ates: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ates
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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
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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
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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
- 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
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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
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
- 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
- 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
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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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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
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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
- 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
- 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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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)
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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
- 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
- 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
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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)
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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
- dictates4/5
dictate
- noun an authoritative rule
- noun a guiding principle
- the dictates of reason
- noun an authoritative rule
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- templates4/5
template
- noun a model or standard for making comparisons
templet; guide.
- noun a model or standard for making comparisons
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- yates4/5
yate
A gate. See 1st Obs. or Prov. Eng. Spenser.Gate .
- 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
- prelates3/5
prelate
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
hierarch; high priest; primate; archpriest.
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- emirates3/5
emirate
- noun the domain controlled by an emir
- noun the office of an emir
- noun the domain controlled by an emir
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- roommates3/5
roommate
- noun an associate who shares a room with you
roomie; roomy.
- noun an associate who shares a room with you
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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')
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- negates3/5
negate
- verb be in contradiction with
contradict; belie.
- verb deny the truth of
contradict; contravene.
- verb be in contradiction with
- 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
- 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
- playmates3/5
playmate
- noun a companion at play
playfellow.
- noun a companion at play
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- perpetuates3/5
perpetuate
- verb cause to continue or prevail
- perpetuate a myth
- verb cause to continue or prevail
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- neonates3/5
neonate
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
newborn; newborn baby; newborn infant.
- noun a baby from birth to four weeks
- hippocrates3/5
hippocrates
A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 B. C.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- silicates3/5
silicate
- noun a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- noun a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- covariates3/5
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- variates2/5
variate
- noun a variable quantity that is random
chance variable; stochastic variable; variant; random variable.
- noun a variable quantity that is random
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- reprobates2/5
reprobate
- noun a person without moral scruples
miscreant.
- verb reject (documents) as invalid
- noun a person without moral scruples
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- exacerbates2/5
exacerbate
- verb make worse
worsen; aggravate; exasperate.
- This drug aggravates the pain
- verb exasperate or irritate
aggravate; exasperate.
- verb make worse
- 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
- 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
- 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
- electorates2/5
electorate
- noun the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
- noun the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- legates2/5
legate
- noun a member of a legation
official emissary.
- noun a member of a legation
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- inaugurates2/5
inaugurate
- verb commence officially
kick off.
- verb open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
- verb commence officially
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- mutates2/5
mutate
- verb undergo mutation
- cells mutate
- verb undergo mutation
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- shipmates2/5
shipmate
- noun an associate on the same ship with you
- noun an associate on the same ship with you
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- authenticates2/5
authenticate
- verb establish the authenticity of something
- verb establish the authenticity of something
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- housemates2/5
housemate
- noun someone who resides in the same house with you
- noun someone who resides in the same house with you
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- abrogates2/5
abrogate
- verb revoke formally
- verb revoke formally
- bifurcates2/5
bifurcate
- verb split or divide into two
- verb divide into two branches
- The road bifurcated
- verb split or divide into two
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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"
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- isocrates2/5
isocrates
- noun Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)
- noun Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- sates2/5
sate
- verb fill to satisfaction
satiate; replete; fill.
- I am sated
- verb fill to satisfaction
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- infuriates2/5
infuriate
- verb make furious
incense; exasperate.
- verb make furious
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- sulphates2/5
sulphate
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
sulfate.
- noun a salt or ester of sulphuric acid
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- carbamates2/5
carbamate
- noun a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
- noun a salt (or ester) of carbamic acid
- isocyanates2/5
isocyanate
- noun a salt or ester of isocyanic acid
- noun a salt or ester of isocyanic acid
- sultanates2/5
sultanate
- noun country or territory ruled by a sultan
- noun country or territory ruled by a sultan
- acrylates2/5
acrylate
- noun a salt or ester of propenoic acid
propenoate.
- noun a salt or ester of propenoic acid
- 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
- 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
- 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')
- lysates2/5
lysates
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- eigenstates2/5
- phosphorylates2/5
phosphorylates
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- phthalates2/5
- microstates2/5
microstates
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- littermates2/5
- microclimates2/5
microclimates
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- leachates2/5
- penates2/5
penates
(Rom. Antiq.) The household gods of the ancient Romans. They presided over the home and the family hearth. See Lar .
- polycrates2/5
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- khanates1/5
khanate
- noun the realm of a khan
- noun the position of a khan
- noun the realm of a khan
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- pastorates1/5
pastorate
- noun pastors collectively
- noun the position of pastor
pastorship.
- noun pastors collectively
- irradiates1/5
irradiate
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
enlighten.
- verb cast rays of light upon
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
- 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
- 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)
- flatmates1/5
flatmate
- noun an associate who shares an apartment with you
- noun an associate who shares an apartment with you
- 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
- vicariates1/5
vicariate
- noun the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
vicarship.
- noun the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- indoctrinates1/5
indoctrinate
- verb teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples
- verb teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
- 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
- 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
- inspectorates1/5
inspectorate
- noun a body of inspectors
- noun a body of inspectors
- 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
- obfuscates1/5
obfuscate
- verb make obscure or unclear
- verb make obscure or unclear
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- consummates1/5
consummate
- verb fulfill sexually
- consummate a marriage
- verb make perfect; bring to perfection
- verb fulfill sexually
- ingrates1/5
ingrate
- noun a person who shows no gratitude
ungrateful person; thankless wretch.
- noun a person who shows no gratitude
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- licentiates1/5
licentiate
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- noun holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
- 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
- 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
- effectuates1/5
effectuate
- verb produce
set up; effect.
- The scientists set up a shock wave
- verb produce
- invaginates1/5
invaginate
- verb sheathe
- The chrysalis is invaginated
- verb fold inwards
introvert.
- some organs can invaginate
- verb sheathe
- misstates1/5
misstate
- verb state something incorrectly
- You misstated my position
- verb state something incorrectly
- hallucinates1/5
hallucinate
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- verb perceive what is not there; have illusions
- reevaluates1/5
reevaluate
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reassess.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- copulates1/5
copulate
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
pair; couple; mate.
- Birds mate in the Spring
- verb engage in sexual intercourse
- 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
- contraindicates1/5
contraindicate
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
- 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
- bunkmates1/5
bunkmate
- noun someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
- noun someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- humates1/5
- medicates1/5
medicate
- verb impregnate with a medicinal substance
- verb treat medicinally, treat with medicine
medicine.
- verb impregnate with a medicinal substance
- 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
- 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
- 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
- abominates1/5
abominate
- verb find repugnant
execrate; abhor; loathe.
- I loathe that man
- She abhors cats
- verb find repugnant
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- hydrolysates1/5
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- oxygenates1/5
oxygenate
- verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
oxygenise; aerate; oxygenize.
- oxygenate blood
- verb impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- capitulates1/5
capitulate
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- verb surrender under agreed conditions
- 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
- 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
- eventuates1/5
eventuate
- verb come out in the end
- verb come out in the end
- 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
- helpmates1/5
helpmate
- noun a helpful partner
helpmeet.
- noun a helpful partner
- 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
- 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
- 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
- denominates1/5
denominate
- verb assign a name or title to
designate.
- verb assign a name or title to
- 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
- 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
- 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 .
- remonstrates1/5
remonstrate
- verb argue in protest or opposition
- verb present and urge reasons in opposition
point out.
- verb argue in protest or opposition
- preponderates1/5
preponderate
- verb weigh more heavily
outweigh; overbalance; outbalance.
- these considerations outweigh our wishes
- verb weigh more heavily
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- transudates1/5
transudate
- noun a substance that transudes
transudation.
- noun a substance that transudes
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- reinvigorates1/5
reinvigorate
- verb impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
invigorate.
- Exercise is invigorating
- verb impart vigor, strength, or vitality 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
- 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)
- ulcerates1/5
ulcerate
- verb undergo ulceration
- Her stomach ulcerated
- verb affect with an ulcer
- Her stomach was ulcerated
- verb undergo ulceration
- decapitates1/5
decapitate
- verb cut the head of
behead; decollate.
- the French King was beheaded during the Revolution
- verb cut the head of
- 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
- expiates1/5
expiate
- verb make amends for
atone; aby; abye.
- expiate one's sins
- verb make amends for
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ablates1/5
ablate
- verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
- verb remove an organ or bodily structure
- verb wear away through erosion or vaporization
- pupates1/5
pupate
- verb develop into a pupa
- the insect larva pupate
- verb develop into a pupa
- 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
- 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
- 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
- pollinates1/5
pollinate
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
pollenate; cross-pollinate.
- verb fertilize by transfering pollen
- 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
- 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
- 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
- overrates1/5
overrate
- verb make too high an estimate of
overestimate.
- He overestimated his own powers
- verb make too high an estimate of
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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"
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- nameplates1/5
nameplate
- noun a plate bearing a name
- noun a plate bearing a name
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- recalculates1/5
recalculate
- verb calculate anew
- The costs had to be recalculated
- verb calculate anew
- collates1/5
collate
- verb compare critically; of texts
- verb to assemble in proper sequence
- collate the papers
- verb compare critically; of texts
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- intercalates1/5
intercalate
- verb insert (days) in a calendar
- verb insert (days) in a calendar
- 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
- aluminates1/5
aluminate
- noun a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
- noun a compound of alumina and a metallic oxide
- 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
- dissimulates1/5
dissimulate
- verb hide (feelings) from other people
- verb hide (feelings) from other people
- 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
- demodulates1/5
demodulate
- verb extract information from a modulated carrier wave
- verb extract information from a modulated carrier wave
- circumnavigates1/5
circumnavigate
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
compass.
- We compassed the earth
- verb travel around, either by plane or ship
- expropriates1/5
expropriate
- verb deprive of possessions
- The Communist government expropriated the landowners
- verb deprive of possessions
- 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
- hyphenates1/5
hyphenate
- verb divide or connect with a hyphen
hyphen.
- hyphenate these words and names
- verb divide or connect with a hyphen
- 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
- granulates1/5
granulate
- verb form into grains
grain.
- verb become granular
grain.
- verb form into grains
- menstruates1/5
menstruate
- verb undergo menstruation
flow.
- She started menstruating at the age of 11
- verb undergo menstruation
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- disambiguates1/5
disambiguate
- verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
- Can you disambiguate this statement?
- verb state unambiguously or remove ambiguities from
- 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
- deregulates1/5
deregulate
- verb lift the regulations on
- verb lift the regulations on
- marinates1/5
marinate
- verb soak in marinade
marinade.
- marinade herring
- verb soak in marinade
- mistranslates1/5
mistranslate
- verb translate incorrectly
- verb translate incorrectly
- orates1/5
orate
- verb talk pompously
- verb talk pompously
- 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
- disarticulates1/5
disarticulate
- verb separate at the joints
disjoint.
- disjoint the chicken before cooking it
- verb separate at the joints
- circumambulates1/5
circumambulate
- verb walk around something
walk around.
- verb walk around something
- 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
- oxalates1/5
- sulfonates1/5
sulfonate
- noun a salt of sulphonic acid
- noun a salt of sulphonic acid
- 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
- 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
- borates1/5
borate
- noun a salt or ester of boric acid
- noun a salt or ester of boric acid
- chromates1/5
- urates1/5
- 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
- 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
- interpellates1/5
interpellate
- verb question formally about policy or government business
- verb question formally about policy or government business
- benzoates1/5
benzoate
- noun any salt or ester of benzoic acid
- noun any salt or ester of benzoic acid
- 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
- chlorates1/5
chlorate
- noun any salt of chloric acid
- noun any salt of chloric acid
- tablemates1/5
tablemate
- noun someone you dine with
dining companion.
- noun someone you dine with
- arsenates1/5
arsenate
- noun a salt or ester of arsenic acid
- noun a salt or ester of arsenic acid
- reintegrates1/5
reintegrate
- verb integrate again
- Russia must be reintegrated into Europe
- verb integrate again
- 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
- 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
- tartrates1/5
tartrate
- noun a salt or ester of tartaric acid
- noun a salt or ester of tartaric acid
- 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
- orthophosphates1/5
orthophosphate
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
phosphate; inorganic phosphate.
- noun a salt of phosphoric acid
- propitiates1/5
propitiate
- verb make peace with
appease.
- verb make peace with
- perchlorates1/5
- cheapskates1/5
cheapskate
- noun a miserly person
tightwad.
- noun a miserly person
- 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
- glutamates1/5
glutamate
- noun a salt or ester of glutamic acid
- noun a salt or ester of glutamic acid
- 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
- xanthates1/5
xanthate
- noun a salt or ester of xanthic acid
- noun a salt or ester of xanthic acid
- 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
- pyrophosphates1/5
pyrophosphate
- noun a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
- noun a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
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quadrate
- noun a cubelike object
- noun a square-shaped object
- noun a cubelike object
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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
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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
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alginates
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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.
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soulmates
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cellmates
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derivate
Derived; derivative. R. H. Taylor. --n. R.A thing derived; a derivative.
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vates
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optimates
The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the populares.
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achate
An agate. Obs. Evelyn.
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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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methacrylates
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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
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immunoprecipitates
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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.
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disaggregate
To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component parts, as an aggregate mass.
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recirculates
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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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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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resituates
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herniates
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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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superphosphate
(Chem.) An acid phosphate.
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apostolate
The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship. Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. Jer. Taylor.
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bedmates
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chelicerate
- adjective of or relating to or resembling chelicerae
cheliceral.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling chelicerae
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stearate
(Chem.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium .stearates
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virgate
(Bot.) Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
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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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retardates
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cyclamates
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superstates
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coacervate
Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. R. Bacon.
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effeminate
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
emasculate; cissy; sissyish; sissy; epicene; sissified.
- adjective satellite having unsuitable feminine qualities
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seatmates
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pulmonate
(Zoöl.) (a) Having breathing organs that act as lungs. (b) Pertaining to the Pulmonata. --n. One of the Pulmonata.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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amate
To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. Obs. or ArchaicThe Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.
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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
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lunate
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
crescent-shaped; crescent; semilunar.
- adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
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ministates
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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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Derived words of ates
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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
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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
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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
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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
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statesmanship
- noun wisdom in the management of public affairs
diplomacy; statecraft.
- noun wisdom in the management of public affairs
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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
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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
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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
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stateside
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associateship
- noun the position of associate (as in an office or academy)
- noun the position of associate (as in an office or academy)
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stateswoman
- noun a woman statesman
- noun a woman statesman
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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
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diatessaron
(Anc. Mus.) The interval of a fourth.
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mateship
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catesbeiana
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laureateship
State, or office, of a laureate.
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platessa
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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
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delicatesse
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