serrated
- bilobate1/5
bilobate
- adjective satellite having two lobes
bilobated; bilobed.
- a bilobate leaf
- adjective satellite having two lobes
- sagittate1/5
sagittate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
arrow-shaped; sagittiform.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
- deracinate1/5
deracinate
- verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
uproot.
- The war uprooted many people
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; extirpate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- desquamate1/5
desquamate
- verb peel off in scales
peel off.
- dry skin desquamates
- verb peel off in scales
- dechlorinate1/5
dechlorinate
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- noncandidate1/5
noncandidate
- noun someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office
- noun someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office
- trilobate1/5
trilobate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes
three-lobed; trilobated; trilobed.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) divided into three lobes
- mistranslate1/5
mistranslate
- verb translate incorrectly
- verb translate incorrectly
- hastate1/5
hastate
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
spearhead-shaped.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
- lithonate1/5
lithonate
- noun a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
lithium carbonate; Lithane; Eskalith.
- noun a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
- consociate1/5
consociate
- verb bring or come into association or action
associate.
- The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
- verb bring or come into association or action
- corrugate1/5
corrugate
- verb fold into ridges
- corrugate iron
- verb fold into ridges
- postdate1/5
postdate
- verb be later in time
follow.
- Tuesday always follows Monday
- verb establish something as being later relative to something else
- verb be later in time
- expostulate1/5
expostulate
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- nonliterate1/5
nonliterate
- adjective satellite used of a society that has not developed writing
preliterate.
- adjective satellite used of a society that has not developed writing
- dissimulate1/5
dissimulate
- verb hide (feelings) from other people
- verb hide (feelings) from other people
- multinucleate1/5
multinucleate
- adjective having two or more nuclei
- adjective having two or more nuclei
- meprobamate1/5
meprobamate
- noun a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
Miltown; Meprin; Equanil.
- noun a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety
- prevaricate1/5
prevaricate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; equivocate; tergiversate; palter.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- orate1/5
orate
- verb talk pompously
- verb talk pompously
- bookplate1/5
bookplate
- noun a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
ex libris.
- noun a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
- guesstimate1/5
guesstimate
- noun an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
guestimate.
- verb estimate based on a calculation
- noun an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
- tollgate1/5
tollgate
- noun a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid
tollbar.
- noun a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid
- adumbrate1/5
adumbrate
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch; outline.
- sketch the outline of the book
- outline his ideas
- verb give to understand
insinuate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- decussate1/5
decussate
- verb cross or intersect so as to form a cross
- this nerve decussates the other
- the fibers decussate
- adjective satellite crossed or intersected in the form of an X
intersecting; intersectant.
- verb cross or intersect so as to form a cross
- felicitate1/5
felicitate
- verb express congratulations
congratulate.
- verb express congratulations
- circumvallate1/5
circumvallate
- verb surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
- verb surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
- misstate1/5
misstate
- verb state something incorrectly
- You misstated my position
- verb state something incorrectly
- backplate1/5
backplate
- noun plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
- noun plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
- predestinate1/5
predestinate
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain; predestine.
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
foreordained; predestined.
- his place in history was foreordained
- a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
- it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
- circumambulate1/5
circumambulate
- verb walk around something
walk around.
- verb walk around something
- cardinalate1/5
cardinalate
- noun cardinals collectively
- noun cardinals collectively
- uninucleate1/5
uninucleate
- adjective having one nucleus
- adjective having one nucleus
- chalybeate1/5
chalybeate
- adjective containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron
- adjective containing or impregnated with or tasting of iron
- pennate1/5
pennate
- adjective satellite having feathered wings
- adjective satellite having feathered wings
- bracteate1/5
bracteate
- adjective having bracts
bracted.
- adjective having bracts
- perambulate1/5
perambulate
- verb make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
- Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years
- verb walk with no particular goal
walk about; walk around.
- we were walking around in the garden
- after breakfast, she walked about in the park
- verb make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
- reorientate1/5
reorientate
- verb orient once again, after a disorientation
reorient.
- verb orient once again, after a disorientation
- defibrillate1/5
defibrillate
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- cannulate1/5
cannulate
- verb introduce a cannula or tube into
cannulise; intubate; canulate; cannulize.
- Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck
- verb introduce a cannula or tube into
- alate1/5
alate
- adjective satellite (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
alated.
- alate leaves
- alate seeds of a maple tree
- adjective satellite (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
- cerate1/5
cerate
- noun a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
- noun a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
- supinate1/5
supinate
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- matriarchate1/5
matriarchate
- noun a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
matriarchy.
- noun a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
- meclofenamate1/5
meclofenamate
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis
meclofenamate sodium; Meclomen.
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis
- itinerate1/5
itinerate
- verb travel from place to place, as for work
- an itinerating merchant
- verb travel from place to place, as for work
- papillate1/5
papillate
- adjective resembling or covered with papillae
- adjective resembling or covered with papillae
- alliterate1/5
alliterate
- verb use alliteration as a form of poetry
- verb use alliteration as a form of poetry
- labiate1/5
labiate
- adjective satellite having lips or parts that resemble lips
liplike.
- adjective satellite having lips or parts that resemble lips
- uncompassionate1/5
uncompassionate
- adjective lacking compassion or feeling for others
- nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare
- adjective lacking compassion or feeling for others
- silverplate1/5
silverplate
- verb plate with silver
silver-plate.
- silverplate a watch
- verb plate with silver
- carinate1/5
carinate
- noun birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
carinate bird; flying bird.
- adjective having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
ridged; keeled; carinated.
- a carinate sepal
- noun birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
- odonate1/5
odonate
- noun large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
- noun large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
- spectate1/5
spectate
- verb be a spectator in a sports event
- verb be a spectator in a sports event
- aculeate1/5
aculeate
- adjective having or resembling a stinger or barb
aculeated.
- aculeate insects such as bees and wasps
- adjective having or resembling a stinger or barb
- umbellate1/5
umbellate
- adjective bearing or consisting of or resembling umbels
umbellar.
- adjective satellite resembling an umbel in form
umbel-like.
- adjective bearing or consisting of or resembling umbels
- vituperate1/5
vituperate
- verb spread negative information about
vilify; rail; revile.
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
- verb spread negative information about
- asseverate1/5
asseverate
- verb state categorically
assert; maintain.
- verb state categorically
- commentate1/5
commentate
- verb make a commentary on
- verb serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting
- verb make a commentary on
- adulate1/5
adulate
- verb flatter in an obsequious manner
- verb flatter in an obsequious manner
- blate1/5
blate
- verb cry plaintively
bleat; blat; baa.
- The lambs were bleating
- adjective satellite disposed to avoid notice; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
bashful.
- they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it
- verb cry plaintively
- lychgate1/5
lychgate
- noun a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
lichgate.
- noun a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
- fibrillate1/5
fibrillate
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- His heart fibrillated and he died
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- doorplate1/5
doorplate
- noun a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there
- noun a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there
- tinplate1/5
tinplate
- noun a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins
tin plate.
- noun a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins
- semiliterate1/5
semiliterate
- adjective satellite literate but poorly informed
- adjective satellite barely able to read and write
- an semiliterate scrawl
- adjective satellite literate but poorly informed
- exarchate1/5
exarchate
- noun a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
eparchy.
- noun a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- triacetate1/5
triacetate
- noun cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film
cellulose triacetate.
- noun cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film
- antepenultimate1/5
antepenultimate
- noun the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
antepenult; antepenultima.
- adjective satellite third from last
- noun the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end
- interpellate1/5
interpellate
- verb question formally about policy or government business
- verb question formally about policy or government business
- falcate1/5
falcate
- adjective satellite curved like a sickle
sickle-shaped; falciform.
- a falcate leaf
- falcate claws
- the falcate moon
- adjective satellite curved like a sickle
- campanulate1/5
campanulate
- adjective shaped like a bell or campana
campanular; campanulated.
- campanulate flowers of the genus Campanula
- adjective shaped like a bell or campana
- tuberculate1/5
tuberculate
- adjective covered with tubercles
- adjective covered with tubercles
- innumerate1/5
innumerate
- adjective lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and methods
- adjective lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and methods
- biflagellate1/5
biflagellate
- adjective having two flagella
- a biflagellate zoospore
- adjective having two flagella
- paginate1/5
paginate
- verb number the pages of a book or manuscript
page; foliate.
- verb number the pages of a book or manuscript
- stomate1/5
stomate
- noun a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
stoma; pore.
- noun a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
- affricate1/5
affricate
- noun a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
affricative; affricate consonant.
- noun a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
- bicornuate1/5
bicornuate
- adjective satellite having two horns or horn-shaped parts
bicornate; bicornuous; bicorned; bicorn.
- a bicornuate uterus
- adjective satellite having two horns or horn-shaped parts
- unaffectionate1/5
unaffectionate
- adjective satellite lacking affection or warm feeling
detached; uncaring.
- an uncaring person
- adjective satellite lacking affection or warm feeling
- digitate1/5
digitate
- adjective satellite resembling a finger
fingerlike.
- digitate leaves of the horse chestnut
- adjective satellite resembling a finger
- rostrate1/5
rostrate
- adjective satellite having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis
- adjective satellite having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis
- diacetate1/5
- tribunate1/5
tribunate
The state or office of a tribune; tribuneship.
- metate1/5
metate
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- tristate1/5
tristate
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- tetrahydrofolate1/5
tetrahydrofolate
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- frate1/5
frate
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- deallocate1/5
deallocate
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- intraplate1/5
- catechumenate1/5
catechumenate
The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen.
- hakodate1/5
- cyanate1/5
cyanate
(Chem.) A salt of cyanic acid.
- trinitrate1/5
trinitrate
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- muriate1/5
muriate
(Chem.) A salt of muriatic hydrochloric acid; a chloride; as, .muriate of ammonia✍ This term, as also the word muriatic, was formerly applied to the chlorides before their true composition was understood, and while they were erroneously supposed to be compounds of an acid with an oxide. Muriate and muriatic are still occasionally used as commercial terms, but are obsolete in scientific language.
- yate1/5
yate
A gate. See 1st Obs. or Prov. Eng. Spenser.Gate .
- iodate1/5
iodate
(Chem.) A salt of iodic acid.
- intercorporate1/5
- recirculate1/5
recirculate
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- polysorbate1/5
polysorbate
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- raffinate1/5
- phosphonate1/5
phosphonate
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- enolate1/5
enolate
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- quate1/5
quate
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- perfusate1/5
- ultrafiltrate1/5
- valerate1/5
valerate
(Chem.) A salt of valeric acid.
- diphenoxylate1/5
- desaturate1/5
desaturate
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- marprelate1/5
- rearticulate1/5
rearticulate
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- reappropriate1/5
reappropriate
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- myristate1/5
myristate
(Chem.) A salt of myristic acid.
- selenate1/5
selenate
(Chem.) A salt of selenic acid; -- formerly called also seleniate .
- realestate1/5
- mononitrate1/5
- reeducate1/5
reeducate
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- postbaccalaureate1/5
postbaccalaureate
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- fugate1/5
- dimethoate1/5
- racemate1/5
racemate
(Chem.) A salt of racemic acid.
- microstate1/5
microstate
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- caseinate1/5
caseinate
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- malonate1/5
malonate
(Chem.) At salt of malonic acid.
- glycolate1/5
glycolate
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- cuprate1/5
cuprate
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- seatmate1/5
seatmate
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- procuratorate1/5
procuratorate
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- pantothenate1/5
- wate1/5
wate
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- trihydrate1/5
- hekate1/5
- photosynthate1/5
photosynthate
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- constate1/5
constate
To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove. F. P. Cobbe.
- periodate1/5
periodate
(Chem.) A salt of periodic acid.
- zirconate1/5
zirconate
(Chem.) A salt of zirconic acid.
- stylobate1/5
stylobate
(Arch.) The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Sub-base .
- derivate1/5
derivate
Derived; derivative. R. H. Taylor. --n. R.A thing derived; a derivative.
- cyclamate1/5
cyclamate
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- spartiate1/5
spartiate
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- cacodylate1/5
- enanthate1/5
enanthate
(Chem.) A salt of the supposed &oe;nanthic acid.
- amate1/5
amate
To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. Obs. or ArchaicThe Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.
- linoleate1/5
linoleate
(Chem.) A salt of linoleic acid.
- sulphonate1/5
sulphonate
(Chem.) A salt of sulphonic acid.
- collectorate1/5
collectorate
The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship.
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resituate
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- dithiocarbamate1/5
dithiocarbamate
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marquisate
The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.
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- reincorporate1/5
reincorporate
To incorporate again.
- revalidate1/5
revalidate
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- examinate1/5
examinate
A person subjected to examination. Obs. Bacon.
- pectate1/5
pectate
(Chem.) A salt of pectic acid.
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clavate
(Bot. & Zoöl.) Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker toward the top. See Illust. of Antennae .
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renunciate
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reinitiate
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bedmate
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herniate
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alkylate
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palaeoclimate
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passivate
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- reate1/5
reate
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- interdigitate1/5
interdigitate
To interweave. R.
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triradiate
Having three rays.
- guttate1/5
guttate
Spotted, as if discolored by drops.
- depauperate1/5
depauperate
To make poor; to impoverish. Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long, and bear large grain. Mortimer.
Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit. Jer. Taylor.
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littermate
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bisulfate
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resultate
A result. Obs. "The resultate of their counsil." BAcon.
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professorate
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immunoprecipitate
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virgate
(Bot.) Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
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presbyterate
A presbytery; also, presbytership. Heber.
- laurate1/5
laurate
(Chem.) A salt of lauric acid.
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cholate
(Chem.) A salt of cholic acid; as, sodium .cholate
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uniseriate
Having one line or series; uniserial. --U`ni*se"ri*ate*ly , adv.
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overstimulate
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- uncreate1/5
uncreate
To deprive of existence; to annihilate. Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know. Milton.
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sonicate
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- picrate1/5
picrate
(Chem.) A salt of picric acid.
- persulphate1/5
persulphate
(Chem.) A sulphate of the peroxide of any base. R.
- reinvestigate1/5
reinvestigate
To investigate again. --Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion n.
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demotivate
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cohabitate
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- sublate1/5
sublate
To take or carry away; to remove. R. E. Hall.
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cinnamate
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premedicate
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relitigate
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dephosphorylate
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petiolate
(Bot. & Zoöl.) Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; thepetiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera.
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methylate
(Chem.) An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium .methylate ,CH3ONa
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decompensate
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- taurocholate1/5
taurocholate
(Physiol. Chem.) A salt of taurocholic acid; as, sodium .taurocholate , which occurs in human bile
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figurate
Of a definite form or figure. Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not. Bacon.
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phyllosilicate
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tridentate
Having three teeth; three-toothed. Lee.
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playdate
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cocreate
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- phenolate1/5
phenolate
(Chem.) A compound of phenol analogous to a salt.
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delaminate
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- reassociate1/5
reassociate
To associate again; to bring again into close relatoins.
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remate
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cavitate
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reestimate
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mithridate
(Med.) An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor. [Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so effectual against the infection of vice. Southey.
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nobilitate
To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. Obs.
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astate
Estate; state. Obs. Chaucer.
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tripolyphosphate
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- seriate1/5
seriate
Arranged in a series or succession; pertaining to a series. --Se"ri*ate*ly , adv.
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- lifemate1/5
lifemate
Companion for life. Hawthorne.
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phorate
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triturate
To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
- carucate1/5
carucate
A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; -- by some said to be about 100 acres. Burrill.
- centuriate1/5
centuriate
Pertaining to, or divided into, centuries or hundreds. R. Holland.
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deescalate
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- runagate1/5
runagate
A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See Bunyan.Renegade .Wretched runagates from the jail. De Quincey.
Who has not been a runagate from duty? Hare.
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pixelate
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subdelegate
A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.
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pedicellate
Having a pedicel; supported by a pedicel.
- mandarinate1/5
mandarinate
The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China. S. W. Williams.
- lemniscate1/5
lemniscate
(Geom.) A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.
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myelinate
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metasilicate
(Chem.) A salt of metasilicic acid.
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postdoctorate
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coacervate
Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. R. Bacon.
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headgate
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delate
To carry; to convey. Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. Bacon.
- glycerate1/5
glycerate
(Chem.) A salt of glyceric acid.
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crewmate
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metropolitanate
The see of a metropolitan bishop. Milman.
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extubate
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transilluminate
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proletariate
The lower classes; beggars. "The Italian proletariate." J. A. Symonds.
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valvate
Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular.
- ingate1/5
ingate
Entrance; ingress. Obs.Which hath in charge the ingate of the year. Spenser.
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reinflate
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scate
See Skate , for the foot.
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redesignate
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- overate1/5
overeat
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; glut; satiate; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
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amirate
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metaphosphate
(Chem.) A salt of metaphosphoric acid.
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brigate
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vallate
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parate
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ferrate
(Chem.) A salt of ferric acid.
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bisulphate
(Chem.) A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice what it is in the normal sulphates; an acid sulphate.
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aminobenzoate
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tetrathionate
(Chem.) A salt of tetrathionic acid.
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renominate
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- tantalate1/5
tantalate
(Chem.) A salt of tantalic acid.
- tannate1/5
tannate
(Chem.) A salt of tannic acid.
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hydrolyzate
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- priorate1/5
priorate
The dignity, office, or government, of a prior. T. Warton.
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vulcanizate
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disaffiliate
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- prussiate1/5
prussiate
(Chem.) A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide.
- pulmonate1/5
pulmonate
(Zoöl.) (a) Having breathing organs that act as lungs. (b) Pertaining to the Pulmonata. --n. One of the Pulmonata.
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zacate
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coelomate
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mandelate
(Chem.) A salt of mandelic acid.
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facultate
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- antimonate1/5
antimonate
(Chem.) A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical. Written also antimoniate .
- significate1/5
significate
(Logic) One of several things signified by a common term. Whately.
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isocyanurate
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- memorate1/5
memorate
To commemorate. Obs.
- reconsolidate1/5
reconsolidate
To consolidate anew or again.
- desiderate1/5
desiderate
To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want. Pray have the goodness to point out one word missing that ought to have been there -- please to insert a desiderated stanza. You can not. Prof. Wilson.
Men were beginning . . . to desiderate for them an actual abode of fire. A. W. Ward.
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besylate
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bedplate
(Mach.) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate andsoleplate .
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protonate
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polyhydroxybutyrate
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coprecipitate
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precollegiate
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lignosulfonate
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subulate
Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.
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habitate
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- squamate1/5
squamate
Same as Squamose .
- caproate1/5
caproate
(Chem.) A salt of caproic acid.
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chloroacetate
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nodulate
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overcomplicate
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overelaborate
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fasciculate
Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.
- moate1/5
moat
- noun ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
fosse.
- noun ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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revaluate
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enculturate
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- ligulate1/5
ligulate
(Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.
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revegetate
To vegetate anew.
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reradiate
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patriate
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soleplate
(Mach.) (a) A bedplate; as, the .soleplate of a steam engine(b) The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket.
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officemate
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exstipulate
(Bot.) Having no stipules. Martyn.
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saccate
(Biol.) Having the form of a sack or pouch; furnished with a sack or pouch, as a petal.
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anticoagulate
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naphthalate
(Chem.) A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate. Obs.
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lamellate
Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennæ .
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drate
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mucronate
Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; --as, a .mucronate leafMu"cro*nate*ly , adv.
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stannate
(Chem.) A salt of stannic acid.
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decemvirate
The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.
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swate
imp. of Thomson.Sweat .
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reinnervate
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vizierate
The office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.
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optimate
Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy. R. --n. R. Chapman.A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city.
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duumvirate
The union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in ancient Rome.
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rugate
Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled. Dana.
- multidentate1/5
multidentate
Having many teeth, or toothlike processes.
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thalamostriate
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- ingenerate1/5
ingenerate
Generated within; inborn; innate; W. Wotton.as, .ingenerate powers of bodyThose virtues were rather feigned and affected . . . than true qualities ingenerate in his judgment. Bacon.
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hydroxylate
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- tenuate1/5
tenuate
To make thin; to attenuate. R.
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savate
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cavate
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octoate
(Chem.) A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.
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zincate
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noncarbonate
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- fenestrate1/5
fenestrate
Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes;fenestrate fronds.
- impropriate1/5
impropriate
To appropriate to one's self; to assume. Obs.To impropriate the thanks to himself. Bacon.
- misallocate1/5
misallocate
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biseriate
In two rows or series.
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exponentiate
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- jugate1/5
jugate
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portate
(Her.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross .portate
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- ruinate1/5
ruinate
To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin. I will not ruinate my fther's house. Shak.
Ruinating thereby the health of their bodies. Burton.
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gerate
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- increate1/5
increate
To create within. R.
- glycocholate1/5
glycocholate
(Physiol. Chem.) A salt of glycocholic acid; as, sodium .glycocholate
- bipennate1/5
bipennate
Having two wings. "Bipennated insects." Derham.
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unoriginate
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excarnate
To deprive or clear of flesh. Grew.
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intrate
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applicate
Applied or put to some use. Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements. I. Taylor.
- hydrochlorate1/5
hydrochlorate
(Chem.) Same as Hydrochloride .
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preconcentrate
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unincorporate
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- sociate1/5
sociate
Associated. Obs.
- caprylate1/5
caprylate
(Chem.) A salt of caprylic acid.
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exsanguinate
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- elutriate1/5
elutriate
To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to ; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs
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impassionate
Strongly affected. Smart.
- ethylenediaminetetraacetate1/5
ethylenediaminetetraacetate
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- archiepiscopate1/5
archiepiscopate
The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
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restimulate
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- stipitate1/5
stipitate
(Bot.) Supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe, as the fronds of most ferns, or the pod of certain cruciferous plants.
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outdate
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commodate
(Scots Law) A gratuitous loan.
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- noun a studio especially for an artist or designer
artist's workroom.
- noun a studio especially for an artist or designer
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ate
- noun goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- verb take in solid food
eat.
- She was eating a banana
- What did you eat for dinner last night?
- noun goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
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aten
- noun the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
Aton.
- noun the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten
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atelectasis
- noun collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
- noun collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth
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atenolol
- noun an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)
Tenormin.
- noun an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)
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atelier
- noun a studio especially for an artist or designer
artist's workroom.
- noun a studio especially for an artist or designer
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at
- noun a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
atomic number 85; astatine.
- noun 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
- noun a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
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atemporal
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ate
- noun goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- verb take in solid food
eat.
- She was eating a banana
- What did you eat for dinner last night?
- noun goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
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atelic
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ateles
(Zoöl.) A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See Spider monkey , andCoaita .
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atef
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aterian
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atellan
Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; --as, ; farcical; ribald.Atellan playsn. A farcical drama performed at Atella.
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eat
- verb take in solid food
- She was eating a banana
- What did you eat for dinner last night?
- verb eat a meal; take a meal
- We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls
- I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation
- verb take in solid food
- beaten5/5
beaten
- adjective formed or made thin by hammering
- beaten gold
- verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out; vanquish.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
- adjective formed or made thin by hammering
- states5/5
state
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
province.
- his state is in the deep south
- noun the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- the current state of knowledge
- his state of health
- in a weak financial state
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- water5/5
water
- noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
H2O.
- noun the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
body of water.
- they invaded our territorial waters
- they were sitting by the water's edge
- noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
- strategy5/5
strategy
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
scheme.
- noun the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- strategies5/5
strategy
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
scheme.
- noun the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
- noun an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- treated5/5
treated
- adjective subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
- the sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer
- treated timbers resist rot
- treated fabrics resist wrinkling
- verb interact in a certain way
do by; handle; treat.
- Do right by her
- Treat him with caution, please
- Handle the press reporters gently
- adjective subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
- waters5/5
waters
- noun the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
amniotic fluid; amnionic fluid.
- before a woman gives birth her waters break
- noun United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
Ethel Waters.
- noun the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
- translated5/5
translate
- verb restate (words) from one language into another language
render; interpret.
- I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
- Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
- She rendered the French poem into English
- He translates for the U.N.
- verb change from one form or medium into another
transform.
- Braque translated collage into oil
- verb restate (words) from one language into another language
- complicated5/5
complicated
- adjective satellite difficult to analyze or understand
- a complicated problem
- complicated Middle East politics
- verb make more complicated
complicate; perplex.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- adjective satellite difficult to analyze or understand
- theater5/5
theater
- noun a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
house; theatre.
- the house was full
- noun the art of writing and producing plays
dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theatre.
- noun a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- patent5/5
patent
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent of invention.
- noun an official document granting a right or privilege
letters patent.
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- concentrated5/5
concentrated
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- their concentrated efforts
- his concentrated attention
- concentrated study
- a narrow thread of concentrated ore
- verb make denser, stronger, or purer
concentrate.
- concentrate juice
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- elevated5/5
elevated
- noun a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
el; elevated railway; overhead railway; elevated railroad.
- verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
advance; upgrade; kick upstairs; elevate; promote; raise.
- John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
- Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
- I got promoted after many years of hard work
- noun a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
- celebrated5/5
celebrated
- adjective satellite widely known and esteemed
renowned; illustrious; famed; notable; noted; famous; far-famed.
- a famous actor
- a celebrated musician
- a famed scientist
- an illustrious judge
- a notable historian
- a renowned painter
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; celebrate; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- adjective satellite widely known and esteemed
- activated5/5
activated
- adjective satellite (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- adjective satellite (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
- heated5/5
heated
- adjective satellite made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
het; heated up; het up.
- a heated swimming pool
- wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana
- he was all het up and sweaty
- verb make hot or hotter
heat up; heat.
- the sun heats the oceans
- heat the water on the stove
- adjective satellite made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
- decorated5/5
decorated
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
adorned.
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; decorate; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- adjective provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
- frustrated5/5
frustrated
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
thwarted; disappointed; defeated; foiled; discomfited.
- disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- their foiled attempt to capture Calais
- many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- his best efforts were thwarted
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
- accelerated5/5
accelerated
- adjective satellite speeded up, as of an academic course
- in an accelerated program in school
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; accelerate; quicken.
- The car accelerated
- adjective satellite speeded up, as of an academic course
- material5/5
material
- noun the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
stuff.
- coal is a hard black material
- wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
- noun information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography
- noun the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- created5/5
create
- verb make or cause to be or to become
make.
- make a mess in one's office
- create a furor
- verb bring into existence
- The company was created 25 years ago
- He created a new movement in painting
- verb make or cause to be or to become
- materials5/5
material
- noun the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
stuff.
- coal is a hard black material
- wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
- noun information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography
- noun the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- located5/5
located
- adjective satellite situated in a particular spot or position
set; situated; placed.
- valuable centrally located urban land
- strategically placed artillery
- a house set on a hilltop
- nicely situated on a quiet riverbank
- verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
locate; turn up.
- Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
- My search turned up nothing
- adjective satellite situated in a particular spot or position
- strategic5/5
strategic
- adjective relating to or concerned with strategy
strategical.
- strategic weapon
- the islands are of strategic importance
- strategic considerations
- adjective satellite highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war
- a strategic chess move
- strategic withdrawal
- strategic bombing missions
- adjective relating to or concerned with strategy
- illustrated5/5
illustrate
- verb clarify by giving an example of
exemplify; instance.
- verb depict with an illustration
- verb clarify by giving an example of
- separated5/5
separated
- adjective satellite being or feeling set or kept apart from others
set-apart; detached; isolated.
- she felt detached from the group
- could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson
- thought of herself as alone and separated from the others
- had a set-apart feeling
- verb act as a barrier between; stand between
divide; separate.
- The mountain range divides the two countries
- adjective satellite being or feeling set or kept apart from others
- creates5/5
create
- verb make or cause to be or to become
make.
- make a mess in one's office
- create a furor
- verb bring into existence
- The company was created 25 years ago
- He created a new movement in painting
- verb make or cause to be or to become
- isolated5/5
isolated
- adjective satellite not close together in time
stray.
- isolated instances of rebellion
- a few stray crumbs
- verb place or set apart
isolate; insulate.
- They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
- adjective satellite not close together in time
- threatened5/5
threatened
- adjective satellite (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
- the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- adjective satellite (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
- educated5/5
educated
- adjective possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
- verb give an education to
educate.
- We must educate our youngsters better
- adjective possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
- dates5/5
date
- noun the specified day of the month
day of the month.
- what is the date today?
- noun a participant in a date
escort.
- his date never stopped talking
- noun the specified day of the month
- illustrates5/5
illustrate
- verb clarify by giving an example of
exemplify; instance.
- verb depict with an illustration
- verb clarify by giving an example of
- sophisticated5/5
sophisticated
- adjective having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
- sophisticated young socialites
- a sophisticated audience
- a sophisticated lifestyle
- a sophisticated book
- verb make less natural or innocent
sophisticate.
- Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
- adjective having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
- operated5/5
operate
- verb direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
run.
- She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
- verb perform as expected when applied
function; go; work; run.
- The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
- Does this old car still run well?
- This old radio doesn't work anymore
- verb direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- seated5/5
seated
- adjective (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
sitting.
- the seated Madonna
- the audience remained seated
- verb show to a seat; assign a seat for
sit down; sit; seat.
- The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
- adjective (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
- regulated5/5
regulated
- adjective controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law
- well regulated industries
- houses with regulated temperature
- verb fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
regulate; modulate.
- regulate the temperature
- modulate the pitch
- adjective controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law
- eliminated5/5
eliminate
- verb terminate, end, or take out
extinguish; get rid of; do away with.
- Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
- Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
- eliminate my debts
- verb do away with
rid of; obviate.
- verb terminate, end, or take out
- operates5/5
operate
- verb direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
run.
- She is running a relief operation in the Sudan
- verb perform as expected when applied
function; go; work; run.
- The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
- Does this old car still run well?
- This old radio doesn't work anymore
- verb direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- appreciated5/5
appreciated
- adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
comprehended; apprehended.
- dangers not yet appreciated
- these apprehended truths
- a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
appreciate.
- adjective satellite fully understood or grasped
- cultivated5/5
cultivated
- adjective (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
- cultivated land
- verb foster the growth of
cultivate.
- adjective (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
- coordinates5/5
coordinate
- noun a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
co-ordinate.
- verb bring order and organization to
organize; organise.
- Can you help me organize my files?
- noun a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
- formulated5/5
formulated
- adjective satellite devised; developed according to an orderly plan
- he had well formulated opinions on schooling
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
explicate; develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- adjective satellite devised; developed according to an orderly plan
- violated5/5
violated
- adjective satellite treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
profaned.
- verb fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
go against; break; violate.
- This sentence violates the rules of syntax
- adjective satellite treated irreverently or sacrilegiously
- stimulated5/5
stimulated
- adjective satellite emotionally aroused
aroused; stirred; stirred up.
- verb act as a stimulant
excite; stimulate.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- adjective satellite emotionally aroused
- graduated5/5
graduated
- adjective marked with or divided into degrees
calibrated.
- a calibrated thermometer
- verb receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
graduate.
- She graduated in 1990
- adjective marked with or divided into degrees
- consolidated5/5
consolidated
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
amalgamate; amalgamated; fused; coalesced.
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school
- verb unite into one
consolidate.
- The companies consolidated
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
- related5/5
related
- adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
related to.
- painting and the related arts
- school-related activities
- related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces
- verb make a logical or causal connection
tie in; associate; relate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
- adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
- greater5/5
greater
- adjective greater in size or importance or degree
- for the greater good of the community
- the greater Antilles
- adjective satellite relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
great.
- a great juicy steak
- a great multitude
- the great auk
- a great old oak
- a great ocean liner
- a great delay
- adjective greater in size or importance or degree
- associated5/5
associate
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- he had to consult his associate before continuing
- noun a friend who is frequently in the company of another
familiar; comrade; fellow; companion.
- drinking companions
- comrades in arms
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- statement5/5
statement
- noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- according to his statement he was in London on that day
- noun a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
argument.
- it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
- noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- rates5/5
rates
- noun a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
- noun a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
rate.
- they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour
- the rate of change was faster than expected
- noun a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
- greatest5/5
greatest
- adjective satellite highest in quality
sterling; superlative.
- adjective satellite relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
great.
- a great juicy steak
- a great multitude
- the great auk
- a great old oak
- a great ocean liner
- a great delay
- adjective satellite highest in quality
- statements5/5
statement
- noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- according to his statement he was in London on that day
- noun a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
argument.
- it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
- noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- indicated5/5
indicate
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
bespeak; signal; betoken; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
show; designate; point.
- I showed the customer the glove section
- He pointed to the empty parking space
- he indicated his opponents
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
- categories5/5
category
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
class; family.
- there are two classes of detergents
- noun a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- category5/5
category
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
class; family.
- there are two classes of detergents
- noun a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- indicates5/5
indicate
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
bespeak; signal; betoken; point.
- These symptoms indicate a serious illness
- Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
- The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
- verb indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
show; designate; point.
- I showed the customer the glove section
- He pointed to the empty parking space
- he indicated his opponents
- verb be a signal for or a symptom of
- repeated5/5
repeated
- adjective satellite recurring again and again
recurrent; perennial.
- perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- adjective satellite recurring again and again
- generated5/5
generate
- verb bring into existence
bring forth.
- The new manager generated a lot of problems
- The computer bug generated chaos in the office
- The computer generated this image
- The earthquake generated a tsunami
- verb give or supply
return; yield; render; give.
- The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
- This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
- The estate renders some revenue for the family
- verb bring into existence
- demonstrated5/5
demonstrated
- adjective satellite having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt
- verb give an exhibition of to an interested audience
exhibit; demo; demonstrate; present; show.
- She shows her dogs frequently
- We will demo the new software in Washington
- adjective satellite having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt
- calculated5/5
calculated
- adjective satellite carefully thought out in advance
measured; deliberate.
- a calculated insult
- with measured irony
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher; compute; calculate; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
- adjective satellite carefully thought out in advance
- integrated5/5
integrated
- adjective satellite formed or united into a whole
incorporate; merged; incorporated; unified.
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
integrate; incorporate.
- She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
- adjective satellite formed or united into a whole
- estimates5/5
estimate
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approximation; estimation; idea.
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
estimation.
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- candidates5/5
candidate
- noun a politician who is running for public office
nominee; campaigner.
- noun someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
prospect.
- noun a politician who is running for public office
- dedicated5/5
dedicated
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- a dedicated dancer
- dedicated teachers
- dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- dominated5/5
dominated
- adjective satellite controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
dominate; prevail; reign; rule; predominate.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- adjective satellite controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
- incorporated5/5
incorporated
- adjective satellite formed or united into a whole
incorporate; merged; integrated; unified.
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
integrate; incorporate.
- She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
- adjective satellite formed or united into a whole
- designated5/5
designate
- verb assign a name or title to
denominate.
- verb give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
depute; assign; delegate.
- verb assign a name or title to
- dated5/5
dated
- adjective satellite marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
- verb go on a date with
date.
- Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart
- adjective satellite marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
- plates5/5
plate
- noun (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
home; home base; home plate.
- he ruled that the runner failed to touch home
- noun a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
- noun (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
- initiated5/5
initiate
- noun someone new to a field or activity
tyro; novice; beginner; tiro.
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
savant; pundit; learned person.
- noun someone new to a field or activity
- evaluated5/5
evaluate
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
measure; value; assess; valuate; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- verb form a critical opinion of
judge; pass judgment.
- I cannot judge some works of modern art
- How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- gates5/5
gate
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- noun a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
logic gate.
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- associates5/5
associate
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- he had to consult his associate before continuing
- noun a friend who is frequently in the company of another
familiar; comrade; fellow; companion.
- drinking companions
- comrades in arms
- noun a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- situated5/5
situated
- adjective satellite situated in a particular spot or position
located; set; placed.
- valuable centrally located urban land
- strategically placed artillery
- a house set on a hilltop
- nicely situated on a quiet riverbank
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
locate; situate.
- Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
- Locate the boundaries of the property
- adjective satellite situated in a particular spot or position
- threatening5/5
threatening
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
minatory; minacious; sinister; forbidding; baleful; ominous; menacing.
- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became ugly
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- demonstrates5/5
demonstrate
- verb give an exhibition of to an interested audience
exhibit; demo; present; show.
- She shows her dogs frequently
- We will demo the new software in Washington
- verb establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
shew; show; establish; prove.
- The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
- The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
- verb give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- relates5/5
relate
- verb make a logical or causal connection
tie in; associate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
- verb be relevant to
touch on; pertain; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- verb make a logical or causal connection
- motivated5/5
motivated
- adjective provided with a motive or given incentive for action
- a highly motivated child can learn almost anything
- a group of politically motivated men
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; incite; move; actuate.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- adjective provided with a motive or given incentive for action
- satellite5/5
satellite
- noun man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
orbiter; artificial satellite.
- noun a person who follows or serves another
planet.
- noun man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
- investigated5/5
investigate
- verb investigate scientifically
look into.
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; enquire.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb investigate scientifically
- anticipated5/5
anticipated
- adjective satellite expected hopefully
hoped-for; awaited.
- verb regard something as probable or likely
anticipate; expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- adjective satellite expected hopefully
- hated5/5
hated
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
detested; despised; scorned.
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
detest; hate.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
- adjective satellite treated with contempt
- advocates5/5
advocate
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocator; proponent; exponent.
- noun a lawyer who pleads cases in court
counsel; counselor-at-law; counsellor; pleader; counselor.
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- participated5/5
participate
- verb share in something
take part.
- verb become a participant; be involved in
enter.
- enter a race
- enter an agreement
- enter a drug treatment program
- enter negotiations
- verb share in something
- accumulated5/5
accumulated
- adjective satellite periodically accumulated over time
accrued.
- accrued interest
- accrued leave
- verb get or gather together
amass; roll up; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- adjective satellite periodically accumulated over time
- updated5/5
update
- noun news that updates your information
- verb modernize or bring up to date
- We updated the kitchen in the old house
- noun news that updates your information
- allocated5/5
allocate
- verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
apportion.
- I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
- I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip
- verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
- generates5/5
generate
- verb bring into existence
bring forth.
- The new manager generated a lot of problems
- The computer bug generated chaos in the office
- The computer generated this image
- The earthquake generated a tsunami
- verb give or supply
return; yield; render; give.
- The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
- This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
- The estate renders some revenue for the family
- verb bring into existence
- originated5/5
originate
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb bring into being
initiate; start.
- He initiated a new program
- Start a foundation
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- articulated5/5
articulated
- adjective consisting of segments held together by joints
articulate.
- verb provide with a joint
joint; articulate.
- the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
- adjective consisting of segments held together by joints
- hesitated5/5
hesitate
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
waver; waffle.
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
- verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
pause.
- The speaker paused
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- rated5/5
rat
- noun any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
strikebreaker; scab; blackleg.
- noun any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- differentiated5/5
differentiated
- adjective made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different
- the differentiated markings of butterflies
- the regionally differentiated results
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; differentiate; distinguish; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- adjective made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different
- delegates5/5
delegate
- noun a person appointed or elected to represent others
- verb transfer power to someone
depute.
- noun a person appointed or elected to represent others
- advocated5/5
advocate
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocator; proponent; exponent.
- noun a lawyer who pleads cases in court
counsel; counselor-at-law; counsellor; pleader; counselor.
- noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
- later5/5
later
- adjective satellite coming at a subsequent time or stage
ulterior; posterior.
- without ulterior argument
- the mood posterior to
- adjective at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
late.
- the late phase of feudalism
- a later symptom of the disease
- later medical science could have saved the child
- adjective satellite coming at a subsequent time or stage
- stated5/5
stated
- adjective satellite declared as fact; explicitly stated
declared.
- verb express in words
state; say; tell.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- adjective satellite declared as fact; explicitly stated
- estimated5/5
estimate
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
approximation; estimation; idea.
- an estimate of what it would cost
- a rough idea how long it would take
- noun a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
estimation.
- many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
- in my estimation the boy is innocent
- noun an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- latest5/5
latest
- noun the most recent news or development
- have you heard the latest?
- adjective satellite up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
up-to-the-minute.
- the news is up-to-the-minute
- the very latest scientific discoveries
- noun the most recent news or development
- grateful5/5
grateful
- adjective feeling or showing gratitude
thankful.
- a grateful heart
- grateful for the tree's shade
- a thankful smile
- adjective satellite affording comfort or pleasure
- the grateful warmth of the fire
- adjective feeling or showing gratitude
- debates5/5
debate
- noun a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
argumentation; argument.
- the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
- noun the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
public debate; disputation.
- noun a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- separately5/5
separately
- adverb apart from others
individually; on an individual basis; one by one; singly; severally.
- taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
- the fine points are treated singly
- adverb apart from others
- mediated5/5
mediated
- adjective satellite acting or brought about through an intervening agency
- the mediated settlement brought satisfaction to both sides
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; intercede; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- adjective satellite acting or brought about through an intervening agency
- maternal5/5
maternal
- adjective characteristic of a mother
- warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers
- adjective relating to or derived from one's mother
- maternal genes
- adjective characteristic of a mother
- defeated5/5
defeated
- noun people who are defeated
discomfited.
- the Romans had no pity for the defeated
- verb win a victory over
get the better of; overcome; defeat.
- You must overcome all difficulties
- defeat your enemies
- He overcame his shyness
- He overcame his infirmity
- Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
- noun people who are defeated
- adequately5/5
adequately
- adverb in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
- he was adequately prepared
- adverb in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
- bilateral5/5
bilateral
- adjective satellite having identical parts on each side of an axis
bilaterally symmetric; bilaterally symmetrical; isobilateral.
- adjective satellite affecting or undertaken by two parties
- a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan
- adjective satellite having identical parts on each side of an axis
- correlated5/5
correlated
- adjective satellite mutually related
correlative; correlate.
- verb to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
correlate.
- Do these facts correlate?
- adjective satellite mutually related
- estates5/5
estate
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- noun extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
land; demesne; landed estate; acres.
- the family owned a large estate on Long Island
- noun everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
- socrates5/5
socrates
- noun ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)
- noun ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)
- negotiated5/5
negotiate
- verb discuss the terms of an arrangement
talk terms; negociate.
- They negotiated the sale of the house
- verb succeed in passing through, around, or over
negociate.
- The hiker negociated the high mountain pass
- verb discuss the terms of an arrangement
- ultimately5/5
ultimately
- adverb as the end result of a succession or process
in the end; at long last; finally; at last.
- ultimately he had to give in
- at long last the winter was over
- adverb as the end result of a succession or process
- unfortunately5/5
unfortunately
- adverb by bad luck
alas; unluckily; regrettably.
- unfortunately it rained all day
- alas, I cannot stay
- adverb by bad luck
- lateral5/5
lateral
- noun a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
lateral pass.
- adjective satellite situated at or extending to the side
sidelong.
- the lateral branches of a tree
- shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
- noun a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
- accurately5/5
accurately
- adverb with few mistakes
- he works very accurately
- adverb strictly correctly
- repeated the order accurately
- adverb with few mistakes
- deliberately5/5
deliberately
- adverb with intention; in an intentional manner
designedly; advisedly; on purpose; by choice; intentionally; by design; purposely.
- he used that word intentionally
- I did this by choice
- adverb in a deliberate unhurried manner
measuredly.
- she was working deliberately
- adverb with intention; in an intentional manner
- appropriately5/5
appropriately
- adverb in an appropriate manner
fitly; befittingly; fittingly; suitably.
- he was appropriately dressed
- adverb in an appropriate manner
- lately5/5
lately
- adverb in the recent past
late; latterly; recently; of late.
- he was in Paris recently
- lately the rules have been enforced
- as late as yesterday she was fine
- feeling better of late
- the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also
- adverb in the recent past
- desperately5/5
desperately
- adverb with great urgency
urgently.
- health care reform is needed urgently
- the soil desperately needed potash
- adverb in intense despair
- the child clung desperately to her mother
- adverb with great urgency
- immediately5/5
immediately
- adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
straightaway; forthwith; like a shot; at once; straight off; directly; right away; now; instantly.
- he answered immediately
- found an answer straightaway
- an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
- Come here now!
- adverb near or close by
- he passed immediately behind her
- adverb without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- repeatedly5/5
repeatedly
- adverb several time
- it must be washed repeatedly
- adverb several time
- fortunately5/5
fortunately
- adverb by good fortune
as luck would have it; luckily; fortuitously.
- fortunately the weather was good
- adverb by good fortune
- privately5/5
privately
- adverb kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
in private; in camera.
- it was discussed privately between the two men
- privately, she thought differently
- some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat
- he was questioned in private
- adverb by a private person or interest
- a privately financed campaign
- adverb kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
- whatever5/5
whatever
- adjective satellite one or some or every or all without specification
whatsoever; any.
- give me any peaches you don't want
- not any milk is left
- any child would know that
- pick any card
- any day now
- cars can be rented at almost any airport
- at twilight or any other time
- beyond any doubt
- need any help we can get
- give me whatever peaches you don't want
- no milk whatsoever is left
- adjective satellite one or some or every or all without specification
- approximately5/5
approximately
- adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
about; around; some; roughly; just about; or so; more or less; close to.
- lasted approximately an hour
- in just about a minute
- he's about 30 years old
- I've had about all I can stand
- we meet about once a month
- some forty people came
- weighs around a hundred pounds
- roughly $3,000
- holds 3 gallons, more or less
- 20 or so people were at the party
- adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- dissipated4/5
dissipated
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or morality
debauched; libertine; dissolute; fast; degenerate; degraded; riotous; profligate.
- Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
- deplorably dissipated and degraded
- riotous living
- fast women
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel; scatter; break up; disperse; dissipate.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
- adjective satellite unrestrained by convention or morality
- catering4/5
catering
- noun providing food and services
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
provide; cater; ply; supply.
- The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
- noun providing food and services
- grated4/5
grate
- noun a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
grating.
- noun a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
- noun a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- cater4/5
cater
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
provide; ply; supply.
- The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
- verb supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- automated4/5
automated
- adjective satellite operated by automation
machine-driven; machine-controlled.
- an automated stoker
- verb make automatic or control or operate automatically
automatise; automatize; automate.
- automatize the production
- automate the movement of the robot
- adjective satellite operated by automation
- saturated4/5
saturated
- adjective being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
concentrated.
- a saturated solution
- verb cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
saturate.
- adjective being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
- patents4/5
patent
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent of invention.
- noun an official document granting a right or privilege
letters patent.
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- terminated4/5
terminated
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
concluded; complete; over; ended; all over.
- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
- verb bring to an end or halt
terminate; end.
- She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
- The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
- contaminated4/5
contaminated
- adjective corrupted by contact or association
- contaminated evidence
- verb make impure
foul; pollute; contaminate.
- The industrial wastes polluted the lake
- adjective corrupted by contact or association
- animated4/5
animated
- adjective having life or vigor or spirit
alive.
- an animated and expressive face
- animated conversation
- became very animated when he heard the good news
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- adjective having life or vigor or spirit
- elaborated4/5
elaborated
- adjective satellite developed or executed with care and in minute detail
detailed; elaborate.
- a detailed plan
- the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan
- the carefully elaborated theme
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- adjective satellite developed or executed with care and in minute detail
- circulated4/5
circulate
- verb become widely known and passed on
spread; go around.
- the rumor spread
- the story went around in the office
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; disseminate; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb become widely known and passed on
- compensated4/5
compensated
- adjective satellite receiving or eligible for compensation
salaried; remunerated; stipendiary.
- salaried workers
- a stipendiary magistrate
- verb adjust for
even off; make up; compensate; counterbalance; even out; even up; correct.
- engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
- adjective satellite receiving or eligible for compensation
- translates4/5
translate
- verb restate (words) from one language into another language
render; interpret.
- I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S.
- Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?
- She rendered the French poem into English
- He translates for the U.N.
- verb change from one form or medium into another
transform.
- Braque translated collage into oil
- verb restate (words) from one language into another language
- validated4/5
validated
- adjective satellite declared or made legally valid
- a validated claim
- verb declare or make legally valid
formalize; validate; formalise.
- adjective satellite declared or made legally valid
- alienated4/5
alienated
- adjective satellite socially disoriented
disoriented; anomic.
- anomic loners musing over their fate
- we live in an age of rootless alienated people
- verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
alien; disaffect; alienate; estrange.
- She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
- adjective satellite socially disoriented
- theaters4/5
theater
- noun a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
house; theatre.
- the house was full
- noun the art of writing and producing plays
dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theatre.
- noun a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- excavated4/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- exacerbated4/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- disseminated4/5
disseminate
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse; circulate.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb cause to become widely known
- concentrates4/5
concentrate
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
dressed ore.
- noun a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
- noun the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
- accommodated4/5
accommodate
- verb be agreeable or acceptable to
fit; suit.
- This suits my needs
- verb make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
adapt.
- Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country
- verb be agreeable or acceptable to
- aggravated4/5
aggravated
- adjective satellite made more severe or intense especially in law
- aggravated assault
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- adjective satellite made more severe or intense especially in law
- assimilated4/5
assimilate
- verb take up mentally
absorb; take in; ingest.
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
- verb become similar to one's environment
- Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly
- verb take up mentally
- inflated4/5
inflated
- adjective satellite enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
hyperbolic.
- a hyperbolic style
- verb exaggerate or make bigger
inflate; blow up; expand; amplify.
- The charges were inflated
- adjective satellite enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
- equated4/5
equate
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken; compare.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
correspond.
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- insulated4/5
insulate
- verb protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
- We had his bedroom insulated before winter came
- verb place or set apart
isolate.
- They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
- verb protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
- deteriorated4/5
deteriorate
- verb become worse or disintegrate
- His mind deteriorated
- verb grow worse
drop; devolve; degenerate.
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
- verb become worse or disintegrate
- propagated4/5
propagate
- verb transmit from one generation to the next
- propagate these characteristics
- verb travel through the air
- sound and light propagate in this medium
- verb transmit from one generation to the next
- speculated4/5
speculate
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
- We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- activates4/5
activate
- verb put in motion or move to act
touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb make active or more active
- activate an old file
- verb put in motion or move to act
- patented4/5
patented
- adjective satellite (of devices and processes) protected by patent
- they are patented inventions
- verb obtain a patent for
patent.
- Should I patent this invention?
- adjective satellite (of devices and processes) protected by patent
- evaporated4/5
evaporated
- adjective satellite drawn off in the form of vapor
- evaporated molecules boil off
- verb lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
vaporise; vaporize; evaporate.
- evaporate milk
- adjective satellite drawn off in the form of vapor
- terminates4/5
terminate
- verb bring to an end or halt
end.
- She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime
- The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
- verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
stop; cease; finish; end.
- the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
- Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
- My property ends by the bushes
- The symphony ends in a pianissimo
- verb bring to an end or halt
- celebrates4/5
celebrate
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
observe; keep.
- Keep the commandments
- celebrate Christmas
- Observe Yom Kippur
- verb have a celebration
fete.
- They were feting the patriarch of the family
- After the exam, the students were celebrating
- verb behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- domesticated4/5
domesticated
- adjective satellite converted or adapted to domestic use
domestic.
- domestic animals
- domesticated plants like maize
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
naturalize; cultivate; tame; naturalise; domesticate.
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
- adjective satellite converted or adapted to domestic use
- graduates4/5
graduate
- noun a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
alum; alumna; grad; alumnus.
- noun a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts
- noun a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
- coordinated4/5
coordinated
- adjective satellite operating as a unit
unified; co-ordinated; interconnected.
- a unified utility system
- a coordinated program
- verb bring order and organization to
coordinate; organize; organise.
- Can you help me organize my files?
- adjective satellite operating as a unit
- certificates4/5
certificate
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
credential; credentials; certification.
- noun a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
security.
- he held several valuable securities
- noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- dictated4/5
dictated
- adjective satellite determined or decided upon as by an authority
set; determined.
- date and place are already determined
- the dictated terms of surrender
- the time set for the launching
- verb issue commands or orders for
prescribe; order; dictate.
- adjective satellite determined or decided upon as by an authority
- illuminated4/5
illuminated
- adjective satellite provided with artificial light
lighted; lit; well-lighted.
- illuminated advertising
- looked up at the lighted windows
- a brightly lit room
- a well-lighted stairwell
- verb make lighter or brighter
light; illuminate; illumine; light up; illume.
- This lamp lightens the room a bit
- adjective satellite provided with artificial light
- populated4/5
populated
- adjective satellite furnished with inhabitants
- the area is well populated
- forests populated with all kinds of wild life
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
dwell; live; inhabit; populate.
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
- adjective satellite furnished with inhabitants
- manipulated4/5
manipulate
- verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously
pull wires; pull strings.
- He manipulated public opinion in his favor
- verb hold something in one's hands and move it
- verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- separates4/5
separate
- noun a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
offprint; reprint.
- noun a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
- noun a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
- liberated4/5
liberated
- adjective satellite (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
liberate; emancipate.
- adjective satellite (of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
- floated4/5
float
- noun the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- noun the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- noun the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- agitated4/5
agitated
- adjective troubled emotionally and usually deeply
- agitated parents
- verb try to stir up public opinion
stir up; agitate; foment.
- adjective troubled emotionally and usually deeply
- retreated4/5
retreated
- noun people who have retreated
- he had only contempt for the retreated
- verb pull back or move away or backward
retire; recede; pull back; move back; withdraw; pull away; draw back; retreat.
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
- noun people who have retreated
- penetrated4/5
penetrate
- verb pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
perforate.
- The bullet penetrated her chest
- verb come to understand
fathom; bottom.
- verb pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
- appropriated4/5
appropriate
- verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
set aside; earmark; allow; reserve.
- I will earmark this money for your research
- She sets aside time for meditation every day
- verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture; conquer; seize.
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
- verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- dictates4/5
dictate
- noun an authoritative rule
- noun a guiding principle
- the dictates of reason
- noun an authoritative rule
- stimulates4/5
stimulate
- verb act as a stimulant
excite.
- The book stimulated her imagination
- This play stimulates
- verb cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
get; make; induce; have; cause.
- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
- My children finally got me to buy a computer
- My wife made me buy a new sofa
- verb act as a stimulant
- irritated4/5
irritated
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
nettled; riled; pissed off; peeved; stung; miffed; roiled; steamed; annoyed; pissed.
- made an irritated gesture
- feeling nettled from the constant teasing
- peeved about being left out
- felt really pissed at her snootiness
- riled no end by his lies
- roiled by the delay
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
- mates4/5
mates
- noun a pair of people who live together
couple; match.
- a married couple from Chicago
- noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship
first mate; mate.
- noun a pair of people who live together
- donated4/5
donate
- verb give to a charity or good cause
- I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake
- donate money to the orphanage
- She donates to her favorite charity every month
- verb give to a charity or good cause
- bates4/5
bat
- noun nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
chiropteran.
- noun (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit
at-bat.
- he was at bat when it happened
- he got four hits in four at-bats
- noun nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- aggregates4/5
aggregate
- noun the whole amount
sum; total; totality.
- noun material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster
- noun the whole amount
- precipitated4/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- regulates4/5
regulate
- verb fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
modulate.
- regulate the temperature
- modulate the pitch
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
- eliminates4/5
eliminate
- verb terminate, end, or take out
extinguish; get rid of; do away with.
- Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
- Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
- eliminate my debts
- verb do away with
rid of; obviate.
- verb terminate, end, or take out
- abbreviated4/5
abbreviated
- adjective satellite (of clothing) very short
brief.
- an abbreviated swimsuit
- a brief bikini
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abbreviate; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- adjective satellite (of clothing) very short
- consecrated4/5
consecrated
- adjective solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
dedicated; consecrate.
- a life consecrated to science
- the consecrated chapel
- a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
ordinate; consecrate; ordain; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- adjective solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
- violates4/5
violate
- verb fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
go against; break.
- This sentence violates the rules of syntax
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; infract; break; offend; breach; transgress.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- verb fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- watering4/5
watering
- noun shedding tears
lacrimation; tearing; lachrymation.
- noun wetting with water
- the lawn needs a great deal of watering
- noun shedding tears
- heater4/5
heater
- noun device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
warmer.
- noun (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
hummer; fastball; smoke; bullet.
- he swung late on the fastball
- he showed batters nothing but smoke
- noun device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
- modulated4/5
modulated
- adjective changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume
- verb change the key of, in music
modulate.
- modulate the melody
- adjective changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume
- isolates4/5
isolate
- verb place or set apart
insulate.
- They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
- verb obtain in pure form
- The chemist managed to isolate the compound
- verb place or set apart
- watered4/5
watered
- adjective satellite (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
moire.
- verb supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
water; irrigate.
- Water the fields
- adjective satellite (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
- calibrated4/5
calibrated
- adjective marked with or divided into degrees
graduated.
- a calibrated thermometer
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
fine-tune; calibrate; graduate.
- calibrate an instrument
- graduate a cylinder
- adjective marked with or divided into degrees
- culminated4/5
culminate
- verb end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
climax.
- The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
- verb bring to a head or to the highest point
- Seurat culminated pointillism
- verb end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
- aggregated4/5
aggregated
- adjective satellite formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
aggregate; mass; aggregative.
- aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year
- the aggregated amount of indebtedness
- verb amount in the aggregate to
aggregate.
- adjective satellite formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
- evacuated4/5
evacuate
- verb move out of an unsafe location into safety
- After the earthquake, residents were evacuated
- verb empty completely
- evacuate the bottle
- verb move out of an unsafe location into safety
- irrigated4/5
irrigate
- verb supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
water.
- Water the fields
- verb supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
- irrigate the wound
- verb supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
- delineated4/5
delineated
- adjective represented accurately or precisely
represented; delineate.
- verb show the form or outline of
delineate; define.
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
- adjective represented accurately or precisely
- truncated4/5
truncated
- adjective satellite cut short in duration
shortened; abbreviated.
- the abbreviated speech
- her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
- an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
- verb replace a corner by a plane
truncate.
- adjective satellite cut short in duration
- attenuated4/5
attenuated
- adjective satellite of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
attenuate; rarefy.
- adjective satellite of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion
- communicated4/5
communicate
- verb transmit information
put across; pass along; pass on; pass.
- Please communicate this message to all employees
- pass along the good news
- verb transmit thoughts or feelings
intercommunicate.
- He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist
- verb transmit information
- simulated4/5
simulated
- adjective satellite not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur"
faux; false; imitation; fake.
- it isn't fake anything
- faux pearls
- false teeth
- decorated with imitation palm leaves
- a purse of simulated alligator hide
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
imitate; copy; simulate.
- The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
- adjective satellite not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur"
- threaten4/5
threaten
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- collateral4/5
collateral
- noun a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- adjective descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
indirect.
- cousins are collateral relatives
- an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
- noun a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- facilitated4/5
facilitate
- verb make easier
ease; alleviate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb be of use
help.
- This will help to prevent accidents
- verb make easier
- updates4/5
update
- noun news that updates your information
- verb modernize or bring up to date
- We updated the kitchen in the old house
- noun news that updates your information
- amateur4/5
amateur
- noun someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
- noun an athlete who does not play for pay
- noun someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
- tolerated4/5
tolerate
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; brook; support; put up; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- verb recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
- We must tolerate the religions of others
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- fascinated4/5
fascinated
- adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
mesmerised; hypnotized; mesmerized; spell-bound; spellbound; transfixed; hypnotised.
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue; fascinate.
- adjective satellite having your attention fixated as though by a spell
- facilitates4/5
facilitate
- verb make easier
ease; alleviate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb be of use
help.
- This will help to prevent accidents
- verb make easier
- incorporates4/5
incorporate
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
integrate.
- She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
- verb include or contain; have as a component
comprise; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
- satellites4/5
satellite
- noun man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
orbiter; artificial satellite.
- noun a person who follows or serves another
planet.
- noun man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
- nominated4/5
nominated
- adjective satellite appointed by nomination
nominative.
- verb propose as a candidate for some honor
nominate; put up; put forward.
- adjective satellite appointed by nomination
- watershed4/5
watershed
- noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
water parting; divide.
- noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
catchment basin; catchment area; basin; river basin; drainage area; drainage basin.
- flood control in the Missouri basin
- noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
- threatens4/5
threaten
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- pirates4/5
pirate
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiarist; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
buccaneer; sea robber; sea rover.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- mandated4/5
mandate
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
authorisation; authorization.
- noun a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
mandatory.
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
- statesman4/5
statesman
- noun a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
solon; national leader.
- noun a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
- subordinates4/5
subordinate
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
underling; foot soldier; subsidiary.
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
hyponym; subordinate word.
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
- segregated4/5
segregated
- adjective separated or isolated from others or a main group
unintegrated.
- a segregated school system
- a segregated neighborhood
- verb separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
segregate.
- This neighborhood is segregated
- We don't segregate in this county
- adjective separated or isolated from others or a main group
- paternal4/5
paternal
- adjective belonging to or inherited from one's father
- spent his childhood on the paternal farm
- paternal traits
- adjective characteristic of a father
- adjective belonging to or inherited from one's father
- dominates4/5
dominate
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
prevail; reign; rule; predominate.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- verb be in control
- Her husband completely dominates her
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- underwater4/5
underwater
- adjective satellite beneath the surface of the water
submersed; submerged.
- submerged rocks
- adjective satellite growing or remaining under water
subaquatic; subaqueous; submersed; submerged.
- viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat
- submerged leaves
- adjective satellite beneath the surface of the water
- rotated4/5
rotated
- adjective satellite turned in a circle around an axis
revolved.
- verb turn on or around an axis or a center
revolve; go around; rotate.
- The Earth revolves around the Sun
- The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
- adjective satellite turned in a circle around an axis
- interrelated4/5
interrelated
- adjective satellite reciprocally connected
interconnected.
- verb be in a relationship with
relate; interrelate.
- How are these two observations related?
- adjective satellite reciprocally connected
- fabricated4/5
fabricated
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
fictitious; fictional; fancied.
- a fabricated excuse for his absence
- a fancied wrong
- a fictional character
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; fabricate; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- adjective satellite formed or conceived by the imagination
- migrated4/5
migrate
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
transmigrate.
- Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century
- This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries
- verb move periodically or seasonally
- birds migrate in the Winter
- The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
- strategically4/5
strategically
- adverb with regard to strategy
- strategically important decisions
- adverb with regard to strategy
- sweater4/5
sweater
- noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
jumper.
- noun a person who perspires
perspirer.
- noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
- devastated4/5
devastate
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
desolate; scourge; lay waste to; ravage; waste.
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
- verb overwhelm or overpower
- He was devastated by his grief when his son died
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- delegated4/5
delegate
- noun a person appointed or elected to represent others
- verb transfer power to someone
depute.
- noun a person appointed or elected to represent others
- climates4/5
climate
- noun the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
clime.
- the dank climate of southern Wales
- plants from a cold clime travel best in winter
- noun the prevailing psychological state
mood.
- the climate of opinion
- the national mood had changed radically since the last election
- noun the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
- mandates4/5
mandate
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
authorisation; authorization.
- noun a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
mandatory.
- noun a document giving an official instruction or command
- categorization4/5
categorization
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
categorisation; classification.
- noun the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
categorisation; sorting; classification.
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- replicated4/5
replicate
- verb bend or turn backward
retroflex.
- verb reproduce or make an exact copy of
copy.
- replicate the cell
- copy the genetic information
- verb bend or turn backward
- obligated4/5
obligated
- adjective caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
- felt obligated to repay the kindness
- was obligated to pay off the student loan
- verb force somebody to do something
oblige; obligate; compel.
- We compel all students to fill out this form
- adjective caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
- primates4/5
primate
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch; high priest; prelate; archpriest.
- noun any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
- hates4/5
hate
- noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
hatred.
- verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
detest.
- I hate Mexican food
- She detests politicians
- noun the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
- initiates4/5
initiate
- noun someone new to a field or activity
tyro; novice; beginner; tiro.
- noun someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
savant; pundit; learned person.
- noun someone new to a field or activity
- originates4/5
originate
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb bring into being
initiate; start.
- He initiated a new program
- Start a foundation
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- confederates4/5
confederate
- noun a supporter of the Confederate States of America
- noun someone who assists in a plot
collaborator; partner in crime; henchman.
- noun a supporter of the Confederate States of America
- restatement4/5
restatement
- noun a revised statement
- noun a revised statement
- communicates4/5
communicate
- verb transmit information
put across; pass along; pass on; pass.
- Please communicate this message to all employees
- pass along the good news
- verb transmit thoughts or feelings
intercommunicate.
- He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist
- verb transmit information
- elongated4/5
elongated
- adjective satellite drawn out or made longer spatially
lengthened; extended; prolonged.
- Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
- lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
- the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
- a prolonged black line across the page
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
stretch; elongate.
- stretch the fabric
- adjective satellite drawn out or made longer spatially
- participates4/5
participate
- verb share in something
take part.
- verb become a participant; be involved in
enter.
- enter a race
- enter an agreement
- enter a drug treatment program
- enter negotiations
- verb share in something
- affiliates4/5
affiliate
- noun a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- noun a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
- network affiliates
- noun a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- dilated4/5
dilate
- verb become wider
distend.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb become wider
- subordinated4/5
subordinate
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
underling; foot soldier; subsidiary.
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
hyponym; subordinate word.
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
- statesmen4/5
statesman
- noun a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
solon; national leader.
- noun a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
- evaluates4/5
evaluate
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
measure; value; assess; valuate; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- verb form a critical opinion of
judge; pass judgment.
- I cannot judge some works of modern art
- How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- relegated4/5
relegate
- verb refer to another person for decision or judgment
submit; pass on.
- She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
- verb assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
bump; break; demote; kick downstairs.
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
- verb refer to another person for decision or judgment
- immaterial4/5
immaterial
- adjective of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- an objection that is immaterial after the fact
- adjective without material form or substance
incorporeal.
- an incorporeal spirit
- adjective of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- humiliated4/5
humiliated
- adjective satellite subdued or brought low in condition or status
low; broken; humbled; crushed.
- brought low
- a broken man
- his broken spirit
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase; chagrin; mortify; humble; humiliate.
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
- adjective satellite subdued or brought low in condition or status
- waterloo4/5
waterloo
- noun a final crushing defeat
- he met his waterloo
- noun a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
- noun a final crushing defeat
- imitated4/5
imitate
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
copy; simulate.
- The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
- verb appear like, as in behavior or appearance
- Life imitate art
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- relocated4/5
relocated
- adjective satellite settled in a new location
resettled.
- verb become established in a new location
relocate.
- Our company relocated to the Midwest
- adjective satellite settled in a new location
- integrates4/5
integrate
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
incorporate.
- She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
- verb open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
desegregate; mix.
- This school is completely desegregated
- verb make into a whole or make part of a whole
- materiality4/5
materiality
- noun relevance requiring careful consideration
- noun the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
physicalness; corporeality; corporality.
- noun relevance requiring careful consideration
- materialist4/5
materialist
- noun someone with great regard for material possessions
- noun someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
- noun someone with great regard for material possessions
- exaggerated4/5
exaggerated
- adjective satellite represented as greater than is true or reasonable
overstated; overdone.
- an exaggerated opinion of oneself
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; exaggerate; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- adjective satellite represented as greater than is true or reasonable
- latent4/5
latent
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- a latent fingerprint
- latent talent
- adjective satellite (pathology) not presently active
- latent infection
- latent diabetes
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- plateau4/5
plateau
- noun a relatively flat highland
tableland.
- noun a relatively flat highland
- coated4/5
coated
- adjective having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination
- coated paper has a smooth polished coating especially suitable for halftone printing
- sugar-coated pills
- verb put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
coat; surface.
- coat the cake with chocolate
- adjective having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination
- inmates4/5
inmate
- noun one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
- noun a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
inpatient.
- noun one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
- debated4/5
debate
- noun a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
argumentation; argument.
- the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
- noun the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
public debate; disputation.
- noun a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- moderately4/5
moderately
- adverb to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
fairly; pretty; passably; reasonably; jolly; middling; somewhat.
- pretty big
- pretty bad
- jolly decent of him
- the shoes are priced reasonably
- he is fairly clever with computers
- adverb with moderation; in a moderate manner
- he drinks moderately
- adverb to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
- multilateral4/5
multilateral
- adjective having many parts or sides
many-sided.
- adjective having many parts or sides
- implicated4/5
implicated
- adjective satellite culpably involved
concerned.
- all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified
- named three officials implicated in the plot
- an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime
- verb bring into intimate and incriminating connection
implicate.
- He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government
- adjective satellite culpably involved
- contemplated4/5
contemplate
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- contemplate one's navel
- verb consider as a possibility
- I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- affiliated4/5
affiliated
- adjective satellite being joined in close association
connected; attached.
- affiliated clubs
- all art schools whether independent or attached to universities
- verb keep company with; hang out with
assort; associate; affiliate; consort.
- He associates with strange people
- She affiliates with her colleagues
- adjective satellite being joined in close association
- magistrates4/5
magistrate
- noun a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
- noun a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
- substrates4/5
substrate
- noun the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
- noun a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
substratum.
- the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants
- noun the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
- materialism4/5
materialism
- noun a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
philistinism.
- noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
physicalism.
- noun a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
- correlates4/5
correlate
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
correlative.
- verb to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
- Do these facts correlate?
- noun either of two or more related or complementary variables
- carbohydrates4/5
carbohydrate
- noun an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
saccharide; sugar.
- noun an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
- freshwater4/5
freshwater
- noun water that is not salty
fresh water.
- noun water that is not salty
- mater4/5
mater
- noun an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- adjective satellite not reflecting light; not glossy
flat; matt; matte; mat; matted.
- flat wall paint
- a photograph with a matte finish
- noun an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- classmates4/5
classmate
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
schoolmate; class fellow; schoolfellow.
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
- categorical4/5
categorical
- adjective relating to or included in a category or categories
categoric.
- adjective satellite not modified or restricted by reservations
flat; categoric; unconditional.
- a categorical denial
- a flat refusal
- adjective relating to or included in a category or categories
- wastewater4/5
wastewater
- noun water mixed with waste matter
sewer water; effluent.
- noun water mixed with waste matter
- stipulated4/5
stipulate
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; specify; condition.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- verb give a guarantee or promise of
- They stipulated to release all the prisoners
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- categorized4/5
categorized
- adjective satellite arranged into categories
categorised.
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize; categorise.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- adjective satellite arranged into categories
- latency4/5
latency
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
rotational latency.
- noun the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
reaction time; latent period; response time.
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
- maternity4/5
maternity
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
pregnancy; gestation.
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
motherhood.
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
- stately4/5
stately
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
imposing; noble; baronial.
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
- adjective satellite of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
statuesque.
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
- promulgated4/5
promulgated
- adjective satellite formally made public
published.
- published accounts
- verb state or announce
exclaim; promulgate; proclaim.
- `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
- The King will proclaim an amnesty
- adjective satellite formally made public
- predicated4/5
predicate
- noun (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
- `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
- noun one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
verb phrase.
- noun (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
- reiterated4/5
reiterate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- crater4/5
crater
- noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
volcanic crater.
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
- noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
- appropriateness4/5
appropriateness
- noun appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
rightness.
- noun the quality of being specially suitable
- noun appropriate conduct; doing the right thing
- postulated4/5
postulate
- noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
posit.
- verb maintain or assert
contend.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- enumerated4/5
enumerate
- verb specify individually
recite; itemise; itemize.
- She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
- The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug
- verb determine the number or amount of
count; numerate; number.
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
- verb specify individually
- predicates4/5
predicate
- noun (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
- `Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates
- noun one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
verb phrase.
- noun (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
- watery4/5
watery
- adjective satellite filled with water
- watery soil
- adjective satellite wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
reeking.
- wiped his reeking neck
- adjective satellite filled with water
- latex4/5
latex
- noun a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
- noun a water-base paint that has a latex binder
rubber-base paint; latex paint.
- noun a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
- waterfall4/5
waterfall
- noun a steep descent of the water of a river
falls.
- noun a steep descent of the water of a river
- laterally4/5
laterally
- adverb to or by or from the side
- such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin
- adverb in a lateral direction or location
- the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally
- adverb to or by or from the side
- approximated4/5
approximate
- verb be close or similar
come close.
- Her results approximate my own
- verb judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
judge; estimate; guess; gauge.
- I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
- verb be close or similar
- narrated4/5
narrate
- verb provide commentary for a film, for example
- verb narrate or give a detailed account of
recite; tell; recount.
- Tell what happened
- The father told a story to his child
- verb provide commentary for a film, for example
- outdated4/5
outdated
- adjective satellite old; no longer valid or fashionable
out-of-date; superannuated.
- obsolete words
- an obsolete locomotive
- outdated equipment
- superannuated laws
- out-of-date ideas
- adjective satellite old; no longer valid or fashionable
- inaugurated4/5
inaugurate
- verb commence officially
kick off.
- verb open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
- verb commence officially
- confiscated4/5
confiscate
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; sequester; seize; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- adjective satellite surrendered as a penalty
forfeit; forfeited.
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- encapsulated4/5
encapsulate
- verb enclose in a capsule or other small container
- verb put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
capsulise; capsule; capsulize.
- capsulize the news
- verb enclose in a capsule or other small container
- necessitated4/5
necessitate
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb cause to be a concomitant
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- perpetrated4/5
perpetrate
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
commit; pull.
- perpetrate a crime
- pull a bank robbery
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- intimidated4/5
intimidated
- adjective satellite made timid or fearful as by threats
- verb make timid or fearful
intimidate.
- Her boss intimidates her
- adjective satellite made timid or fearful as by threats
- seawater4/5
seawater
- noun water containing salts
brine; saltwater.
- the water in the ocean is all saltwater
- noun water containing salts
- cheated4/5
cheat
- noun weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
darnel; bearded darnel; Lolium temulentum; tare.
- noun weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
Bromus secalinus; chess.
- noun weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
- assassinated4/5
assassinated
- adjective satellite murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
- the 20th century has seen too many assassinated leaders
- verb murder; especially of socially prominent persons
assassinate.
- Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
- adjective satellite murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
- delicately4/5
delicately
- adverb in a delicate manner
exquisitely; finely; fine.
- finely shaped features
- her fine drawn body
- adverb in a delicate manner
- punctuated4/5
punctuate
- verb insert punctuation marks into
mark.
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb insert punctuation marks into
- unrelated4/5
unrelated
- adjective lacking a logical or causal relation
- adjective not connected by kinship
- adjective lacking a logical or causal relation
- unilateral4/5
unilateral
- adjective involving only one part or side
one-sided.
- unilateral paralysis
- a unilateral decision
- adjective satellite tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
- adjective involving only one part or side
- templates4/5
template
- noun a model or standard for making comparisons
templet; guide.
- noun a model or standard for making comparisons
- platelet4/5
platelet
- noun tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
blood platelet; thrombocyte.
- noun tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
- annotated4/5
annotate
- verb add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
footnote.
- The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel
- verb provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
comment; gloss.
- He annotated on what his teacher had written
- verb add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
- fraternity4/5
fraternity
- noun a social club for male undergraduates
frat.
- noun people engaged in a particular occupation
sodality; brotherhood.
- the medical fraternity
- noun a social club for male undergraduates
- untreated4/5
untreated
- adjective not given medical care or treatment
- an untreated disease
- the untreated wounded lay on makeshift cots
- adjective not subjected to chemical or physical treatment
- an untreated fabric
- adjective not given medical care or treatment
- passionately4/5
passionately
- adverb with passion
- she kissed him passionately
- adverb in a stormy or violent manner
turbulently; stormily.
- adverb with passion
- chateau4/5
chateau
- noun an impressive country house (or castle) in France
- noun an impressive country house (or castle) in France
- underestimated4/5
underestimate
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underestimation; underreckoning; underrating.
- verb assign too low a value to
undervalue.
- Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- platelets4/5
platelet
- noun tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
blood platelet; thrombocyte.
- noun tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting
- waterfront4/5
waterfront
- noun the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
- noun the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
- undergraduates4/5
undergraduate
- noun a university student who has not yet received a first degree
undergrad.
- noun a university student who has not yet received a first degree
- legitimately4/5
legitimately
- adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom
licitly; lawfully.
- you cannot do this legitimately!
- adverb in a lawfully recognized manner
- let's get married so our child can be born legitimately
- adverb in a manner acceptable to common custom
- gateway4/5
gateway
- noun an entrance that can be closed by a gate
- noun an entrance that can be closed by a gate
- guatemala4/5
guatemala
- noun a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
Republic of Guatemala.
- noun a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
- materially4/5
materially
- adverb with respect to material aspects
- psychologically similar but materially different
- adverb to a significant degree
- it aided him materially in winning the argument
- adverb with respect to material aspects
- gratefully4/5
gratefully
- adverb with appreciation; in a grateful manner
appreciatively.
- he accepted my offer appreciatively
- adverb in a thankful manner; with thanks
thankfully.
- he accepted thankfully my apologies
- adverb with appreciation; in a grateful manner
- statewide4/5
statewide
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a state
- the statewide recycling program
- adjective satellite occurring or extending throughout a state
- intimately4/5
intimately
- adverb in a close manner
nearly; closely.
- the two phenomena are intimately connected
- the person most nearly concerned
- adverb with great or especially intimate knowledge
well.
- we knew them well
- adverb in a close manner
- alternately4/5
alternately
- adverb in an alternating sequence or position
- They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing
- he planted fir and pine trees alternately
- adverb in an alternating sequence or position
- disproportionately4/5
disproportionately
- adverb out of proportion
- this wall is disproportionately long
- adverb to a disproportionate degree
- his benefits were disproportionately generous
- adverb out of proportion
- undated4/5
undated
- adjective satellite not bearing a date
dateless.
- a dateless letter
- adjective satellite not bearing a date
- groundwater4/5
groundwater
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- yates4/5
yate
A gate. See 1st Obs. or Prov. Eng. Spenser.Gate .
- eaters3/5
eater
- noun someone who consumes food for nourishment
feeder.
- noun any green goods that are good to eat
- these apples are good eaters
- noun someone who consumes food for nourishment
- eater3/5
eater
- noun someone who consumes food for nourishment
feeder.
- noun any green goods that are good to eat
- these apples are good eaters
- noun someone who consumes food for nourishment
- fated3/5
fated
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
doomed.
- doomed to unhappiness
- fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination
- verb decree or designate beforehand
destine; doom; fate; designate.
- She was destined to become a great pianist
- adjective satellite (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
- fates3/5
fate
- noun an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
destiny.
- noun the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
destiny.
- we are helpless in the face of destiny
- noun an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
- mutilated3/5
mutilated
- adjective satellite having a part of the body crippled or disabled
maimed.
- verb destroy or injure severely
mutilate; mangle; cut up.
- The madman mutilates art work
- adjective satellite having a part of the body crippled or disabled
- dilapidated3/5
dilapidated
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
broken-down; tumble-down; tatterdemalion; ramshackle; derelict; bedraggled.
- a street of bedraggled tenements
- a broken-down fence
- a ramshackle old pier
- a tumble-down shack
- verb bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
dilapidate.
- adjective satellite in deplorable condition
- catered3/5
cater
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
provide; ply; supply.
- The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
- verb supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- predates3/5
predate
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb come before
precede.
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- predated3/5
predate
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; forgo; antedate; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb come before
precede.
- Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- caters3/5
cater
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
provide; ply; supply.
- The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
- verb supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets
- verb give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- exasperated3/5
exasperated
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
cheesed off; browned off.
- had an exasperated look on his face
- felt exasperated beyond endurance
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
- obliterated3/5
obliterated
- adjective satellite reduced to nothingness
blotted out; obliterate.
- verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
wipe out; obliterate; kill.
- kill these lines in the President's speech
- adjective satellite reduced to nothingness
- liquidated3/5
liquidate
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off; neutralize; do in; waste; neutralise.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
- verb eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay off.
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- complicates3/5
complicate
- verb make more complicated
perplex.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- verb make more complex, intricate, or richer
rarify; elaborate; refine.
- refine a design or pattern
- verb make more complicated
- moderates3/5
moderate
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
centrist; moderationist; middle of the roader.
- verb preside over
chair; lead.
- John moderated the discussion
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
- reinstated3/5
reinstate
- verb restore to the previous state or rank
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reestablish.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb restore to the previous state or rank
- ventilated3/5
ventilated
- adjective exposed to air
- a well ventilated room
- verb expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
vent; ventilate; air out; air.
- air the old winter clothes
- air out the smoke-filled rooms
- adjective exposed to air
- equates3/5
equate
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
liken; compare.
- We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans
- You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed
- verb be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics
correspond.
- verb consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
- antiquated3/5
antiquated
- adjective satellite so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
antediluvian; archaic.
- a ramshackle antediluvian tenement
- antediluvian ideas
- archaic laws
- verb make obsolete or old-fashioned
antiquate.
- adjective satellite so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
- elaborates3/5
elaborate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; expatiate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product
- The bee elaborates honey
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- variegated3/5
variegated
- adjective satellite having a variety of colors
varicolored; varicoloured.
- verb change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
variegate.
- adjective satellite having a variety of colors
- regenerated3/5
regenerate
- verb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
renew.
- We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years
- They renewed their membership
- verb amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
- verb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
- disintegrated3/5
disintegrate
- verb break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
- The material disintegrated
- the group disintegrated after the leader died
- verb cause to undergo fission or lose particles
- verb break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
- accelerates3/5
accelerate
- verb move faster
speed up; speed; quicken.
- The car accelerated
- verb cause to move faster
speed up; speed.
- He accelerated the car
- verb move faster
- moderated3/5
moderate
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
centrist; moderationist; middle of the roader.
- verb preside over
chair; lead.
- John moderated the discussion
- noun a person who takes a position in the political center
- incapacitated3/5
incapacitated
- adjective satellite lacking in or deprived of strength or power
helpless.
- lying ill and helpless
- helpless with laughter
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable; incapacitate.
- disable this command on your computer
- adjective satellite lacking in or deprived of strength or power
- amalgamated3/5
amalgamated
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
amalgamate; fused; coalesced; consolidated.
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
amalgamate; mix; unify; mingle; commix.
- resourcefully he mingled music and dance
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
- inactivated3/5
inactivate
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
demobilise; demobilize.
- verb make inactive
deactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- invalidated3/5
invalidated
- adjective satellite deprived of legal force
nullified.
- verb declare invalid
invalidate; annul; void; nullify; quash; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- adjective satellite deprived of legal force
- accommodates3/5
accommodate
- verb be agreeable or acceptable to
fit; suit.
- This suits my needs
- verb make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
adapt.
- Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country
- verb be agreeable or acceptable to
- deflated3/5
deflated
- adjective satellite brought low in spirit
crestfallen; chapfallen; chopfallen.
- left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
- verb collapse by releasing contained air or gas
deflate.
- deflate a balloon
- adjective satellite brought low in spirit
- elevates3/5
elevate
- verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
advance; upgrade; kick upstairs; promote; raise.
- John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired
- Women tend not to advance in the major law firms
- I got promoted after many years of hard work
- verb raise from a lower to a higher position
get up; lift; bring up; raise.
- Raise your hands
- Lift a load
- verb give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- propagates3/5
propagate
- verb transmit from one generation to the next
- propagate these characteristics
- verb travel through the air
- sound and light propagate in this medium
- verb transmit from one generation to the next
- circulates3/5
circulate
- verb become widely known and passed on
spread; go around.
- the rumor spread
- the story went around in the office
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; disseminate; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb become widely known and passed on
- patenting3/5
patent
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
patent of invention.
- noun an official document granting a right or privilege
letters patent.
- noun a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
- legitimated3/5
legitimate
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legalize; legitimise; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb show or affirm to be just and legitimate
- verb make legal
- compensates3/5
compensate
- verb adjust for
even off; make up; counterbalance; even out; even up; correct.
- engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance
- verb make amends for; pay compensation for
repair; indemnify; recompense.
- One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
- She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident
- verb adjust for
- evaporates3/5
evaporate
- verb lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
vaporise; vaporize.
- evaporate milk
- verb cause to change into a vapor
vaporise.
- The chemist evaporated the water
- verb lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
- validates3/5
validate
- verb declare or make legally valid
formalize; formalise.
- verb prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
- verb declare or make legally valid
- speculates3/5
speculate
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
- We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- animates3/5
animate
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb give lifelike qualities to
animize; animise.
- animated cartoons
- verb heighten or intensify
- materiel3/5
materiel
- noun equipment and supplies of a military force
equipage.
- noun equipment and supplies of a military force
- deteriorates3/5
deteriorate
- verb become worse or disintegrate
- His mind deteriorated
- verb grow worse
drop; devolve; degenerate.
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
- verb become worse or disintegrate
- lubricated3/5
lubricated
- adjective smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
greased.
- verb have lubricating properties
lubricate.
- the liquid in this can lubricates well
- adjective smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
- hydrogenated3/5
hydrogenate
- verb combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
- verb combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
- prostrated3/5
prostrate
- verb get into a prostrate position, as in submission
bow down.
- verb render helpless or defenseless
- They prostrated the enemy
- verb get into a prostrate position, as in submission
- intoxicated3/5
intoxicated
- adjective stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
inebriated; drunk.
- a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors
- helplessly inebriated
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
intoxicate; uplift; elate; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
- adjective stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- abatement3/5
abatement
- noun an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
reprieve; suspension; hiatus; respite.
- noun the act of abating
- laws enforcing noise abatement
- noun an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- undifferentiated3/5
undifferentiated
- adjective not differentiated
uniform.
- adjective not differentiated
- unsaturated3/5
unsaturated
- adjective not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature
- an unsaturated salt solution
- adjective used of a compound (especially of carbon) containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond
- unsaturated fats
- adjective not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance at a given temperature
- irradiated3/5
irradiate
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
enlighten.
- verb cast rays of light upon
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
- conjugated3/5
conjugated
- adjective satellite formed by the union of two compounds
conjugate.
- a conjugated protein
- verb unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
conjugate.
- adjective satellite formed by the union of two compounds
- locates3/5
locate
- verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
turn up.
- Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?
- My search turned up nothing
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
situate.
- Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
- Locate the boundaries of the property
- verb discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
- paternity3/5
paternity
- noun the state of being a father
- tests were conducted to determine paternity
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
fatherhood.
- noun the state of being a father
- invertebrates3/5
invertebrate
- noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
- adjective lacking a backbone or spinal column
spineless.
- worms are an example of invertebrate animals
- noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
- escalated3/5
escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- penetrates3/5
penetrate
- verb pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
perforate.
- The bullet penetrated her chest
- verb come to understand
fathom; bottom.
- verb pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
- illuminates3/5
illuminate
- verb make lighter or brighter
light; illumine; light up; illume.
- This lamp lightens the room a bit
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; straighten out; elucidate; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make lighter or brighter
- mitigated3/5
mitigated
- adjective made less severe or intense
- he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
extenuate; mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- adjective made less severe or intense
- instigated3/5
instigate
- verb provoke or stir up
set off; incite; stir up.
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
- verb serve as the inciting cause of
prompt; inspire.
- She prompted me to call my relatives
- verb provoke or stir up
- substantiated3/5
substantiate
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
affirm; support; confirm; corroborate; sustain.
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; incarnate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- impregnated3/5
impregnate
- verb fill, as with a certain quality
infuse; tincture; instill.
- The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
- verb infuse or fill completely
saturate.
- Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
- verb fill, as with a certain quality
- annihilated3/5
annihilated
- adjective satellite destroyed completely
exterminated; wiped out.
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; decimate; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- adjective satellite destroyed completely
- dissociated3/5
dissociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb regard as unconnected
decouple.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb part; cease or break association with
- mutated3/5
mutate
- verb undergo mutation
- cells mutate
- verb undergo mutation
- precipitates3/5
precipitate
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- verb bring about abruptly
- The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution
- noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
- watercolor3/5
watercolor
- noun a painting produced with watercolors
water-color; water-colour; watercolour.
- noun a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
water-color; water-colour; watercolour.
- noun a painting produced with watercolors
- infiltrated3/5
infiltrate
- verb cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- verb enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
penetrate.
- The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
- verb cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- abated3/5
abate
- verb make less active or intense
slake; slack.
- verb become less in amount or intensity
die away; slack off; slack; let up.
- The storm abated
- The rain let up after a few hours
- verb make less active or intense
- eradicated3/5
eradicate
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; decimate; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; extirpate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb kill in large numbers
- tabulated3/5
tabulate
- verb arrange or enter in tabular form
table; tabularise; tabularize.
- verb shape or cut with a flat surface
- verb arrange or enter in tabular form
- appreciates3/5
appreciate
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- verb be fully aware of; realize fully
take account.
- Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?
- verb recognize with gratitude; be grateful for
- refrigerated3/5
refrigerated
- adjective satellite made or kept cold by refrigeration
- keep the milk refrigerated
- a refrigerated truck
- verb preserve by chilling
refrigerate.
- many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil
- adjective satellite made or kept cold by refrigeration
- degenerated3/5
degenerate
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
pervert; deviate; deviant.
- verb grow worse
drop; devolve; deteriorate.
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- negated3/5
negate
- verb be in contradiction with
contradict; belie.
- verb deny the truth of
contradict; contravene.
- verb be in contradiction with
- heaters3/5
heater
- noun device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
warmer.
- noun (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
hummer; fastball; smoke; bullet.
- he swung late on the fastball
- he showed batters nothing but smoke
- noun device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
- understated3/5
understated
- adjective satellite exhibiting restrained good taste
unostentatious; unpretentious.
- the room is pleasant and understated
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; downplay; understate; minimise.
- adjective satellite exhibiting restrained good taste
- reinstatement3/5
reinstatement
- noun the condition of being reinstated
- her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly
- noun the act of restoring someone to a previous position
- we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel
- noun the condition of being reinstated
- waterman3/5
waterman
- noun someone who drives or rides in a boat
boatman; boater.
- noun someone who drives or rides in a boat
- actuated3/5
actuated
- adjective satellite moved to action
- a man actuated by unworthy desired
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- adjective satellite moved to action
- immigrated3/5
immigrate
- verb migrate to a new environment
- only few plants can immigrate to the island
- verb introduce or send as immigrants
- Britain immigrated many colonists to America
- verb migrate to a new environment
- depreciated3/5
depreciate
- verb belittle
vilipend; deprecate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb lower the value of something
- The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
- verb belittle
- nitrates3/5
nitrate
- noun any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- verb treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
- nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol
- noun any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- ordinated3/5
ordinate
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
consecrate; ordain; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
- interpolated3/5
interpolate
- verb estimate the value of
extrapolate.
- verb insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
alter; falsify.
- verb estimate the value of
- chocolates3/5
chocolate
- noun a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
cocoa; drinking chocolate; hot chocolate.
- noun a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
- noun a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
- decimated3/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- inundated3/5
inundated
- adjective satellite covered with water
flooded; awash; afloat; overflowing.
- the main deck was afloat (or awash)
- the monsoon left the whole place awash
- a flooded bathroom
- inundated farmlands
- an overflowing tub
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
flood; inundate; deluge; swamp.
- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
- adjective satellite covered with water
- hydrated3/5
hydrated
- adjective containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)
hydrous.
- verb supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance
hydrate.
- the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently
- adjective containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)
- dehydrated3/5
dehydrated
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive loss of water from the body
- fever resulted from becoming dehydrated
- was dehydrated after the marathon
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
desiccate; dehydrate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
- adjective satellite suffering from excessive loss of water from the body
- chlorinated3/5
chlorinate
- verb treat or combine with chlorine
- chlorinated water
- verb disinfect with chlorine
- chlorinate a pool
- verb treat or combine with chlorine
- alleviated3/5
alleviated
- adjective satellite (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
relieved; eased.
- verb provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage; relieve; palliate; alleviate.
- This pill will relieve your headaches
- adjective satellite (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
- culminates3/5
culminate
- verb end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
climax.
- The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
- verb bring to a head or to the highest point
- Seurat culminated pointillism
- verb end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
- strategist3/5
strategist
- noun an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
strategian.
- noun an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
- strategists3/5
strategist
- noun an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
strategian.
- noun an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
- deviates3/5
deviate
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
pervert; deviant; degenerate.
- verb turn aside; turn away from
divert.
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- carbonates3/5
carbonate
- noun a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
- verb turn into a carbonate
- noun a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3)
- ordinates3/5
ordinate
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
consecrate; ordain; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
- frigates3/5
frigate
- noun a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- noun a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
- noun a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- patency3/5
patency
- noun the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
- noun the property of being easy to see and understand
obviousness; noticeability; noticeableness.
- noun the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct
- mated3/5
mated
- adjective mated sexually
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
pair; couple; mate; copulate.
- Birds mate in the Spring
- adjective mated sexually
- exterminated3/5
exterminated
- adjective satellite destroyed completely
annihilated; wiped out.
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
kill off; exterminate.
- Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
- adjective satellite destroyed completely
- infiltrates3/5
infiltrate
- verb cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- verb enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
penetrate.
- The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor
- verb cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices
- amputated3/5
amputate
- verb remove surgically
cut off.
- amputate limbs
- verb remove surgically
- adjudicated3/5
adjudicate
- verb put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
judge; try.
- The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
- The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; decide.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- formulates3/5
formulate
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
explicate; develop.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
devise; contrive; invent; excogitate; forge.
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- oxygenated3/5
oxygenate
- verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
oxygenise; aerate; oxygenize.
- oxygenate blood
- verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- reverberated3/5
reverberate
- verb ring or echo with sound
ring; echo; resound.
- the hall resounded with laughter
- verb have a long or continuing effect
- The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life
- verb ring or echo with sound
- striated3/5
striate
- verb mark with striae or striations
- adjective marked with stria or striations
- verb mark with striae or striations
- modulates3/5
modulate
- verb change the key of, in music
- modulate the melody
- verb vary the pitch of one's speech
inflect; tone.
- verb change the key of, in music
- privateers3/5
privateer
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
privateersman.
- noun a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
- watercolour3/5
watercolour
- noun water-soluble pigment
watercolor; water-color; water-colour.
- noun a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
watercolor; water-color; water-colour.
- noun water-soluble pigment
- negates3/5
negate
- verb be in contradiction with
contradict; belie.
- verb deny the truth of
contradict; contravene.
- verb be in contradiction with
- overheated3/5
overheated
- adjective satellite heated beyond a safe or desirable point
- the child became overheated
- overheated metal
- verb get excessively and undesirably hot
overheat.
- The car engines overheated
- adjective satellite heated beyond a safe or desirable point
- delineates3/5
delineate
- verb show the form or outline of
define.
- The tree was clearly defined by the light
- The camera could define the smallest object
- verb determine the essential quality of
delimitate; delimit; specify; define.
- verb show the form or outline of
- rebates3/5
rebate
- noun a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
discount.
- noun a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
rabbet.
- noun a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
- manipulates3/5
manipulate
- verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously
pull wires; pull strings.
- He manipulated public opinion in his favor
- verb hold something in one's hands and move it
- verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- aspirated3/5
aspirate
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- verb remove as if by suction
draw out; suck out.
- aspirate the wound
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- castrated3/5
castrated
- adjective deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
unsexed.
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
emasculate; castrate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- adjective deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes
- conjugates3/5
conjugate
- noun a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
conjugate solution.
- verb unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
- noun a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
- appropriates3/5
appropriate
- verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
set aside; earmark; allow; reserve.
- I will earmark this money for your research
- She sets aside time for meditation every day
- verb take possession of by force, as after an invasion
capture; conquer; seize.
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
- verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- debilitated3/5
debilitated
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
adynamic; asthenic; enervated.
- verb make weak
debilitate; enfeeble; drain.
- Life in the camp drained him
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
- privateer3/5
privateer
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
privateersman.
- noun a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
- watercolors3/5
watercolor
- noun a painting produced with watercolors
water-color; water-colour; watercolour.
- noun a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
water-color; water-colour; watercolour.
- noun a painting produced with watercolors
- duplicated3/5
duplicate
- noun something additional of the same kind
extra.
- he always carried extras in case of an emergency
- noun a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
duplication.
- he made a duplicate for the files
- noun something additional of the same kind
- quaternary3/5
quaternary
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quartet; 4.
- noun last 2 million years
Quaternary period; Age of Man.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- calculates3/5
calculate
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher; compute; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
- verb judge to be probable
figure; reckon; forecast; estimate; count on.
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
- fateful3/5
fateful
- adjective satellite having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
fatal.
- that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev
- the fatal day of the election finally arrived
- adjective satellite ominously prophetic
foreboding; portentous.
- adjective satellite having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
- permeated3/5
permeate
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; interpenetrate; pervade; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
- verb pass through
filter; sink in; percolate.
- Water permeates sand easily
- verb spread or diffuse through
- incarcerated3/5
incarcerate
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- vertebrates3/5
vertebrate
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
craniate.
- adjective having a backbone or spinal column
- fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
- anticipates3/5
anticipate
- verb regard something as probable or likely
expect.
- The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
- verb act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
forestall; counter; foresee.
- verb regard something as probable or likely
- collaborated3/5
collaborate
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
join forces; get together; cooperate.
- The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
- We joined forces with another research group
- verb cooperate as a traitor
- he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
- incubated3/5
incubate
- verb grow under conditions that promote development
- verb sit on (eggs)
brood; cover; hatch.
- Birds brood
- The female covers the eggs
- verb grow under conditions that promote development
- materialized3/5
materialize
- verb come into being; become reality
happen; materialise.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- designates3/5
designate
- verb assign a name or title to
denominate.
- verb give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
depute; assign; delegate.
- verb assign a name or title to
- motivates3/5
motivate
- verb give an incentive for action
prompt; propel; incite; move; actuate.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb give an incentive for action
- gated3/5
gate
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- noun a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
logic gate.
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- radiated3/5
radiate
- verb send out rays or waves
- The sun radiates heat
- verb send out real or metaphoric rays
- She radiates happiness
- verb send out rays or waves
- orchestrated3/5
orchestrated
- adjective arranged for performance by an orchestra
- verb write an orchestra score for
orchestrate.
- adjective arranged for performance by an orchestra
- rotates3/5
rotate
- verb turn on or around an axis or a center
revolve; go around.
- The Earth revolves around the Sun
- The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire
- verb exchange on a regular basis
- We rotate the lead soprano every night
- verb turn on or around an axis or a center
- investigates3/5
investigate
- verb investigate scientifically
look into.
- Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
- verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of
inquire; enquire.
- The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
- inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
- verb investigate scientifically
- authenticated3/5
authenticated
- adjective satellite established as genuine
documented; attested.
- verb establish the authenticity of something
authenticate.
- adjective satellite established as genuine
- caterpillar3/5
caterpillar
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- noun a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
cat.
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- articulates3/5
articulate
- verb provide with a joint
joint.
- the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood
- verb put into words or an expression
phrase; word; formulate; give voice.
- He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
- verb provide with a joint
- perforated3/5
perforated
- adjective satellite having a hole cut through
perforate; punctured; pierced.
- pierced ears
- a perforated eardrum
- a punctured balloon
- verb make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
perforate; punch.
- perforate the sheets of paper
- adjective satellite having a hole cut through
- amateurs3/5
amateur
- noun someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
- noun an athlete who does not play for pay
- noun someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
- renovated3/5
renovate
- verb restore to a previous or better condition
restitute.
- They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- verb make brighter and prettier
refurbish; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb restore to a previous or better condition
- crates3/5
crate
- noun a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
- noun the quantity contained in a crate
crateful.
- noun a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
- accumulates3/5
accumulate
- verb get or gather together
amass; roll up; compile; collect; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb collect or gather
amass; gather; conglomerate; cumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb get or gather together
- differentiates3/5
differentiate
- verb mark as different
secernate; severalise; separate; severalize; tell apart; distinguish; tell; secern.
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
- verb be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
distinguish; mark.
- His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
- verb mark as different
- ungrateful3/5
ungrateful
- adjective not feeling or showing gratitude
thankless; unthankful.
- ungrateful heirs
- How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare
- adjective satellite disagreeable
- I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln
- adjective not feeling or showing gratitude
- corroborated3/5
corroborate
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
affirm; substantiate; support; confirm; sustain.
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
- verb give evidence for
validate.
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- materialize3/5
materialize
- verb come into being; become reality
happen; materialise.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- intermediates3/5
intermediate
- noun a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; liaise; intercede; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- noun a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
- laminated3/5
laminate
- noun a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
- verb create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
- noun a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
- captivated3/5
captivated
- adjective satellite strongly attracted
charmed.
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; captivate; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- adjective satellite strongly attracted
- cooperated3/5
cooperate
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
collaborate; join forces; get together.
- The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
- We joined forces with another research group
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
- emancipated3/5
emancipated
- adjective satellite free from traditional social restraints
liberated.
- an emancipated young woman pursuing her career
- a liberated lifestyle
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
liberate; emancipate.
- adjective satellite free from traditional social restraints
- replicates3/5
replicate
- verb bend or turn backward
retroflex.
- verb reproduce or make an exact copy of
copy.
- replicate the cell
- copy the genetic information
- verb bend or turn backward
- emanated3/5
emanate
- verb proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- Water emanates from this hole in the ground
- verb give out (breath or an odor)
exhale; give forth.
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- verb proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- understatement3/5
understatement
- noun a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
- noun a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
- permeates3/5
permeate
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; interpenetrate; pervade; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
- verb pass through
filter; sink in; percolate.
- Water permeates sand easily
- verb spread or diffuse through
- enunciated3/5
enunciate
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb express or state clearly
vocalize; vocalise; articulate.
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- duplicates3/5
duplicate
- noun something additional of the same kind
extra.
- he always carried extras in case of an emergency
- noun a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
duplication.
- he made a duplicate for the files
- noun something additional of the same kind
- inoculated3/5
inoculate
- verb introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
- My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs
- verb introduce a microorganism into
- verb introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
- watermark3/5
watermark
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
water line.
- noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- instantiated3/5
instantiate
- verb represent by an instance
- This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect
- verb find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
- The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect
- verb represent by an instance
- dislocated3/5
dislocated
- adjective satellite separated at the joint
disjointed; separated.
- a dislocated knee
- a separated shoulder
- verb move out of position
splay; dislocate; slip; luxate.
- dislocate joints
- the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
- adjective satellite separated at the joint
- gatekeeper3/5
gatekeeper
- noun someone who controls access to something
- there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief
- noun someone who guards an entrance
ostiary; door guard; doorkeeper; doorman; porter; hall porter.
- noun someone who controls access to something
- watermelon3/5
watermelon
- noun an African melon
watermelon vine; Citrullus vulgaris.
- noun large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
- noun an African melon
- emaciated3/5
emaciated
- adjective satellite very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
pinched; bony; cadaverous; gaunt; skeletal; wasted; haggard.
- emaciated bony hands
- a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
- eyes were haggard and cavernous
- small pinched faces
- kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
- verb cause to grow thin or weak
macerate; emaciate; waste.
- The treatment emaciated him
- adjective satellite very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- patella3/5
patella
- noun a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
kneecap; kneepan.
- noun type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
genus Patella.
- noun a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
- sweaters3/5
sweater
- noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
jumper.
- noun a person who perspires
perspirer.
- noun a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
- extrapolated3/5
extrapolate
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
generalize; infer; generalise.
- verb estimate the value of
interpolate.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
- syndicated3/5
syndicate
- noun a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
mob; family; crime syndicate.
- noun an association of companies for some definite purpose
consortium; pool.
- noun a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
- phosphates3/5
phosphate
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
orthophosphate; inorganic phosphate.
- noun carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
- predominates3/5
predominate
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
dominate; prevail; reign; rule.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- verb appear very large or occupy a commanding position
tower; loom; hulk.
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- caterpillars3/5
caterpillar
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- noun a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
cat.
- noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
- watersheds3/5
watershed
- noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
water parting; divide.
- noun the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
catchment basin; catchment area; basin; river basin; drainage area; drainage basin.
- flood control in the Missouri basin
- noun a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
- demarcated3/5
demarcate
- verb separate clearly, as if by boundaries
- verb set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
delimitate; delimit.
- verb separate clearly, as if by boundaries
- proliferated3/5
proliferate
- verb grow rapidly
- Pizza parlors proliferate in this area
- verb cause to grow or increase rapidly
- We must not proliferate nuclear arms
- verb grow rapidly
- deviated3/5
deviate
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
pervert; deviant; degenerate.
- verb turn aside; turn away from
divert.
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- slates3/5
slate
- noun (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- noun thin layers of rock used for roofing
slating.
- noun (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- prelates3/5
prelate
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch; high priest; primate; archpriest.
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
- allocates3/5
allocate
- verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
apportion.
- I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
- I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip
- verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
- entreated3/5
entreat
- verb ask for or request earnestly
beseech; bid; press; adjure; conjure.
- The prophet bid all people to become good persons
- verb ask for or request earnestly
- separateness3/5
separateness
- noun the state of being several and distinct
discreteness; severalty; distinctness.
- noun political independence
- seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan
- noun the state of being several and distinct
- emanates3/5
emanate
- verb proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- Water emanates from this hole in the ground
- verb give out (breath or an odor)
exhale; give forth.
- The chimney exhales a thick smoke
- verb proceed or issue forth, as from a source
- predominated3/5
predominate
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
dominate; prevail; reign; rule.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- verb appear very large or occupy a commanding position
tower; loom; hulk.
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- concatenation3/5
concatenation
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- noun the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
- it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- vaccinated3/5
vaccinated
- adjective satellite having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease
immunized; immunised.
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
inoculate; immunise; immunize; vaccinate.
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
- adjective satellite having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease
- alternated3/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- gatekeepers3/5
gatekeeper
- noun someone who controls access to something
- there are too many gatekeepers between the field officers and the chief
- noun someone who guards an entrance
ostiary; door guard; doorkeeper; doorman; porter; hall porter.
- noun someone who controls access to something
- opiates3/5
opiate
- noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- noun a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
- recreated3/5
recreate
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; reanimate; revive; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
play.
- On weekends I play
- The students all recreate alike
- verb give new life or energy to
- radiates3/5
radiate
- verb send out rays or waves
- The sun radiates heat
- verb send out real or metaphoric rays
- She radiates happiness
- verb send out rays or waves
- slated3/5
slat
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
spline.
- verb equip or bar with slats
- Slat the windows
- noun a thin strip (wood or metal)
- imitates3/5
imitate
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
copy; simulate.
- The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
- verb appear like, as in behavior or appearance
- Life imitate art
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- simulates3/5
simulate
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
imitate; copy.
- The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
- verb create a representation or model of
model.
- The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
- verb reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- fluctuated3/5
fluctuate
- verb cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
vacillate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
- fixated3/5
fixate
- verb attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
- He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40
- verb pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
- The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death
- verb attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
- mistreated3/5
mistreated
- adjective subjected to cruel treatment
abused; ill-treated; maltreated.
- an abused wife
- verb treat badly
ill-use; ill-treat; maltreat; step; abuse; mistreat.
- This boss abuses his workers
- She is always stepping on others to get ahead
- adjective subjected to cruel treatment
- alternates3/5
alternate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; surrogate.
- verb go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
jump.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- polyunsaturated3/5
polyunsaturated
- adjective satellite (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds
- adjective satellite (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds
- hesitates3/5
hesitate
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
waver; waffle.
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
- verb interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
pause.
- The speaker paused
- verb pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- cremated3/5
cremate
- verb reduce to ashes
- Cremate a corpse
- verb reduce to ashes
- vibrated3/5
vibrate
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
oscillate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- situates3/5
situate
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
locate.
- Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space
- Locate the boundaries of the property
- verb put (something somewhere) firmly
posit; fix; deposit.
- She posited her hand on his shoulder
- deposit the suitcase on the bench
- fix your eyes on this spot
- verb determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
- repeater3/5
repeater
- noun a person who repeats
- the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times
- noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
habitual criminal; recidivist.
- noun a person who repeats
- navigated3/5
navigate
- verb travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
voyage; sail.
- The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
- verb act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
pilot.
- Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
- Who was navigating the ship during the accident?
- verb travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
- particulates3/5
particulate
- noun a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
particulate matter.
- adjective composed of distinct particles
- noun a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
- conflated3/5
conflate
- verb mix together different elements
mix; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- verb mix together different elements
- fluctuates3/5
fluctuate
- verb cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
vacillate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
- detonated3/5
detonate
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
explode; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
explode; blow up.
- the bomb detonated at noon
- The Molotov cocktail exploded
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- backwater3/5
backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos
- noun a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
- the country is an economic backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- granulated3/5
granulated
- adjective satellite made grainy or formed into granules
- granulated sugar
- verb form into grains
grain; granulate.
- adjective satellite made grainy or formed into granules
- suffocated3/5
suffocate
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
asphyxiate; smother.
- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
- The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
- verb impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
stifle; asphyxiate; choke.
- The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- categorisation3/5
categorisation
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
categorization; classification.
- noun the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
categorization; sorting; classification.
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- amphitheater3/5
amphitheater
- noun a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
amphitheatre.
- noun an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
coliseum; amphitheatre.
- noun a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
- silicates3/5
silicate
- noun a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- noun a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- ejaculated3/5
ejaculate
- noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
semen; seminal fluid; seed; cum; come.
- verb utter impulsively
blurt; blurt out; blunder out; blunder.
- He blurted out the secret
- He blundered his stupid ideas
- noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
- lateran3/5
lateran
The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world. ✍ The name is said to have been derived from that of the Laterani family, who possessed a palace on or near the spot where the church now stands. In this church several ecclesiastical councils, hence called Lateran councils, have been held.
- serrated3/5
serrated
- adjective satellite notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
toothed; notched; saw-toothed; serrate.
- verb make saw-toothed or jag the edge of
serrate.
- serrate the edges of the teeth
- adjective satellite notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
- innervated3/5
innervate
- verb supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
- verb stimulate to action
- innervate a muscle or a nerve
- verb supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
- iterated3/5
iterate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb run or be performed again
- the function iterates
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- sweated3/5
sweat
- noun salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
perspiration; sudor.
- sweat poured off his brow
- noun agitation resulting from active worry
swither; stew; lather; fret.
- don't get in a stew
- he's in a sweat about exams
- noun salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
- syndicates3/5
syndicate
- noun a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
mob; family; crime syndicate.
- noun an association of companies for some definite purpose
consortium; pool.
- noun a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
- tolerates3/5
tolerate
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
stomach; brook; support; put up; bear; abide; endure; stick out; suffer; digest; stand.
- I cannot bear his constant criticism
- The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
- he learned to tolerate the heat
- She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
- verb recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)
- We must tolerate the religions of others
- verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- marinated3/5
marinate
- verb soak in marinade
marinade.
- marinade herring
- verb soak in marinade
- emigrated3/5
emigrate
- verb leave one's country of residence for a new one
- Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period
- verb leave one's country of residence for a new one
- catechism3/5
catechism
- noun a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
- noun an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
- noun a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
- discriminated3/5
discriminate
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart.
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
single out; separate.
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
- necessitates3/5
necessitate
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
call for; require; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
- verb cause to be a concomitant
- verb require as useful, just, or proper
- postulates3/5
postulate
- noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
posit.
- verb maintain or assert
contend.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
- hateful3/5
hateful
- adjective evoking or deserving hatred
- no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
- adjective satellite characterized by malice
mean.
- a hateful thing to do
- in a mean mood
- adjective evoking or deserving hatred
- categorize3/5
categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorise.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- teammates3/5
teammate
- noun a fellow member of a team
mate.
- it was his first start against his former teammates
- noun a fellow member of a team
- materialistic3/5
materialistic
- adjective satellite marked by materialism
mercenary; worldly-minded.
- adjective satellite conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
bourgeois; conservative.
- a bourgeois mentality
- adjective satellite marked by materialism
- perpetuated3/5
perpetuate
- verb cause to continue or prevail
- perpetuate a myth
- verb cause to continue or prevail
- waterways3/5
waterway
- noun a navigable body of water
- noun a conduit through which water flows
watercourse.
- noun a navigable body of water
- accentuated3/5
accentuate
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb put stress on; utter with an accent
stress; accent.
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
- verb to stress, single out as important
- paterson3/5
paterson
- noun American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)
William Patterson.
- noun a city of northeastern New Jersey
- noun American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)
- vacated3/5
vacate
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
give up; resign; renounce.
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
- verb leave behind empty; move out of
abandon; empty.
- You must vacate your office by tonight
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- mediates3/5
mediate
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
intermediate; liaise; intercede; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
- mediate between the old and the new
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- plated3/5
plat
- noun a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
- verb make a plat of
plot.
- Plat the town
- noun a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
- contraindicated3/5
contraindicate
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- congratulated3/5
congratulate
- verb say something to someone that expresses praise
compliment.
- He complimented her on her last physics paper
- verb express congratulations
felicitate.
- verb say something to someone that expresses praise
- euphrates3/5
euphrates
- noun a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
Euphrates River.
- noun a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
- elated3/5
elated
- adjective exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
- the elated winner
- felt elated and excited
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
intoxicate; uplift; elate; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
- adjective exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
- relatedness3/5
relatedness
- noun a particular manner of connectedness
- the relatedness of all living things
- noun a particular manner of connectedness
- elaborately3/5
elaborately
- adverb with elaboration
in an elaborate way; intricately.
- it was elaborately spelled out
- adverb with elaboration
- interrogated3/5
interrogate
- verb transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
- verb pose a series of questions to
question.
- The suspect was questioned by the police
- We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion
- verb transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
- infuriated3/5
infuriated
- adjective satellite marked by extreme anger
furious; enraged; angered; maddened.
- the enraged bull attached
- furious about the accident
- a furious scowl
- infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy
- could not control the maddened crowd
- verb make furious
infuriate; incense; exasperate.
- adjective satellite marked by extreme anger
- neonates3/5
neonate
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
newborn; newborn baby; newborn infant.
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
- uncomplicated3/5
uncomplicated
- adjective satellite lacking complexity
unsophisticated.
- small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring
- an unsophisticated machine
- adjective satellite easy and not involved or complicated
elementary; simple; unproblematic.
- an elementary problem in statistics
- elementary, my dear Watson
- a simple game
- found an uncomplicated solution to the problem
- adjective satellite lacking complexity
- orientated3/5
orientated
- adjective adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
oriented.
- the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view
- helping freshmen become oriented to college life
- the book is value-oriented throughout
- verb determine one's position with reference to another point
orientate; orient.
- We had to orient ourselves in the forest
- adjective adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
- paternalism3/5
paternalism
- noun the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
- noun the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
- vindicated3/5
vindicated
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
clear; exonerated; absolved; exculpated; cleared.
- is absolved from all blame
- was now clear of the charge of cowardice
- his official honor is vindicated
- verb show to be right by providing justification or proof
vindicate; justify.
- vindicate a claim
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
- corrugated3/5
corrugated
- adjective satellite shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
- the surface of the ocean was rippled and corrugated
- verb fold into ridges
corrugate.
- corrugate iron
- adjective satellite shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
- waterproof3/5
waterproof
- noun any fabric impervious to water
- noun a water-resistant coat
raincoat.
- noun any fabric impervious to water
- paternalistic3/5
paternalistic
- adjective satellite benevolent but sometimes intrusive
- adjective satellite benevolent but sometimes intrusive
- overstated3/5
overstated
- adjective satellite represented as greater than is true or reasonable
exaggerated; overdone.
- an exaggerated opinion of oneself
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; exaggerate; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- adjective satellite represented as greater than is true or reasonable
- conglomerates3/5
conglomerate
- noun a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
pudding stone.
- noun a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
empire.
- noun a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
- waterway3/5
waterway
- noun a navigable body of water
- noun a conduit through which water flows
watercourse.
- noun a navigable body of water
- waterfalls3/5
waterfall
- noun a steep descent of the water of a river
falls.
- noun a steep descent of the water of a river
- bloated3/5
bloat
- noun swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
- verb become bloated or swollen or puff up
- The dead man's stomach was bloated
- noun swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas
- craters3/5
crater
- noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
volcanic crater.
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
- noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
- stipulates3/5
stipulate
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
qualify; specify; condition.
- The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
- The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
- verb give a guarantee or promise of
- They stipulated to release all the prisoners
- verb specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- patently3/5
patently
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
plainly; plain; obviously; manifestly; apparently; evidently.
- the answer is obviously wrong
- she was in bed and evidently in great pain
- he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
- it is all patently nonsense
- she has apparently been living here for some time
- I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
- You are plainly wrong
- he is plain stubborn
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
- approximates3/5
approximate
- verb be close or similar
come close.
- Her results approximate my own
- verb judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
judge; estimate; guess; gauge.
- I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
- verb be close or similar
- elucidated3/5
elucidate
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify; clear up.
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
- pentateuch3/5
pentateuch
The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; -- called also the Law of Moses ,Book of the Law of Moses , etc.
- coates3/5
coat
- noun an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
- noun a thin layer covering something
coating.
- a second coat of paint
- noun an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
- contemplates3/5
contemplate
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- contemplate one's navel
- verb consider as a possibility
- I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
- verb look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
- federated3/5
federated
- adjective satellite united under a central government
federate.
- verb enter into a league for a common purpose
federate; federalise; federalize.
- The republics federated to become the Soviet Union
- adjective satellite united under a central government
- commemorated3/5
commemorate
- verb mark by some ceremony or observation
mark.
- The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
- verb call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
remember.
- We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
- Remember the dead of the First World War
- verb mark by some ceremony or observation
- consummated3/5
consummated
- adjective brought to completion
- a consummated transaction
- verb fulfill sexually
consummate.
- consummate a marriage
- adjective brought to completion
- subjugated3/5
subjugated
- adjective satellite reduced to submission
- subjugated peoples
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; quash; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- adjective satellite reduced to submission
- skates3/5
skate
- noun sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
- noun large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
- noun sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
- emirates3/5
emirate
- noun the domain controlled by an emir
- noun the office of an emir
- noun the domain controlled by an emir
- intimates3/5
intimate
- noun someone to whom private matters are confided
confidant.
- verb give to understand
insinuate; adumbrate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- noun someone to whom private matters are confided
- categorizing3/5
categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorise.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- meditated3/5
meditate
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- verb think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
contemplate; study.
- He is meditating in his study
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
- intricately3/5
intricately
- adverb with elaboration
in an elaborate way; elaborately.
- it was elaborately spelled out
- adverb with elaboration
- saltwater3/5
saltwater
- noun water containing salts
seawater; brine.
- the water in the ocean is all saltwater
- noun water containing salts
- narrates3/5
narrate
- verb provide commentary for a film, for example
- verb narrate or give a detailed account of
recite; tell; recount.
- Tell what happened
- The father told a story to his child
- verb provide commentary for a film, for example
- encapsulates3/5
encapsulate
- verb enclose in a capsule or other small container
- verb put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
capsulise; capsule; capsulize.
- capsulize the news
- verb enclose in a capsule or other small container
- restated3/5
restate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- emulated3/5
emulate
- verb strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
- He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister
- verb imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
- verb strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
- plateaus3/5
plateau
- noun a relatively flat highland
tableland.
- noun a relatively flat highland
- magnates3/5
magnate
- noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman
business leader; tycoon; baron; power; king; mogul; top executive; big businessman.
- an oil baron
- noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman
- patellar3/5
patellar
- adjective near or relating to the patella or kneecap
- patellar tendon
- adjective near or relating to the patella or kneecap
- rehabilitated3/5
rehabilitate
- verb help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
- The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated
- After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated
- verb reinstall politically
- Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime
- verb help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
- inculcated3/5
inculcate
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
infuse; instill.
- inculcate values into the young generation
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
- excommunicated3/5
excommunicate
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
curse; unchurch.
- The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
- verb oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
- privates3/5
privates
- noun external sex organ
genitals; private parts; genitalia; crotch; genital organ.
- noun an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
common soldier; buck private; private.
- our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
- noun external sex organ
- roommates3/5
roommate
- noun an associate who shares a room with you
roomie; roomy.
- noun an associate who shares a room with you
- waterford3/5
waterford
- noun a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
- noun a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
- reiterates3/5
reiterate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- statecraft3/5
statecraft
- noun wisdom in the management of public affairs
statesmanship; diplomacy.
- noun wisdom in the management of public affairs
- legislated3/5
legislate
- verb make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
pass.
- They passed the amendment
- We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
- verb make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- perpetuates3/5
perpetuate
- verb cause to continue or prevail
- perpetuate a myth
- verb cause to continue or prevail
- reformulated3/5
reformulate
- verb formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
redevelop.
- verb formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
- prefabricated3/5
prefabricate
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
preassemble.
- verb produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally
- verb to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
- categorised3/5
categorised
- adjective satellite arranged into categories
categorized.
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize; categorise.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- adjective satellite arranged into categories
- surrogates3/5
surrogate
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
replacement; alternate.
- noun a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
deputy.
- noun someone who takes the place of another person
- reciprocated3/5
reciprocate
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
- verb alternate the direction of motion of
- the engine reciprocates the propeller
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- headwaters3/5
headwater
- noun the source of a river
- the headwaters of the Nile
- noun the source of a river
- congregated3/5
congregate
- verb come together, usually for a purpose
- The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve
- verb come together, usually for a purpose
- premeditated3/5
premeditated
- adjective characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
- a premeditated crime
- verb consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
premeditate.
- premeditated murder
- adjective characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
- infatuated3/5
infatuated
- adjective satellite marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
smitten; taken with; enamored; potty; in love; soft on.
- gaga over the rock group's new album
- he was infatuated with her
- verb arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way
infatuate.
- His new car has infatuated him
- love has infatuated her
- adjective satellite marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
- uncultivated3/5
uncultivated
- adjective (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops
- uncultivated land
- adjective satellite (of persons) lacking art or knowledge
uncultured; artless.
- adjective (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops
- prostatectomy3/5
prostatectomy
- noun surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland
- noun surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland
- negotiates3/5
negotiate
- verb discuss the terms of an arrangement
talk terms; negociate.
- They negotiated the sale of the house
- verb succeed in passing through, around, or over
negociate.
- The hiker negociated the high mountain pass
- verb discuss the terms of an arrangement
- retaliated3/5
retaliate
- verb take revenge for a perceived wrong
revenge; avenge.
- He wants to avenge the murder of his brother
- verb make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
strike back.
- The Empire strikes back
- The Giants struck back and won the opener
- The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
- verb take revenge for a perceived wrong
- statesmanship3/5
statesmanship
- noun wisdom in the management of public affairs
diplomacy; statecraft.
- noun wisdom in the management of public affairs
- deprecated3/5
deprecate
- verb express strong disapproval of; deplore
- verb belittle
vilipend; depreciate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb express strong disapproval of; deplore
- uninitiated3/5
uninitiated
- adjective satellite not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
naive; uninitiate.
- it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes
- he took part in the experiment as a naive subject
- adjective satellite not initiated; deficient in relevant experience
- equilateral3/5
equilateral
- noun a figure whose sides are all equal
- adjective satellite having all sides or faces equal
- noun a figure whose sides are all equal
- pleated3/5
pleat
- noun any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
plait.
- verb pleat or gather into a ruffle
ruffle.
- ruffle the curtain fabric
- noun any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
- commemorates3/5
commemorate
- verb mark by some ceremony or observation
mark.
- The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
- verb call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
remember.
- We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
- Remember the dead of the First World War
- verb mark by some ceremony or observation
- decapitated3/5
decapitated
- adjective satellite having had the head cut off
beheaded.
- the beheaded prisoners
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate; decapitate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- adjective satellite having had the head cut off
- incarnated3/5
incarnate
- verb make concrete and real
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; substantiate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb make concrete and real
- gravitated3/5
gravitate
- verb move toward
- The conversation gravitated towards politics
- verb be attracted to
- Boys gravitate towards girls at that age
- verb move toward
- collated3/5
collate
- verb compare critically; of texts
- verb to assemble in proper sequence
- collate the papers
- verb compare critically; of texts
- latencies3/5
latency
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
rotational latency.
- noun the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
reaction time; latent period; response time.
- noun (computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
- remonstrated3/5
remonstrate
- verb argue in protest or opposition
- verb present and urge reasons in opposition
point out.
- verb argue in protest or opposition
- exonerated3/5
exonerated
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
vindicated; clear; absolved; exculpated; cleared.
- is absolved from all blame
- was now clear of the charge of cowardice
- his official honor is vindicated
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
- affectionately3/5
affectionately
- adverb with affection
dear; dearly.
- she loved him dearly
- he treats her affectionately
- adverb with affection
- uneducated3/5
uneducated
- adjective not having a good education
- adjective not having a good education
- repudiated3/5
repudiate
- verb cast off
disown; renounce.
- She renounced her husband
- The parents repudiated their son
- verb refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
- The woman repudiated the divorce settlement
- verb cast off
- denominated3/5
denominate
- verb assign a name or title to
designate.
- verb assign a name or title to
- proportionately3/5
proportionately
- adverb to a proportionate degree
proportionally.
- your salary will rise proportionately to your workload
- adverb in proportion
- the height of this wall must be reduced proportionately to give the room pleasant dimensions
- adverb to a proportionate degree
- pater3/5
pater
- noun an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- noun an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- unregulated3/5
unregulated
- adjective not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline
- unregulated off-shore fishing
- adjective satellite without regulation or discipline
- an unregulated environment
- adjective not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline
- rainwater3/5
rainwater
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rain.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
- intimated3/5
intimate
- noun someone to whom private matters are confided
confidant.
- verb give to understand
insinuate; adumbrate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- noun someone to whom private matters are confided
- expatriates3/5
expatriate
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expat.
- American expatriates
- verb expel from a country
exile; deport.
- The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- resonates3/5
resonate
- verb sound with resonance
vibrate.
- The sound resonates well in this theater
- verb be received or understood
come across.
- verb sound with resonance
- oates3/5
oat
- noun annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- noun seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
- noun annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
- venerated3/5
venerate
- verb regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
fear; revere; reverence.
- Fear God as your father
- We venerate genius
- verb regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
- overestimated3/5
overestimate
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overappraisal; overestimation; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overrating; overestimation; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- hippocrates3/5
hippocrates
A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 B. C.
- resonated3/5
resonate
- verb sound with resonance
vibrate.
- The sound resonates well in this theater
- verb be received or understood
come across.
- verb sound with resonance
- unabated3/5
unabated
- adjective satellite continuing at full strength or intensity
- the winds are unabated
- the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated
- adjective satellite continuing at full strength or intensity
- unsophisticated3/5
unsophisticated
- adjective satellite not wise in the ways of the world
unworldly.
- either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver
- this helplessly unworldly woman"- Kate O'Brien
- adjective satellite lacking complexity
uncomplicated.
- small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring
- an unsophisticated machine
- adjective satellite not wise in the ways of the world
- barbiturates3/5
barbiturate
- noun organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
- noun organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
- extraterrestrial3/5
extraterrestrial
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
alien; extraterrestrial being.
- adjective originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere
- is there extraterrestrial life?
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
- catecholamines3/5
catecholamine
- noun any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
- noun any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
- fraternities3/5
fraternity
- noun a social club for male undergraduates
frat.
- noun people engaged in a particular occupation
sodality; brotherhood.
- the medical fraternity
- noun a social club for male undergraduates
- patentee3/5
patentee
- noun the inventor to whom a patent is issued
- noun the inventor to whom a patent is issued
- abrogated3/5
abrogate
- verb revoke formally
- verb revoke formally
- whitewater3/5
whitewater
- noun frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls
white water.
- noun frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls
- quadrilateral3/5
quadrilateral
- noun a four-sided polygon
quadrangle; tetragon.
- adjective satellite having four sides
four-sided.
- noun a four-sided polygon
- playmates3/5
playmate
- noun a companion at play
playfellow.
- noun a companion at play
- implicates3/5
implicate
- verb bring into intimate and incriminating connection
- He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government
- verb impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
entail.
- What does this move entail?
- verb bring into intimate and incriminating connection
- catecholamine3/5
catecholamine
- noun any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
- noun any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
- breakwater3/5
breakwater
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; jetty; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- repatriated3/5
repatriate
- noun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
- verb send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
- noun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
- peripatetic3/5
peripatetic
- noun a person who walks from place to place
- noun a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
Aristotelean; Aristotelian.
- noun a person who walks from place to place
- skaters3/5
- opinionated3/5
opinionated
- adjective satellite obstinate in your opinions
self-opinionated; opinionative.
- adjective satellite obstinate in your opinions
- underestimates3/5
underestimate
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
underestimation; underreckoning; underrating.
- verb assign too low a value to
undervalue.
- Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price
- noun an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value
- doctorates3/5
doctorate
- noun one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
doctor's degree.
- noun one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university
- insinuated3/5
insinuate
- verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table
- verb give to understand
adumbrate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- misstatement3/5
misstatement
- noun a statement that contains a mistake
- noun a statement that contains a mistake
- bifurcated3/5
bifurcated
- adjective satellite divided into or made up of two parts
- socially bifurcated populations
- verb split or divide into two
bifurcate.
- adjective satellite divided into or made up of two parts
- fraternal3/5
fraternal
- adjective of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
- a fraternal order
- adjective (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova
biovular.
- fraternal twins are biovular
- adjective of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men
- unanticipated3/5
unanticipated
- adjective satellite not anticipated
unforeseen; out of the blue; unlooked-for.
- unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden
- unforeseen circumstances
- a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy
- like a bolt out of the blue
- adjective satellite not anticipated
- gateways3/5
gateway
- noun an entrance that can be closed by a gate
- noun an entrance that can be closed by a gate
- indiscriminately3/5
indiscriminately
- adverb in a random manner
arbitrarily; willy-nilly; haphazardly; every which way; randomly; at random.
- the houses were randomly scattered
- bullets were fired into the crowd at random
- adverb in an indiscriminate manner
promiscuously.
- she reads promiscuously
- adverb in a random manner
- inappropriately3/5
inappropriately
- adverb in an inappropriate manner
unsuitably.
- he was inappropriately dressed
- adverb in an inappropriate manner
- inadequately3/5
inadequately
- adverb in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
- the temporary camps were inadequately equipped
- adverb in an inadequate manner or to an inadequate degree
- belated3/5
belated
- adjective satellite after the expected or usual time; delayed
late; tardy.
- a belated birthday card
- I'm late for the plane
- the train is late
- tardy children are sent to the principal
- always tardy in making dental appointments
- adjective satellite after the expected or usual time; delayed
- stateless3/5
stateless
- adjective satellite without nationality or citizenship
homeless.
- stateless persons
- adjective satellite without nationality or citizenship
- bilaterally3/5
bilaterally
- adverb with the involvement of two parties or governments
- they worked out an agreement bilaterally
- adverb so as to involve two sides or parts
- adverb with the involvement of two parties or governments
- waterfowl3/5
waterfowl
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
water bird; waterbird.
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
- uncorrelated3/5
uncorrelated
- adjective satellite not varying together
- adjective satellite not varying together
- unincorporated3/5
unincorporated
- adjective satellite not organized and maintained as a legal corporation
- adjective satellite not organized and maintained as a legal corporation
- obstinately3/5
obstinately
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
obdurately; stubbornly; mulishly; pig-headedly; cussedly.
- she remained stubbornly in the same position
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
- watertight3/5
watertight
- adjective satellite not allowing water to pass in or out
- adjective satellite without flaws or loopholes
unshakable; unassailable; bulletproof.
- an ironclad contract
- a watertight alibi
- a bulletproof argument
- adjective satellite not allowing water to pass in or out
- uncoordinated3/5
uncoordinated
- adjective satellite lacking in cooperative planning and organization
- uncoordinated scheduling often resulted in conflicting games
- adjective satellite lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements
- his movements are uncoordinated
- an uncoordinated toddler
- adjective satellite lacking in cooperative planning and organization
- deregulated3/5
deregulate
- verb lift the regulations on
- verb lift the regulations on
- innately3/5
innately
- adverb in an innate manner
- the child is said to be innately disposed to learn language
- adverb in an innate manner
- slater3/5
slater
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
woodlouse.
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
- categorically3/5
categorically
- adverb in an unqualified manner
unconditionally; flatly.
- he flatly denied the charges
- adverb in an unqualified manner
- guatemalan3/5
guatemalan
- noun a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its residents
- Guatemalan coffee
- noun a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
- belatedly3/5
belatedly
- adverb later than usual or than expected
late; tardily.
- the train arrived late
- we awoke late
- the children came late to school
- notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline
- I belatedly wished her a happy birthday
- adverb later than usual or than expected
- unmediated3/5
unmediated
- adjective satellite having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
direct.
- in direct sunlight
- in direct contact with the voters
- direct exposure to the disease
- a direct link
- the direct cause of the accident
- direct vote
- adjective satellite having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
- unstated3/5
unstated
- adjective satellite not made explicit
unexpressed; unverbalised; unvoiced; unuttered; unverbalized; unspoken; unsaid.
- the unexpressed terms of the agreement
- things left unsaid
- some kind of unspoken agreement
- his action is clear but his reason remains unstated
- adjective satellite not made explicit
- unsubstantiated3/5
unsubstantiated
- adjective satellite unsupported by other evidence
uncorroborated.
- adjective satellite unsupported by other evidence
- unmitigated3/5
unmitigated
- adjective not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
- unmitigated suffering
- an unmitigated horror
- an unmitigated lie
- adjective not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
- contralateral3/5
contralateral
- adjective on or relating to the opposite side (of the body)
- adjective on or relating to the opposite side (of the body)
- unilaterally3/5
unilaterally
- adverb in a unilateral manner; by means of one part or party
one-sidedly.
- they worked out an agreement unilaterally
- adverb in a unilateral manner; by means of one part or party
- ipsilateral3/5
ipsilateral
- adjective on or relating to the same side (of the body)
- adjective on or relating to the same side (of the body)
- extraterritorial3/5
extraterritorial
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
exterritorial.
- fishing in extraterritorial waters
- enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
- throated3/5
throated
- adjective satellite having a throat as specified
- deep-throated
- white-throated
- adjective satellite having a throat as specified
- patel3/5
patel
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- statehood3/5
statehood
The condition of being a State; as, a territory seeking .Statehood
- materia3/5
materia
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- goldwater3/5
goldwater
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- phosphorylated3/5
phosphorylated
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- staten3/5
staten
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- covariates3/5
- mateo3/5
mateo
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- biomaterials3/5
- bateman3/5
bateman
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- rater3/5
rate
- noun a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour
- the rate of change was faster than expected
- noun amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis
charge per unit.
- a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5
- noun a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- predominately3/5
predominate
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
dominate; prevail; reign; rule.
- Money reigns supreme here
- Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
- verb appear very large or occupy a commanding position
tower; loom; hulk.
- The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
- Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall
- verb be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- multilateralism3/5
- raters3/5
rater
One who rates or estimates.
- watermarking3/5
watermark
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
water line.
- noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- subcategories3/5
subcategories
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- disaggregated3/5
disaggregate
To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component parts, as an aggregate mass.
- posterolateral3/5
posterolateral
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- dissipates2/5
dissipate
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel; scatter; break up; disperse.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
- verb move away from each other;
scatter; disperse; spread out.
- The crowds dispersed
- The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
- satiated2/5
satiated
- adjective supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
satiate.
- verb fill to satisfaction
satiate; sate; replete; fill.
- I am sated
- adjective supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
- ruminated2/5
ruminate
- verb chew the cuds
- cows ruminate
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- verb chew the cuds
- habituated2/5
habituate
- verb take or consume (regularly or habitually)
use.
- She uses drugs rarely
- verb make psychologically or physically used (to something)
accustom.
- She became habituated to the background music
- verb take or consume (regularly or habitually)
- vitiated2/5
vitiated
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
diminished; lessened; weakened.
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- adjective satellite impaired by diminution
- sated2/5
sate
- verb fill to satisfaction
satiate; replete; fill.
- I am sated
- verb fill to satisfaction
- grates2/5
grate
- noun a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
grating.
- noun a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
- noun a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- sates2/5
sate
- verb fill to satisfaction
satiate; replete; fill.
- I am sated
- verb fill to satisfaction
- regurgitated2/5
regurgitate
- verb pour or rush back
- The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle
- verb feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food
- many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest
- verb pour or rush back
- lactated2/5
lactate
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- vitiates2/5
vitiate
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- verb make imperfect
impair; mar; deflower; spoil.
- nothing marred her beauty
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- exacerbates2/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- aerated2/5
aerated
- adjective satellite (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
- verb expose to fresh air
aerate; air out; air.
- aerate your old sneakers
- adjective satellite (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification
- ameliorated2/5
ameliorate
- verb to make better
better; amend; meliorate; improve.
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
- verb get better
better; meliorate; improve.
- The weather improved toward evening
- verb to make better
- sublimated2/5
sublimated
- adjective passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid
sublimed.
- verb direct energy or urges into useful activities
sublimate.
- adjective passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid
- caterer2/5
caterer
- noun someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
- noun someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
- deactivated2/5
deactivate
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- The men were deactivated after five years of service
- verb make inactive
inactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- inebriated2/5
inebriated
- adjective stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
intoxicated; drunk.
- a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors
- helplessly inebriated
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- adjective stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- eatery2/5
eatery
- noun a building where people go to eat
eating place; eating house; restaurant.
- noun a building where people go to eat
- aggravates2/5
aggravate
- verb make worse
worsen; exasperate; exacerbate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
exasperate; exacerbate.
- verb make worse
- assimilates2/5
assimilate
- verb take up mentally
absorb; take in; ingest.
- he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe
- verb become similar to one's environment
- Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly
- verb take up mentally
- collimated2/5
collimate
- verb make or place parallel to something
parallel.
- They paralleled the ditch to the highway
- verb adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
- verb make or place parallel to something
- frustrates2/5
frustrate
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- verb treat cruelly
bedevil; rag; crucify; dun; torment.
- The children tormented the stuttering teacher
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- saturates2/5
saturate
- verb cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
- verb infuse or fill completely
impregnate.
- Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
- verb cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
- caterers2/5
caterer
- noun someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
- noun someone who provides food and service (as for a party)
- coagulated2/5
coagulated
- adjective satellite transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
grumose; coagulate; grumous; curdled.
- coagulated blood
- curdled milk
- grumous blood
- verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
clot; coagulate.
- coagulated blood
- adjective satellite transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass
- eateries2/5
eatery
- noun a building where people go to eat
eating place; eating house; restaurant.
- noun a building where people go to eat
- disintegrates2/5
disintegrate
- verb break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
- The material disintegrated
- the group disintegrated after the leader died
- verb cause to undergo fission or lose particles
- verb break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
- remunerated2/5
remunerated
- adjective satellite receiving or eligible for compensation
salaried; compensated; stipendiary.
- salaried workers
- a stipendiary magistrate
- verb make payment to; compensate
compensate; recompense; remunerate.
- My efforts were not remunerated
- adjective satellite receiving or eligible for compensation
- invalidates2/5
invalidate
- verb declare invalid
annul; void; nullify; quash; avoid.
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
- verb make invalid for use
cancel.
- cancel cheques or tickets
- verb declare invalid
- legitimates2/5
legitimate
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legalize; legitimise; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb show or affirm to be just and legitimate
- verb make legal
- alienates2/5
alienate
- verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
alien; disaffect; estrange.
- She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
- verb transfer property or ownership
alien.
- The will aliened the property to the heirs
- verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- disseminates2/5
disseminate
- verb cause to become widely known
circularise; distribute; broadcast; spread; circularize; disperse; pass around; propagate; diffuse; circulate.
- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
- verb cause to become widely known
- inactivates2/5
inactivate
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
demobilise; demobilize.
- verb make inactive
deactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- obliterates2/5
obliterate
- verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
wipe out; kill.
- kill these lines in the President's speech
- verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
hide; obscure; veil; blot out.
- a hidden message
- a veiled threat
- verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
- regenerates2/5
regenerate
- verb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
renew.
- We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years
- They renewed their membership
- verb amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
- verb reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
- acetylated2/5
acetylate
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
acetylise; acetylize.
- the compounds acetylated
- verb introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
acetylise; acetylize.
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
- decorates2/5
decorate
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ornament; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- verb be beautiful to look at
deck; embellish; beautify; grace; adorn.
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- contaminates2/5
contaminate
- verb make impure
foul; pollute.
- The industrial wastes polluted the lake
- verb make radioactive by adding radioactive material
- Don't drink the water--it's contaminated
- verb make impure
- insulates2/5
insulate
- verb protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
- We had his bedroom insulated before winter came
- verb place or set apart
isolate.
- They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
- verb protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
- iodinated2/5
iodinated
- adjective treated with iodine
iodized; iodised.
- iodized salt
- verb cause to combine with iodine
iodinate.
- iodinate thyroxine
- adjective treated with iodine
- inflates2/5
inflate
- verb exaggerate or make bigger
blow up; expand; amplify.
- The charges were inflated
- verb fill with gas or air
blow up.
- inflate a balloons
- verb exaggerate or make bigger
- decelerated2/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- automates2/5
automate
- verb make automatic or control or operate automatically
automatise; automatize.
- automatize the production
- automate the movement of the robot
- verb make automatic or control or operate automatically
- rusticated2/5
rusticate
- verb live in the country and lead a rustic life
- verb send to the country
- He was rusticated for his bad behavior
- verb live in the country and lead a rustic life
- obfuscated2/5
obfuscate
- verb make obscure or unclear
- verb make obscure or unclear
- ameliorates2/5
ameliorate
- verb to make better
better; amend; meliorate; improve.
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
- verb get better
better; meliorate; improve.
- The weather improved toward evening
- verb to make better
- solvated2/5
solvate
- noun a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
- verb cause a solvation in (a substance)
- noun a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
- inseminated2/5
inseminate
- verb place seeds in or on (the ground)
sow in; sow.
- sow the ground with sunflower seeds
- verb introduce semen into (a female)
fertilize; fertilise; fecundate.
- verb place seeds in or on (the ground)
- domesticates2/5
domesticate
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
naturalize; cultivate; tame; naturalise.
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
- verb overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
domesticize; domesticise; tame; reclaim.
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
- verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- lubricates2/5
lubricate
- verb have lubricating properties
- the liquid in this can lubricates well
- verb apply a lubricant to
lube.
- lubricate my car
- verb have lubricating properties
- angulated2/5
angulate
- verb make or become angular
- adjective having angles or an angular shape
angular.
- verb make or become angular
- deflates2/5
deflate
- verb collapse by releasing contained air or gas
- deflate a balloon
- verb release contained air or gas from
- deflate the air mattress
- verb collapse by releasing contained air or gas
- reinstates2/5
reinstate
- verb restore to the previous state or rank
- verb bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
restore; reestablish.
- restore law and order
- reestablish peace in the region
- restore the emperor to the throne
- verb restore to the previous state or rank
- liquidates2/5
liquidate
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off; neutralize; do in; waste; neutralise.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
- verb eliminate by paying off (debts)
pay off.
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- degenerates2/5
degenerate
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
pervert; deviate; deviant.
- verb grow worse
drop; devolve; deteriorate.
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- rejuvenated2/5
rejuvenate
- verb cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
- verb develop youthful topographical features
- the land rejuvenated
- verb cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
- cultivates2/5
cultivate
- verb foster the growth of
- verb prepare for crops
work; crop.
- Work the soil
- cultivate the land
- verb foster the growth of
- liberates2/5
liberate
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
emancipate.
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; loose; free; release.
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
- reactivated2/5
reactivate
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- individuated2/5
individuate
- verb give individual character to
- verb give individual shape or form to
- Language that individuates his memories
- verb give individual character to
- palpated2/5
palpate
- verb examine (a body part) by palpation
feel.
- The nurse palpated the patient's stomach
- The runner felt her pulse
- verb examine (a body part) by palpation
- denigrated2/5
denigrate
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; derogate; belittle.
- Don't belittle his influence
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
sully; smirch; smear; defame; asperse; slander; calumniate; besmirch.
- The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
- carbonated2/5
carbonated
- adjective satellite having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated)
- verb turn into a carbonate
carbonate.
- adjective satellite having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated)
- ligated2/5
ligate
- verb join letters in a ligature when writing
- verb bind chemically
- The enzyme ligated
- verb join letters in a ligature when writing
- pollinated2/5
pollinate
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
pollenate; cross-pollinate.
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
- sedated2/5
sedate
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquilize; tranquillize; calm; tranquillise.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- adjective satellite characterized by dignity and propriety
staid.
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
- preheated2/5
preheat
- verb heat beforehand
- Preheat the oven!
- verb heat beforehand
- stagnated2/5
stagnate
- verb stand still
- Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
- verb cause to stagnate
- There are marshes that stagnate the waters
- verb stand still
- watercress2/5
watercress
- noun any of several water-loving cresses
- noun cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams
- noun any of several water-loving cresses
- fractionated2/5
fractionate
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- verb obtain by a fractional process
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- pilates2/5
pilate
- noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
Pontius Pilate.
- noun the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
- beater2/5
beater
- noun a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
- noun an implement for beating
- noun a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
- attenuates2/5
attenuate
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy.
- verb become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
- verb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- desiccated2/5
desiccated
- adjective satellite thoroughly dried out
dried-out.
- old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars
- dried-out boards beginning to split
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
desiccate; dehydrate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
- adjective satellite thoroughly dried out
- pomegranates2/5
pomegranate
- noun shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
Punica granatum; pomegranate tree.
- noun large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
- noun shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
- materialization2/5
materialization
- noun the process of coming into being; becoming reality
materialisation.
- the materialization of her dream
- noun an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
materialisation; manifestation.
- noun the process of coming into being; becoming reality
- equilibrated2/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- beaters2/5
beater
- noun a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
- noun an implement for beating
- noun a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter
- dissociates2/5
dissociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
divorce; disjoint; disassociate; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb regard as unconnected
decouple.
- you must dissociate these two events!
- decouple our foreign policy from ideology
- verb part; cease or break association with
- escalates2/5
escalate
- verb increase in extent or intensity
step up; intensify.
- The Allies escalated the bombing
- verb increase in extent or intensity
- combated2/5
combat
- noun an engagement fought between two military forces
armed combat.
- noun the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
scrap; fighting; fight.
- a fight broke out at the hockey game
- there was fighting in the streets
- the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
- noun an engagement fought between two military forces
- educates2/5
educate
- verb give an education to
- We must educate our youngsters better
- verb create by training and teaching
train; develop; prepare.
- The old master is training world-class violinists
- we develop the leaders for the future
- verb give an education to
- alleviates2/5
alleviate
- verb provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage; relieve; palliate.
- This pill will relieve your headaches
- verb make easier
ease; facilitate.
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
- verb provide physical relief, as from pain
- consolidates2/5
consolidate
- verb unite into one
- The companies consolidated
- verb make firm or secure; strengthen
- consolidate one's gains
- consolidate one's hold on first place
- verb unite into one
- ulcerated2/5
ulcerated
- adjective satellite having an ulcer or canker
cankerous; ulcerous.
- verb undergo ulceration
ulcerate.
- Her stomach ulcerated
- adjective satellite having an ulcer or canker
- hydrates2/5
hydrate
- noun any compound that contains water of crystallization
- verb supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance
- the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently
- noun any compound that contains water of crystallization
- irritates2/5
irritate
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- verb excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
- Aspirin irritates my stomach
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- depopulated2/5
depopulated
- adjective satellite having lost inhabitants as by war or disease
- the 15th century plagues left vast areas of Europe depopulated
- verb reduce in population
desolate; depopulate.
- The epidemic depopulated the countryside
- adjective satellite having lost inhabitants as by war or disease
- emasculated2/5
emasculated
- adjective satellite (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
cut; gelded.
- a cut horse
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
emasculate; castrate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- adjective satellite (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- incinerated2/5
incinerate
- verb become reduced to ashes
- The paper incinerated quickly
- verb cause to undergo combustion
burn.
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
- verb become reduced to ashes
- mitigates2/5
mitigate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
extenuate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb make less severe or harsh
- mitigating circumstances
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- sulfates2/5
sulfate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
sulphate.
- verb convert into a sulfate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
- boaters2/5
boater
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Panama hat; skimmer; Panama; sailor; leghorn; straw hat.
- noun someone who drives or rides in a boat
boatman; waterman.
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- ungulates2/5
ungulate
- noun any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
hoofed mammal.
- adjective having or resembling hoofs
ungulated; hooved; hoofed.
- horses and other hoofed animals
- noun any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically
- watercolours2/5
watercolour
- noun water-soluble pigment
watercolor; water-color; water-colour.
- noun a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
watercolor; water-color; water-colour.
- noun water-soluble pigment
- galatea2/5
galatea
- noun (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
- noun (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
- constipated2/5
constipated
- adjective have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels
- verb impede with a clog or as if with a clog
constipate; clog.
- The market is being clogged by these operations
- My mind is constipated today
- adjective have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels
- delicatessen2/5
delicatessen
- noun ready-to-eat food products
delicatessen food.
- noun a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
deli; food shop.
- noun ready-to-eat food products
- donates2/5
donate
- verb give to a charity or good cause
- I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake
- donate money to the orphanage
- She donates to her favorite charity every month
- verb give to a charity or good cause
- extirpated2/5
extirpate
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; deracinate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
- reverberates2/5
reverberate
- verb ring or echo with sound
ring; echo; resound.
- the hall resounded with laughter
- verb have a long or continuing effect
- The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life
- verb ring or echo with sound
- excoriated2/5
excoriate
- verb express strong disapproval of
decry; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
chafe.
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
- verb express strong disapproval of
- desolated2/5
desolate
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon; desert; forsake.
- The mother deserted her children
- verb reduce in population
depopulate.
- The epidemic depopulated the countryside
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- substantiates2/5
substantiate
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
affirm; support; confirm; corroborate; sustain.
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; incarnate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- bated2/5
bated
- adjective satellite diminished or moderated
- our bated enthusiasm
- his bated hopes
- verb moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
bate.
- He bated his breath when talking about this affair
- capable of bating his enthusiasm
- adjective satellite diminished or moderated
- aspirates2/5
aspirate
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- verb remove as if by suction
draw out; suck out.
- aspirate the wound
- noun a consonant pronounced with aspiration
- watercraft2/5
watercraft
- noun skill in the management of boats
- noun a craft designed for water transportation
vessel.
- noun skill in the management of boats
- reheated2/5
reheat
- verb heat again
- Please reheat the food from last night
- verb heat again
- potentiated2/5
potentiate
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- potentiate the drug
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- superannuated2/5
superannuated
- adjective satellite too old to be useful
overage; overaged; over-the-hill.
- He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope
- verb retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
superannuate.
- adjective satellite too old to be useful
- indurated2/5
indurate
- verb become fixed or established
- indurated customs
- verb make hard or harder
harden.
- The cold hardened the butter
- verb become fixed or established
- ablated2/5
ablated
- adjective satellite made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization
- the rocket's ablated head shield
- verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
ablate.
- adjective satellite made smaller or less by melting or erosion or vaporization
- potentiates2/5
potentiate
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- potentiate the drug
- verb increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)
- depreciates2/5
depreciate
- verb belittle
vilipend; deprecate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb lower the value of something
- The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
- verb belittle
- grater2/5
grater
- noun utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
- noun utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
- enervated2/5
enervated
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
adynamic; asthenic; debilitated.
- verb weaken mentally or morally
enervate.
- adjective satellite lacking strength or vigor
- strategical2/5
strategical
- adjective relating to or concerned with strategy
strategic.
- strategic weapon
- the islands are of strategic importance
- strategic considerations
- adjective relating to or concerned with strategy
- populates2/5
populate
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
dwell; live; inhabit.
- People lived in Africa millions of years ago
- The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted
- this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean
- deer are populating the woods
- verb fill with inhabitants
- populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting
- verb inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
- foliated2/5
foliated
- adjective ornamented with foliage or foils
foliate.
- foliate tracery
- a foliated capital
- verb hammer into thin flat foils
foliate.
- foliate metal
- adjective ornamented with foliage or foils
- redecorated2/5
redecorate
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- verb redo the decoration of an apartment or house
- undulated2/5
undulate
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
ripple; riffle; ruffle; cockle.
- verb occur in soft rounded shapes
roll.
- The hills rolled past
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- eviscerated2/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- understates2/5
understate
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; downplay; minimise.
- verb represent as less significant or important
- chelates2/5
chelate
- noun a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
chelate compound.
- verb form a chelate, in chemistry
- noun a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions
- annihilates2/5
annihilate
- verb kill in large numbers
carry off; decimate; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill in large numbers
- reticulated2/5
reticulate
- verb form a net or a network
- verb distribute by a network, as of water or electricity
- verb form a net or a network
- watermen2/5
waterman
- noun someone who drives or rides in a boat
boatman; boater.
- noun someone who drives or rides in a boat
- expiated2/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- sulfated2/5
sulfate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
sulphate.
- verb convert into a sulfate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
- workmates2/5
workmate
- noun a fellow worker
- noun a fellow worker
- abates2/5
abate
- verb make less active or intense
slake; slack.
- verb become less in amount or intensity
die away; slack off; slack; let up.
- The storm abated
- The rain let up after a few hours
- verb make less active or intense
- amaterasu2/5
amaterasu
- noun central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
Amaterasu Omikami.
- noun central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan
- chordates2/5
chordate
- noun any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Chordata
- noun any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
- denigrates2/5
denigrate
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; derogate; belittle.
- Don't belittle his influence
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
sully; smirch; smear; defame; asperse; slander; calumniate; besmirch.
- The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
- mutates2/5
mutate
- verb undergo mutation
- cells mutate
- verb undergo mutation
- instigates2/5
instigate
- verb provoke or stir up
set off; incite; stir up.
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
- verb serve as the inciting cause of
prompt; inspire.
- She prompted me to call my relatives
- verb provoke or stir up
- macerated2/5
macerate
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- verb become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- the tissue macerated in the water
- verb separate into constituents by soaking
- fumigated2/5
fumigate
- verb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
fume.
- verb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests
- boater2/5
boater
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
Panama hat; skimmer; Panama; sailor; leghorn; straw hat.
- noun someone who drives or rides in a boat
boatman; waterman.
- noun a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- consecrates2/5
consecrate
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
ordinate; ordain; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
- brominated2/5
brominate
- verb react with bromine
bromate.
- verb treat with bromine
bromate.
- verb react with bromine
- enucleated2/5
enucleate
- verb remove the nucleus from (a cell)
- verb remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
- verb remove the nucleus from (a cell)
- fluoridated2/5
fluoridate
- verb subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride
fluoridize; fluoridise.
- fluoridized water
- fluoridize the teeth of children
- verb subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride
- abatements2/5
abatement
- noun an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
reprieve; suspension; hiatus; respite.
- noun the act of abating
- laws enforcing noise abatement
- noun an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- turbinates2/5
turbinate
- noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
turbinate bone; turbinal.
- adjective of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
- noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
- agitates2/5
agitate
- verb try to stir up public opinion
stir up; foment.
- verb cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
commove; turn on; excite; charge up; charge; rouse.
- The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
- verb try to stir up public opinion
- chelated2/5
chelated
- adjective relating to or characterized by chelation
chelate.
- verb form a chelate, in chemistry
chelate.
- adjective relating to or characterized by chelation
- capacitated2/5
capacitate
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- verb cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg
- verb make legally capable or qualify in law
- sophisticates2/5
sophisticate
- noun a worldly-wise person
man of the world.
- verb make less natural or innocent
- Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
- noun a worldly-wise person
- interpolates2/5
interpolate
- verb estimate the value of
extrapolate.
- verb insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
alter; falsify.
- verb estimate the value of
- subrogated2/5
subrogate
- verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
- verb substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
- actuates2/5
actuate
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; incite; move.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb put in motion or move to act
- materialisation2/5
materialisation
- noun the process of coming into being; becoming reality
materialization.
- the materialization of her dream
- noun an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
materialization; manifestation.
- noun the process of coming into being; becoming reality
- ejaculates2/5
ejaculate
- noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
semen; seminal fluid; seed; cum; come.
- verb utter impulsively
blurt; blurt out; blunder out; blunder.
- He blurted out the secret
- He blundered his stupid ideas
- noun the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
- stagnates2/5
stagnate
- verb stand still
- Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy
- verb cause to stagnate
- There are marshes that stagnate the waters
- verb stand still
- truncates2/5
truncate
- verb replace a corner by a plane
- verb approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
- truncate a series
- verb replace a corner by a plane
- migrates2/5
migrate
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
transmigrate.
- Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century
- This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries
- verb move periodically or seasonally
- birds migrate in the Winter
- The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
- explicated2/5
explicate
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explain.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- invigorated2/5
invigorated
- adjective satellite with restored energy
fresh; refreshed; reinvigorated.
- verb heighten or intensify
invigorate; enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- adjective satellite with restored energy
- nucleated2/5
nucleated
- adjective having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus
nucleate.
- nucleated cells
- verb form into a nucleus
nucleate.
- Some cells had nucleated
- adjective having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus
- medicated2/5
medicate
- verb impregnate with a medicinal substance
- verb treat medicinally, treat with medicine
medicine.
- verb impregnate with a medicinal substance
- laminates2/5
laminate
- noun a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
- verb create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material
- noun a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
- vibrates2/5
vibrate
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
oscillate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- oscillates2/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- waterborne2/5
waterborne
- adjective satellite transported by water
- waterborne freight
- adjective satellite supported by water
- waterborne craft
- adjective satellite transported by water
- repeaters2/5
repeater
- noun a person who repeats
- the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times
- noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
habitual criminal; recidivist.
- noun a person who repeats
- materialists2/5
materialist
- noun someone with great regard for material possessions
- noun someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter
- noun someone with great regard for material possessions
- pirated2/5
pirate
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiarist; literary pirate; plagiariser; plagiarizer.
- noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
buccaneer; sea robber; sea rover.
- noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
- maltreated2/5
maltreated
- adjective subjected to cruel treatment
abused; ill-treated; mistreated.
- an abused wife
- verb treat badly
ill-use; ill-treat; maltreat; step; abuse; mistreat.
- This boss abuses his workers
- She is always stepping on others to get ahead
- adjective subjected to cruel treatment
- idolaters2/5
idolater
- noun a person who worships idols
idolizer; idol worshiper; idoliser.
- noun a person who worships idols
- desecrated2/5
desecrated
- adjective treated with contempt
- many desecrated shrines and cemeteries
- verb violate the sacred character of a place or language
outrage; desecrate; violate; profane.
- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
- adjective treated with contempt
- adulterated2/5
adulterated
- adjective satellite mixed with impurities
adulterate; debased.
- verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
load; stretch; dilute; debase; adulterate.
- adulterate liquor
- adjective satellite mixed with impurities
- tidewater2/5
tidewater
- noun low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
- noun the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
Tidewater region.
- noun low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
- corroborates2/5
corroborate
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
affirm; substantiate; support; confirm; sustain.
- his story confirmed my doubts
- The evidence supports the defendant
- verb give evidence for
validate.
- verb establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- resuscitated2/5
resuscitated
- adjective satellite restored to life or consciousness
- verb cause to regain consciousness
resuscitate; revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- adjective satellite restored to life or consciousness
- unilateralism2/5
unilateralism
- noun the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations
- noun the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations
- monounsaturated2/5
monounsaturated
- adjective satellite (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) saturated except for one multiple bond
- adjective satellite (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) saturated except for one multiple bond
- categorizations2/5
categorization
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
categorisation; classification.
- noun the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
categorisation; sorting; classification.
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- extricated2/5
extricate
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; disentangle.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
- hater2/5
hater
- noun a person who hates
- noun a person who hates
- germinated2/5
germinate
- verb produce buds, branches, or germinate
shoot; bourgeon; sprout; spud; pullulate; burgeon forth.
- the potatoes sprouted
- verb work out
evolve; develop.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
- verb produce buds, branches, or germinate
- reinvigorated2/5
reinvigorated
- adjective satellite with restored energy
fresh; refreshed; invigorated.
- verb impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
invigorate; reinvigorate.
- Exercise is invigorating
- adjective satellite with restored energy
- indoctrinated2/5
indoctrinate
- verb teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples
- verb teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- cooperates2/5
cooperate
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
collaborate; join forces; get together.
- The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
- We joined forces with another research group
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
- vegetated2/5
vegetate
- verb lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
- verb establish vegetation on
- They vegetated the hills behind their house
- verb lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
- unfortunates2/5
unfortunate
- noun a person who suffers misfortune
unfortunate person.
- adjective not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
- an unfortunate turn of events
- an unfortunate decision
- unfortunate investments
- an unfortunate night for all concerned
- noun a person who suffers misfortune
- dedicates2/5
dedicate
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- officiated2/5
officiate
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- Who officiated at your wedding?
- verb perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
function.
- His wife officiated as his private secretary
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- syncopated2/5
syncopated
- adjective satellite stressing a normally weak beat
- verb omit a sound or letter in a word
syncopate.
- syncopate a word
- adjective satellite stressing a normally weak beat
- salicylates2/5
salicylate
- noun a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
- noun a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)
- materialise2/5
materialise
- verb come into being; become reality
materialize; happen.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- materialised2/5
materialise
- verb come into being; become reality
materialize; happen.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- fascinates2/5
fascinate
- verb cause to be interested or curious
intrigue.
- verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
grip; spellbind; transfix.
- The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
- verb cause to be interested or curious
- potentates2/5
potentate
- noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
dictator.
- noun a ruler who is unconstrained by law
- apostates2/5
apostate
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
ratter; renegade; deserter; turncoat; recreant.
- adjective satellite not faithful to religion or party or cause
- noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
- watermelons2/5
watermelon
- noun an African melon
watermelon vine; Citrullus vulgaris.
- noun large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp
- noun an African melon
- watermarks2/5
watermark
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
water line.
- noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- recreates2/5
recreate
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; reanimate; revive; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
play.
- On weekends I play
- The students all recreate alike
- verb give new life or energy to
- interrelatedness2/5
interrelatedness
- noun mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
interrelationship; interrelation.
- interrelationships of animal structure and function
- noun mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness
- conflates2/5
conflate
- verb mix together different elements
mix; immix; coalesce; commingle; flux; fuse; combine; merge; blend; meld.
- The colors blend well
- verb mix together different elements
- acclimated2/5
acclimate
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimatize; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
- verb get used to a certain climate
- instantiates2/5
instantiate
- verb represent by an instance
- This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect
- verb find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
- The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect
- verb represent by an instance
- haters2/5
- recuperated2/5
recuperate
- verb regain or make up for
recover; recoup.
- recuperate one's losses
- verb regain a former condition after a financial loss
go back; recover.
- We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90
- The company managed to recuperate
- verb regain or make up for
- iterates2/5
iterate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb run or be performed again
- the function iterates
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- waterproofing2/5
waterproofing
- noun the act of treating something to make it repel water
sealing.
- noun a coating capable of making a surface waterproof
- noun the act of treating something to make it repel water
- recapitulates2/5
recapitulate
- verb summarize briefly
recap.
- Let's recapitulate the main ideas
- verb repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- verb summarize briefly
- certificated2/5
certificated
- adjective satellite furnished with or authorized by a certificate: "certificated teachers"
- verb present someone with a certificate
certificate.
- adjective satellite furnished with or authorized by a certificate: "certificated teachers"
- materializes2/5
materialize
- verb come into being; become reality
happen; materialise.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- floater2/5
floater
- noun spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
spots; musca volitans; muscae volitantes.
- floaters seem to drift through the field of vision
- noun a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
- noun spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
- authenticates2/5
authenticate
- verb establish the authenticity of something
- verb establish the authenticity of something
- nonmaterial2/5
nonmaterial
- adjective not consisting of matter
immaterial.
- immaterial apparitions
- ghosts and other immaterial entities
- adjective not consisting of matter
- oscillated2/5
oscillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vacillate; vibrate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or swing from side to side regularly
vibrate.
- the needle on the meter was oscillating
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- collaborates2/5
collaborate
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
join forces; get together; cooperate.
- The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
- We joined forces with another research group
- verb cooperate as a traitor
- he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris
- verb work together on a common enterprise of project
- neater2/5
neat
- adjective satellite clean or organized
orderly.
- her neat dress
- a neat room
- adjective satellite showing care in execution
- neat homework
- neat handwriting
- adjective satellite clean or organized
- floaters2/5
floater
- noun spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
spots; musca volitans; muscae volitantes.
- floaters seem to drift through the field of vision
- noun a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
- noun spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
- dilates2/5
dilate
- verb become wider
distend.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; expatiate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb become wider
- ratepayers2/5
ratepayer
- noun a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)
- noun a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)
- recapitulated2/5
recapitulate
- verb summarize briefly
recap.
- Let's recapitulate the main ideas
- verb repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life
- verb summarize briefly
- materializing2/5
materialize
- verb come into being; become reality
happen; materialise.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- militates2/5
militate
- verb have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
- Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed
- verb have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
- cheater2/5
cheater
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; trickster; beguiler; cheat; deceiver.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- obligates2/5
obligate
- verb force somebody to do something
oblige; compel.
- We compel all students to fill out this form
- verb commit in order to fulfill an obligation
- obligate money
- verb force somebody to do something
- vacillated2/5
vacillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
fluctuate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- backwaters2/5
backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos
- noun a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
- the country is an economic backwater
- noun a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
- cheaters2/5
cheater
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
slicker; trickster; beguiler; cheat; deceiver.
- noun someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- sulphates2/5
sulphate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
sulfate.
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
- militated2/5
militate
- verb have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
- Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed
- verb have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
- agglomerates2/5
agglomerate
- noun volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
cumulus; pile; heap; mound; cumulation.
- noun volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
- laterality2/5
laterality
- noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
lateralization; lateralisation.
- noun the property of using one hand more than the other
handedness.
- noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
- innervates2/5
innervate
- verb supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
- verb stimulate to action
- innervate a muscle or a nerve
- verb supply nerves to (some organ or body part)
- restatements2/5
restatement
- noun a revised statement
- noun a revised statement
- relegates2/5
relegate
- verb refer to another person for decision or judgment
submit; pass on.
- She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues
- verb assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
bump; break; demote; kick downstairs.
- She was demoted because she always speaks up
- He was broken down to Sergeant
- verb refer to another person for decision or judgment
- glaciated2/5
glaciated
- adjective satellite covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action
- verb cover with ice or snow or a glacier
glaciate.
- the entire area was glaciated
- adjective satellite covered with ice (as by a glacier) or affected by glacial action
- explicates2/5
explicate
- verb make plain and comprehensible
explain.
- He explained the laws of physics to his students
- verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
develop; formulate.
- Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
- verb make plain and comprehensible
- navigates2/5
navigate
- verb travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
voyage; sail.
- The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
- verb act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
pilot.
- Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?
- Who was navigating the ship during the accident?
- verb travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
- overpopulated2/5
overpopulate
- verb cause to have too great a population
- Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated
- verb cause to have too great a population
- provocateur2/5
provocateur
- noun a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
agent provocateur.
- noun a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
- percolated2/5
percolate
- noun the product of percolation
- verb permeate or penetrate gradually
leach.
- the fertilizer leached into the ground
- noun the product of percolation
- quaternion2/5
quaternion
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- imbricated2/5
imbricated
- adjective satellite used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
imbricate.
- verb place so as to overlap
imbricate.
- imbricate the roof tiles
- adjective satellite used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles
- nominates2/5
nominate
- verb propose as a candidate for some honor
put up; put forward.
- verb put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
propose.
- The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission
- verb propose as a candidate for some honor
- neatest2/5
neat
- adjective satellite clean or organized
orderly.
- her neat dress
- a neat room
- adjective satellite showing care in execution
- neat homework
- neat handwriting
- adjective satellite clean or organized
- bilateralism2/5
bilateralism
- noun the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
bilaterality; bilateral symmetry.
- noun the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
- incriminated2/5
incriminate
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
imply; inculpate.
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
impeach; accuse; criminate.
- The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
- literates2/5
literate
- noun a person who can read and write
literate person.
- adjective able to read and write
- noun a person who can read and write
- antedated2/5
antedate
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb establish something as being earlier relative to something else
predate; foredate.
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- provocateurs2/5
provocateur
- noun a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
agent provocateur.
- noun a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts
- homogenates2/5
homogenate
- noun material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed)
- liver homogenate
- noun material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed)
- effectuated2/5
effectuate
- verb produce
set up; effect.
- The scientists set up a shock wave
- verb produce
- disarticulated2/5
disarticulate
- verb separate at the joints
disjoint.
- disjoint the chicken before cooking it
- verb separate at the joints
- demarcates2/5
demarcate
- verb separate clearly, as if by boundaries
- verb set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
delimitate; delimit.
- verb separate clearly, as if by boundaries
- quaternions2/5
quaternion
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- orchestrates2/5
orchestrate
- verb write an orchestra score for
- verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organize; direct; organise; engineer; mastermind.
- he masterminded the robbery
- verb write an orchestra score for
- immateriality2/5
immateriality
- noun complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration
- noun the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter
incorporeality.
- noun complete irrelevance requiring no further consideration
- stateliness2/5
stateliness
- noun an elaborate manner of doing something
- she served coffee with great stateliness
- noun impressiveness in scale or proportion
loftiness; majesty.
- noun an elaborate manner of doing something
- proliferates2/5
proliferate
- verb grow rapidly
- Pizza parlors proliferate in this area
- verb cause to grow or increase rapidly
- We must not proliferate nuclear arms
- verb grow rapidly
- idolater2/5
idolater
- noun a person who worships idols
idolizer; idol worshiper; idoliser.
- noun a person who worships idols
- germinates2/5
germinate
- verb produce buds, branches, or germinate
shoot; bourgeon; sprout; spud; pullulate; burgeon forth.
- the potatoes sprouted
- verb work out
evolve; develop.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
- verb produce buds, branches, or germinate
- percolates2/5
percolate
- noun the product of percolation
- verb permeate or penetrate gradually
leach.
- the fertilizer leached into the ground
- noun the product of percolation
- acetates2/5
acetate
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
ethanoate.
- noun a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate
acetate rayon.
- noun a salt or ester of acetic acid
- asphyxiated2/5
asphyxiated
- adjective in a state of asphyxia
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
asphyxiate; suffocate; smother.
- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
- The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
- adjective in a state of asphyxia
- enunciates2/5
enunciate
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
sound out; pronounce; articulate; say; enounce.
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
- verb express or state clearly
vocalize; vocalise; articulate.
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- probated2/5
probate
- noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
probate will.
- noun the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
- noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
- relocates2/5
relocate
- verb become established in a new location
- Our company relocated to the Midwest
- verb move or establish in a new location
- We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high
- verb become established in a new location
- tater2/5
tater
- noun an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
potato; spud; murphy; Irish potato; white potato.
- noun an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
- elongates2/5
elongate
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
stretch.
- stretch the fabric
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
linear.
- verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
- exfoliated2/5
exfoliate
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- verb cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- administrated2/5
administrate
- verb work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
administer.
- administer a program
- she administers the funds
- verb work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
- reanimated2/5
reanimated
- adjective satellite given fresh life or vigor or spirit
revived.
- stirred by revived hopes
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; recreate; reanimate; revive; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- adjective satellite given fresh life or vigor or spirit
- reduplicated2/5
reduplicate
- verb form by reduplication
geminate.
- The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
- The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
- verb make or do or perform again
double; duplicate; repeat; replicate.
- He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
- verb form by reduplication
- crenellated2/5
crenellate
- verb supply with battlements
crenel; crenelate.
- verb supply with battlements
- antedates2/5
antedate
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
antecede; forego; predate; forgo; precede.
- Stone tools precede bronze tools
- verb establish something as being earlier relative to something else
predate; foredate.
- verb be earlier in time; go back further
- plater2/5
plater
- noun a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)
- noun a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)
- carbamates2/5
carbamate
- noun a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
- noun a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
- captivates2/5
captivate
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
capture; entrance; bewitch; fascinate; enamour; trance; beguile; charm; catch; becharm; enchant; enamor.
- She captured all the men's hearts
- verb attract; cause to be enamored
- segregates2/5
segregate
- noun someone who is or has been segregated
- verb separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
- This neighborhood is segregated
- We don't segregate in this county
- noun someone who is or has been segregated
- expurgated2/5
expurgated
- adjective satellite having material deleted
- at that time even Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated versions
- verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bowdlerise; expurgate; bowdlerize; shorten; castrate.
- bowdlerize a novel
- adjective satellite having material deleted
- pates2/5
pate
- noun liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
- noun the top of the head
crown; poll.
- noun liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
- distillates2/5
distillate
- noun a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
distillation.
- noun a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
- threatenings2/5
threaten
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- gesticulated2/5
gesticulate
- verb show, express or direct through movement
motion; gesture.
- He gestured his desire to leave
- verb show, express or direct through movement
- humiliates2/5
humiliate
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abase; chagrin; mortify; humble.
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- titillated2/5
titillated
- adjective satellite feeling mild pleasurable excitement
teased.
- verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
tickle; titillate; vellicate.
- adjective satellite feeling mild pleasurable excitement
- anteater2/5
anteater
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
pangolin; scaly anteater.
- noun any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
New World anteater.
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
- isocyanates2/5
isocyanate
- noun a salt or ester of isocyanic acid
- noun a salt or ester of isocyanic acid
- reprobates2/5
reprobate
- noun a person without moral scruples
miscreant.
- verb reject (documents) as invalid
- noun a person without moral scruples
- invigorates2/5
invigorate
- verb heighten or intensify
enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
- These paintings exalt the imagination
- verb give life or energy to
quicken.
- The cold water invigorated him
- verb heighten or intensify
- vacillates2/5
vacillate
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
hover; vibrate; oscillate.
- He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
- verb move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
fluctuate; waver.
- the line on the monitor vacillated
- verb be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- eventuated2/5
eventuate
- verb come out in the end
- verb come out in the end
- plateful2/5
plateful
- noun the quantity contained in a plate
plate.
- noun the quantity contained in a plate
- demodulated2/5
demodulate
- verb extract information from a modulated carrier wave
- verb extract information from a modulated carrier wave
- ultimates2/5
ultimate
- noun the finest or most superior quality of its kind
- the ultimate in luxury
- adjective furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
- the ultimate achievement
- the ultimate question
- man's ultimate destiny
- the ultimate insult
- one's ultimate goal in life
- noun the finest or most superior quality of its kind
- extrapolates2/5
extrapolate
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
generalize; infer; generalise.
- verb estimate the value of
interpolate.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
- waterpower2/5
waterpower
- noun the power to do work that is latent in a head of water
- noun the power to do work that is latent in a head of water
- acrylates2/5
acrylate
- noun a salt or ester of propenoic acid
propenoate.
- noun a salt or ester of propenoic acid
- remediated2/5
remediate
- verb set straight or right
amend; repair; remedy; rectify.
- remedy these deficiencies
- rectify the inequities in salaries
- repair an oversight
- verb set straight or right
- categorisations2/5
categorisation
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
categorization; classification.
- noun the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
categorization; sorting; classification.
- noun a group of people or things arranged by class or category
- waterspout2/5
waterspout
- noun a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
- noun a heavy rain
downpour; deluge; cloudburst; soaker; pelter; torrent.
- noun a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
- fabricates2/5
fabricate
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- verb make up something artificial or untrue
manufacture; cook up; invent; make up.
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
- enumerates2/5
enumerate
- verb specify individually
recite; itemise; itemize.
- She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
- The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug
- verb determine the number or amount of
count; numerate; number.
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
- verb specify individually
- discriminates2/5
discriminate
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart.
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
single out; separate.
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
- waterlogged2/5
waterlogged
- adjective satellite (of soil) soft and watery
mucky; swampy; soggy; boggy; quaggy; muddy; marshy; sloughy; sloppy; miry; squashy.
- the ground was boggy under foot
- a marshy coastline
- miry roads
- wet mucky lowland
- muddy barnyard
- quaggy terrain
- the sloughy edge of the pond
- swampy bayous
- adjective satellite (of soil) soft and watery
- deliberated2/5
deliberate
- verb think about carefully; weigh
moot; turn over; consider; debate.
- They considered the possibility of a strike
- Turn the proposal over in your mind
- verb discuss the pros and cons of an issue
debate.
- verb think about carefully; weigh
- litigated2/5
litigate
- verb engage in legal proceedings
- verb institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
action; process; sue.
- He was warned that the district attorney would process him
- She actioned the company for discrimination
- verb engage in legal proceedings
- exhilarated2/5
exhilarated
- adjective satellite made joyful
gladdened.
- the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- adjective satellite made joyful
- watercourses2/5
watercourse
- noun natural or artificial channel through which water flows
- noun a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
stream.
- noun natural or artificial channel through which water flows
- donatello2/5
donatello
- noun Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)
Donato di Betto Bardi.
- noun Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)
- gatehouse2/5
gatehouse
- noun a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
- noun a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
- waterworks2/5
waterworks
- noun a public utility that provides water
water company.
- noun workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
- noun a public utility that provides water
- electorates2/5
electorate
- noun the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
- noun the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
- watercourse2/5
watercourse
- noun natural or artificial channel through which water flows
- noun a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
stream.
- noun natural or artificial channel through which water flows
- categorial2/5
categorial
- adjective of or relating to the concept of categories
- adjective of or relating to the concept of categories
- accentuates2/5
accentuate
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb put stress on; utter with an accent
stress; accent.
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
- verb to stress, single out as important
- titrated2/5
titrate
- verb measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
- verb measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration
- witwatersrand2/5
witwatersrand
- noun a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
Rand; Reef.
- noun a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
- nauseated2/5
nauseated
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
queasy; nauseous; sick; sickish.
- verb upset and make nauseated
nauseate; sicken; turn one's stomach.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
- adjective satellite feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- exaggerates2/5
exaggerate
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; overstate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb do something to an excessive degree
overdo.
- He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- schoolmates2/5
schoolmate
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
class fellow; classmate; schoolfellow.
- noun an acquaintance that you go to school with
- chateaubriand2/5
chateaubriand
- noun French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
Vicomte de Chateaubriand; Francois Rene Chateaubriand.
- noun a very thick center cut of beef tenderloin
- noun French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848)
- berated2/5
berate
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- verb censure severely or angrily
- concatenated2/5
concatenate
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- verb add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
- concatenate terms
- concatenate characters
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- exudates2/5
exudate
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
exudation.
- verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
ooze out; exude; ooze; transude.
- exude sweat through the pores
- noun a substance that oozes out from plant pores
- shipmates2/5
shipmate
- noun an associate on the same ship with you
- noun an associate on the same ship with you
- blackwater2/5
blackwater
- noun any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
- noun any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells
- intercalated2/5
intercalate
- verb insert (days) in a calendar
- verb insert (days) in a calendar
- paternoster2/5
paternoster
- noun a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
- noun a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
- reincarnated2/5
reincarnate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
transmigrate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb cause to appear in a new form
renew.
- the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- floodgates2/5
floodgate
- noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
- noun regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
head gate; sluicegate; penstock; sluice valve; water gate.
- noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring
- acculturated2/5
acculturate
- verb assimilate culturally
- verb assimilate culturally
- skateboard2/5
skateboard
- noun a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
- verb ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom
- noun a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
- lacerated2/5
lacerated
- adjective satellite irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
lacerate.
- lacerate leaves
- verb cut or tear irregularly
lacerate.
- adjective satellite irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn
- cognates2/5
cognate
- noun one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
blood relative; blood relation; sib.
- noun a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
cognate word.
- noun one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- ciliated2/5
ciliated
- adjective satellite having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
ciliate.
- adjective satellite having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
- lateralization2/5
lateralization
- noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
lateralisation; laterality.
- noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
- akhenaten2/5
akhenaten
- noun early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
Ikhanaton; Akhenaton; Amenhotep IV.
- noun early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
- skated2/5
skate
- noun sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
- noun large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
- noun sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
- recalculated2/5
recalculate
- verb calculate anew
- The costs had to be recalculated
- verb calculate anew
- catechetical2/5
catechetical
- adjective of or relating to or involving catechesis
catechetic.
- adjective of or relating to or involving catechesis
- waterbury2/5
waterbury
- noun a city in west central Connecticut
- noun a city in west central Connecticut
- categorizes2/5
categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorise.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- matriculated2/5
matriculate
- noun someone who has been admitted to a college or university
- verb enroll as a student
- noun someone who has been admitted to a college or university
- notated2/5
notate
- verb put into notation, as of music or choreography; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"
- Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet
- verb put into notation, as of music or choreography; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"
- miscalculated2/5
miscalculate
- verb judge incorrectly
misestimate.
- I had misestimated his determination
- verb calculate incorrectly
misestimate.
- I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding
- verb judge incorrectly
- reevaluated2/5
reevaluate
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reassess.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- meditates2/5
meditate
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- verb think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
contemplate; study.
- He is meditating in his study
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
- cates2/5
cat
- noun feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
true cat.
- noun an informal term for a youth or man
bozo; guy; hombre.
- a nice guy
- the guy's only doing it for some doll
- noun feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- elucidates2/5
elucidate
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify; clear up.
- clarify the mystery surrounding her death
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
crystallise; illuminate; straighten out; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb make clear and (more) comprehensible
- translocated2/5
translocate
- verb transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
- verb move from one place to another, especially of wild animals
- The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment
- verb transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
- skateboarding2/5
skateboarding
- noun the sport of skating on a skateboard
- verb ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom
skateboard.
- noun the sport of skating on a skateboard
- categorise2/5
categorise
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- unheated2/5
unheated
- adjective satellite not having been heated or warmed
unwarmed.
- an unheated room
- unwarmed rolls
- adjective satellite not having been heated or warmed
- inappropriateness2/5
inappropriateness
- noun inappropriate conduct
wrongness.
- noun the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
unworthiness.
- he retracted nothing that he had said about the inappropriateness of either a corporeal God or a God who is a person
- his praise released from her loud protestations of her unworthiness
- noun inappropriate conduct
- dateline2/5
dateline
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
date line; International Date Line.
- noun a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
- debater2/5
debater
- noun someone who engages in debate
arguer.
- noun someone who engages in debate
- restates2/5
restate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb to say, state, or perform again
- mithridates2/5
mithridate
(Med.) An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor. [Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so effectual against the infection of vice. Southey.
- interrogates2/5
interrogate
- verb transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
- verb pose a series of questions to
question.
- The suspect was questioned by the police
- We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion
- verb transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
- catechists2/5
catechist
- noun one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
- noun one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
- laureates2/5
laureate
- noun someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
- adjective satellite worthy of the greatest honor or distinction
- The nation's pediatrician laureate is preparing to lay down his black bag"- James Traub
- noun someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
- platen2/5
platen
- noun work table of a machine tool
- noun the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
- noun work table of a machine tool
- meltwater2/5
meltwater
- noun melted snow or ice
- noun melted snow or ice
- wastewaters2/5
wastewater
- noun water mixed with waste matter
sewer water; effluent.
- noun water mixed with waste matter
- triangulated2/5
triangulate
- verb divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
- triangulate the piece of cardboard
- verb measure by using trigonometry
- triangulate the angle
- verb divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
- palates2/5
palate
- noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
roof of the mouth.
- noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
- emulates2/5
emulate
- verb strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
- He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister
- verb imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
- verb strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
- catechisms2/5
catechism
- noun a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
- noun an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers
- noun a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
- disassociated2/5
disassociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb part; cease or break association with
- catena2/5
catena
- noun a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
- noun a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
- cumulated2/5
cumulate
- verb collect or gather
amass; gather; conglomerate; accumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb collect or gather
- placated2/5
placate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- reallocated2/5
reallocate
- verb allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
reapportion.
- Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data
- verb allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
- desegregated2/5
desegregate
- verb open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
integrate; mix.
- This school is completely desegregated
- verb open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups
- prorated2/5
prorate
- verb make a proportional settlement or distribution
- verb divide or assess proportionally
- The rent was prorated for the rest of the month
- verb make a proportional settlement or distribution
- transliterated2/5
transliterate
- verb rewrite in a different script
transcribe.
- The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
- verb rewrite in a different script
- catechist2/5
catechist
- noun one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
- noun one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)
- overstates2/5
overstate
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
overdraw; magnify; exaggerate; hyperbolize; hyperbolise; amplify.
- tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery
- verb to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
- confederated2/5
confederate
- noun a supporter of the Confederate States of America
- noun someone who assists in a plot
collaborator; partner in crime; henchman.
- noun a supporter of the Confederate States of America
- birthrates2/5
birthrate
- noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
birth rate; fertility; fertility rate; natality.
- noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
- misappropriated2/5
misappropriated
- adjective satellite taken for your own use in violation of a trust
embezzled.
- the banker absconded with embezzled funds
- verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzle; misappropriate; defalcate; malversate; peculate.
- The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
- adjective satellite taken for your own use in violation of a trust
- legatee2/5
legatee
- noun someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
- noun someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
- protectorates2/5
protectorate
- noun a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
associated state.
- noun a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
- prater2/5
prater
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
chatterer; spouter; magpie; chatterbox; babbler.
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
- debaters2/5
debater
- noun someone who engages in debate
arguer.
- noun someone who engages in debate
- curates2/5
curate
- noun a person authorized to conduct religious worship
pastor; minister; rector; minister of religion; parson.
- clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
- noun a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- waterless2/5
waterless
- adjective satellite lacking sufficient water or rainfall
arid.
- an arid climate
- a waterless well
- miles of waterless country to cross
- adjective satellite lacking sufficient water or rainfall
- arbitrated2/5
arbitrate
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; intercede.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- catechumens2/5
catechumen
- noun a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
neophyte.
- noun a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
- inaugurates2/5
inaugurate
- verb commence officially
kick off.
- verb open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
- verb commence officially
- plateaux2/5
plateau
- noun a relatively flat highland
tableland.
- noun a relatively flat highland
- statehouse2/5
statehouse
The building in which a State legislature holds its sessions; a State capitol. U. S.
- lateralized2/5
lateralize
- verb move or displace to one side so as to make lateral
- verb move or displace to one side so as to make lateral
- urinated2/5
urinate
- verb pass after the manner of urine
- The sick men urinated blood
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- verb pass after the manner of urine
- restaurateur2/5
restaurateur
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
restauranter.
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
- reintegrated2/5
reintegrate
- verb integrate again
- Russia must be reintegrated into Europe
- verb integrate again
- amateurism2/5
amateurism
- noun the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
- noun the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
- deoxygenated2/5
deoxygenate
- verb remove oxygen from (water)
- verb remove oxygen from (water)
- variates2/5
variate
- noun a variable quantity that is random
chance variable; stochastic variable; variant; random variable.
- noun a variable quantity that is random
- vindicates2/5
vindicate
- verb show to be right by providing justification or proof
justify.
- vindicate a claim
- verb maintain, uphold, or defend
- vindicate the rights of the citizens
- verb show to be right by providing justification or proof
- collocated2/5
collocate
- verb have a strong tendency to occur side by side
- The words 'new' and 'world' collocate
- verb group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
chunk; lump.
- verb have a strong tendency to occur side by side
- incarnates2/5
incarnate
- verb make concrete and real
- verb represent in bodily form
embody; substantiate; body forth.
- He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system
- The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist
- verb make concrete and real
- concatenating2/5
concatenate
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- verb add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
- concatenate terms
- concatenate characters
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- impersonated2/5
impersonate
- verb assume or act the character of
portray.
- She impersonates Madonna
- The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
- verb represent another person with comic intentions
- verb assume or act the character of
- innovated2/5
innovate
- verb bring something new to an environment
introduce.
- A new word processor was introduced
- verb bring something new to an environment
- congratulates2/5
congratulate
- verb say something to someone that expresses praise
compliment.
- He complimented her on her last physics paper
- verb express congratulations
felicitate.
- verb say something to someone that expresses praise
- headwater2/5
headwater
- noun the source of a river
- the headwaters of the Nile
- noun the source of a river
- decaffeinated2/5
decaffeinate
- verb remove caffeine from (coffee)
- verb remove caffeine from (coffee)
- gratefulness2/5
gratefulness
- noun warm friendly feelings of gratitude
thankfulness; appreciativeness.
- noun warm friendly feelings of gratitude
- masturbated2/5
masturbate
- verb stimulate sexually
- The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute
- verb get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
fuck off; wank; jerk off; she-bop; jack off.
- verb stimulate sexually
- categorising2/5
categorise
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- inculcates2/5
inculcate
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
infuse; instill.
- inculcate values into the young generation
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
- condensates2/5
condensate
- noun a product of condensation
- noun atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
condensation.
- noun a product of condensation
- unseated2/5
unseat
- verb remove from political office
- The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat
- verb dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse
- verb remove from political office
- innateness2/5
innateness
- noun the quality of being innate
- noun the quality of being innate
- disorientated2/5
disorientate
- verb cause to be lost or disoriented
disorient.
- verb cause to be lost or disoriented
- statesmanlike2/5
statesmanlike
- adjective marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman
statesmanly.
- a man of statesmanlike judgment
- a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington
- adjective marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman
- waterwheel2/5
waterwheel
- noun a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
water wheel.
- noun a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
water wheel.
- noun a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
- paternally2/5
paternally
- adverb in a paternal manner
- he behaves very paternally toward his young bride
- adverb in a paternal manner
- commiserated2/5
commiserate
- verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion
sympathize; sympathise.
- verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- wheaten2/5
wheaten
- adjective of or relating to or derived from wheat
wholemeal; whole-wheat.
- wheaten bread
- adjective of or relating to or derived from wheat
- restaurateurs2/5
restaurateur
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
restauranter.
- noun the proprietor of a restaurant
- skateboards2/5
skateboard
- noun a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
- verb ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom
- noun a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
- agglomerated2/5
agglomerated
- adjective satellite clustered together but not coherent
clustered; agglomerative; agglomerate.
- an agglomerated flower head
- verb form into one cluster
agglomerate.
- adjective satellite clustered together but not coherent
- legatees2/5
legatee
- noun someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
- noun someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed
- bagatelle2/5
bagatelle
- noun a light piece of music for piano
- noun something of little value or significance
frippery; fluff; frivolity.
- noun a light piece of music for piano
- punctuates2/5
punctuate
- verb insert punctuation marks into
mark.
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb insert punctuation marks into
- arrogated2/5
arrogate
- verb demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
claim; lay claim.
- He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
- Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
- verb make undue claims to having
assign.
- verb demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
- conciliated2/5
conciliate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb come to terms
make up; patch up; settle; reconcile.
- After some discussion we finally made up
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- gravitates2/5
gravitate
- verb move toward
- The conversation gravitated towards politics
- verb be attracted to
- Boys gravitate towards girls at that age
- verb move toward
- immoderately2/5
immoderately
- adverb without moderation; in an immoderate manner
- he eats immoderately
- adverb to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation
unreasonably.
- his prices are unreasonably high
- adverb without moderation; in an immoderate manner
- decontaminated2/5
decontaminate
- verb rid of contamination
- The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city
- verb rid of contamination
- immolated2/5
immolate
- verb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
- The Aztecs immolated human victims
- immolate the valuables at the temple
- verb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
- hallucinated2/5
hallucinate
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- promulgates2/5
promulgate
- verb state or announce
exclaim; proclaim.
- `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
- The King will proclaim an amnesty
- verb put a law into effect by formal declaration
- verb state or announce
- strangulated2/5
strangulate
- verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
strangle; throttle.
- he tried to strangle his opponent
- A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
- verb constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
- verb kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
- berates2/5
berate
- verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
- The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
- The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
- verb censure severely or angrily
- dishwater2/5
dishwater
- noun water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
- noun water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
- hematemesis2/5
hematemesis
- noun vomiting blood
haematemesis.
- noun vomiting blood
- unintegrated2/5
unintegrated
- adjective not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole
nonintegrated.
- adjective separated or isolated from others or a main group
segregated.
- a segregated school system
- a segregated neighborhood
- adjective not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole
- adsorbates2/5
adsorbate
- noun a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed
- adjective capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid
adsorbable.
- noun a material that has been or is capable of being adsorbed
- deliberates2/5
deliberate
- verb think about carefully; weigh
moot; turn over; consider; debate.
- They considered the possibility of a strike
- Turn the proposal over in your mind
- verb discuss the pros and cons of an issue
debate.
- verb think about carefully; weigh
- pancreatectomy2/5
pancreatectomy
- noun surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas
- noun surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas
- stalemated2/5
stalemated
- adjective satellite at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
deadlocked.
- the chess game ended with white stalemated
- the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits
- verb subject to a stalemate
stalemate.
- adjective satellite at a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions
- fraternizing2/5
fraternize
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternise.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- deliberateness2/5
deliberateness
- noun a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
unhurriedness; deliberation; slowness.
- noun the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
deliberation.
- he was a man of judicial deliberation
- noun a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
- unilateralist2/5
unilateralist
- noun an advocate of unilateralism
- noun an advocate of unilateralism
- collocates2/5
collocate
- verb have a strong tendency to occur side by side
- The words 'new' and 'world' collocate
- verb group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
chunk; lump.
- verb have a strong tendency to occur side by side
- reprobated2/5
reprobate
- noun a person without moral scruples
miscreant.
- verb reject (documents) as invalid
- noun a person without moral scruples
- procrastinated2/5
procrastinate
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
dillydally; dilly-dally; drag one's heels; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
- verb postpone or delay needlessly
- He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
- intimidates2/5
intimidate
- verb make timid or fearful
- Her boss intimidates her
- verb to compel or deter by or as if by threats
restrain.
- verb make timid or fearful
- pulsated2/5
pulsate
- verb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
throb; pulse.
- The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
- verb move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
beat; quiver.
- the city pulsated with music and excitement
- verb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
- legislates2/5
legislate
- verb make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
pass.
- They passed the amendment
- We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
- verb make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- circumnavigated2/5
circumnavigate
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
compass.
- We compassed the earth
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
- fraternize2/5
fraternize
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternise.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- fulminated2/5
fulminate
- noun a salt or ester of fulminic acid
- verb criticize severely
rail.
- He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
- She railed against the bad social policies
- noun a salt or ester of fulminic acid
- expatiated2/5
expatiate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- strategics2/5
strategics
- noun the science or art of strategy
- noun the science or art of strategy
- oblates2/5
oblate
- noun a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
- adjective having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
pumpkin-shaped.
- noun a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
- rededicated2/5
rededicate
- verb dedicate anew
- They were asked to rededicate themselves to their country
- verb dedicate anew
- infuriates2/5
infuriate
- verb make furious
incense; exasperate.
- verb make furious
- unpatented2/5
unpatented
- adjective satellite (of devices and processes) not protected by patent
- unpatented inventions
- adjective satellite (of devices and processes) not protected by patent
- execrated2/5
execrate
- verb find repugnant
abominate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
accurse; anathematise; anathemise; comminate; anathemize; anathematize.
- verb find repugnant
- tates2/5
tate
- noun United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
Allen Tate; John Orley Allen Tate.
- noun United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
- tessellated2/5
tessellated
- adjective satellite having a checkered or mottled appearance
- verb fit together exactly, of identical shapes
tessellate.
- triangles tessellate
- adjective satellite having a checkered or mottled appearance
- agnates2/5
agnate
- noun one related on the father's side
patrilineal sib; patrikin; patrilineal kin; patrisib.
- adjective satellite related on the father's side
agnatic; paternal.
- a paternal aunt
- noun one related on the father's side
- capitulated2/5
capitulate
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- inordinately2/5
inordinately
- adverb extremely
extraordinarily.
- she was inordinately smart
- it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate
- adverb extremely
- lateness2/5
lateness
- noun quality of coming late or later in time
- noun quality of coming late or later in time
- methylated2/5
methylated
- adjective having received a methyl group
- methylated alcohol
- adjective having received a methyl group
- abdicated2/5
abdicate
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
renounce.
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- consulates2/5
consulate
- noun diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
- noun diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
- unadulterated2/5
unadulterated
- adjective satellite not mixed with impurities
- unadulterated maple syrup
- adjective satellite without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
perfect; double-dyed; complete; gross; arrant; sodding; stark; consummate; pure; utter; thoroughgoing; everlasting; staring.
- an arrant fool
- a complete coward
- a consummate fool
- a double-dyed villain
- gross negligence
- a perfect idiot
- pure folly
- what a sodding mess
- stark staring mad
- a thoroughgoing villain
- utter nonsense
- the unadulterated truth
- adjective satellite not mixed with impurities
- castigated2/5
castigate
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; chasten; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb inflict severe punishment on
- verb censure severely
- skater2/5
skater
- noun someone who skates
- noun someone who skates
- expropriated2/5
expropriate
- verb deprive of possessions
- The Communist government expropriated the landowners
- verb deprive of possessions
- hyphenated2/5
hyphenate
- verb divide or connect with a hyphen
hyphen.
- hyphenate these words and names
- verb divide or connect with a hyphen
- overstatement2/5
overstatement
- noun making to seem more important than it really is
magnification; exaggeration.
- noun making to seem more important than it really is
- inaccurately2/5
inaccurately
- adverb in an inaccurate manner
- this student works rather inaccurately and sloppily
- adverb in an inaccurate manner
- myelinated2/5
myelinated
- adjective (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
medullated.
- adjective (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
- overrated2/5
overrate
- verb make too high an estimate of
overestimate.
- He overestimated his own powers
- verb make too high an estimate of
- misstatements2/5
misstatement
- noun a statement that contains a mistake
- noun a statement that contains a mistake
- waterline2/5
waterline
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
water level; water line.
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
- stateroom2/5
stateroom
- noun a guest cabin
- noun a guest cabin
- collaterals2/5
collateral
- noun a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- adjective descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
indirect.
- cousins are collateral relatives
- an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
- noun a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- uncontaminated2/5
uncontaminated
- adjective not corrupted by contact or association
- there is no culture uncontaminated by contact with the outside world
- adjective satellite free from admixture with noxious elements; clean
unpolluted.
- unpolluted streams
- a contaminated lake
- adjective not corrupted by contact or association
- trilateral2/5
trilateral
- noun a three-sided polygon
triangle; trigon.
- adjective satellite involving three parties
- trilateral talks
- noun a three-sided polygon
- unmotivated2/5
unmotivated
- adjective without motivation
- adjective without motivation
- immaculately2/5
immaculately
- adverb in an immaculate manner
- gone was the casually dressed Canadian she had thought a backwoodsman--this man was immaculately tailored
- adverb in an immaculate manner
- obviated2/5
obviate
- verb do away with
rid of; eliminate.
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; avoid; deflect; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
- verb do away with
- isocrates2/5
isocrates
- noun Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)
- noun Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)
- renegotiated2/5
renegotiate
- verb negociate anew
renegociate.
- The two warring parties will have to renegociate
- verb revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor
renegociate.
- We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down
- verb negociate anew
- undefeated2/5
undefeated
- adjective victorious
- undefeated in battle
- an undefeated team
- adjective victorious
- repudiates2/5
repudiate
- verb cast off
disown; renounce.
- She renounced her husband
- The parents repudiated their son
- verb refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
- The woman repudiated the divorce settlement
- verb cast off
- threateningly2/5
threateningly
- adverb in a menacing manner
menacingly.
- the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly
- adverb in a menacing manner
- unaffiliated2/5
unaffiliated
- adjective satellite not affiliated
- adjective satellite not affiliated
- catechesis2/5
catechesis
- noun oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
- noun oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)
- compassionately2/5
compassionately
- adverb in a compassionate manner
pityingly.
- the nurse looked at him pityingly
- adverb in a compassionate manner
- manatee2/5
manatee
- noun sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
Trichechus manatus.
- noun sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
- illiterates2/5
illiterate
- noun a person unable to read
illiterate person; nonreader.
- adjective not able to read or write
- noun a person unable to read
- intubated2/5
intubate
- verb introduce a cannula or tube into
cannulise; canulate; cannulate; cannulize.
- Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck
- verb introduce a cannula or tube into
- overestimates2/5
overestimate
- noun an appraisal that is too high
overappraisal; overestimation; overvaluation.
- noun a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
overrating; overestimation; overreckoning.
- noun an appraisal that is too high
- legates2/5
legate
- noun a member of a legation
official emissary.
- noun a member of a legation
- chateaux2/5
chateau
- noun an impressive country house (or castle) in France
- noun an impressive country house (or castle) in France
- obviates2/5
obviate
- verb do away with
rid of; eliminate.
- verb prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
stave off; avert; debar; avoid; deflect; head off; forefend; fend off; ward off; forfend.
- Let's avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
- verb do away with
- unarticulated2/5
unarticulated
- adjective not consisting of segments that are held together by joints
- adjective satellite uttered without the use of normal words or syllables
- adjective not consisting of segments that are held together by joints
- heatedly2/5
heatedly
- adverb in a heated manner
hotly.
- `To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,' declared Mr Harvey heatedly
- the children were arguing hotly
- adverb in a heated manner
- latecomers2/5
latecomer
- noun someone who arrives late
- noun someone who arrives late
- insinuates2/5
insinuate
- verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table
- verb give to understand
adumbrate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- precipitately2/5
precipitately
- adverb at breakneck speed
headlong.
- burst headlong through the gate
- adverb at breakneck speed
- manatees2/5
manatee
- noun sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
Trichechus manatus.
- noun sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
- gloated2/5
gloat
- noun malicious satisfaction
glee; gloating.
- verb dwell on with satisfaction
crow; triumph.
- noun malicious satisfaction
- adumbrated2/5
adumbrate
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch; outline.
- sketch the outline of the book
- outline his ideas
- verb give to understand
insinuate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- extraterrestrials2/5
extraterrestrial
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
alien; extraterrestrial being.
- adjective originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere
- is there extraterrestrial life?
- noun a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
- undecorated2/5
undecorated
- adjective not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
unadorned.
- adjective not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
- paterfamilias2/5
paterfamilias
- noun the male head of family or tribe
patriarch.
- noun the male head of family or tribe
- propitiated2/5
propitiate
- verb make peace with
appease.
- verb make peace with
- unmyelinated2/5
unmyelinated
- adjective (of neurons) not myelinated
- adjective (of neurons) not myelinated
- breakwaters2/5
breakwater
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
groyne; bulwark; jetty; groin; mole; seawall.
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- ciliates2/5
ciliate
- noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran.
- adjective of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
cilial; ciliary.
- noun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
- latecomer2/5
latecomer
- noun someone who arrives late
- noun someone who arrives late
- animatedly2/5
animatedly
- adverb in an animated manner
- they talked animatedly
- adverb in an animated manner
- laterite2/5
laterite
- noun a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
- noun a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
- expostulated2/5
expostulate
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- chatelaine2/5
chatelaine
- noun the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- noun a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
- noun the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- organophosphates2/5
organophosphate
- noun an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
- noun an insecticide that interferes with an insect's nervous system
- cannulated2/5
cannulate
- verb introduce a cannula or tube into
cannulise; intubate; canulate; cannulize.
- Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck
- verb introduce a cannula or tube into
- flagellates2/5
flagellate
- noun a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
mastigophoran; flagellate protozoan; flagellated protozoan; mastigophore.
- verb whip
scourge.
- The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
- noun a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
- staterooms2/5
stateroom
- noun a guest cabin
- noun a guest cabin
- considerately2/5
considerately
- adverb in a considerate manner
- they considerately withdrew
- adverb in a considerate manner
- patentees2/5
patentee
- noun the inventor to whom a patent is issued
- noun the inventor to whom a patent is issued
- repatriates2/5
repatriate
- noun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
- verb send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
- noun a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored
- breastplates2/5
breastplate
- noun armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
egis; aegis.
- noun armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
- fraternization2/5
fraternization
- noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
fraternisation.
- noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
- housemates2/5
housemate
- noun someone who resides in the same house with you
- noun someone who resides in the same house with you
- catenary2/5
catenary
- noun the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- noun the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- senates2/5
senate
- noun assembly possessing high legislative powers
- noun the upper house of the United States Congress
US Senate; United States Senate; U.S. Senate.
- noun assembly possessing high legislative powers
- levitated2/5
levitate
- verb cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
- The magician levitated the woman
- verb be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
hover.
- The guru claimed that he could levitate
- verb cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
- castellated2/5
castellated
- adjective satellite having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
embattled; battlemented; castled.
- a crenelated molding
- adjective satellite having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
- misstated2/5
misstate
- verb state something incorrectly
- You misstated my position
- verb state something incorrectly
- matey2/5
matey
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
palsy-walsy; pally; chummy.
- adjective satellite (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
- staters2/5
stater
- noun any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
- noun a resident of a particular state or group of states
- Keystone stater
- farm staters
- noun any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
- bleated2/5
bleat
- noun the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
- verb talk whiningly
- noun the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
- peripatetics2/5
peripatetic
- noun a person who walks from place to place
- noun a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism
Aristotelean; Aristotelian.
- noun a person who walks from place to place
- postgraduates2/5
postgraduate
- noun a student who continues studies after graduation
grad student; graduate student.
- adjective satellite of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree
graduate.
- graduate courses
- noun a student who continues studies after graduation
- crated2/5
crate
- noun a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
- noun the quantity contained in a crate
crateful.
- noun a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
- lateen2/5
lateen
- noun a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
lateen sail.
- adjective satellite rigged with a triangular (lateen) sail
lateen-rigged.
- noun a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean
- flagellated2/5
flagellated
- adjective having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
lash-like; whiplike; flagellate.
- verb whip
scourge; flagellate.
- The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
- adjective having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
- unvaccinated2/5
unvaccinated
- adjective satellite not vaccinated
- adjective satellite not vaccinated
- articulately2/5
articulately
- adverb with eloquence
eloquently.
- he expressed his ideas eloquently
- adverb in an articulate manner
eloquently.
- he argued articulately for his plan
- adverb with eloquence
- castigates2/5
castigate
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chastise; chasten; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb inflict severe punishment on
- verb censure severely
- moated2/5
moated
- adjective satellite protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water
- adjective satellite protected by a deep wide ditch usually filled with water
- vacuolated2/5
vacuolated
- adjective formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell
vacuolate.
- adjective formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell
- abrogates2/5
abrogate
- verb revoke formally
- verb revoke formally
- electroplated2/5
electroplate
- noun any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis
- verb coat with metal by electrolysis
- electroplate the watch
- noun any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis
- bifurcates2/5
bifurcate
- verb split or divide into two
- verb divide into two branches
- The road bifurcated
- verb split or divide into two
- catechins2/5
catechin
- noun a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
- noun a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
- theatergoers2/5
theatergoer
- noun someone who attends the theater
playgoer; theatregoer.
- noun someone who attends the theater
- determinateness2/5
determinateness
- noun the quality of being predictable with great confidence
definiteness.
- noun the quality of being predictable with great confidence
- catechin2/5
catechin
- noun a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
- noun a tannic acid that is extracted from black catechu as a white crystalline substance
- skateboarders2/5
skateboarder
- noun someone who skates on a skateboard
- noun someone who skates on a skateboard
- sultanates2/5
sultanate
- noun country or territory ruled by a sultan
- noun country or territory ruled by a sultan
- multilaterally2/5
multilaterally
- adverb in a multilateral manner; so as to affect many parties or governments
- they worked out an agreement unilaterally
- adverb in a multilateral manner; so as to affect many parties or governments
- unmodulated2/5
unmodulated
- adjective characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume
- he lectured in an unmodulated voice edged with hysteria
- adjective characterized by lack of variation in pitch, tone, or volume
- abdicates2/5
abdicate
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
renounce.
- The King abdicated when he married a divorcee
- verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- catechu2/5
catechu
- noun extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
black catechu.
- noun East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
Acacia catechu; Jerusalem thorn.
- noun extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally
- lates2/5
late
- adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- late evening
- late 18th century
- a late movie
- took a late flight
- had a late breakfast
- adjective satellite after the expected or usual time; delayed
tardy; belated.
- a belated birthday card
- I'm late for the plane
- the train is late
- tardy children are sent to the principal
- always tardy in making dental appointments
- adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- watertown2/5
watertown
- noun a town in southeastern Wisconsin
- noun a town in northern New York
- noun a town in southeastern Wisconsin
- dispassionately2/5
dispassionately
- adverb in an impartially dispassionate manner
- although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately
- adverb in an impartially dispassionate manner
- unappreciated2/5
unappreciated
- adjective satellite not likely to be rewarded
thankless; ungratifying.
- grading papers is a thankless task
- adjective satellite having value that is not acknowledged
unsung; unvalued.
- adjective satellite not likely to be rewarded
- waterside2/5
waterside
- noun land bordering a body of water
- noun land bordering a body of water
- amateurish2/5
amateurish
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
unskilled; amateur; inexpert.
- a very amateurish job
- inexpert but conscientious efforts
- an unskilled painting
- adjective satellite lacking professional skill or expertise
- directorates2/5
directorate
- noun a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
board of directors.
- noun a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
- dinoflagellates2/5
dinoflagellate
- noun chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
- noun chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
- laterals2/5
lateral
- noun a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
lateral pass.
- adjective satellite situated at or extending to the side
sidelong.
- the lateral branches of a tree
- shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
- noun a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
- collateralized2/5
collateralize
- verb pledge as a collateral
- The loan was collateralized by government bonds
- verb pledge as a collateral
- maternally2/5
maternally
- adverb in a maternal manner; as a mother
motherly.
- she loved her students almost maternally
- adverb in a maternal manner; as a mother
- geostrategic2/5
geostrategic
- adjective of or relating to geostrategy
- Pakistan became a country of paramount geostrategic importance to the United States
- adjective of or relating to geostrategy
- quadrilaterals2/5
quadrilateral
- noun a four-sided polygon
quadrangle; tetragon.
- adjective satellite having four sides
four-sided.
- noun a four-sided polygon
- unpremeditated2/5
unpremeditated
- adjective satellite not prepared or planned in advance
- asked an unpremeditated question
- adjective not premeditated
- adjective satellite not prepared or planned in advance
- unthreatening2/5
unthreatening
- adjective satellite not unfriendly or threatening
well-meaning.
- her well-meaning words were received in silence
- the exasperation of a...well-meaning cow worried by dogs
- adjective satellite not unfriendly or threatening
- unbeaten2/5
unbeaten
- adjective satellite not conquered
unvanquished; unconquered.
- adjective satellite not conquered
- illegitimately2/5
illegitimately
- adverb in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
illicitly.
- He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold
- adverb of biological parents not married to each other
out of wedlock.
- this child was born illegitimately
- adverb in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
- unpopulated2/5
unpopulated
- adjective satellite with no people living there
unpeopled.
- vast unpopulated plains
- adjective satellite with no people living there
- waterbirds2/5
waterbird
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
water bird; waterfowl.
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
- yucatec2/5
yucatec
- noun a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico
Yucateco.
- noun a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec
Yucateco.
- noun a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico
- pocatello2/5
pocatello
- noun a university town in southeastern Idaho
- noun a university town in southeastern Idaho
- rateable2/5
rateable
- adjective satellite liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes
ratable.
- the ratable value of property
- adjective satellite liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes
- paginated2/5
paginate
- verb number the pages of a book or manuscript
page; foliate.
- verb number the pages of a book or manuscript
- interpellated2/5
interpellate
- verb question formally about policy or government business
- verb question formally about policy or government business
- carinated2/5
carinated
- adjective having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
ridged; keeled; carinate.
- a carinate sepal
- adjective having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
- agates2/5
agate
- noun an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
- noun an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
- goatee2/5
goatee
- noun a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
- noun a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
- underrated2/5
underrate
- verb make too low an estimate of
underestimate.
- he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
- Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
- verb make too low an estimate of
- uncompensated2/5
uncompensated
- adjective satellite not paying a salary
unsalaried.
- an uncompensated federal post
- adjective satellite not paying a salary
- unconsolidated2/5
unconsolidated
- adjective satellite loose and unstratified
- unconsolidated soil
- adjective satellite loose and unstratified
- guatemalans2/5
guatemalan
- noun a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Guatemala or its residents
- Guatemalan coffee
- noun a native or inhabitant of Guatemala
- disconsolately2/5
disconsolately
- adverb in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
desolately.
- adverb in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
- exaggeratedly2/5
exaggeratedly
- adverb in an exaggerated manner
hyperbolically.
- adverb in an exaggerated manner
- interstates2/5
interstate
- noun one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
interstate highway.
- adjective involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States
- Interstate Highway Commission
- interstate highways
- Interstate Commerce Commission
- interstate commerce
- noun one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
- affricates2/5
affricate
- noun a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
affricative; affricate consonant.
- noun a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
- uncorroborated2/5
uncorroborated
- adjective satellite unsupported by other evidence
unsubstantiated.
- adjective satellite unsupported by other evidence
- shearwater2/5
shearwater
- noun long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
- noun long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
- uncoated2/5
uncoated
- adjective not having a coating
- uncoated paper
- adjective not having a coating
- supersaturated2/5
supersaturated
- adjective satellite being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium
- adjective satellite being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium
- ornately2/5
ornately
- adverb in an ornate manner
- the cradle was ornately carved
- adverb in an ornate manner
- sedately2/5
sedately
- adverb in a sedate manner
calmly.
- adverb in a sedate manner
- antiplatelet2/5
antiplatelet
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- subcategory2/5
subcategory
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- clearwater2/5
clearwater
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- bridgewater2/5
- stateful2/5
stateful
Full of state; stately. Obs. "A stateful silence." Marston.
- patentable2/5
patentable
Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.
- anterolateral2/5
anterolateral
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- dorsolateral2/5
dorsolateral
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- confraternity2/5
confraternity
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- polychlorinated2/5
- nonthreatening2/5
nonthreatening
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- stillwater2/5
stillwater
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- deepwater2/5
deepwater
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- patentability2/5
patentability
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- seater2/5
seat
- noun a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
place.
- he booked their seats in advance
- he sat in someone else's place
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- uncreated2/5
uncreated
Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl.
- herniated2/5
herniated
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- curated2/5
curate
- noun a person authorized to conduct religious worship
pastor; minister; rector; minister of religion; parson.
- clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches
- noun a person authorized to conduct religious worship
- superheated2/5
superheat
To heat too much, to overheat; as, to .superheat an oven
- untranslated2/5
untranslated
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- protonated2/5
protonated
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- halogenated2/5
halogenated
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- sweetwater2/5
sweetwater
(Bot.) A variety of white grape, having a sweet watery juice; -- also called white sweetwater , andwhite muscadine .
- glycosylated2/5
glycosylated
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- dewatering2/5
dewatering
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- patellofemoral2/5
- pretreated2/5
- confraternities2/5
confraternities
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- lysates2/5
lysates
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- drinkwater2/5
- stateside2/5
stateside
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- strategizing2/5
- privateering2/5
privateer
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
privateersman.
- noun a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
- gatekeeping2/5
- lateralis2/5
lateralis
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- floodwaters2/5
floodwaters
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- eigenstates2/5
- chatelet2/5
chatelet
A little castle.
- fluorinated2/5
fluorinated
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- antipater2/5
- lated2/5
late
- adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- late evening
- late 18th century
- a late movie
- took a late flight
- had a late breakfast
- adjective satellite after the expected or usual time; delayed
tardy; belated.
- a belated birthday card
- I'm late for the plane
- the train is late
- tardy children are sent to the principal
- always tardy in making dental appointments
- adjective being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- zacatecas2/5
- redesignated2/5
redesignated
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- proximately2/5
proximate
- adjective closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
- news of his proximate arrival
- interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals
- adjective satellite very close in space or time
- proximate words
- proximate houses
- adjective closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
- catechol2/5
catechol
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- ventrolateral2/5
ventrolateral
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- bathwater2/5
bathwater
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- relatedly2/5
related
- adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
related to.
- painting and the related arts
- school-related activities
- related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces
- verb make a logical or causal connection
tie in; associate; relate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
- adjective being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
- phosphorylates2/5
phosphorylates
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- multinucleated2/5
multinucleated
(Biol.) Multinuclear.
- waterlogging2/5
waterlogging
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- biomaterial2/5
biomaterial
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- watermarked2/5
watermark
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
water line.
- noun a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light
- noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- corporates2/5
corporate
- adjective of or belonging to a corporation
- corporate rates
- corporate structure
- adjective satellite possessing or existing in bodily form
corporal; bodied; incarnate; embodied.
- what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare
- an incarnate spirit
- `corporate' is an archaic term
- adjective of or belonging to a corporation
- unallocated2/5
- paternalist2/5
paternalist
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- gateshead2/5
- unconjugated2/5
- unpaginated2/5
- groundwaters2/5
- strategize2/5
strategize
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- annates2/5
annates
(Eccl. Law) The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England, they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.
- caffeinated2/5
caffeinated
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- deuterated2/5
deuterated
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- watersports2/5
- mediately2/5
mediate
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
intermediate; liaise; intercede; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others
- mediate between the old and the new
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- extraterritoriality2/5
extraterritoriality
The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory ; esp.(Internat. Law) ,a fiction by which a public minister, though actually in a foreign country, is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation. Wheaton.
- recirculated2/5
recirculated
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- uneaten2/5
uneaten
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- whate'er2/5
whate'er
A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry. "Whate'er is in his way." Shak.
- frater2/5
frater
(Eccl.) A monk; also, a frater house. R. Shipley.
- krater2/5
krater
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- feedwater2/5
- tractates2/5
tractate
A treatise; a tract; an essay. Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are translated. Hare.
- waterhole2/5
waterhole
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- corporately2/5
corporate
- adjective of or belonging to a corporation
- corporate rates
- corporate structure
- adjective satellite possessing or existing in bodily form
corporal; bodied; incarnate; embodied.
- what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare
- an incarnate spirit
- `corporate' is an archaic term
- adjective of or belonging to a corporation
- decompensated2/5
decompensated
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- rosewater2/5
rosewater
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- floodwater2/5
floodwater
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- bateau2/5
bateau
A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. Written also, but less properly, batteau .
- capitated2/5
capitate
- noun the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
os capitatum; capitate bone.
- adjective satellite being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
- noun the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
- fenestrated2/5
fenestrated
(Arch.) Having windows; characterized by windows.
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- cratered2/5
crater
- noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
volcanic crater.
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
- noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
- latently2/5
latent
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- a latent fingerprint
- latent talent
- adjective satellite (pathology) not presently active
- latent infection
- latent diabetes
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- pedunculated2/5
pedunculate
- adjective having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
stalked.
- a pedunculate flower
- a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk
- adjective having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
- lobulated2/5
lobulated
Made up of, or divided into, lobules; as, a .lobulated gland
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- hyperphosphatemia2/5
hyperphosphatemia
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- dematerialization2/5
dematerialization
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- determinately2/5
determinate
- adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- a determinate distance
- a determinate number
- determinate variations in animals
- adjective not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
- determinate growth
- adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
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- passivated2/5
passivated
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- mouthwatering2/5
mouthwatering
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- sulfonated2/5
sulfonate
- noun a salt of sulphonic acid
- noun a salt of sulphonic acid
- microstates2/5
microstates
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- mediolateral2/5
mediolateral
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- pentateuchal2/5
pentateuchal
Of or pertaining to the Pentateuch.
- unassociated2/5
- littermates2/5
- cratering2/5
crater
- noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
volcanic crater.
- noun a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus
- noun a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
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ekaterinburg
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- pratensis2/5
pratensis
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- statelessness2/5
statelessness
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- unassimilated2/5
unassimilated
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- quantitated2/5
- microclimates2/5
microclimates
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- waterskiing2/5
waterskiing
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- unliquidated2/5
unliquidated
Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled.
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- commensurately2/5
commensurate
- adjective corresponding in size or degree or extent
- pay should be commensurate with the time worked
- adjective corresponding in size or degree or extent
- infratemporal2/5
infratemporal
(Anat.) Below the temple; below the temporal bone.
- mately2/5
mate
- noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship
first mate.
- noun a fellow member of a team
teammate.
- it was his first start against his former teammates
- noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- collaterally2/5
collateral
- noun a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- adjective descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
indirect.
- cousins are collateral relatives
- an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
- noun a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
- dedicatee2/5
dedicatee
One to whom a thing is dedicated; -- correlative to dedicator.
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- instated2/5
instate
To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; Shak.as, to .instate a person in greatness or in favor
- paten2/5
paten
A plate. Obs.
- bateaux2/5
bateau
A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the Canadian lakes and rivers. Written also, but less properly, batteau .
- katelyn2/5
katelyn
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- overstimulated2/5
overstimulated
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- waterholes2/5
waterholes
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- patera2/5
patera
A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies.
- subcategorization2/5
subcategorization
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- immunoprecipitated2/5
immunoprecipitated
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- chatelier2/5
chatelier
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- unappropriated2/5
unappropriated
Not specially appropriate; having not special application. J. Warton.
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- penates2/5
penates
(Rom. Antiq.) The household gods of the ancient Romans. They presided over the home and the family hearth. See Lar .
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yucatecan
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- waterbed2/5
waterbed
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- luxuriated1/5
luxuriate
- verb become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
wanton.
- verb enjoy to excess
indulge.
- She indulges in ice cream
- verb become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- masticated1/5
masticate
- verb grind and knead
- masticate rubber
- verb chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
chew; manducate; jaw.
- He jawed his bubble gum
- Chew your food and don't swallow it!
- The cows were masticating the grass
- verb grind and knead
- ruminates1/5
ruminate
- verb chew the cuds
- cows ruminate
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- verb chew the cuds
- luxuriates1/5
luxuriate
- verb become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
wanton.
- verb enjoy to excess
indulge.
- She indulges in ice cream
- verb become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- satiates1/5
satiate
- verb fill to satisfaction
sate; replete; fill.
- I am sated
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; glut; overeat; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
- verb fill to satisfaction
- mutilates1/5
mutilate
- verb destroy or injure severely
mangle; cut up.
- The madman mutilates art work
- verb alter so as to make unrecognizable
murder; mangle.
- The tourists murdered the French language
- verb destroy or injure severely
- regurgitates1/5
regurgitate
- verb pour or rush back
- The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle
- verb feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food
- many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest
- verb pour or rush back
- habituates1/5
habituate
- verb take or consume (regularly or habitually)
use.
- She uses drugs rarely
- verb make psychologically or physically used (to something)
accustom.
- She became habituated to the background music
- verb take or consume (regularly or habitually)
- lactates1/5
lactate
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- etiolated1/5
etiolated
- adjective satellite (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
blanched; etiolate.
- etiolated celery
- verb make weak by stunting the growth or development of
etiolate.
- adjective satellite (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
- decelerates1/5
decelerate
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
slow down; slow; retard; slow up.
- The car decelerated
- verb reduce the speed of
slow down.
- He slowed down the car
- verb lose velocity; move more slowly
- inebriates1/5
inebriate
- noun a chronic drinker
drunk; sot; wino; drunkard; rummy.
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; exalt; exhilarate; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- noun a chronic drinker
- deactivates1/5
deactivate
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- The men were deactivated after five years of service
- verb make inactive
inactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- coagulates1/5
coagulate
- verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
clot.
- coagulated blood
- verb cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
clot.
- verb change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- flocculated1/5
flocculate
- verb form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass
- the protoplasms flocculated
- verb cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate
- The chemist flocculated the suspended material
- verb form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass
- obfuscates1/5
obfuscate
- verb make obscure or unclear
- verb make obscure or unclear
- prostrates1/5
prostrate
- verb get into a prostrate position, as in submission
bow down.
- verb render helpless or defenseless
- They prostrated the enemy
- verb get into a prostrate position, as in submission
- sublimates1/5
sublimate
- noun the product of vaporization of a solid
- verb direct energy or urges into useful activities
- noun the product of vaporization of a solid
- inspissated1/5
inspissate
- verb make viscous or dense
thicken.
- thicken the sauce by adding flour
- verb make thick or thicker
thicken.
- Thicken the sauce
- inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
- verb make viscous or dense
- excavates1/5
excavate
- verb recover through digging
unearth.
- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
- verb find by digging in the ground
turn up; dig up.
- I dug up an old box in the garden
- verb recover through digging
- incapacitates1/5
incapacitate
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
disenable; disable.
- disable this command on your computer
- verb injure permanently
handicap; disable; invalid.
- He was disabled in a car accident
- verb make unable to perform a certain action
- decarboxylated1/5
decarboxylate
- verb lose a carboxyl group
- the compound decarboxylated
- verb remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
- verb lose a carboxyl group
- exasperates1/5
exasperate
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exacerbate.
- verb make furious
infuriate; incense.
- verb exasperate or irritate
- profligates1/5
profligate
- noun a dissolute man in fashionable society
rake; rip; rakehell; blood; roue.
- noun a recklessly extravagant consumer
prodigal; squanderer.
- noun a dissolute man in fashionable society
- amalgamates1/5
amalgamate
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
mix; unify; mingle; commix.
- resourcefully he mingled music and dance
- adjective satellite joined together into a whole
amalgamated; fused; coalesced; consolidated.
- United Industries
- the amalgamated colleges constituted a university
- a consolidated school
- verb to bring or combine together or with something else
- transubstantiated1/5
transubstantiate
- verb change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
- verb change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
transmute; transform.
- This experience transformed her completely
- She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture
- transubstantiate one element into another
- verb change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
- deconcentrated1/5
deconcentrate
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- verb make less central
- deaminated1/5
deaminate
- verb remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
deaminize.
- verb remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
- solvates1/5
solvate
- noun a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
- verb cause a solvation in (a substance)
- noun a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
- tablemates1/5
tablemate
- noun someone you dine with
dining companion.
- noun someone you dine with
- fecundated1/5
fecundate
- verb make fertile or productive
fertilize; fertilise.
- The course fertilized her imagination
- verb introduce semen into (a female)
fertilize; fertilise; inseminate.
- verb make fertile or productive
- ventilates1/5
ventilate
- verb expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
vent; air out; air.
- air the old winter clothes
- air out the smoke-filled rooms
- verb expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage
- Wheat should be well ventilated
- verb expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
- dehydrogenated1/5
dehydrogenate
- verb remove hydrogen from
- verb remove hydrogen from
- aerates1/5
aerate
- verb expose to fresh air
air out; air.
- aerate your old sneakers
- verb aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
activate.
- verb expose to fresh air
- meliorated1/5
meliorate
- verb to make better
better; amend; ameliorate; improve.
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
- verb get better
better; ameliorate; improve.
- The weather improved toward evening
- verb to make better
- materiels1/5
materiel
- noun equipment and supplies of a military force
equipage.
- noun equipment and supplies of a military force
- acetylates1/5
acetylate
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
acetylise; acetylize.
- the compounds acetylated
- verb introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
acetylise; acetylize.
- verb receive substitution of an acetyl group
- vesiculated1/5
vesiculate
- verb become vesicular or full of air cells
- The organs vesiculated
- verb cause to become vesicular or full of air cells
- vesiculate an organ
- verb become vesicular or full of air cells
- eradicates1/5
eradicate
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; decimate; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
exterminate; uproot; root out; extirpate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb kill in large numbers
- acidulated1/5
acidulate
- verb make sour or more sour
acidify; sour; acetify.
- verb make sour or more sour
- butylated1/5
butylate
- verb introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound
- verb introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound
- firewater1/5
firewater
- noun any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
- noun any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
- tabulates1/5
tabulate
- verb arrange or enter in tabular form
table; tabularise; tabularize.
- verb shape or cut with a flat surface
- verb arrange or enter in tabular form
- derogated1/5
derogate
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; denigrate; belittle.
- Don't belittle his influence
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
- impregnates1/5
impregnate
- verb fill, as with a certain quality
infuse; tincture; instill.
- The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
- verb infuse or fill completely
saturate.
- Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
- verb fill, as with a certain quality
- demyelinated1/5
demyelinate
- verb destroy the myelin sheath of
- the disease demyelinated the nerve fibers
- verb destroy the myelin sheath of
- oxygenates1/5
oxygenate
- verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
oxygenise; aerate; oxygenize.
- oxygenate blood
- verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- expectorated1/5
expectorate
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
drive out; clear out.
- This drug expectorates quickly
- verb discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
cough out; spit up; cough up; spit out.
- verb clear out the chest and lungs
- undulates1/5
undulate
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
ripple; riffle; ruffle; cockle.
- verb occur in soft rounded shapes
roll.
- The hills rolled past
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- rebated1/5
rebate
- noun a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
discount.
- noun a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
rabbet.
- noun a refund of some fraction of the amount paid
- palliated1/5
palliate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
extenuate; mitigate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage; relieve; alleviate.
- This pill will relieve your headaches
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- reactivates1/5
reactivate
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- carboxylates1/5
carboxylate
- verb treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- verb treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- evacuates1/5
evacuate
- verb move out of an unsafe location into safety
- After the earthquake, residents were evacuated
- verb empty completely
- evacuate the bottle
- verb move out of an unsafe location into safety
- elaborateness1/5
elaborateness
- noun marked by elaborately complex detail
intricacy; elaboration; involution.
- noun an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
ornateness.
- noun marked by elaborately complex detail
- adjudicates1/5
adjudicate
- verb put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
judge; try.
- The football star was tried for the murder of his wife
- The judge tried both father and son in separate trials
- verb bring to an end; settle conclusively
settle; resolve; decide.
- The case was decided
- The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff
- The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance
- verb put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- materializations1/5
materialization
- noun the process of coming into being; becoming reality
materialisation.
- the materialization of her dream
- noun an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
materialisation; manifestation.
- noun the process of coming into being; becoming reality
- abbreviates1/5
abbreviate
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
reduce; cut; abridge; shorten; contract; foreshorten.
- The manuscript must be shortened
- verb shorten
- Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'
- verb reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- delicatessens1/5
delicatessen
- noun ready-to-eat food products
delicatessen food.
- noun a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
deli; food shop.
- noun ready-to-eat food products
- rejuvenates1/5
rejuvenate
- verb cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
- verb develop youthful topographical features
- the land rejuvenated
- verb cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land
- overcompensated1/5
overcompensate
- verb make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
compensate; cover.
- he is compensating for being a bad father
- verb make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
over-correct.
- verb make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- intoxicates1/5
intoxicate
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
uplift; elate; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
- verb make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
inebriate; soak.
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- carboxylated1/5
carboxylate
- verb treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- verb treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid
- equilibrates1/5
equilibrate
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- verb bring into balance or equilibrium
equilibrise; equilibrize; balance.
- She has to balance work and her domestic duties
- balance the two weights
- verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
- palpates1/5
palpate
- verb examine (a body part) by palpation
feel.
- The nurse palpated the patient's stomach
- The runner felt her pulse
- verb examine (a body part) by palpation
- brecciated1/5
brecciate
- verb form into breccia
- brecciated rock
- verb break into breccia
- brecciate rock
- verb form into breccia
- irrigates1/5
irrigate
- verb supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
water.
- Water the fields
- verb supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting
- irrigate the wound
- verb supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
- pontificated1/5
pontificate
- noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church
papacy.
- verb administer a pontifical office
- noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church
- irradiates1/5
irradiate
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
enlighten.
- verb cast rays of light upon
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
- waterings1/5
watering
- noun shedding tears
lacrimation; tearing; lachrymation.
- noun wetting with water
- the lawn needs a great deal of watering
- noun shedding tears
- nitrated1/5
nitrate
- noun any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- verb treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
- nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol
- noun any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
- prognosticated1/5
prognosticate
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
predict; anticipate; forebode; foretell; call; promise.
- Call the outcome of an election
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
- calibrates1/5
calibrate
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
fine-tune; graduate.
- calibrate an instrument
- graduate a cylinder
- verb mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
- he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
- verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
- castrates1/5
castrate
- noun a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
eunuch.
- eunuchs guarded the harem
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
emasculate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- noun a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
- excoriates1/5
excoriate
- verb express strong disapproval of
decry; reprobate; objurgate; condemn.
- We condemn the racism in South Africa
- These ideas were reprobated
- verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
chafe.
- This leash chafes the dog's neck
- verb express strong disapproval of
- individuates1/5
individuate
- verb give individual character to
- verb give individual shape or form to
- Language that individuates his memories
- verb give individual character to
- pontificates1/5
pontificate
- noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church
papacy.
- verb administer a pontifical office
- noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church
- gradated1/5
gradate
- verb arrange according to grades
- These lines are gradated
- verb pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another
- The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it
- verb arrange according to grades
- inundates1/5
inundate
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
flood; deluge; swamp.
- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
- verb fill or cover completely, usually with water
submerge; deluge.
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- extenuated1/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- desalinated1/5
desalinate
- verb remove salt from
desalinize; desalinise; desalt.
- desalinate water
- verb remove salt from
- novitiates1/5
novitiate
- noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
noviciate.
- noun someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
novice.
- noun the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
- decorticated1/5
decorticate
- verb remove the outer layer of
- decorticate a tree branch
- verb remove the cortex of (an organ)
- verb remove the outer layer of
- derogates1/5
derogate
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
minimize; denigrate; belittle.
- Don't belittle his influence
- verb cause to seem less serious; play down
- graters1/5
grater
- noun utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
- noun utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
- dehydrates1/5
dehydrate
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
desiccate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
- verb remove water from
desiccate.
- All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
- enervates1/5
enervate
- verb weaken mentally or morally
- verb disturb the composure of
faze; unsettle; unnerve.
- verb weaken mentally or morally
- debilitates1/5
debilitate
- verb make weak
enfeeble; drain.
- Life in the camp drained him
- verb make weak
- camphorated1/5
camphorated
- adjective impregnated with camphor
- camphorated oil
- verb treat with camphor
camphorate.
- adjective impregnated with camphor
- aluminates1/5
aluminate
- noun a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
- noun a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
- ammoniated1/5
ammoniated
- adjective combined or treated with ammonia
- ammoniated mercury
- verb treat with ammonia
ammoniate.
- adjective combined or treated with ammonia
- decimates1/5
decimate
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- verb kill in large numbers
annihilate; carry off; eliminate; wipe out; extinguish; eradicate.
- the plague wiped out an entire population
- verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
- devaluated1/5
devaluate
- verb remove the value from; deprive of its value
devalue.
- verb lose in value
devalue; depreciate; undervalue.
- The dollar depreciated again
- verb remove the value from; deprive of its value
- emasculates1/5
emasculate
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
castrate.
- The Senate emasculated the law
- verb remove the testicles of a male animal
demasculinise; demasculinize; castrate.
- verb deprive of strength or vigor
- ulcerates1/5
ulcerate
- verb undergo ulceration
- Her stomach ulcerated
- verb affect with an ulcer
- Her stomach was ulcerated
- verb undergo ulceration
- sporulated1/5
sporulate
- verb produce spores
- plants sporulate
- verb convert into spores
- verb produce spores
- expiates1/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- overcompensates1/5
overcompensate
- verb make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
compensate; cover.
- he is compensating for being a bad father
- verb make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
over-correct.
- verb make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- exterminates1/5
exterminate
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
kill off.
- Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe
- verb destroy completely, as if down to the roots
uproot; root out; extirpate; eradicate.
- the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption
- verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many
- immigrates1/5
immigrate
- verb migrate to a new environment
- only few plants can immigrate to the island
- verb introduce or send as immigrants
- Britain immigrated many colonists to America
- verb migrate to a new environment
- eviscerates1/5
eviscerate
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
resect.
- verb remove the contents of
- eviscerate the stomach
- verb surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
- tartrates1/5
tartrate
- noun a salt or ester of tartaric acid
- noun a salt or ester of tartaric acid
- rubricated1/5
rubricate
- verb place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
- She was rubricated by the pope
- verb furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics
- the manuscript is not rubricated
- verb place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
- ablates1/5
ablate
- verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
- verb remove an organ or bodily structure
- verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
- pollinates1/5
pollinate
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
pollenate; cross-pollinate.
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
- depilated1/5
depilate
- verb remove body hair
epilate.
- epilate her legs
- verb remove body hair
- materialisations1/5
materialisation
- noun the process of coming into being; becoming reality
materialization.
- the materialization of her dream
- noun an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
materialization; manifestation.
- noun the process of coming into being; becoming reality
- lustrated1/5
lustrate
- verb purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
- verb purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
- reinstatements1/5
reinstatement
- noun the condition of being reinstated
- her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly
- noun the act of restoring someone to a previous position
- we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel
- noun the condition of being reinstated
- desolates1/5
desolate
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon; desert; forsake.
- The mother deserted her children
- verb reduce in population
depopulate.
- The epidemic depopulated the countryside
- verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- sedates1/5
sedate
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
tranquilize; tranquillize; calm; tranquillise.
- The patient must be sedated before the operation
- adjective satellite characterized by dignity and propriety
staid.
- verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
- palliates1/5
palliate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
extenuate; mitigate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb provide physical relief, as from pain
assuage; relieve; alleviate.
- This pill will relieve your headaches
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- incinerates1/5
incinerate
- verb become reduced to ashes
- The paper incinerated quickly
- verb cause to undergo combustion
burn.
- burn garbage
- The car burns only Diesel oil
- verb become reduced to ashes
- prognosticates1/5
prognosticate
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
predict; anticipate; forebode; foretell; call; promise.
- Call the outcome of an election
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; portend; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
- amputates1/5
amputate
- verb remove surgically
cut off.
- amputate limbs
- verb remove surgically
- formates1/5
format
- noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
data formatting; formatting; data format.
- noun the general appearance of a publication
- noun the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
- ligates1/5
ligate
- verb join letters in a ligature when writing
- verb bind chemically
- The enzyme ligated
- verb join letters in a ligature when writing
- vermiculated1/5
vermiculated
- adjective satellite decorated with wormlike tracery or markings
vermicular; vermiculate.
- vermicular (or vermiculated) stonework
- verb decorate with wavy or winding lines
vermiculate.
- adjective satellite decorated with wormlike tracery or markings
- fractionates1/5
fractionate
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- verb obtain by a fractional process
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- paternities1/5
paternity
- noun the state of being a father
- tests were conducted to determine paternity
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
fatherhood.
- noun the state of being a father
- desiccates1/5
desiccate
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
dehydrate.
- carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
- verb remove water from
dehydrate.
- All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
- verb preserve by removing all water and liquids from
- thoriated1/5
thoriated
- adjective being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter
tittering.
- verb impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission
thoriate.
- adjective being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter
- extenuates1/5
extenuate
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
mitigate; palliate.
- The circumstances extenuate the crime
- verb lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
- dematerialized1/5
dematerialize
- verb become immaterial; disappear
dematerialise.
- verb become immaterial; disappear
- messmates1/5
messmate
- noun (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
- noun (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
- maternalism1/5
maternalism
- noun the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
motherliness; maternity; maternal quality.
- the girl's motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children
- noun motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children
- noun the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother
- calumniated1/5
calumniate
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
sully; smirch; smear; defame; asperse; slander; denigrate; besmirch.
- The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
- verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- suffocates1/5
suffocate
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
asphyxiate; smother.
- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
- The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
- verb impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
stifle; asphyxiate; choke.
- The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
- verb deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
- nates1/5
nates
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- interpenetrated1/5
interpenetrate
- verb penetrate mutually or be interlocked
permeate.
- The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; permeate; pervade; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
- verb penetrate mutually or be interlocked
- devastates1/5
devastate
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
desolate; scourge; lay waste to; ravage; waste.
- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
- verb overwhelm or overpower
- He was devastated by his grief when his son died
- verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- amphitheaters1/5
amphitheater
- noun a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
amphitheatre.
- noun an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
coliseum; amphitheatre.
- noun a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
- waterspouts1/5
waterspout
- noun a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
- noun a heavy rain
downpour; deluge; cloudburst; soaker; pelter; torrent.
- noun a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist
- oxalates1/5
- sulfonates1/5
sulfonate
- noun a salt of sulphonic acid
- noun a salt of sulphonic acid
- sequestrated1/5
sequestrate
- verb keep away from others
seclude; sequester; withdraw.
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb set apart from others
sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart.
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
- verb keep away from others
- pated1/5
pat
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
tap; rap.
- noun a light touch or stroke
tap; dab.
- noun the sound made by a gentle blow
- inspectorates1/5
inspectorate
- noun a body of inspectors
- noun a body of inspectors
- filtrates1/5
filtrate
- noun the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
- verb remove by passing through a filter
filter; separate out; filter out; strain.
- filter out the impurities
- noun the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
- tunicates1/5
tunicate
- noun primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
urochordate; urochord.
- noun primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
- anteaters1/5
anteater
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
pangolin; scaly anteater.
- noun any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
New World anteater.
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
- patellae1/5
patella
- noun a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
kneecap; kneepan.
- noun type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
genus Patella.
- noun a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
- personated1/5
personate
- verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
pose; impersonate.
- She posed as the Czar's daughter
- verb attribute human qualities to something
personify.
- The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous
- verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
- geminates1/5
geminate
- noun a doubled or long consonant
- the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate
- verb form by reduplication
reduplicate.
- The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
- The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
- noun a doubled or long consonant
- detonates1/5
detonate
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
explode; blow up; set off.
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
- verb burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
explode; blow up.
- the bomb detonated at noon
- The Molotov cocktail exploded
- verb cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- dislocates1/5
dislocate
- verb move out of position
splay; slip; luxate.
- dislocate joints
- the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
- verb put out of its usual place, position, or relationship
- The colonists displaced the natives
- verb move out of position
- taters1/5
tater
- noun an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
potato; spud; murphy; Irish potato; white potato.
- noun an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
- concatenations1/5
concatenation
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- noun the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc
- it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances
- noun the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series
- tagliatelle1/5
tagliatelle
- noun pasta cut in narrow ribbons
- noun pasta cut in narrow ribbons
- officiates1/5
officiate
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- Who officiated at your wedding?
- verb perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
function.
- His wife officiated as his private secretary
- verb act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
- defoliated1/5
defoliated
- adjective satellite deprived of leaves
defoliate.
- verb strip the leaves or branches from
defoliate.
- defoliate the trees with pesticides
- adjective satellite deprived of leaves
- recuperates1/5
recuperate
- verb regain or make up for
recover; recoup.
- recuperate one's losses
- verb regain a former condition after a financial loss
go back; recover.
- We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90
- The company managed to recuperate
- verb regain or make up for
- fixates1/5
fixate
- verb attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
- He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40
- verb pay attention to exclusively and obsessively
- The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death
- verb attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way
- isothiocyanates1/5
isothiocyanate
- noun a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations
- noun a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations
- eventuates1/5
eventuate
- verb come out in the end
- verb come out in the end
- incubates1/5
incubate
- verb grow under conditions that promote development
- verb sit on (eggs)
brood; cover; hatch.
- Birds brood
- The female covers the eggs
- verb grow under conditions that promote development
- copulated1/5
copulate
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
pair; couple; mate.
- Birds mate in the Spring
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
- constellated1/5
constellate
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
stud; dot.
- Hills constellated with lights
- verb come together as in a cluster or flock
cluster; flock; clump.
- The poets constellate in this town every summer
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
- spates1/5
spate
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum; mass.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun a sudden forceful flow
rush; upsurge; surge.
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- borates1/5
borate
- noun a salt or ester of boric acid
- noun a salt or ester of boric acid
- invaginated1/5
invaginate
- verb sheathe
- The chrysalis is invaginated
- verb fold inwards
introvert.
- some organs can invaginate
- verb sheathe
- ratepayer1/5
ratepayer
- noun a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)
- noun a person who pays local rates (especially a householder)
- materialities1/5
materiality
- noun relevance requiring careful consideration
- noun the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
physicalness; corporeality; corporality.
- noun relevance requiring careful consideration
- emancipates1/5
emancipate
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
liberate.
- verb free from slavery or servitude
manumit.
- verb give equal rights to; of women and minorities
- commutated1/5
commutate
- verb reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
- verb reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
- waterbuck1/5
waterbuck
- noun any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers
- noun any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers
- materialises1/5
materialise
- verb come into being; become reality
materialize; happen.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- hypothecated1/5
hypothecate
- verb pledge without delivery or title of possession
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; hypothesise; suppose; speculate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb pledge without delivery or title of possession
- understatements1/5
understatement
- noun a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
- noun a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
- materialising1/5
materialise
- verb come into being; become reality
materialize; happen.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- dedifferentiated1/5
dedifferentiated
- adjective satellite having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function
- the hebephrenic--the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients
- verb lose specialization in form or function
dedifferentiate.
- adjective satellite having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function
- perforates1/5
perforate
- verb make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
punch.
- perforate the sheets of paper
- verb pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
penetrate.
- The bullet penetrated her chest
- verb make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- coelenterates1/5
coelenterate
- noun radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
cnidarian.
- noun radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
- chromates1/5
- discombobulated1/5
discombobulated
- adjective satellite having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
disconcerted.
- the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand
- looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw
- verb cause to be confused emotionally
bemuse; throw; bewilder; discombobulate.
- adjective satellite having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
- procreated1/5
procreate
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
reproduce; multiply.
- The Bible tells people to procreate
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
- interrelates1/5
interrelate
- verb be in a relationship with
relate.
- How are these two observations related?
- verb place into a mutual relationship
- I cannot interrelate these two events
- verb be in a relationship with
- boated1/5
boat
- noun a small vessel for travel on water
- noun a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
gravy holder; sauceboat; gravy boat.
- noun a small vessel for travel on water
- urates1/5
- neaten1/5
neaten
- verb put (things or places) in order
straighten out; tidy up; tidy; straighten; clean up; square away.
- Tidy up your room!
- verb care for one's external appearance
groom.
- He is always well-groomed
- verb put (things or places) in order
- hibernates1/5
hibernate
- verb sleep during winter
hole up.
- Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
- verb be in an inactive or dormant state
- verb sleep during winter
- sugarcoated1/5
sugarcoat
- verb coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
glaze; candy.
- verb cause to appear more pleasant or appealing
- The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts
- verb coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
- bilaterality1/5
bilaterality
- noun the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
bilateralism; bilateral symmetry.
- noun the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane
- caliphates1/5
caliphate
- noun the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community
- their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
- noun the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community
- faceplates1/5
faceplate
- noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
- noun a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)
- cleated1/5
cleat
- noun a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- noun a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
- noun a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- watercolorist1/5
watercolorist
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
watercolourist.
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
- dematerialize1/5
dematerialize
- verb become immaterial; disappear
dematerialise.
- verb become immaterial; disappear
- copperplates1/5
copperplate
- noun a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
- noun a print made from an engraved copperplate
- noun a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings
- waterer1/5
waterer
- noun someone who waters plants or crops
- noun an assistant who supplies drinking water
water boy.
- noun someone who waters plants or crops
- nucleates1/5
nucleate
- verb form into a nucleus
- Some cells had nucleated
- adjective having a nucleus or occurring in the nucleus
nucleated.
- nucleated cells
- verb form into a nucleus
- dematerialised1/5
dematerialise
- verb become immaterial; disappear
dematerialize.
- verb become immaterial; disappear
- insufflated1/5
insufflate
- verb breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
- verb treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity
- verb breathe or blow onto as a ritual or sacramental act, especially so as to symbolize the action of the Holy Spirit
- extricates1/5
extricate
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
untangle; disencumber; disentangle.
- I cannot extricate myself from this task
- verb release from entanglement of difficulty
- interpenetrates1/5
interpenetrate
- verb penetrate mutually or be interlocked
permeate.
- The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot
- verb spread or diffuse through
riddle; permeate; pervade; penetrate; diffuse; imbue.
- An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration
- music penetrated the entire building
- His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks
- verb penetrate mutually or be interlocked
- superordinates1/5
superordinate
- noun one of greater rank or station or quality
superior; higher-up.
- noun a word that is more generic than a given word
hypernym; superordinate word.
- noun one of greater rank or station or quality
- hibernated1/5
hibernate
- verb sleep during winter
hole up.
- Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
- verb be in an inactive or dormant state
- verb sleep during winter
- hyperventilated1/5
hyperventilate
- verb produce hyperventilation in
- The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient
- verb breathe excessively hard and fast
- The mountain climber started to hyperventilate
- verb produce hyperventilation in
- desecrates1/5
desecrate
- verb violate the sacred character of a place or language
outrage; violate; profane.
- desecrate a cemetery
- violate the sanctity of the church
- profane the name of God
- verb remove the consecration from a person or an object
deconsecrate; unhallow.
- verb violate the sacred character of a place or language
- effectuates1/5
effectuate
- verb produce
set up; effect.
- The scientists set up a shock wave
- verb produce
- triplicates1/5
triplicate
- noun one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
- verb reproduce threefold
- triplicate the letter for the committee
- noun one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
- invaginates1/5
invaginate
- verb sheathe
- The chrysalis is invaginated
- verb fold inwards
introvert.
- some organs can invaginate
- verb sheathe
- derated1/5
derate
- verb lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
- verb lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
- eggbeater1/5
eggbeater
- noun an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
helicopter; whirlybird; chopper.
- noun a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream
eggwhisk.
- noun an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- citrated1/5
citrate
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- verb cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- scintillated1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- capsulated1/5
capsulated
- adjective satellite used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule
capsulate.
- verb enclose in a capsule
capsulate; capsule; capsulise; capsulize.
- adjective satellite used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule
- sauerbraten1/5
sauerbraten
- noun pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
- noun pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings
- ungratefulness1/5
ungratefulness
- noun a lack of gratitude
ingratitude.
- noun a lack of gratitude
- dedicatees1/5
dedicate
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- verb open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
- The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- resuscitates1/5
resuscitate
- verb cause to regain consciousness
revive.
- The doctors revived the comatose man
- verb return to consciousness
come to; revive.
- The patient came to quickly
- She revived after the doctor gave her an injection
- verb cause to regain consciousness
- prates1/5
prate
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
prattle; chin music; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- probates1/5
probate
- noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
probate will.
- noun the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
- noun a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
- crenelated1/5
crenelate
- verb supply with battlements
crenel; crenellate.
- verb supply with battlements
- quaternity1/5
quaternity
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- benzoates1/5
benzoate
- noun any salt or ester of benzoic acid
- noun any salt or ester of benzoic acid
- transmigrated1/5
transmigrate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
reincarnate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
migrate.
- Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century
- This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- incriminates1/5
incriminate
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
imply; inculpate.
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
impeach; accuse; criminate.
- The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
- reconsecrated1/5
reconsecrate
- verb consecrate anew, as after a desecration
- verb consecrate anew, as after a desecration
- gesticulates1/5
gesticulate
- verb show, express or direct through movement
motion; gesture.
- He gestured his desire to leave
- verb show, express or direct through movement
- renovates1/5
renovate
- verb restore to a previous or better condition
restitute.
- They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- verb make brighter and prettier
refurbish; freshen up.
- we refurbished the guest wing
- My wife wants us to renovate
- verb restore to a previous or better condition
- citrates1/5
citrate
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- verb cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid
- noun a salt or ester of citric acid
- valuated1/5
valuate
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate; measure; value; assess; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- inoculates1/5
inoculate
- verb introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
- My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs
- verb introduce a microorganism into
- verb introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
- reanimates1/5
reanimate
- verb give new life or energy to
repair; revivify; recreate; revive; renovate; vivify; animate; quicken.
- A hot soup will revive me
- This will renovate my spirits
- This treatment repaired my health
- verb give new life or energy to
- chlorates1/5
chlorate
- noun any salt of chloric acid
- noun any salt of chloric acid
- reinvigorates1/5
reinvigorate
- verb impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
invigorate.
- Exercise is invigorating
- verb impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
- copulates1/5
copulate
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
pair; couple; mate.
- Birds mate in the Spring
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
- arsenates1/5
arsenate
- noun a salt or ester of arsenic acid
- noun a salt or ester of arsenic acid
- dematerializing1/5
dematerialize
- verb become immaterial; disappear
dematerialise.
- verb become immaterial; disappear
- fulminates1/5
fulminate
- noun a salt or ester of fulminic acid
- verb criticize severely
rail.
- He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
- She railed against the bad social policies
- noun a salt or ester of fulminic acid
- deconsecrated1/5
deconsecrated
- adjective satellite divested of consecration
- verb remove the consecration from a person or an object
deconsecrate; unhallow; desecrate.
- adjective satellite divested of consecration
- filtrated1/5
filtrate
- noun the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
- verb remove by passing through a filter
filter; separate out; filter out; strain.
- filter out the impurities
- noun the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
- waterers1/5
waterer
- noun someone who waters plants or crops
- noun an assistant who supplies drinking water
water boy.
- noun someone who waters plants or crops
- mentholated1/5
mentholated
- adjective containing, or impregnated with, menthol
- mentholated cough syrup
- adjective containing, or impregnated with, menthol
- prated1/5
prate
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
prattle; chin music; blether; idle talk.
- verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
- noun idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
- platefuls1/5
plateful
- noun the quantity contained in a plate
plate.
- noun the quantity contained in a plate
- watercolourist1/5
watercolourist
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
watercolorist.
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
- sorbates1/5
sorbate
- noun a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption
- noun a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption
- ornateness1/5
ornateness
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
grandiosity; grandiloquence; rhetoric; magniloquence.
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language
- noun an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
elaborateness.
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- demodulates1/5
demodulate
- verb extract information from a modulated carrier wave
- verb extract information from a modulated carrier wave
- platers1/5
plater
- noun a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)
- noun a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)
- transmigrates1/5
transmigrate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
reincarnate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb move from one country or region to another and settle there
migrate.
- Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century
- This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- personates1/5
personate
- verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
pose; impersonate.
- She posed as the Czar's daughter
- verb attribute human qualities to something
personify.
- The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous
- verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
- administrates1/5
administrate
- verb work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
administer.
- administer a program
- she administers the funds
- verb work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
- affectionateness1/5
affectionateness
- noun a positive feeling of liking
heart; warmness; philia; warmheartedness; tenderness; affection; fondness.
- he had trouble expressing the affection he felt
- the child won everyone's heart
- the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home
- noun a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
lovingness; fondness; warmth.
- noun a positive feeling of liking
- incarcerates1/5
incarcerate
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
jug; remand; lag; immure; gaol; jail; put away; imprison; put behind bars.
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
- verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- relocatees1/5
relocate
- verb become established in a new location
- Our company relocated to the Midwest
- verb move or establish in a new location
- We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high
- verb become established in a new location
- titillates1/5
titillate
- verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
tickle; vellicate.
- verb excite pleasurably or erotically
- A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine
- verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
- binucleated1/5
binucleated
- adjective having two nuclei
binucleate; binuclear.
- adjective having two nuclei
- vegetates1/5
vegetate
- verb lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
- verb establish vegetation on
- They vegetated the hills behind their house
- verb lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
- thiocyanates1/5
thiocyanate
- noun a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur
- noun a salt of thiocyanic acid; formed when alkaline cyanides are fused with sulfur
- geminated1/5
geminate
- noun a doubled or long consonant
- the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate
- verb form by reduplication
reduplicate.
- The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
- The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
- noun a doubled or long consonant
- triplicated1/5
triplicate
- noun one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
- verb reproduce threefold
- triplicate the letter for the committee
- noun one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly
- orthophosphates1/5
orthophosphate
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
phosphate; inorganic phosphate.
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
- pupates1/5
pupate
- verb develop into a pupa
- the insect larva pupate
- verb develop into a pupa
- unoxygenated1/5
unoxygenated
- adjective satellite (used of blood) not supplied with oxygen
unaerated.
- adjective satellite (used of blood) not supplied with oxygen
- granulates1/5
granulate
- verb form into grains
grain.
- verb become granular
grain.
- verb form into grains
- exfoliates1/5
exfoliate
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- verb cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters
- verb spread by opening the leaves of
- catenated1/5
catenate
- verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
catenulate.
- verb arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores
- neatened1/5
neaten
- verb put (things or places) in order
straighten out; tidy up; tidy; straighten; clean up; square away.
- Tidy up your room!
- verb care for one's external appearance
groom.
- He is always well-groomed
- verb put (things or places) in order
- humates1/5
- perchlorates1/5
- machicolated1/5
machicolate
- verb supply with projecting galleries
- machicolate the castle walls
- verb supply with projecting galleries
- inculpated1/5
inculpate
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
incriminate; imply.
- verb suggest that someone is guilty
- medicates1/5
medicate
- verb impregnate with a medicinal substance
- verb treat medicinally, treat with medicine
medicine.
- verb impregnate with a medicinal substance
- cephalochordates1/5
cephalochordate
- noun fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
- noun fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
- glutamates1/5
glutamate
- noun a salt or ester of glutamic acid
- noun a salt or ester of glutamic acid
- craniates1/5
craniate
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
vertebrate.
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
- urochordates1/5
urochordate
- noun primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
tunicate; urochord.
- noun primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
- vaccinates1/5
vaccinate
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
inoculate; immunise; immunize.
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
- passionateness1/5
passionateness
- noun a strong feeling or emotion
passion.
- noun a strong feeling or emotion
- procreates1/5
procreate
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
reproduce; multiply.
- The Bible tells people to procreate
- verb have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
- edentates1/5
edentate
- noun primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
- adjective satellite having few if any teeth
edental; edentulate.
- anteaters are edentate animals
- noun primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
- indoctrinates1/5
indoctrinate
- verb teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples
- verb teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- xanthates1/5
xanthate
- noun a salt or ester of xanthic acid
- noun a salt or ester of xanthic acid
- uncrated1/5
uncrate
- verb remove from the crate
- uncrate the glassed carefully!
- verb remove from the crate
- vanadates1/5
vanadate
- noun a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium
- noun a salt or ester of vanadic acid; an anion containing pentavalent vanadium
- temperateness1/5
temperateness
- noun moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
sunshine; fair weather.
- noun exhibiting restraint imposed on the self
self-restraint.
- an effective temperateness in debate
- noun moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- pyrophosphates1/5
pyrophosphate
- noun a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
- noun a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
- neatening1/5
neaten
- verb put (things or places) in order
straighten out; tidy up; tidy; straighten; clean up; square away.
- Tidy up your room!
- verb care for one's external appearance
groom.
- He is always well-groomed
- verb put (things or places) in order
- habilitated1/5
habilitate
- verb qualify for teaching at a university in Europe
- He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university
- verb provide with clothes or put clothes on
enclothe; garment; fit out; garb; raiment; apparel; dress; tog; clothe.
- Parents must feed and dress their child
- verb qualify for teaching at a university in Europe
- reduplicates1/5
reduplicate
- verb form by reduplication
geminate.
- The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel
- The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word
- verb make or do or perform again
double; duplicate; repeat; replicate.
- He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
- verb form by reduplication
- scintillates1/5
scintillate
- verb give off
- the substance scintillated sparks and flashes
- verb reflect brightly
sparkle; coruscate.
- Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
- verb give off
- materfamilias1/5
materfamilias
- noun a female head of a family or tribe
matriarch.
- noun a female head of a family or tribe
- suppurated1/5
suppurate
- verb cause to ripen and discharge pus
mature.
- The oil suppurates the pustules
- verb ripen and generate pus
fester; maturate.
- her wounds are festering
- verb cause to ripen and discharge pus
- marinates1/5
marinate
- verb soak in marinade
marinade.
- marinade herring
- verb soak in marinade
- slatey1/5
slatey
- adjective satellite of the color of slate or granite
slate-grey; stone-gray; slaty-gray; slate-gray; slaty; slaty-grey; stone-grey.
- the slaty sky of dawn
- adjective satellite of the color of slate or granite
- adulterates1/5
adulterate
- verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
load; stretch; dilute; debase.
- adulterate liquor
- adjective satellite mixed with impurities
adulterated; debased.
- verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- pupated1/5
pupate
- verb develop into a pupa
- the insect larva pupate
- verb develop into a pupa
- tungstates1/5
- dematerializes1/5
dematerialize
- verb become immaterial; disappear
dematerialise.
- verb become immaterial; disappear
- watercolorists1/5
watercolorist
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
watercolourist.
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
- imprecated1/5
imprecate
- verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
curse; anathemise; damn; bedamn; anathemize; maledict; beshrew.
- The bad witch cursed the child
- verb utter obscenities or profanities
cuss; curse; blaspheme; swear.
- The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
- verb wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
- watercolourists1/5
watercolourist
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
watercolorist.
- noun a painter who paints with watercolors
- quaternaries1/5
quaternary
- noun last 2 million years
Quaternary period; Age of Man.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; four; quaternion; quatern; quartet; 4.
- noun last 2 million years
- acclimates1/5
acclimate
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimatize; acclimatise.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
- verb get used to a certain climate
- constellates1/5
constellate
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
stud; dot.
- Hills constellated with lights
- verb come together as in a cluster or flock
cluster; flock; clump.
- The poets constellate in this town every summer
- verb scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
- disarticulates1/5
disarticulate
- verb separate at the joints
disjoint.
- disjoint the chicken before cooking it
- verb separate at the joints
- reciprocates1/5
reciprocate
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
- verb alternate the direction of motion of
- the engine reciprocates the propeller
- verb act, feel, or give mutually or in return
- ingratiated1/5
ingratiate
- verb gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- verb gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- hydrolysates1/5
- pronated1/5
pronate
- verb turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
- verb turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
- latexes1/5
latex
- noun a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
- noun a water-base paint that has a latex binder
rubber-base paint; latex paint.
- noun a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
- celibates1/5
celibate
- noun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
- adjective satellite abstaining from sexual intercourse
continent.
- celibate priests
- noun an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity
- freshwaters1/5
freshwater
- noun water that is not salty
fresh water.
- noun water that is not salty
- retaliates1/5
retaliate
- verb take revenge for a perceived wrong
revenge; avenge.
- He wants to avenge the murder of his brother
- verb make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
strike back.
- The Empire strikes back
- The Giants struck back and won the opener
- The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing
- verb take revenge for a perceived wrong
- pulsates1/5
pulsate
- verb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
throb; pulse.
- The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
- verb move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
beat; quiver.
- the city pulsated with music and excitement
- verb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
- translocates1/5
translocate
- verb transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
- verb move from one place to another, especially of wild animals
- The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment
- verb transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
- endplates1/5
endplate
- noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
motor end plate; end-plate.
- noun the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
- impersonates1/5
impersonate
- verb assume or act the character of
portray.
- She impersonates Madonna
- The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
- verb represent another person with comic intentions
- verb assume or act the character of
- reformulates1/5
reformulate
- verb formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
redevelop.
- verb formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
- catechumen1/5
catechumen
- noun a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
neophyte.
- noun a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
- defecated1/5
defecate
- verb have a bowel movement
take a shit; crap; make; stool; ca-ca; take a crap; shit.
- The dog had made in the flower beds
- verb have a bowel movement
- deracinated1/5
deracinate
- verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
uproot.
- The war uprooted many people
- verb pull up by or as if by the roots
uproot; extirpate; root out.
- uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden
- verb move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
- backdated1/5
backdate
- verb make effective from an earlier date
- The increase in tax was backdated to January
- verb make effective from an earlier date
- concatenates1/5
concatenate
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- verb add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
- concatenate terms
- concatenate characters
- verb combine two strings to form a single one
- mistranslated1/5
mistranslate
- verb translate incorrectly
- verb translate incorrectly
- gyrated1/5
gyrate
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
coil; spiral.
- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
- verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
reel; whirl; spin; spin around.
- The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
- summated1/5
summate
- verb determine the sum of
tot up; add up; sum; tally; tote up; tot; add; total; sum up; add together.
- Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
- verb form or constitute a cumulative effect
- verb determine the sum of
- agglutinated1/5
agglutinate
- verb string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- verb clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
- verb string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- categoric1/5
categoric
- adjective relating to or included in a category or categories
categorical.
- adjective satellite not modified or restricted by reservations
flat; unconditional; categorical.
- a categorical denial
- a flat refusal
- adjective relating to or included in a category or categories
- khanates1/5
khanate
- noun the realm of a khan
- noun the position of a khan
- noun the realm of a khan
- oaten1/5
oaten
- adjective of or related to or derived from oats
- oaten bread
- adjective of or related to or derived from oats
- waterwheels1/5
waterwheel
- noun a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
water wheel.
- noun a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine
water wheel.
- noun a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond
- extravasated1/5
extravasate
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks
belch; erupt.
- Vesuvius erupts once in a while
- verb force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
- exonerates1/5
exonerate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- nameplates1/5
nameplate
- noun a plate bearing a name
- noun a plate bearing a name
- unventilated1/5
unventilated
- adjective not ventilated
- stuffy unventilated rooms
- adjective not ventilated
- urinates1/5
urinate
- verb pass after the manner of urine
- The sick men urinated blood
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- verb pass after the manner of urine
- reseated1/5
reseat
- verb provide with a new seat
- reseat the old broken chair
- verb provide with new seats
- reseat Carnegie Hall
- verb provide with a new seat
- vacates1/5
vacate
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
give up; resign; renounce.
- She vacated the position when she got pregnant
- The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds
- verb leave behind empty; move out of
abandon; empty.
- You must vacate your office by tonight
- verb leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
- subjugates1/5
subjugate
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; quash; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- verb make subservient; force to submit or subdue
subject.
- verb put down by force or intimidation
- treaters1/5
treater
- noun someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
negotiator; negotiant.
- noun someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
- ovulated1/5
ovulate
- verb produce and discharge eggs
- women ovulate about once every month
- verb produce and discharge eggs
- federates1/5
federate
- verb enter into a league for a common purpose
federalise; federalize.
- The republics federated to become the Soviet Union
- verb unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
federalise; federalize.
- The country was federated after the civil war
- verb enter into a league for a common purpose
- waterproofed1/5
waterproofed
- adjective satellite not permitting the passage of water
rainproof; waterproof.
- verb make watertight
waterproof.
- Waterproof the coat
- adjective satellite not permitting the passage of water
- deprecates1/5
deprecate
- verb express strong disapproval of; deplore
- verb belittle
vilipend; depreciate.
- The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
- verb express strong disapproval of; deplore
- gateau1/5
gateau
- noun any of various rich and elaborate cakes
- noun any of various rich and elaborate cakes
- gatepost1/5
gatepost
- noun either of two posts that bound a gate
- noun either of two posts that bound a gate
- intermediated1/5
intermediate
- noun a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; liaise; intercede; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- noun a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
- retranslated1/5
retranslate
- verb translate again
- verb translate again
- perpetrates1/5
perpetrate
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
commit; pull.
- perpetrate a crime
- pull a bank robbery
- verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
- fraternized1/5
fraternize
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternise.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- recalculates1/5
recalculate
- verb calculate anew
- The costs had to be recalculated
- verb calculate anew
- stalemates1/5
stalemate
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
dead end; impasse; deadlock; standstill.
- reached an impasse on the negotiations
- noun drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check
- noun a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
- undomesticated1/5
undomesticated
- adjective satellite not domesticated
- a few undomesticated horses left
- adjective satellite unaccustomed to home life
- after years of marriage he remained essentially undomesticated
- adjective satellite not domesticated
- indeterminateness1/5
indeterminateness
- noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
indetermination; indefiniteness; indeterminacy; indefinity.
- noun the quality of being vague and poorly defined
- salivated1/5
salivate
- verb produce saliva
- We salivated when he described the great meal
- verb be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
drool.
- She was salivating over the raise she anticipated
- verb produce saliva
- bicarbonates1/5
bicarbonate
- noun a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
hydrogen carbonate.
- noun a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
- categorises1/5
categorise
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- catechizing1/5
catechize
- verb examine through questioning and answering
catechise.
- verb give religious instructions to
catechise.
- verb examine through questioning and answering
- collates1/5
collate
- verb compare critically; of texts
- verb to assemble in proper sequence
- collate the papers
- verb compare critically; of texts
- gateposts1/5
gatepost
- noun either of two posts that bound a gate
- noun either of two posts that bound a gate
- dateless1/5
dateless
- adjective satellite having no known beginning and presumably no end
endless; sempiternal.
- the dateless rise and fall of the tides
- time is endless
- sempiternal truth
- adjective satellite of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date
- dateless customs
- adjective satellite having no known beginning and presumably no end
- innovates1/5
innovate
- verb bring something new to an environment
introduce.
- A new word processor was introduced
- verb bring something new to an environment
- masturbates1/5
masturbate
- verb stimulate sexually
- The old man wanted to be masturbated by the prostitute
- verb get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
fuck off; wank; jerk off; she-bop; jack off.
- verb stimulate sexually
- platens1/5
platen
- noun work table of a machine tool
- noun the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type
- noun work table of a machine tool
- vociferated1/5
vociferate
- verb utter in a very loud voice
shout out.
- They vociferated their demands
- verb utter in a very loud voice
- orientates1/5
orientate
- verb determine one's position with reference to another point
orient.
- We had to orient ourselves in the forest
- verb determine one's position with reference to another point
- folates1/5
folate
- noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
vitamin M; vitamin Bc; pteroylmonoglutamic acid; folic acid; folacin; pteroylglutamic acid.
- noun a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction
- auscultated1/5
auscultate
- verb examine by auscultation
- verb examine by auscultation
- pastorates1/5
pastorate
- noun pastors collectively
- noun the position of pastor
pastorship.
- noun pastors collectively
- emigrates1/5
emigrate
- verb leave one's country of residence for a new one
- Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period
- verb leave one's country of residence for a new one
- bagatelles1/5
bagatelle
- noun a light piece of music for piano
- noun something of little value or significance
frippery; fluff; frivolity.
- noun a light piece of music for piano
- consummates1/5
consummate
- verb fulfill sexually
- consummate a marriage
- verb make perfect; bring to perfection
- verb fulfill sexually
- sateen1/5
sateen
- noun a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
- noun a cotton fabric with a satiny finish
- catechising1/5
catechise
- verb give religious instructions to
catechize.
- verb examine through questioning and answering
catechize.
- verb give religious instructions to
- misdated1/5
misdate
- verb assign the wrong date to
- verb assign the wrong date to
- ingrates1/5
ingrate
- noun a person who shows no gratitude
ungrateful person; thankless wretch.
- noun a person who shows no gratitude
- abominated1/5
abominate
- verb find repugnant
execrate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb find repugnant
- exculpated1/5
exculpated
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
vindicated; clear; exonerated; absolved; cleared.
- is absolved from all blame
- was now clear of the charge of cowardice
- his official honor is vindicated
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
exculpate; acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- adjective satellite freed from any question of guilt
- remonstrates1/5
remonstrate
- verb argue in protest or opposition
- verb present and urge reasons in opposition
point out.
- verb argue in protest or opposition
- menstruated1/5
menstruate
- verb undergo menstruation
flow.
- She started menstruating at the age of 11
- verb undergo menstruation
- preponderates1/5
preponderate
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; overbalance; outbalance.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb weigh more heavily
- articulateness1/5
articulateness
- noun the quality of being facile in speech and writing
volubility; fluency.
- noun the quality of being facile in speech and writing
- cumulates1/5
cumulate
- verb collect or gather
amass; gather; conglomerate; accumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb collect or gather
- arrogates1/5
arrogate
- verb demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
claim; lay claim.
- He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
- Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
- verb make undue claims to having
assign.
- verb demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
- waterproofs1/5
waterproof
- noun any fabric impervious to water
- noun a water-resistant coat
raincoat.
- noun any fabric impervious to water
- rehabilitates1/5
rehabilitate
- verb help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
- The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated
- After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated
- verb reinstall politically
- Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime
- verb help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute
- palpitated1/5
palpitate
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
quiver; quake.
- His nostrils palpitated
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- plicated1/5
plicate
- verb fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
pleat.
- verb fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
- catechized1/5
catechize
- verb examine through questioning and answering
catechise.
- verb give religious instructions to
catechise.
- verb examine through questioning and answering
- haematemesis1/5
haematemesis
- noun vomiting blood
hematemesis.
- noun vomiting blood
- limewater1/5
limewater
- noun solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid
- noun solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid
- stateliest1/5
stately
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
imposing; noble; baronial.
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
- adjective satellite of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
statuesque.
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
- expatiates1/5
expatiate
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
expound; lucubrate; dilate; elaborate; enlarge; exposit; flesh out; expand.
- She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
- verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
- beefeater1/5
beefeater
- noun officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
yeoman of the guard; yeoman.
- noun officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
- pixilated1/5
pixilated
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
impish; puckish; prankish; mischievous; implike; arch; wicked.
- teasing and worrying with impish laughter
- a wicked prank
- adjective satellite very drunk
sozzled; soaked; tight; soused; sloshed; slopped; blotto; plastered; crocked; besotted; cockeyed; squiffy; wet; pie-eyed; fuddled; smashed; blind drunk; stiff; loaded; pissed.
- adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
- cogitated1/5
cogitate
- verb consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
- verb use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
cerebrate; think.
- I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
- verb consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
- treater1/5
treater
- noun someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
negotiator; negotiant.
- noun someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
- hatefulness1/5
hatefulness
- noun the quality of being hateful
objectionableness; obnoxiousness.
- noun the quality of being hateful
- confiscates1/5
confiscate
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
attach; sequester; seize; impound.
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
- adjective satellite surrendered as a penalty
forfeit; forfeited.
- verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- gestated1/5
gestate
- verb have the idea for
conceive; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb be pregnant with
carry; have a bun in the oven; bear; expect.
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
- verb have the idea for
- muscatel1/5
muscatel
- noun wine from muscat grapes
muscadel; muscadelle; muscat.
- noun sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
muscat; muscat grape.
- noun wine from muscat grapes
- gatehouses1/5
gatehouse
- noun a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
- noun a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
- congregates1/5
congregate
- verb come together, usually for a purpose
- The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve
- verb come together, usually for a purpose
- arbitrates1/5
arbitrate
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; liaise; intercede.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- datelined1/5
dateline
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
date line; International Date Line.
- noun a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
- lateralizing1/5
lateralize
- verb move or displace to one side so as to make lateral
- verb move or displace to one side so as to make lateral
- disassociates1/5
disassociate
- verb part; cease or break association with
dissociate; divorce; disjoint; disunite.
- She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president
- verb part; cease or break association with
- eluates1/5
- desquamated1/5
desquamate
- verb peel off in scales
peel off.
- dry skin desquamates
- verb peel off in scales
- deaerated1/5
- philately1/5
philately
- noun the collection and study of postage stamps
stamp collecting; stamp collection.
- noun the collection and study of postage stamps
- flatmates1/5
flatmate
- noun an associate who shares an apartment with you
- noun an associate who shares an apartment with you
- excommunicates1/5
excommunicate
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
curse; unchurch.
- The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
- verb oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
- verb exclude from a church or a religious community
- aberrated1/5
aberrate
- verb diverge from the expected
- The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman
- verb diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration
- The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens
- verb diverge from the expected
- defecates1/5
defecate
- verb have a bowel movement
take a shit; crap; make; stool; ca-ca; take a crap; shit.
- The dog had made in the flower beds
- verb have a bowel movement
- statelier1/5
stately
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
imposing; noble; baronial.
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
- adjective satellite of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
statuesque.
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
- catechize1/5
catechize
- verb examine through questioning and answering
catechise.
- verb give religious instructions to
catechise.
- verb examine through questioning and answering
- fornicated1/5
fornicate
- verb have sex without being married
- verb have sex without being married
- intemperately1/5
intemperately
- adverb indulging excessively
hard; heavily.
- he drank heavily
- adverb indulging excessively
- conglomerated1/5
conglomerate
- noun a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
pudding stone.
- noun a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
empire.
- noun a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
- paternosters1/5
paternoster
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
- noun a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
- noun (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
- hallucinates1/5
hallucinate
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- intercalates1/5
intercalate
- verb insert (days) in a calendar
- verb insert (days) in a calendar
- thermostated1/5
thermostat
- noun a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
thermoregulator.
- verb control the temperature with a thermostat
- noun a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
- assassinates1/5
assassinate
- verb murder; especially of socially prominent persons
- Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel
- verb destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
- He assassinated his enemy's character
- verb murder; especially of socially prominent persons
- catechised1/5
catechise
- verb give religious instructions to
catechize.
- verb examine through questioning and answering
catechize.
- verb give religious instructions to
- speciated1/5
speciate
- verb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
specialise; specialize; differentiate.
- verb evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- reevaluates1/5
reevaluate
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reassess.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- preponderated1/5
preponderate
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; overbalance; outbalance.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb weigh more heavily
- reincarnates1/5
reincarnate
- verb be born anew in another body after death
transmigrate.
- Hindus believe that we transmigrate
- verb cause to appear in a new form
renew.
- the old product was reincarnated to appeal to a younger market
- verb be born anew in another body after death
- sedateness1/5
sedateness
- noun a trait of dignified seriousness
solemness; staidness; solemnity.
- noun a trait of dignified seriousness
- associateship1/5
associateship
- noun the position of associate (as in an office or academy)
- noun the position of associate (as in an office or academy)
- matriculates1/5
matriculate
- noun someone who has been admitted to a college or university
- verb enroll as a student
- noun someone who has been admitted to a college or university
- fraternise1/5
fraternise
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternize.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- catenae1/5
catena
- noun a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
- noun a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
- transudates1/5
transudate
- noun a substance that transudes
transudation.
- noun a substance that transudes
- privateersmen1/5
privateersman
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
privateer.
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
- gateaux1/5
gateau
- noun any of various rich and elaborate cakes
- noun any of various rich and elaborate cakes
- lateralisation1/5
lateralisation
- noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
lateralization; laterality.
- noun localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
- dechlorinated1/5
dechlorinate
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- verb remove chlorine from (water)
- beefeaters1/5
beefeater
- noun officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
yeoman of the guard; yeoman.
- noun officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
- statehouses1/5
statehouse
- noun a government building in which a state legislature meets
- noun a government building in which a state legislature meets
- reallocates1/5
reallocate
- verb allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
reapportion.
- Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data
- verb allocate, distribute, or apportion anew
- privateness1/5
privateness
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
secrecy; concealment; privacy.
- noun the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
seclusion; privacy.
- noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
- catechise1/5
catechise
- verb give religious instructions to
catechize.
- verb examine through questioning and answering
catechize.
- verb give religious instructions to
- procrastinates1/5
procrastinate
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
dillydally; dilly-dally; drag one's heels; stall; shillyshally; drag one's feet.
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
- verb postpone or delay needlessly
- He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late
- verb postpone doing what one should be doing
- miscegenated1/5
miscegenate
- verb marry or cohabit with a person of another race
- verb marry or cohabit with a person of another race
- datelines1/5
dateline
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
date line; International Date Line.
- noun a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
- noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
- philatelist1/5
philatelist
- noun a collector and student of postage stamps
stamp collector.
- noun a collector and student of postage stamps
- antisatellite1/5
antisatellite
- adjective of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit
ASAT.
- antisatellite weapons
- adjective of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit
- exhilarates1/5
exhilarate
- verb fill with sublime emotion
thrill; tickle pink; inebriate; exalt; beatify.
- The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
- He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
- verb fill with sublime emotion
- decapitates1/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- fraternising1/5
fraternise
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternize.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- luxated1/5
luxate
- verb move out of position
splay; dislocate; slip.
- dislocate joints
- the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
- verb move out of position
- unilateralists1/5
unilateralist
- noun an advocate of unilateralism
- noun an advocate of unilateralism
- contraindicates1/5
contraindicate
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- misappropriates1/5
misappropriate
- verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
embezzle; defalcate; malversate; peculate.
- The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family
- verb appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
- palpitates1/5
palpitate
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
quiver; quake.
- His nostrils palpitated
- verb cause to throb or beat rapidly
- unmutilated1/5
unmutilated
- adjective free from physical or moral spots or stains
unmarred; unblemished.
- an unblemished record
- an unblemished complexion
- adjective free from physical or moral spots or stains
- vicariates1/5
vicariate
- noun the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
vicarship.
- noun the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
- bunkmates1/5
bunkmate
- noun someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
- noun someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
- crenulated1/5
crenulated
- adjective satellite having a margin with small rounded teeth
crenulate.
- a crenulate leaf
- adjective satellite having a margin with small rounded teeth
- trabeated1/5
trabeated
- adjective satellite not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches)
trabeate.
- adjective satellite not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches)
- reintegrates1/5
reintegrate
- verb integrate again
- Russia must be reintegrated into Europe
- verb integrate again
- circumnavigates1/5
circumnavigate
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
compass.
- We compassed the earth
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
- agglutinates1/5
agglutinate
- verb string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- verb clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
- verb string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- waterscape1/5
waterscape
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
seascape.
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
- fraternised1/5
fraternise
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternize.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- prostatectomies1/5
prostatectomy
- noun surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland
- noun surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland
- maternities1/5
maternity
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
pregnancy; gestation.
- noun the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother
motherhood.
- noun the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
- nauseates1/5
nauseate
- verb upset and make nauseated
sicken; turn one's stomach.
- The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
- The mold on the food sickened the diners
- verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
sicken; revolt; churn up; disgust.
- The pornographic pictures sickened us
- verb upset and make nauseated
- exculpates1/5
exculpate
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acquit; clear; discharge; assoil; exonerate.
- The suspect was cleared of the murder charges
- verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- confabulated1/5
confabulate
- verb unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
- verb talk socially without exchanging too much information
shoot the breeze; chit-chat; chew the fat; confab; chitchat; jaw; claver; visit; chaffer; chat; natter; gossip; chatter.
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze
- verb unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
- gyrates1/5
gyrate
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
coil; spiral.
- the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action
- black smoke coiling up into the sky
- the young people gyrated on the dance floor
- verb revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
reel; whirl; spin; spin around.
- The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
- verb to wind or move in a spiral course
- placates1/5
placate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- lacerates1/5
lacerate
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- verb deeply hurt the feelings of; distress
- his lacerating remarks
- verb cut or tear irregularly
- privateersman1/5
privateersman
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
privateer.
- noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
- philatelists1/5
philatelist
- noun a collector and student of postage stamps
stamp collector.
- noun a collector and student of postage stamps
- unrelatedness1/5
unrelatedness
- noun the lack of any particular manner of connectedness
- noun the lack of any particular manner of connectedness
- commiserates1/5
commiserate
- verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion
sympathize; sympathise.
- verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- conciliates1/5
conciliate
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- verb come to terms
make up; patch up; settle; reconcile.
- After some discussion we finally made up
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- ovulates1/5
ovulate
- verb produce and discharge eggs
- women ovulate about once every month
- verb produce and discharge eggs
- meltwaters1/5
- litigates1/5
litigate
- verb engage in legal proceedings
- verb institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
action; process; sue.
- He was warned that the district attorney would process him
- She actioned the company for discrimination
- verb engage in legal proceedings
- maternalistic1/5
maternalistic
- adjective satellite showing maternal instincts
- adjective satellite showing maternal instincts
- triangulates1/5
triangulate
- verb divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
- triangulate the piece of cardboard
- verb measure by using trigonometry
- triangulate the angle
- verb divide into triangles or give a triangular form to
- salivates1/5
salivate
- verb produce saliva
- We salivated when he described the great meal
- verb be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
drool.
- She was salivating over the raise she anticipated
- verb produce saliva
- catenas1/5
catena
- noun a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
- noun a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)
- menstruates1/5
menstruate
- verb undergo menstruation
flow.
- She started menstruating at the age of 11
- verb undergo menstruation
- pinnated1/5
pinnated
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
pinnate.
- adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis
- elates1/5
elate
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
intoxicate; uplift; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
- cheapskates1/5
cheapskate
- noun a miserly person
tightwad.
- noun a miserly person
- episcopates1/5
episcopate
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
bishopric; diocese.
- noun the term of office of a bishop
- bilgewater1/5
bilgewater
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
taradiddle; boloney; humbug; tarradiddle; tosh; bosh; baloney; drool; tommyrot; twaddle.
- noun pretentious or silly talk or writing
- waterweed1/5
waterweed
- noun a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea
- noun a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea
- waterworn1/5
waterworn
- adjective satellite (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water
- adjective satellite (of rocks especially) worn smooth by the action of water
- locater1/5
locater
- noun a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
locator.
- noun a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
- seawaters1/5
seawater
- noun water containing salts
brine; saltwater.
- the water in the ocean is all saltwater
- noun water containing salts
- lateralize1/5
lateralize
- verb move or displace to one side so as to make lateral
- verb move or displace to one side so as to make lateral
- unanimated1/5
unanimated
- adjective not animated or enlivened; dull
- adjective not animated or enlivened; dull
- compassionated1/5
compassionate
- verb share the suffering of
pity; condole with; sympathize with; feel for.
- adjective showing or having compassion
- heard the soft and compassionate voices of women
- verb share the suffering of
- miscalculates1/5
miscalculate
- verb judge incorrectly
misestimate.
- I had misestimated his determination
- verb calculate incorrectly
misestimate.
- I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding
- verb judge incorrectly
- immolates1/5
immolate
- verb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
- The Aztecs immolated human victims
- immolate the valuables at the temple
- verb offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction
- transliterates1/5
transliterate
- verb rewrite in a different script
transcribe.
- The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated
- verb rewrite in a different script
- ambulates1/5
ambulate
- verb walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
- verb walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
- palatinates1/5
palatinate
- noun a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
Pfalz.
- noun a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
- noun a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
- hatemongers1/5
hatemonger
- noun one who arouses hatred for others
- noun one who arouses hatred for others
- abominates1/5
abominate
- verb find repugnant
execrate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb find repugnant
- crenated1/5
crenated
- adjective satellite having a margin with rounded scallops
scalloped; crenate.
- adjective satellite having a margin with rounded scallops
- stateswoman1/5
stateswoman
- noun a woman statesman
- noun a woman statesman
- annulated1/5
annulated
- adjective satellite shaped like a ring
ring-shaped; annulate; annular; doughnut-shaped; circinate; ringed.
- adjective satellite shaped like a ring
- excogitated1/5
excogitate
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
formulate; devise; contrive; invent; forge.
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- ambulated1/5
ambulate
- verb walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
- verb walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
- obturated1/5
obturate
- verb block passage through
obstruct; close up; jam; impede; occlude; block.
- obstruct the path
- verb block passage through
- checkmates1/5
checkmate
- noun complete victory
- noun a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
mate.
- noun complete victory
- defibrinated1/5
- waterscapes1/5
waterscape
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
seascape.
- noun a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
- waterleaf1/5
waterleaf
- noun any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
- noun any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
- ululated1/5
ululate
- verb emit long loud cries
wail; roar; yawl; yaup; howl.
- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
- verb emit long loud cries
- notates1/5
notate
- verb put into notation, as of music or choreography; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"
- Nowadays, you can notate an entire ballet
- verb put into notation, as of music or choreography; in the old days, the steps had to be memorized"
- materialisms1/5
materialism
- noun a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
philistinism.
- noun (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
physicalism.
- noun a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
- ingratiates1/5
ingratiate
- verb gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- verb gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- pronates1/5
pronate
- verb turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
- verb turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards
- quadrates1/5
quadrate
- noun a cubelike object
- noun a square-shaped object
- noun a cubelike object
- gestates1/5
gestate
- verb have the idea for
conceive; conceptualize; conceptualise.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb be pregnant with
carry; have a bun in the oven; bear; expect.
- She is bearing his child
- The are expecting another child in January
- I am carrying his child
- verb have the idea for
- consociates1/5
consociate
- verb bring or come into association or action
associate.
- The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
- verb bring or come into association or action
- mistranslates1/5
mistranslate
- verb translate incorrectly
- verb translate incorrectly
- abnegated1/5
abnegate
- verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
deny.
- She denied herself wine and spirits
- verb surrender (power or a position)
- The King abnegated his power to the ministers
- verb deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
- profligately1/5
profligately
- adverb in a dissolute way
dissolutely.
- adverb in a dissolute way
- annunciated1/5
annunciate
- verb foreshadow or presage
herald; announce; foretell; harbinger.
- verb foreshadow or presage
- recidivated1/5
recidivate
- verb go back to bad behavior
retrogress; relapse; lapse; fall back; regress.
- Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
- verb go back to bad behavior
- adequateness1/5
adequateness
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
adequacy.
- noun the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"
- electroplaters1/5
electroplater
- noun a plater who uses electrolysis
- noun a plater who uses electrolysis
- unagitated1/5
unagitated
- adjective not physically disturbed or set in motion
- adjective not agitated or disturbed emotionally
- adjective not physically disturbed or set in motion
- mismated1/5
mismated
- adjective satellite not easy to combine harmoniously
unsuited; ill-sorted; incompatible.
- verb provide with an unsuitable mate
mismate.
- adjective satellite not easy to combine harmoniously
- fellated1/5
fellate
- verb provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
blow; go down on; suck.
- verb provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
- fishplates1/5
fishplate
- noun metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
- noun metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams
- praters1/5
prater
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
chatterer; spouter; magpie; chatterbox; babbler.
- noun an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
- imbricates1/5
imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- imbricate the roof tiles
- verb overlap
- The roof tiles imbricate
- verb place so as to overlap
- consociated1/5
consociate
- verb bring or come into association or action
associate.
- The churches consociated to fight their dissolution
- verb bring or come into association or action
- yekaterinoslav1/5
yekaterinoslav
- noun city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry
Dnipropetrovsk.
- noun city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry
- numerated1/5
numerate
- verb determine the number or amount of
count; number; enumerate.
- Can you count the books on your shelf?
- Count your change
- verb read out loud as words written numbers
- verb determine the number or amount of
- expatriated1/5
expatriate
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
exile; expat.
- American expatriates
- verb expel from a country
exile; deport.
- The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions
- noun a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country
- highwater1/5
highwater
- noun the tide when the water is highest
high water; high tide.
- noun the tide when the water is highest
- stater1/5
stater
- noun any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
- noun a resident of a particular state or group of states
- Keystone stater
- farm staters
- noun any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
- postdated1/5
postdate
- verb be later in time
follow.
- Tuesday always follows Monday
- verb establish something as being later relative to something else
- verb be later in time
- browbeaten1/5
browbeat
- verb be bossy towards
bully; ballyrag; bullyrag; hector; push around; boss around; strong-arm.
- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
- verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
swagger; bully.
- verb be bossy towards
- unconsecrated1/5
unconsecrated
- adjective satellite not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
profane; unsanctified.
- adjective satellite not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled
- temperately1/5
temperately
- adverb with restraint
- he used the privileges of his office temperately
- adverb without extravagance
- these preferences are temperately stated
- adverb with restraint
- litterateur1/5
litterateur
- noun a writer of literary works
essayist.
- noun a writer of literary works
- supplicated1/5
supplicate
- verb ask humbly (for something)
- He supplicated the King for clemency
- verb make a humble, earnest petition
- supplicate for permission
- verb ask humbly (for something)
- fatefully1/5
fatefully
- adverb in a prophetically fateful manner
- the nurse whispered fatefully to call the priest
- adverb in a prophetically fateful manner
- caterwauling1/5
caterwaul
- noun the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
- verb utter shrieks, as of cats
yowl.
- noun the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
- checkmated1/5
checkmate
- noun complete victory
- noun a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
mate.
- noun complete victory
- predestinated1/5
predestinate
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain; predestine.
- adjective satellite established or prearranged unalterably
foreordained; predestined.
- his place in history was foreordained
- a sense of predestinate inevitability about it
- it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
- verb foreordain by divine will or decree
- philatelic1/5
philatelic
- adjective of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists
philatelical.
- adjective of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists
- prostates1/5
prostate
- noun a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
prostate gland.
- adjective relating to the prostate gland
prostatic.
- noun a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
- coordinately1/5
coordinately
- adverb in a coordinated manner
- adverb in a coordinated manner
- supinated1/5
supinate
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- venerates1/5
venerate
- verb regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
fear; revere; reverence.
- Fear God as your father
- We venerate genius
- verb regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
- waterfronts1/5
waterfront
- noun the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
- noun the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
- postdates1/5
postdate
- verb be later in time
follow.
- Tuesday always follows Monday
- verb establish something as being later relative to something else
- verb be later in time
- equivocated1/5
equivocate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; tergiversate; palter; prevaricate.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- prevaricated1/5
prevaricate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; equivocate; tergiversate; palter.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- ungratefully1/5
ungratefully
- adverb in an ungrateful manner
unappreciatively.
- adverb in an ungrateful manner
- litterateurs1/5
litterateur
- noun a writer of literary works
essayist.
- noun a writer of literary works
- capitulates1/5
capitulate
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- hatefully1/5
hatefully
- adverb in a hateful manner
- adverb in a hateful manner
- adumbrates1/5
adumbrate
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
sketch; outline.
- sketch the outline of the book
- outline his ideas
- verb give to understand
insinuate; intimate.
- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
- verb describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- skateboarder1/5
skateboarder
- noun someone who skates on a skateboard
- noun someone who skates on a skateboard
- pinnately1/5
pinnately
- adverb having a pinnate shape
- a pinnately compound leaf
- adverb having a pinnate shape
- helpmates1/5
helpmate
- noun a helpful partner
helpmeet.
- noun a helpful partner
- disambiguated1/5
disambiguate
- verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
- Can you disambiguate this statement?
- verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
- maters1/5
mater
- noun an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- adjective satellite not reflecting light; not glossy
flat; matt; matte; mat; matted.
- flat wall paint
- a photograph with a matte finish
- noun an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- considerateness1/5
considerateness
- noun kind and considerate regard for others
consideration; thoughtfulness.
- he showed no consideration for her feelings
- noun kind and considerate regard for others
- patinated1/5
patinate
- verb coat with a patina
patinize; patinise.
- verb coat with a patina
- denominates1/5
denominate
- verb assign a name or title to
designate.
- verb assign a name or title to
- dissimulated1/5
dissimulate
- verb hide (feelings) from other people
- verb hide (feelings) from other people
- annotates1/5
annotate
- verb add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
footnote.
- The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel
- verb provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
comment; gloss.
- He annotated on what his teacher had written
- verb add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
- overstatements1/5
overstatement
- noun making to seem more important than it really is
magnification; exaggeration.
- noun making to seem more important than it really is
- patriarchates1/5
patriarchate
- noun the jurisdiction of a patriarch
- noun a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
patriarchy.
- noun the jurisdiction of a patriarch
- hylobates1/5
hylobate
(Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Hylobates ; a gibbon, or long-armed ape. SeeGibbon .
- uniates1/5
uniate
- noun a member of the Uniat Church
Uniate Christian; Uniat.
- adjective of or relating to former Eastern Christian or Orthodox churches that have been received under the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome but retain their own rituals and practices and canon law
- noun a member of the Uniat Church
- unelaborated1/5
unelaborated
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
sketchy.
- a sketchy account
- details of the plan remain sketchy
- adjective satellite giving only major points; lacking completeness
- guesstimates1/5
guesstimate
- noun an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
guestimate.
- verb estimate based on a calculation
- noun an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
- laterites1/5
laterite
- noun a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
- noun a red soil produced by rock decay; contains insoluble deposits of ferric and aluminum oxides
- orated1/5
orate
- verb talk pompously
- verb talk pompously
- bookplates1/5
bookplate
- noun a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
ex libris.
- noun a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted
- platelike1/5
platelike
- adjective satellite as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
placoid.
- adjective satellite as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
- oblateness1/5
oblateness
- noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
ellipticity.
- the oblateness of the planet
- noun the property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
- ratel1/5
ratel
- noun nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
honey badger; Mellivora capensis.
- noun nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
- equivocates1/5
equivocate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; tergiversate; palter; prevaricate.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- materialistically1/5
materialistically
- adverb in a materialistic manner
- one should not approach life materialistically
- adverb in a materialistic manner
- licentiates1/5
licentiate
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- palmately1/5
palmately
- adverb in a palmate manner
- palmately cleft
- adverb in a palmate manner
- fraternisation1/5
fraternisation
- noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
fraternization.
- noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
- syncategorematic1/5
syncategorematic
- adjective of a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms
- `or' is a syncategorematic term
- adjective of a term that cannot stand as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition but must be used in conjunction with other terms
- misstates1/5
misstate
- verb state something incorrectly
- You misstated my position
- verb state something incorrectly
- bloater1/5
bloater
- noun large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
- noun large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
- unintimidated1/5
unintimidated
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
unblinking; unshrinking; unflinching.
- adjective satellite not shrinking from danger
- diplomates1/5
diplomate
- noun medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group
- noun medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group
- nodulated1/5
nodulated
- adjective satellite having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules
noduled; nodular.
- nodular ores
- adjective satellite having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules
- waterlines1/5
waterline
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
water level; water line.
- noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
- unilluminated1/5
unilluminated
- adjective satellite without illumination
unlighted; lightless; unlit.
- came up the lightless stairs
- the unilluminated side of Mars
- through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets
- adjective satellite without illumination
- felicitated1/5
felicitate
- verb express congratulations
congratulate.
- verb express congratulations
- circumambulated1/5
circumambulate
- verb walk around something
walk around.
- verb walk around something
- amateurishness1/5
amateurishness
- noun something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
- noun something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
- perambulated1/5
perambulate
- verb make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
- Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years
- verb walk with no particular goal
walk about; walk around.
- we were walking around in the garden
- after breakfast, she walked about in the park
- verb make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
- irately1/5
irately
- adverb in an irate manner
- `Get out,' he shouted irately
- adverb in an irate manner
- fibrillated1/5
fibrillate
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- His heart fibrillated and he died
- verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- chateaus1/5
chateau
- noun an impressive country house (or castle) in France
- noun an impressive country house (or castle) in France
- theatergoer1/5
theatergoer
- noun someone who attends the theater
playgoer; theatregoer.
- noun someone who attends the theater
- supplicates1/5
supplicate
- verb ask humbly (for something)
- He supplicated the King for clemency
- verb make a humble, earnest petition
- supplicate for permission
- verb ask humbly (for something)
- adulated1/5
adulate
- verb flatter in an obsequious manner
- verb flatter in an obsequious manner
- asseverated1/5
asseverate
- verb state categorically
assert; maintain.
- verb state categorically
- dissimulates1/5
dissimulate
- verb hide (feelings) from other people
- verb hide (feelings) from other people
- bloaters1/5
bloater
- noun large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
- noun large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
- tailgates1/5
tailgate
- noun a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
tailboard.
- verb follow at a dangerously close distance
- it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle
- noun a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
- inconsiderateness1/5
inconsiderateness
- noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
inconsideration; thoughtlessness.
- noun the quality of failing to be considerate of others
- medullated1/5
medullated
- adjective (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
myelinated.
- adjective (of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
- geostrategy1/5
geostrategy
- noun the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy
- noun the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy
- paters1/5
pater
- noun an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- noun an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
- unsegregated1/5
unsegregated
- adjective satellite rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
desegrated; nonsegregated.
- adjective satellite rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
- illegitimates1/5
illegitimate
- noun the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
bastard; whoreson; by-blow; illegitimate child; love child.
- adjective satellite contrary to or forbidden by law
illicit; outlaw; unlawful; outlawed.
- an illegitimate seizure of power
- illicit trade
- an outlaw strike
- unlawful measures
- noun the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- expostulates1/5
expostulate
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- tollgates1/5
tollgate
- noun a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid
tollbar.
- noun a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid
- immediateness1/5
immediateness
- noun the quickness of action or occurrence
immediacy; instancy; instantaneousness.
- the immediacy of their response
- the instancy of modern communication
- noun lack of an intervening or mediating agency
immediacy.
- the immediacy of television coverage
- noun the quickness of action or occurrence
- expropriates1/5
expropriate
- verb deprive of possessions
- The Communist government expropriated the landowners
- verb deprive of possessions
- odonates1/5
odonate
- noun large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
- noun large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
- somateria1/5
somateria
- noun eider ducks
genus Somateria.
- noun eider ducks
- categorematic1/5
categorematic
- adjective of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition
- adjective of a term or phrase capable of standing as the subject or (especially) the predicate of a proposition
- privater1/5
private
- noun an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
common soldier; buck private.
- our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value
- adjective confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
- a private place
- private discussions
- private lessons
- a private club
- a private secretary
- private property
- the former President is now a private citizen
- public figures struggle to maintain a private life
- noun an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
- unregenerated1/5
unregenerated
- adjective not reformed morally or spiritually
unregenerate.
- unregenerate human nature
- unregenerate conservatism
- adjective not reformed morally or spiritually
- hyphenates1/5
hyphenate
- verb divide or connect with a hyphen
hyphen.
- hyphenate these words and names
- verb divide or connect with a hyphen
- nonsegregated1/5
nonsegregated
- adjective satellite rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
desegrated; unsegregated.
- adjective satellite rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
- levitates1/5
levitate
- verb cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
- The magician levitated the woman
- verb be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
hover.
- The guru claimed that he could levitate
- verb cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity
- propitiates1/5
propitiate
- verb make peace with
appease.
- verb make peace with
- caterwaul1/5
caterwaul
- noun the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
- verb utter shrieks, as of cats
yowl.
- noun the yowling sound made by a cat in heat
- coronated1/5
coronate
- verb invest with regal power; enthrone
crown.
- The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey
- verb invest with regal power; enthrone
- footplates1/5
footplate
- noun the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
- noun the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
- renegotiates1/5
renegotiate
- verb negociate anew
renegociate.
- The two warring parties will have to renegociate
- verb revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor
renegociate.
- We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down
- verb negociate anew
- commentated1/5
commentate
- verb make a commentary on
- verb serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting
- verb make a commentary on
- overrates1/5
overrate
- verb make too high an estimate of
overestimate.
- He overestimated his own powers
- verb make too high an estimate of
- petticoated1/5
petticoated
- adjective satellite wearing or furnished with a petticoat
- petticoated ladies
- a petticoated table
- adjective satellite wearing or furnished with a petticoat
- tailgaters1/5
tailgater
- noun a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle
- noun a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle
- reorientated1/5
reorientate
- verb orient once again, after a disorientation
reorient.
- verb orient once again, after a disorientation
- uncastrated1/5
uncastrated
- adjective not castrated
- adjective not castrated
- elateridae1/5
elateridae
- noun click beetles and certain fireflies
family Elateridae.
- noun click beetles and certain fireflies
- disambiguates1/5
disambiguate
- verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
- Can you disambiguate this statement?
- verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
- hotplates1/5
hotplate
- noun a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm
hot plate.
- noun a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm
- vituperated1/5
vituperate
- verb spread negative information about
vilify; rail; revile.
- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
- verb spread negative information about
- disparateness1/5
disparateness
- noun utter dissimilarity
distinctiveness.
- noun utter dissimilarity
- catechistic1/5
catechistic
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism
catechetic.
- the catechistic method
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism
- baccalaureates1/5
baccalaureate
- noun a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
- noun an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
bachelor's degree.
- noun a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
- fratercula1/5
fratercula
- noun puffins
genus Fratercula.
- noun puffins
- guesstimated1/5
guesstimate
- noun an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
guestimate.
- verb estimate based on a calculation
- noun an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
- chatelaines1/5
chatelaine
- noun the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- noun a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.
- noun the mistress of a chateau or large country house
- gatecrashers1/5
gatecrasher
- noun someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying
unwelcome guest; crasher.
- noun someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying
- immaculateness1/5
immaculateness
- noun the state of being spotlessly clean
spotlessness.
- noun the state of being spotlessly clean
- tailgated1/5
tailgate
- noun a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
tailboard.
- verb follow at a dangerously close distance
- it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle
- noun a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
- alliterated1/5
alliterate
- verb use alliteration as a form of poetry
- verb use alliteration as a form of poetry
- supinates1/5
supinate
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- verb turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
- kahikatea1/5
kahikatea
- noun New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
New Zealand Dacryberry; Podocarpus dacrydioides; Dacrycarpus dacrydioides; New Zealand white pine.
- noun New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
- defibrillated1/5
defibrillate
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life
- verb stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
- trifurcated1/5
trifurcate
- verb divide into three
- The road trifurcates at the bridge
- verb divide into three
- orates1/5
orate
- verb talk pompously
- verb talk pompously
- tailgater1/5
tailgater
- noun a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle
- noun a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle
- consternated1/5
consternate
- verb fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion
- After the terrorist attack, people look consternated
- verb fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion
- prevaricates1/5
prevaricate
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
beat around the bush; equivocate; tergiversate; palter.
- verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- catenaries1/5
catenary
- noun the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- noun the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
- circumambulates1/5
circumambulate
- verb walk around something
walk around.
- verb walk around something
- undereducated1/5
undereducated
- adjective satellite poorly or insufficiently educated
- adjective satellite poorly or insufficiently educated
- inconsiderately1/5
inconsiderately
- adverb without consideration; in an inconsiderate manner
- inconsiderately, he asked to be invited for dinner
- adverb without consideration; in an inconsiderate manner
- unlocated1/5
unlocated
- adjective satellite lacking a particular location
- adjective satellite lacking a particular location
- waterbird1/5
waterbird
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
water bird; waterfowl.
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
- secateurs1/5
secateurs
- noun small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
- noun small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
- unmated1/5
unmated
- adjective not mated sexually
- adjective satellite of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
unpaired; odd; unmatched.
- adjective not mated sexually
- inarticulately1/5
inarticulately
- adverb without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner
ineloquently.
- the freshman expresses his thoughts inarticulately
- adverb in an inarticulate manner
- he talked inarticulately about the accident that had just taken his wife's life
- adverb without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner
- stomates1/5
stomate
- noun a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
stoma; pore.
- noun a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
- obdurately1/5
obdurately
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
obstinately; stubbornly; mulishly; pig-headedly; cussedly.
- she remained stubbornly in the same position
- adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner
- refloated1/5
refloat
- verb set afloat again
- refloat a grounded boat
- verb set afloat again
- interpellates1/5
interpellate
- verb question formally about policy or government business
- verb question formally about policy or government business
- importunately1/5
importunately
- adverb in a beseeching manner
entreatingly; imploringly; beseechingly; pleadingly.
- `You must help me,' she said imploringly
- adverb in a beseeching manner
- waterskin1/5
waterskin
- noun a container of skin for holding water
water skin.
- noun a container of skin for holding water
- collateralize1/5
collateralize
- verb pledge as a collateral
- The loan was collateralized by government bonds
- verb pledge as a collateral
- ocellated1/5
ocellated
- adjective having ocelli
- adjective having ocelli
- lavatera1/5
lavatera
- noun widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
genus Lavatera.
- noun widespread genus of herbs or softwood arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers
- windcheater1/5
windcheater
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
anorak; windbreaker; parka.
- noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
- coatee1/5
coatee
- noun a short close-fitting coat
- noun a short close-fitting coat
- deregulates1/5
deregulate
- verb lift the regulations on
- verb lift the regulations on
- elaters1/5
elater
- noun any of various widely distributed beetles
elaterid; elaterid beetle.
- noun any of various widely distributed beetles
- unimpregnated1/5
unimpregnated
- adjective satellite not having been fertilized
unfertilised; unfertilized.
- an unfertilized egg
- adjective satellite not having been fertilized
- sacculated1/5
sacculated
- adjective formed with or having saclike expansions
sacculate.
- the alimentary tract is partially sacculated
- adjective formed with or having saclike expansions
- yucateco1/5
yucateco
- noun a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico
Yucatec.
- noun a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec
Yucatec.
- noun a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico
- desolately1/5
desolately
- adverb in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
disconsolately.
- adverb in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
- slaters1/5
slater
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
woodlouse.
- noun any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats
- gatefold1/5
gatefold
- noun an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine
foldout.
- noun an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine
- goateed1/5
goateed
- adjective satellite having a small pointed chin beard
- adjective satellite having a small pointed chin beard
- underrates1/5
underrate
- verb make too low an estimate of
underestimate.
- he underestimated the work that went into the renovation
- Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river
- verb make too low an estimate of
- goatees1/5
goatee
- noun a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
- noun a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
- plateletpheresis1/5
plateletpheresis
- noun platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
- noun platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor
- fraternally1/5
fraternally
- adverb in a brotherly manner
- adverb in a brotherly manner
- wheatear1/5
wheatear
- noun small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
- noun small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
- wheatears1/5
wheatear
- noun small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
- noun small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
- shearwaters1/5
shearwater
- noun long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
- noun long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
- unconsummated1/5
unconsummated
- adjective not consummated (especially of a marriage)
- an unconsummated marriage can be annulled
- adjective not consummated (especially of a marriage)
- unexpurgated1/5
unexpurgated
- adjective satellite not having material deleted
- volumes of the best plays, unexpurgated"- Havelock Ellis
- adjective satellite not having material deleted
- underpopulated1/5
underpopulated
- adjective satellite having a lower population density than normal or desirable
- the richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast
- adjective satellite having a lower population density than normal or desirable
- nonintegrated1/5
nonintegrated
- adjective not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole
unintegrated.
- adjective not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole
- unreciprocated1/5
unreciprocated
- adjective satellite not returned in kind
unrequited; unanswered.
- unrequited (unanswered) love
- adjective satellite not returned in kind
- intermediately1/5
intermediately
- adverb to an intermediate degree
- intermediately hot
- adverb to an intermediate degree
- unmoderated1/5
unmoderated
- adjective satellite not made less extreme
- spoke with unmoderated harshness
- adjective satellite not made less extreme
- dateable1/5
dateable
- adjective that can be given a date
datable.
- a concrete and datable happening"- C.W.Shumaker
- adjective that can be given a date
- uncategorized1/5
uncategorized
- adjective satellite not categorized or sorted
uncategorised; unsorted.
- adjective satellite not categorized or sorted
- unlubricated1/5
unlubricated
- adjective not lubricated
ungreased.
- adjective not lubricated
- unsated1/5
unsated
- adjective satellite not having been satisfied
unsatisfied; unsatiated.
- adjective satellite not having been satisfied
- amateurishly1/5
amateurishly
- adverb in an amateurish manner
- he performed the piece amateurishly
- adverb in an amateurish manner
- unobligated1/5
unobligated
- adjective not obligated
- adjective not obligated
- unsatiated1/5
unsatiated
- adjective satellite not having been satisfied
unsatisfied; unsated.
- adjective satellite not having been satisfied
- noncarbonated1/5
noncarbonated
- adjective satellite not having carbonation
uncarbonated.
- adjective satellite not having carbonation
- unexcavated1/5
unexcavated
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- diatessaron1/5
diatessaron
(Anc. Mus.) The interval of a fourth.
- triphosphates1/5
- patens1/5
- plurilateral1/5
- pratense1/5
pratense
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- sclater1/5
- sublated1/5
- ciguatera1/5
- updater1/5
update
- noun news that updates your information
- verb modernize or bring up to date
- We updated the kitchen in the old house
- noun news that updates your information
- unmethylated1/5
- strategos1/5
- superheater1/5
superheater
(Steam Engine) An apparatus for superheating steam.
- maternalist1/5
maternalist
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- rearticulated1/5
- unauthenticated1/5
unauthenticated
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- alginates1/5
alginates
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- defeater1/5
defeat
- noun an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
licking.
- it was a narrow defeat
- the army's only defeat
- they suffered a convincing licking
- noun the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
frustration.
- noun an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
- casemates1/5
casemate
(Fort.) A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering troops.
- uncertificated1/5
- interdigitated1/5
- belatedness1/5
- colocated1/5
- lateritic1/5
lateritic
Consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as, .lateritic formations
- dephosphorylated1/5
- collateralization1/5
collateralization
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- scapegoated1/5
scapegoat
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
whipping boy.
- noun someone who is punished for the errors of others
- uninsulated1/5
- renominated1/5
renominated
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- undissociated1/5
- consummately1/5
consummate
- verb fulfill sexually
- consummate a marriage
- verb make perfect; bring to perfection
- verb fulfill sexually
- uncirculated1/5
- metates1/5
- reincorporated1/5
reincorporate
To incorporate again.
- acylated1/5
acylated
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- catecholaminergic1/5
catecholaminergic
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- repopulated1/5
repopulated
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- reappropriated1/5
reappropriated
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- substates1/5
- unrated1/5
unrated
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- plateaued1/5
plateaued
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- nabatean1/5
nabatean
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- unformulated1/5
unformulated
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- watermill1/5
watermill
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- agitatedly1/5
agitated
- adjective troubled emotionally and usually deeply
- agitated parents
- verb try to stir up public opinion
stir up; agitate; foment.
- adjective troubled emotionally and usually deeply
- mateship1/5
mateship
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- marginated1/5
marginated
Same as Marginate , a.
- hexateuch1/5
hexateuch
The first six books of the Old Testament.
- enculturated1/5
- governorates1/5
- soulmates1/5
soulmates
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- pileated1/5
pileated
Having the form of a cap for the head.
- desaturated1/5
- preheater1/5
preheat
- verb heat beforehand
- Preheat the oven!
- verb heat beforehand
- quatenus1/5
- crewmates1/5
- waterlily1/5
waterlily
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- overeaters1/5
- extubated1/5
- infrapatellar1/5
- popocatepetl1/5
popocatepetl
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- cellmates1/5
cellmates
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- derivates1/5
derivate
Derived; derivative. R. H. Taylor. --n. R.A thing derived; a derivative.
- unirrigated1/5
- loculated1/5
loculate
(Bot.) Divided into compartments.
- xenocrates1/5
- unpatentable1/5
unpatentable
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- inferolateral1/5
inferolateral
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- zapatero1/5
- vates1/5
vates
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- spiculated1/5
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- undesignated1/5
- aluminosilicates1/5
- microencapsulated1/5
microencapsulated
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- unaspirated1/5
unaspirated
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- unmedicated1/5
unmedicated
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- nonaffiliated1/5
nonaffiliated
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- defeaters1/5
defeaters
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- polycarbonates1/5
- yekaterinburg1/5
yekaterinburg
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- intreated1/5
entreat
- verb ask for or request earnestly
beseech; bid; press; adjure; conjure.
- The prophet bid all people to become good persons
- verb ask for or request earnestly
- undersaturated1/5
undersaturated
Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.
- deallocated1/5
- optimates1/5
optimates
The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the populares.
- latewood1/5
- unenumerated1/5
- springwater1/5
- coater1/5
coat
- noun an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
- noun a thin layer covering something
coating.
- a second coat of paint
- noun an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
- waterlilies1/5
waterlilies
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- superolateral1/5
superolateral
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- arpeggiated1/5
- demotivated1/5
demotivated
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- historiated1/5
- unirradiated1/5
- semiautomated1/5
- laten1/5
latin
Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the .Latin language
- tailwater1/5
tailwater
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- delaminated1/5
- achates1/5
achate
An agate. Obs. Evelyn.
- overinflated1/5
overinflated
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- unthreatened1/5
- nonstrategic1/5
nonstrategic
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- tatem1/5
tatem
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- oversaturated1/5
- paternalistically1/5
paternalistically
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- uninvestigated1/5
- unoperated1/5
- overeducated1/5
overeducated
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- indeterminately1/5
indeterminate
- adjective not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
undetermined.
- of indeterminate age
- a zillion is a large indeterminate number
- an indeterminate point of law
- the influence of environment is indeterminate
- an indeterminate future
- adjective having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
- an indeterminate stem
- adjective not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
- determinates1/5
determinate
- adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- a determinate distance
- a determinate number
- determinate variations in animals
- adjective not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
- determinate growth
- adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- strategized1/5
- nonrelated1/5
- fraternalism1/5
fraternalism
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- premonstratensian1/5
premonstratensian
(R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Prémontré, in France, in 1119. The members of the order are called also White Canons ,Norbertines , andPremonstrants .
- unalienated1/5
unalienated
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- extratemporal1/5
- seaters1/5
seaters
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- watermills1/5
watermills
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- plateauing1/5
plateauing
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- ipsilaterally1/5
ipsilateral
- adjective on or relating to the same side (of the body)
- adjective on or relating to the same side (of the body)
- overwater1/5
overwater
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- methacrylates1/5
methacrylates
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- kraters1/5
- dater1/5
date
- noun the specified day of the month
day of the month.
- what is the date today?
- noun a participant in a date
escort.
- his date never stopped talking
- noun the specified day of the month
- calculatedly1/5
calculated
- adjective satellite carefully thought out in advance
measured; deliberate.
- a calculated insult
- with measured irony
- verb make a mathematical calculation or computation
cypher; compute; calculate; work out; reckon; cipher; figure.
- adjective satellite carefully thought out in advance
- pignatelli1/5
pignatelli
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- patente1/5
patente
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- platea1/5
platea
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- unremunerated1/5
unremunerated
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- undominated1/5
- ratemaking1/5
- embryonated1/5
embryonated
(Biol.) In the state of, or having, an embryonal.
- clathrates1/5
clathrate
- adjective satellite having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
cancellate; cancellated.
- adjective satellite designating or relating to a compound in which one component is physically enclosed within the crystal structure of another
- adjective satellite having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows
- fondateur1/5
fondateur
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- dematerialisation1/5
dematerialisation
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- datebook1/5
datebook
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- sulphated1/5
sulphate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
sulfate.
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
- escheated1/5
escheat
- noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- noun the property that reverts to the state
- noun a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- subcategorized1/5
- unmanipulated1/5
- precalculated1/5
precalculate
To calculate or determine beforehand; to prearrange. Masson.
- triturated1/5
triturate
To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
- inveterately1/5
inveterate
- adjective satellite habitual
chronic.
- a chronic smoker
- adverb in a habitual and longstanding manner
chronically.
- smoking chronically
- adjective satellite habitual
- inarticulateness1/5
inarticulateness
The state or quality of being inarticulate.
- unseparated1/5
- nontreated1/5
- unannotated1/5
- batesian1/5
- delegatee1/5
delegatee
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- birthdates1/5
- reeducated1/5
reeducated
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- immaterialism1/5
immaterialism
The doctrine that immaterial substances or spiritual being exist, or are possible.
- honeyeater1/5
honeyeater
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- materialmen1/5
- multilateralist1/5
multilateralist
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- catesbeiana1/5
catesbeiana
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- overwatering1/5
- matrilateral1/5
- debateable1/5
debateable
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- nabateans1/5
- predesignated1/5
predesignate
(Logic) A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, .; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining propositions of which the quantity is not so indicated.all ,none , etc
- uprated1/5
- obligately1/5
obligate
- verb force somebody to do something
oblige; compel.
- We compel all students to fill out this form
- verb commit in order to fulfill an obligation
- obligate money
- verb force somebody to do something
- undepreciated1/5
- resituated1/5
resituated
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- fimbriated1/5
fimbriate
- adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes
- adjective satellite having a fringe of slender processes
- coaters1/5
coaters
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- unduplicated1/5
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- unaccommodated1/5
- contratenor1/5
contratenor
(Mus.) Counter tenor; contralto.
- nonmaternal1/5
- gateman1/5
gateman
A gate keeper; a gate tender.
- dessicated1/5
- immunoprecipitates1/5
immunoprecipitates
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- unemancipated1/5
unemancipated
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- reinitiated1/5
- exasperatedly1/5
exasperated
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
cheesed off; browned off.
- had an exasperated look on his face
- felt exasperated beyond endurance
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
- adjective satellite greatly annoyed; out of patience
- compleated1/5
complete
- verb come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
finish.
- He finished the dishes
- She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
- The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
- verb bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
- A child would complete the family
- verb come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
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ekaterinoslav
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- bater1/5
bate
- verb moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
- He bated his breath when talking about this affair
- capable of bating his enthusiasm
- verb flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
- verb moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
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- catechetics1/5
catechetic
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism
catechistic.
- the catechistic method
- adjective of or relating to or involving catechesis
catechetical.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism
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strategi
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- extraterritorially1/5
extraterritorial
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
exterritorial.
- fishing in extraterritorial waters
- enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights
- adjective outside territorial limits or jurisdiction
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- daters1/5
dater
One who dates.
- unpunctuated1/5
- nonregulated1/5
- catenane1/5
catenane
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- unconcentrated1/5
- cutwater1/5
cutwater
The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
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- honeyeaters1/5
- uncelebrated1/5
uncelebrated
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- reestimated1/5
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carucate
A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a day; -- by some said to be about 100 acres. Burrill.
- revalidated1/5
revalidated
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semipalmated
(Zoöl.) Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half-webbed; as, a . See Illust. k undersemipalmate bird or footAves .
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instatement
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platensis
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- dewater1/5
dewater
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- waterjet1/5
- disaggregates1/5
disaggregate
To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component parts, as an aggregate mass.
- patrilateral1/5
- reinvestigated1/5
reinvestigate
To investigate again. --Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion n.
- relater1/5
relate
- verb make a logical or causal connection
tie in; associate; colligate; link; connect; link up.
- I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind
- colligate these facts
- I cannot relate these events at all
- verb be relevant to
touch on; pertain; have-to doe with; bear on; touch; come to; refer; concern.
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
- verb make a logical or causal connection
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- anterolaterally1/5
- gater1/5
gate
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- noun a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
logic gate.
- noun a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- categorially1/5
categorial
- adjective of or relating to the concept of categories
- adjective of or relating to the concept of categories
- waterflood1/5
waterflood
A flood of water; an inundation.
- indelicately1/5
indelicate
- adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
off-color; off-colour.
- an indelicate remark
- an off-color joke
- adjective lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct
indecorous.
- indecorous behavior
- adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
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plateresque
(Arch.) Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.
- catenanes1/5
- disparately1/5
disparate
- adjective satellite fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
- such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing
- disparate ideas
- adjective satellite including markedly dissimilar elements
- a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers
- adjective satellite fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
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- misallocated1/5
- hyperinflated1/5
- supratemporal1/5
supratemporal
(Anat.) Situated above the temporal bone or temporal fossa. --n. A supratemporal bone.
- cavitated1/5
cavitated
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- elasticated1/5
elasticated
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reradiated
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- matelot1/5
matelot
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- laterale1/5
laterale
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- homolateral1/5
- playdates1/5
- strategoi1/5
- levigated1/5
levigate
Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated. Obs. Sir. T. Elyot.
- exponentiated1/5
- unrefrigerated1/5
- intratesticular1/5
- unactivated1/5
- ungenerated1/5
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- statelets1/5
- bracteates1/5
- paternalists1/5
paternalists
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confraternal
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- skatepark1/5
- disaffiliated1/5
disaffiliated
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- unfoliated1/5
- denticulated1/5
denticulate
- adjective satellite having a very finely toothed margin
- adjective satellite having a very finely toothed margin
- catechols1/5
- laureateship1/5
laureateship
State, or office, of a laureate.
- corporateness1/5
- discriminately1/5
discriminate
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
know apart.
- verb treat differently on the basis of sex or race
single out; separate.
- verb recognize or perceive the difference
- deacetylated1/5
- unmutated1/5
- unwatered1/5
- titanates1/5
- sublates1/5
- chocolatey1/5
chocolatey
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premonstratensian
(R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Prémontré, in France, in 1119. The members of the order are called also White Canons ,Norbertines , andPremonstrants .
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catenation
Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a regular or connected series. See Sir T. Browne.Concatenation .
- materialman1/5
- waterbeds1/5
waterbeds
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- trilateration1/5
- threatener1/5
threatener
One who threatens. Shak.
- umbilicated1/5
umbilicate
- adjective satellite depressed like a navel
- adjective satellite depressed like a navel
- unviolated1/5
- crabeater1/5
crabeater
(Zoöl.) (a) The cobia. (b) An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States ( Hadropterus nigrofasciatus ).(c) A small European heron ( Ardea minuta , and other allied species).
- baseplates1/5
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recirculates
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- squamates1/5
- reheater1/5
reheat
- verb heat again
- Please reheat the food from last night
- verb heat again
- theatergoing1/5
- noncategorical1/5
- counterstrategies1/5
counterstrategies
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- cocreated1/5
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- premedicated1/5
- unillustrated1/5
unillustrated
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statelet
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- counterstatement1/5
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delicate
- adjective exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
- a delicate violin passage
- delicate china
- a delicate flavor
- the delicate wing of a butterfly
- adjective satellite marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
- a surgeon's delicate touch
- adjective exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
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polyunsaturates
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- sulphonated1/5
- trabeculated1/5
trabeculate
- adjective of or relating to trabeculae
trabecular.
- adjective of or relating to trabeculae
- nonencapsulated1/5
- nonactivated1/5
- subordinately1/5
subordinate
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
underling; foot soldier; subsidiary.
- noun a word that is more specific than a given word
hyponym; subordinate word.
- noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
- unattenuated1/5
- septated1/5
- watertightness1/5
- reinnervated1/5
- categorizer1/5
categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorise.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- rearticulates1/5
- desperateness1/5
desperateness
Desperation; virulence.
- catel1/5
cattle
- noun domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
cows; kine; oxen; Bos taurus.
- so many head of cattle
- wait till the cows come home
- seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible
- a team of oxen
- noun domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- coprecipitated1/5
- unrepeated1/5
- nonassociated1/5
- undemonstrated1/5
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- unliberated1/5
- latera1/5
latera
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- bureaucratese1/5
- lamellated1/5
lamellated
Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See Illust. of Antennæ .
- disparates1/5
disparate
- adjective satellite fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
- such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing
- disparate ideas
- adjective satellite including markedly dissimilar elements
- a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers
- adjective satellite fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
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unabbreviated
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- restimulated1/5
- unterminated1/5
unterminated
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resituates
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herniates
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- batel1/5
batel
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- superheaters1/5
superheater
(Steam Engine) An apparatus for superheating steam.
- aminated1/5
aminated
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- platessa1/5
platessa
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- sophisticatedly1/5
sophisticated
- adjective having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
- sophisticated young socialites
- a sophisticated audience
- a sophisticated lifestyle
- a sophisticated book
- verb make less natural or innocent
sophisticate.
- Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
- adjective having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
- overeater1/5
overeat
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; glut; satiate; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
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overcoat
- noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
topcoat; greatcoat.
- noun an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish)
overcoating.
- noun a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
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- overcomplicated1/5
- patellectomy1/5
- renunciates1/5
- floriated1/5
floriated
(Arch.) Having floral ornaments; as, .floriated capitals of Gothic pillars
- waterflooding1/5
- doated1/5
dote
- verb be foolish or senile due to old age
- verb shower with love; show excessive affection for
- Grandmother dotes on her the twins
- verb be foolish or senile due to old age
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- punctated1/5
punctated
Pointed; ending in a point or points.
- alates1/5
alate
- adjective satellite (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
alated.
- alate leaves
- alate seeds of a maple tree
- adjective satellite (of seeds or insects) having winglike extensions
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- superphosphates1/5
superphosphate
(Chem.) An acid phosphate.
- lineated1/5
lineated
(Zoöl.) Marked with lines.
- latents1/5
latent
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
- a latent fingerprint
- latent talent
- adjective satellite (pathology) not presently active
- latent infection
- latent diabetes
- adjective satellite potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
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- prepatent1/5
- unexaggerated1/5
unexaggerated
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- apostolates1/5
apostolate
The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship. Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. Jer. Taylor.
- concelebrated1/5
concelebrate
To celebrate together. Obs. Holland.
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redated
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desolateness
The state of being desolate.
- relaters1/5
relater
One who relates or narrates.
- waterboarding1/5
waterboard
A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
- turbinated1/5
turbinate
- noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
turbinate bone; turbinal.
- adjective of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages
- noun any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates
- infibulated1/5
- delated1/5
delate
To carry; to convey. Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. Bacon.
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bedmates
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- inchoately1/5
inchoate
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
incipient.
- incipient civil disorder
- an incipient tumor
- a vague inchoate idea
- adjective satellite only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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unoriginated
Not originated; existing from all eternity. F. W. Newman.
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- preconcentrated1/5
- matelots1/5
- chelicerates1/5
chelicerate
- adjective of or relating to or resembling chelicerae
cheliceral.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling chelicerae
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- complicatedly1/5
complicated
- adjective satellite difficult to analyze or understand
- a complicated problem
- complicated Middle East politics
- verb make more complicated
complicate; perplex.
- There was a new development that complicated the matter
- adjective satellite difficult to analyze or understand
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- preformulated1/5
- stearates1/5
stearate
(Chem.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium .stearates
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waterpot
A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth, plants, etc.
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- water's1/5
water
- noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
H2O.
- noun the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
body of water.
- they invaded our territorial waters
- they were sitting by the water's edge
- noun binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
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- pixellated1/5
- miseducated1/5
miseducate
To educate in a wrong manner.
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corticated
Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the interior part.
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unhyphenated
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delicateness
The quality of being delicate.
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unfederated
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desiderate
To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want. Pray have the goodness to point out one word missing that ought to have been there -- please to insert a desiderated stanza. You can not. Prof. Wilson.
Men were beginning . . . to desiderate for them an actual abode of fire. A. W. Ward.
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vertebrate
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
craniate.
- adjective having a backbone or spinal column
- fishes and amphibians and reptiles and birds and mammals are verbetrate animals
- noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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virgate
(Bot.) Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
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replated
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waterfowl
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
water bird; waterbird.
- noun freshwater aquatic bird
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methylate
(Chem.) An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium .methylate ,CH3ONa
- effeminately1/5
effeminate
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
emasculate; cissy; sissyish; sissy; epicene; sissified.
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
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elated
- adjective exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
- the elated winner
- felt elated and excited
- verb fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
intoxicate; uplift; elate; pick up; lift up.
- Music can uplift your spirits
- adjective exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
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statement
- noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- according to his statement he was in London on that day
- noun a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
argument.
- it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
- noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
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retardates
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protocatechuic
(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance from catechin, asafetida, oil of cloves, etc., and by distillation itself yields pyrocatechin.
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overeat
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
engorge; gormandize; gormandise; overgorge; glut; satiate; englut; stuff; ingurgitate; overindulge; gorge; scarf out; gourmandize; binge; pig out.
- She stuffed herself at the dinner
- The kids binged on ice cream
- verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
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cyclamates
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arcuate
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
bowed; arched; arching; arciform; arced.
- an arched ceiling
- adjective satellite forming or resembling an arch
- feated1/5
feat
- noun a notable achievement
effort; exploit.
- he performed a great feat
- the book was her finest effort
- noun a notable achievement
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platel
A small dish.
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- outwater1/5
- configurated1/5
configurate
To take form or position, as the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern. Known by the name of uniformity; Where pyramids to pyramids relate And the whole fabric doth configurate. Jordan.
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nonmaterialistic
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overdecorated
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stated
- adjective satellite declared as fact; explicitly stated
declared.
- verb express in words
state; say; tell.
- He said that he wanted to marry her
- tell me what is bothering you
- state your opinion
- state your name
- adjective satellite declared as fact; explicitly stated
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categorizable
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strategus
(Gr. Antiq.) The leader or commander of an army; a general.
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revaccinate
To vaccinate a second time or again. --Re*vac`ci*na"tion n.
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seriate
Arranged in a series or succession; pertaining to a series. --Se"ri*ate*ly , adv.
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superstates
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- statemented1/5
statement
- noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- according to his statement he was in London on that day
- noun a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
argument.
- it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
- noun a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
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- ventrolaterally1/5
- determinated1/5
determinate
- adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- a determinate distance
- a determinate number
- determinate variations in animals
- adjective not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
- determinate growth
- adjective precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- quantitates1/5
- coacervates1/5
coacervate
Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. R. Bacon.
- rateably1/5
rateable
- adjective satellite liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes
ratable.
- the ratable value of property
- adjective satellite liable to payment of locally assessed property taxes
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- reconsolidated1/5
reconsolidate
To consolidate anew or again.
- underinflated1/5
- effeminates1/5
effeminate
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
emasculate; cissy; sissyish; sissy; epicene; sissified.
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
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- fatefulness1/5
fatefulness
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casemated
Furnished with, protected by, or built like, a casemate. Campbell.
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nonautomated
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- patee1/5
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immaterialist
(Philos.) One who believes in or professes, immaterialism.
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subcategorize
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seatmates
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recategorize
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recoated
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unpenetrated
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state
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
province.
- his state is in the deep south
- noun the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- the current state of knowledge
- his state of health
- in a weak financial state
- noun the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- nonconjugated1/5
- unsituated1/5
- depredated1/5
depredate
To subject to plunder and pillage; to despoil; to lay waste; to prey upon. It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be consumed and depredated by the spirits. Bacon.
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- catechumenal1/5
- headgates1/5
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delicatesse
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heptateuch
The first seven books of the Testament.
- palmated1/5
palmate
- adjective satellite (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point
palm-shaped.
- adjective satellite (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin
- nonhalogenated1/5
- concentratedly1/5
concentrated
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- their concentrated efforts
- his concentrated attention
- concentrated study
- a narrow thread of concentrated ore
- verb make denser, stronger, or purer
concentrate.
- concentrate juice
- adjective gathered together or made less diffuse
- undeviated1/5
- vulcanisates1/5
- caseinates1/5
- pyrocatechol1/5
- uncategorizable1/5
- overtreated1/5
- homologated1/5
homologate
(Civ. Law) To approve; to allow; to confirm; Wheaton.as, the court .homologates a proceeding
- updaters1/5
updaters
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- unwatermarked1/5
- pulmonates1/5
pulmonate
(Zoöl.) (a) Having breathing organs that act as lungs. (b) Pertaining to the Pulmonata. --n. One of the Pulmonata.
- ditchwater1/5
- foveated1/5
- platemaking1/5
- resegregated1/5
- unchlorinated1/5
- ovates1/5
ovate
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
- adjective satellite rounded like an egg
oval-shaped; prolate; ovoid; elliptic; elliptical; oval; egg-shaped; oviform.
- adjective satellite of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
- ganglionated1/5
- subsatellite1/5
- lateriflora1/5
lateriflora
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- rematerialized1/5
- undilated1/5
- revaluated1/5
revaluated
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- lignosulfonates1/5
- philopater1/5
- tutankhaten1/5
- irritatedly1/5
irritated
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
nettled; riled; pissed off; peeved; stung; miffed; roiled; steamed; annoyed; pissed.
- made an irritated gesture
- feeling nettled from the constant teasing
- peeved about being left out
- felt really pissed at her snootiness
- riled no end by his lies
- roiled by the delay
- verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
- Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
- It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
- adjective satellite aroused to impatience or anger
- bovates1/5
bovate
(O.Eng.Law.) An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at fifteen acres.
- collegiates1/5
collegiate
- adjective of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
collegial.
- collegiate living
- collegiate attitudes
- collegiate clothes
- adjective of or resembling or typical of a college or college students
- overwatered1/5
- satem1/5
- ordinately1/5
ordinate
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
- verb appoint to a clerical posts
consecrate; ordain; order.
- he was ordained in the Church
- noun the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
- nonrepeated1/5
- instates1/5
instate
To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or condition; to install; to invest; Shak.as, to .instate a person in greatness or in favor
- collaborateur1/5
collaborateur
See Collaborator .
- accurateness1/5
accurateness
The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
- extratensive1/5
- amates1/5
amate
To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. Obs. or ArchaicThe Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.
- frustratedly1/5
frustrated
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
thwarted; disappointed; defeated; foiled; discomfited.
- disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- their foiled attempt to capture Calais
- many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- his best efforts were thwarted
- verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
thwart; bilk; cross; frustrate; baffle; foil; spoil; queer; scotch.
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- foil your opponent
- adjective satellite disappointingly unsuccessful
- passivates1/5
- ungerminated1/5
- antimaterialism1/5
- ingrateful1/5
ingrateful
Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. Milton.He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me. Atterbury.
- intestates1/5
intestate
- adjective having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- he died intestate
- intestate property
- adjective having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
- datedness1/5
datedness
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- watersmeet1/5
- unalleviated1/5
unalleviated
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- innoculated1/5
- alkylates1/5
- nonsaturated1/5
- immaterially1/5
immaterial
- adjective of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- an objection that is immaterial after the fact
- adjective without material form or substance
incorporeal.
- an incorporeal spirit
- adjective of no importance or relevance especially to a law case
- heartwater1/5
- mislocated1/5
- palaeoclimates1/5
- batea1/5
batea
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- coelomates1/5
- nonconsolidated1/5
- nonstriated1/5
nonstriated
(Nat. Hist.) Without striations; unstriped; as, .nonstriated muscle fibers
- unilaterality1/5
- dedicatedly1/5
dedicated
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- a dedicated dancer
- dedicated teachers
- dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
- verb give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
devote; commit; consecrate; dedicate; give.
- She committed herself to the work of God
- give one's talents to a good cause
- consecrate your life to the church
- adjective devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
- nongraduates1/5
- lunates1/5
lunate
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
crescent-shaped; crescent; semilunar.
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
- nonrated1/5
- formylated1/5
- unabatedly1/5
unabated
- adjective satellite continuing at full strength or intensity
- the winds are unabated
- the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated
- adjective satellite continuing at full strength or intensity
- veritates1/5
- fairwater1/5
- overexaggerated1/5
- relitigated1/5
- nondomesticated1/5
nondomesticated
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- monounsaturates1/5
- cateran1/5
cateran
A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier. Scot. Sir W. Scott.
- aspartates1/5
- reoperated1/5
- maternality1/5
- unadjudicated1/5
unadjudicated
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- polywater1/5
- degenerately1/5
degenerate
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
pervert; deviate; deviant.
- verb grow worse
drop; devolve; deteriorate.
- Her condition deteriorated
- Conditions in the slums degenerated
- The discussion devolved into a shouting match
- noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- latens1/5
latens
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- premeditatedly1/5
premeditated
- adjective characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
- a premeditated crime
- verb consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
premeditate.
- premeditated murder
- adjective characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning
- stellated1/5
stellate
- adjective satellite arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
radiate; radial.
- radial symmetry
- a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals
- many cities show a radial pattern of main highways
- adjective satellite arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
- rematerialize1/5
rematerialize
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- gatecrash1/5
gatecrash
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- tuberculated1/5
tuberculate
- adjective covered with tubercles
- adjective covered with tubercles
- reassociated1/5
reassociate
To associate again; to bring again into close relatoins.
- waterski1/5
waterski
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- unsubordinated1/5
- connotated1/5
connotate
To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional; to include; to imply. Hammond.
- watersport1/5
watersport
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- bloatedness1/5
bloatedness
The state of being bloated.
- watermaster1/5
- macroaggregated1/5
- craterlike1/5
- polysorbates1/5
- phosphated1/5
phosphate
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
orthophosphate; inorganic phosphate.
- noun carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
- noncultivated1/5
- unindividuated1/5
- deflocculated1/5
- ministates1/5
ministates
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- unacclimated1/5
unacclimated
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- waterfowlers1/5
- fasciated1/5
fasciated
Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
- phlogisticated1/5
phlogisticate
(Old Chem.) To combine phlogiston with; -- usually in the form and sense of the p. p. or the adj.; as, highly .phlogisticated substances
- caterans1/5
cateran
A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier. Scot. Sir W. Scott.
- ekaterinodar1/5
- unfabricated1/5
- heaten1/5
heaten
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- delegatensis1/5
delegatensis
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- runagates1/5
runagate
A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See Bunyan.Renegade .Wretched runagates from the jail. De Quincey.
Who has not been a runagate from duty? Hare.
- propionates1/5
- gateleg1/5
gateleg
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- unaggregated1/5
- zapateado1/5
- flammulated1/5
flammulated
Of a reddish color.
- penultimately1/5
penultimate
- noun the next to last syllable in a word
penult; penultima.
- adjective satellite next to the last
next-to-last.
- the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter
- the figures in the next-to-last column
- noun the next to last syllable in a word
- laterization1/5
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