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bring about
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to happen; encourage |
| Synonyms: | abet, activate, actuate, argue into, breed, bring about, bring around, bulldoze, cajole, cause, coax, convince, draw, draw in, effect, engender, generate, get up, get*, give rise to, goose, impel, incite, influence, instigate, lead to, make, motivate, move, occasion, persuade, press, prevail upon, procure, produce, promote, prompt, sell one on, set in motion, soft-soap, squeeze, steamroll, suck in, sway, sweet-talk, talk into, twist one's arm, urge, wheedle, win over |
| Antonyms: | discourage, halt, hinder, prevent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | make |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | create, build |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, adjust, arrange, assemble, beget, brew, bring about, cause, compose, conceive, constitute, construct, cook, cook up, dash off, draw on, dream up, effect, engender, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, generate, get ready, give rise to, hatch, initiate, invent, knock off, lead to, manufacture, mold, occasion, originate, parent, prepare, procreate, produce, put together, secure, shape, spawn, synthesize, tear off, throw together, whip, whip out |
| Antonyms: | crush, destroy, raze, ruin |
| Main Entry: | make |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | induce, compel |
| Synonyms: | bring about, cause, coerce, concuss, constrain, dragoon, drive, effect, force, horn in, impel, impress, initiate, interfere, meddle, oblige, press, pressurize, prevail upon, require, secure, shotgun, start, tamper |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | manage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, arrange, bring about, bring off, carry out, con*, contrive, cook*, cope with, deal with, doctor*, effect, engineer, execute, finagle, fix, jockey, plant*, play games, pull strings, push around, put one over, rig, scam*, succeed, swing, upstage, wangle, work |
| Antonyms: | fail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | operate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform, function |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, act, act on, advance, be in action, behave, bend, benefit, bring about, burn, carry on, click*, compel, complete, concern, conduct, contact, contrive, convey, cook*, determine, direct, do, enforce, engage, exert, finish, fulfill, get results, go, hit*, hum, influence, keep, lift, move, ordain, percolate, proceed, produce, produce a result, progress, promote, react, revolve, roll, run, serve, spin, take, tick, transport, turn, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | originate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | create, introduce |
| Synonyms: | break the ice, bring about, cause, coin, come up with, compose, conceive, develop, discover, evolve, form, formulate, found, generate, give birth to, hatch, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, invent, launch, make, open up, parent, pioneer, procreate, produce, set in motion, set up, spark, spawn, start, think up, usher in |
| Antonyms: | effect, result |
| Main Entry: | perform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry out, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, act, be engaged in, behave, bring about, bring off, carry through, carry to completion, complete, comply, deliver the goods, discharge, dispose of, do, do justice to, do to a turn, effect, end, enforce, execute, finish, fulfill, function, go that route, implement, meet, move, observe, operate, percolate, perk, pull off, put through, react, realize, run with the ball, satisfy, take, take care of business, tick, transact, wind up, work |
| Antonyms: | fail, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | perpetrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be responsible for |
| Synonyms: | act, bring about, carry out, commit, do, effect, enact, execute, inflict, perform, pull, up and do, wreak |
| Antonyms: | abstain |
| Main Entry: | produce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause, effect |
| Synonyms: | beget, breed, bring about, draw on, engender, generate, get up, give rise to, hatch, induce, make, make for, muster, occasion, provoke, result in, secure, set off, work up |
| Antonyms: | result |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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