6-Linguistics-Languages-English-Verb-Communication

accede

agree {accede}.

accentuate

emphasize {accentuate}.

acclaim

cheer {acclaim}.

accost

hail rudely {accost}.

accredit

give credit to {accredit}.

acknowledge

note {acknowledge}.

acquiesce

agree {acquiesce}.

addle

confuse {addle}.

adduce

ascertain {adduce}.

adjourn

close until next time {adjourn}.

adjudge

judge {adjudge}.

adjudicate

decide {adjudicate}.

adjure

advise {adjure}.

admonish

scold {admonish}.

advocate

support {advocate}.

affirm

second {affirm}.

afflict

bother {afflict}.

aggrandize

glorify {aggrandize}.

allege

claim {allege}.

allude

refer {allude}.

amend

change {amend}.

annul

make void {annul}.

anoint

appoint {anoint}.

appraise

value {appraise}.

apprise

inform {apprise}.

arbitrate

mediate {arbitrate}.

articulate verb

express {articulate, verb}.

ascribe

attribute {ascribe}.

assent

agree {assent}.

assert

state strongly {assert}.

assess

judge {assess}.

assuage

calm {assuage}.

assume

presume {assume}.

assure

affirm truth of {assure}.

audit verb

listen {audit, verb}.

augur

foretell {augur}.

authenticate

state that something is true {authenticate}.

authorize

give permission {authorize}.

aver

affirm {aver}.

backbite

be mean {backbite}.

badger verb

bother {badger, verb}.

bait verb

taunt {bait}.

bandy

say {bandy}.

banter

talk {banter}.

becloud

confuse {becloud}.

bedevil

bother {bedevil}.

beguile

fool {beguile}.

belabor

overdo {belabor}.

beleaguer

bother {beleaguer}.

belie

make false {belie}.

bell

mark {bell}.

bemuse

feel humored {bemuse}.

berate

censure {berate}.

bespeak

show {bespeak}.

betoken

indicate {betoken}.

blackball

exclude {blackball}.

blacklist

banish {blacklist}.

blandish

state {blandish}.

blaspheme

speak against god {blaspheme}.

bluster

talk loudly {bluster}.

bode

indicate {bode}.

bridle

become angry {bridle}.

bristle verb

become angry {bristle, verb}.

brook

allow {brook}.

browbeat

badger {browbeat}.

bruit

say {bruit}.

buffalo verb

badger {buffalo, verb}.

cajole

persuade {cajole}.

canonize

make authoritative {canonize}.

canvass

poll {canvass}.

capitulate

give in {capitulate}.

carp verb

complain {carp, verb}.

castigate

censure {castigate}.

categorize

put in groups {categorize}.

caterwaul

howl {caterwaul}.

cavil

quibble {cavil}.

censure

criticize {censure}.

chasten

scold {chasten}.

chastise

scold {chastise}.

chide

scold {chide}.

cite

refer to {cite}.

clepe

call or name {clepe} {yclept}.

codify

categorize and write {codify}.

commend

praise {commend}.

commercialize

try to sell {commercialize}.

commiserate

sympathize {commiserate}.

commutate

reverse direction {commutate}.

commute

pardon {commute}.

con verb

fool {con, verb}.

conciliate

pacify {conciliate}.

concur

agree {concur}.

condescend

treat as lower class {condescend}.

condole

comfort {condole}.

confabulate

talk together {confabulate}.

confer

talk together {confer}.

confute

show as false {confute}.

conjugate verb

list verb variations {conjugate, verb}.

connote

mean indirectly {connote}.

construe

understand {construe}.

contemn

condemn {contemn}.

contract verb

agree {contract, verb}.

correlate

relate {correlate}.

corroborate

affirm {corroborate}.

couch

code {couch}.

counsel verb

advise {counsel, verb}.

countenance verb

approve {countenance, verb}.

countermand

rescind {countermand}.

cozen

deceive {cozen}.

crab as complain

complain {crab, verb}.

cue as indicate

indicate {cue, verb}.

debrief

gather information from returned person {debrief}.

decipher

decode {decipher}.

declaim

orate {declaim}.

decry

condemn {decry}.

defame

damage reputation {defame}.

deify

glorify {deify}.

demur

disagree {demur}.

denigrate

disparage {denigrate}.

denominate

count {denominate}.

denote

define {denote}.

depersonalize

objectify {depersonalize}.

depreciate

reduce in value {depreciate}.

deride

ridicule {deride}.

descry

speak against {descry}.

desecrate

defile {desecrate}.

designate

choose or point to {designate}.

detract

take away from {detract}.

devalue

reduce in value {devalue}.

differentiate

make distinction {differentiate}.

digress

speak about other than main point {digress}.

disavow

no longer stay loyal {disavow}.

disclaim

no longer claim {disclaim}.

discomfit

bother {discomfit}.

disconcert

upset {disconcert}.

disparage

put down {disparage}.

dissemble

talk falsely {dissemble}.

dissimulate

pretend {dissimulate}.

dissuade

persuade not to do {dissuade}.

divulge

reveal {divulge}.

dress down

disparage {dress down}.

dun

badger for payment {dun}.

dupe

fool {dupe}.

edify

teach {edify}.

edit

correct and improve {edit}.

editorialize

comment {editorialize}.

educe

deduce {educe}.

effuse

gush {effuse}.

elegize

praise {elegize}.

elicit

draw out {elicit}.

elide

link {elide}.

elucidate

explain {elucidate}.

enlighten

teach {enlighten}.

entreat

plead {entreat}.

enumerate

count {enumerate}.

enunciate

articulate {enunciate}.

equate

make equal {equate}.

equilibrate

balance {equilibrate}.

eschew

renounce {eschew}.

espouse

advocate {espouse}.

eulogize

praise {eulogize}.

exalt

glorify {exalt}.

excommunicate

exclude from group {excommunicate}.

exculpate

declare innocent {exculpate}.

execrate

damn {execrate}.

exhort

encourage {exhort}.

exonerate

declare innocent {exonerate}.

expatiate

express in detail {expatiate}.

explicate

explain {explicate}.

expostulate

expound {expostulate}.

expound

speak at length {expound}.

extemporize

speak spontaneously {extemporize}.

extol

praise {extol}.

extort

try to get money by threatening {extort}.

fabricate

make up {fabricate}.

feign

pretend {feign}.

foment

incite {foment}.

formulate

make {formulate}.

forswear

give up {forswear}.

fulminate

speak volubly {fulminate, verb}.

gainsay

oppose or declare false {gainsay}.

gall

irritate {gall}.

generalize

move from specific to general {generalize}.

glower

scowl {glower}.

grease the palm

bribe {grease the palm}.

harass

bother {harass}.

hark listen

listen {hark}.

harry

bother {harry}.

hawk verb

market {hawk, verb}.

hearken

listen {hearken}.

hector verb

badger {hector}.

henpeck

nit pick {henpeck}.

herald

hail {herald}.

hock verb

sell {hock, verb}.

hornswoggle

cheat {hornswoggle}.

hype

tout {hype}.

hyphenate

make into higher sounding word {hyphenate}.

hypothesize verb

conjecture {hypothesize}.

implicate

point to {implicate}.

implore

plead with {implore}.

importune

bother {importune}.

imprecate

curse {imprecate}.

impress

make admire {impress}.

impugn

attack {impugn}.

impute

imply {impute}.

incense verb

make angry {incense, verb}.

incommode

bother {incommode}.

inculcate

teach {inculcate}.

indemnify

absolve of responsibility {indemnify}.

indict

charge with crime or bad behavior {indict}.

indoctrinate

teach only one theory {indoctrinate}.

inflect

accent {inflect}.

ingratiate

try to make favorable impression {ingratiate}.

insinuate

imply {insinuate}.

instigate

start {instigate}.

intimate

suggest {intimate}.

intone

say {intone}.

inveigh

speak against {inveigh}.

inveigle

cajole {inveigle}.

keelhaul

rebuke {keelhaul}.

kibitz

comment {kibitz}.

lambaste

criticize {lambaste}.

lard verb

mix in {lard, verb}.

laud

praise {laud, verb}.

lionize

admire {lionize}.

litigate

file lawsuit {litigate}.

lobby verb

advocate {lobby, verb}.

malign

say bad things about {malign}.

manipulate

try to control others {manipulate}.

mesmerize

fascinate {mesmerize}.

mollify

calm {mollify}.

mollycoddle

coddle {mollycoddle}.

mortify

humiliate {mortify}.

muckrake

expose corruption {muckrake}.

nasalize

sound through nose {nasalize}.

nullify

cancel {nullify}.

obfuscate

make difficult to understand {obfuscate}.

opine verb

say {opine, verb}.

orate

speak at length {orate}.

ordain

decree {ordain}.

ostracize

shun {ostracize}.

overstate

exaggerate {overstate}.

pacify

calm {pacify}.

palliate

mitigate or extenuate {palliate}.

pan verb

criticize {pan, verb}.

parrot verb

repeat {parrot, verb}.

parse

understand {parse}.

patronize

condescend {patronize}.

perjure

lie under oath {perjure}.

perturb

bother or disturb {perturb}.

pettifog

quibble {pettifog}.

philosophize

be objective {philosophize}.

phrase

express {phrase, verb}.

pigeonhole

put into category {pigeonhole}.

placate

make calm {placate}.

play hob

bedevil {play hob}.

polarize

make people take opposed positions {polarize}.

pontificate

give opinion {pontificate}.

portend

foretell {portend}.

posit

assume or hypothesize {posit}.

prate

prattle {prate}.

prattle

talk randomly {prattle}.

prefigure

foretell {prefigure}.

presage

foretell {presage}.

presuppose

suppose {presuppose}.

profane

denigrate sacred {profane}.

profess

state belief {profess}.

prognosticate

predict {prognosticate}.

promulgate

declare {promulgate}.

proofread

edit {proofread}.

propitiate

appease {propitiate}.

proposition verb

ask for sexual intercourse {proposition, verb}.

propound

expound {propound}.

proscribe

prohibit {proscribe}.

purport

appears {purport}.

rail as complaining

complain about {rail, verb}.

rankle

bother {rankle}.

rant

complain {rant}.

ratify

approve {ratify}.

rationalize

give reason {rationalize}.

rebuff

reject or repel {rebuff}.

rebuke

criticize {rebuke}.

rebut

answer argument {rebut}.

recant

retract {recant}.

recapitulate

summarize {recapitulate}.

recount

tell {recount}.

recriminate

blame {recriminate}.

redistrict

redraw district boundaries {redistrict}.

regale

entertain {regale}.

regurgitate

repeat {regurgitate}.

reify

objectify {reify}.

reiterate

repeat {reiterate}.

rejoin

reply {rejoin}.

remonstrate

object {remonstrate}.

renounce

give up {renounce}.

repine

regret {repine}.

reprimand

reproach {reprimand}.

reproach

criticize {reproach} {reprove}.

repudiate

reject {repudiate}.

repute

ascribe or suppose {repute}.

rescind

repeal {rescind}.

resound

echo {resound}.

respond

answer {respond}.

retract

take back {retract}.

revere

admire {revere}.

revile

hate {revile}.

rhapsodize

praise {rhapsodize}.

rib

kid {rib, verb}.

roil

disturb or stir up {roil}.

romanticize

idealize {romanticize}.

rubber-stamp

approve the same as previous person {rubber-stamp}.

rue verb

regret {rue, verb}.

sell short

underestimate value {sell short}.

serenade

sing to {serenade}.

serialize

make into parts in order {serialize}.

shakedown

extort {shakedown}.

showcase

display {showcase}.

shrive

hear or receive confession {shrive}.

signify

mean {signify}.

simper

express shyly {simper}.

simulate

model {simulate}.

skew verb

distort {skew}.

snivel

whine {snivel}.

snow verb

flatter {snow, verb}.

snub

slight {snub}.

sober

become serious {sober}.

soft-soap

flatter {soft-soap}.

solicit

seek or ask for {solicit}.

spurn

reject {spurn}.

stipulate

specify {stipulate}.

suborn

induce to break law {suborn}.

substantiate

support or verify {substantiate}.

subsume

put into more general category {subsume}.

sugarcoat

make seem OK {sugarcoat}.

sulk

withdraw sullenly {sulk}.

supplicate

plead {supplicate}.

surmise

infer {surmise}.

suspire

sigh {suspire}.

table verb

end discussion of motion {table, verb}.

tax

annoy {tax, bother}.

tease

bother playfully {tease}.

temporize

gain time {temporize}.

thrum

drone {thrum}.

titillate

stimulate or excite {titillate}.

traduce

humiliate {traduce}.

transcribe

write or record {transcribe}.

translate

change from one language to another or move in straight line {translate}.

transliterate

change into another alphabet {transliterate}.

twit

tease {twit}.

typecast

assign to same role {typecast}.

typify

represent by example {typify}.

ululate

lament {ululate}.

unbosom

confide {unbosom}.

upbraid

criticize {upbraid}.

upstage verb

take over attention {upstage, verb}.

usurp

take over {usurp}.

vacillate

waver {vacillate}.

validate

verify {validate}.

vaunt

brag or boast {vaunt}.

venerate

revere {venerate}.

vent verb

express {vent, verb}.

verbalize

express {verbalize}.

vilify

malign {vilify}.

vindicate

justify or avenge or prove {vindicate}.

vitiate

corrupt or make ineffective {vitiate}.

vituperate

berate {vituperate}.

vocalize

sing {vocalize}.

vouchsafe

deign {vouchsafe}.

whitewash

conceal fault {whitewash}.

write off

deduct or enter as loss {write off}.

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