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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select as representative; choose |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, appoint, ballot, conclude, cull, decide upon, designate, determine, go down the line, judge, mark, name, nominate, opt for, optate, pick, pick out, prefer, receive, resolve, settle, settle on, single out, take, tap, vote, vote for |
| Antonyms: | ignore, vote down, vote out |
| Main Entry: | enroll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sign up for membership |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, become student, call up, employ, engage, enlist, enter, join, join up, matriculate, muster, obtain, recruit, register, serve, sign on, subscribe, take course, take on |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, ignore, pass, reject |
| Main Entry: | espouse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stand up for; support |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, advocate, approve, back, champion, defend, embrace, get into, go in for, maintain, stand behind, take on, take up, uphold |
| Antonyms: | forsake, reject |
| Main Entry: | favor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prefer, like |
| Synonyms: | accept, advocate, appreciate, approbate, approve, back, be in favor of, be on one's side, buck for, champion, choose, commend, cotton to, countenance, encourage, endorse, esteem, eulogize, fancy, flash on, for, go for, hold with, honor, incline, lean toward, look up to, opt for, patronize, pick, praise, prize, regard highly, root for, sanction, single out, support, take a liking to, take a shine to, take to, think well of, tilt toward, value |
| Antonyms: | disfavor, dislike |
| Main Entry: | feel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | experience |
| Synonyms: | accept, acknowledge, appear, appreciate, be affected, be aware of, be excited, be impressed, be sensible of, be sensitive, be turned on to, comprehend, discern, encounter, endure, enjoy, exhibit, get in touch, get vibes, get*, go through*, have, have a hunch, have funny feeling, have vibes, know, meet, note, notice, observe, perceive, receive, remark, resemble, savor, see, seem, sense, suffer, suggest, take to heart, taste, undergo, understand, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | follow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | accept, appreciate, apprehend, catch on, catch*, comprehend, dig*, fathom, get the picture, get*, grasp, realize, see, take in* |
| Notes: | follow means to travel behind, go after, or come after; succeed means to come next in time or succession, follow after another or to attain success, reach a goal |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not get |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall victim to |
| Synonyms: | accept, be afflicted with, be given, be smitten by, become infected with, catch, come down with, contract, get sick, receive, sicken, succumb, take |
| Antonyms: | overtake, overthrow |
| Main Entry: | go for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | like, choose |
| Synonyms: | accept, admire, approbate, approve, be attracted to, be fond of, care for, countenance, fancy, favor, hold with, prefer |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | grant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, allow |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, allocate, allot, assign, assume, avow, award, bestow, bless, cede, come across, come around, come through, concede, confer, consent to, convey, donate, drop, gift with, give, give in, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, impart, invest, own, own up, permit, present, profess, relinquish, shake on, sign off on, sign on, stake, suppose, surrender, transfer, transmit, vouchsafe, yield |
| Antonyms: | condemn, deny, refuse, veto |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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