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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach |
| Synonyms: | clinch, fasten, fix, join, make fast, pin, secure, tighten |
| Antonyms: | detach, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | frozen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stopped |
| Synonyms: | fixed, pegged, petrified, rooted, stock-still, suspended, turned to stone |
| Antonyms: | continual, continued, moving |
| Main Entry: | named |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chosen |
| Synonyms: | announced, anointed, appointed, approved, assigned, authorized, called, certified, chosen, commissioned, consecrated, decided upon, declared, delegated, deputed, drafted, elected, entrusted, favored, nominated, opted, ordained, pegged, picked, preferred, sanctioned, selected, settled on, supported, tabbed, vested |
| Main Entry: | appraise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge, estimate |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out*, deem, evaluate, examine, eye*, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value |
| Notes: | appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform' apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ascertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sure |
| Synonyms: | catch on, check, check out*, check up on, confirm, determine, dig*, discover, divine, double-check, establish, eye*, eyeball, find out, fix, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, identify, learn, learn the ropes, look-see, make certain, make sure, peg, pick up on, pick up*, read, see, settle, size, size up, tell, verify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze |
| Synonyms: | appraise, apprise, assess, check, check out, estimate, evaluate, examine, eyeball, inspect, investigate, measure, peg, prove, rate, read, see, size, size up, survey, test, try, valuate, value, weigh |
| Main Entry: | assess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaluate, determine |
| Synonyms: | appraise, apprise, assay, check out*, check*, compute, determine, dig it, estimate, figure*, fix, gauge, guess, judge, nick, peg, rate, reckon, set, size up, size*, survey, take measure, valuate, value, weigh |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw aside |
| Synonyms: | boot, bung, chuck, drive, drop, fire*, fling, heave, hurl, impel, launch, lob, peg, pitch, project, shed, shy, sling, thrust, toss |
| Antonyms: | catch, gather |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | categorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sort by type, classification |
| Synonyms: | assort, button down, class, classify, group, identify, peg, pigeonhole, put down as, rank, tab, typecast |
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