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do the honors

VERB
entertain
Synonyms
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dine feed invite regale treat welcome
STRONG
admit board chaperone foster harbor house lodge nourish quarter receive recreate room
WEAK
be host give a party have a do have a get-together have company have guests have visitors pick up the check pop for put up show hospitality spring for throw a party wine and dine
Antonyms
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reject
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eject ignore neglect turn away
WEAK
disregard
VERB
host
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introduce present receive
STRONG
treat
WEAK
pick up the check spread oneself throw a party wine and dine
VERB
introduce
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announce offer open propose recommend submit suggest
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acquaint advance air broach familiarize harbinger herald moot originate precede preface usher ventilate
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bring out bring up come out with fix up get things rolling get-together give introduction kick off knock down lead into lead off open up pave the way put forward set forth spring with start ball rolling
Antonyms
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conceal deny dissuade hide refuse withhold
STRONG
close close up end finish
WEAK
erase extract subtract take away
VERB
officiate
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preside
STRONG
act boss chair command conduct direct emcee function govern handle run serve superintend umpire
Antonyms
STRONG
cease follow halt idle mismanage neglect obey refrain stop
VERB
present
Synonyms
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cite declare display do give offer perform pose produce raise show stage submit suggest
STRONG
acquaint adduce advance allege exhibit expose expound extend imply infer intimate lay manifest mount pitch proffer proposition recount relate state tender
WEAK
fix up get-together give an introduction hold out make a pitch make known open to view put forward put on roll out trot out
Antonyms
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abandon conceal deny fight hide neglect stop take
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cover take back
VERB
preside
Synonyms
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administer chair govern officiate ordain oversee supervise
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advise conduct control direct handle head keep lead manage operate run
WEAK
be at the head of be in driver's seat call the signals carry on head up pull the strings run the show sit on top of
Antonyms
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follow obey
STRONG
abandon give up let go mismanage neglect
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serve

Example Sentences

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Soon after, Roy’s assistant manager Nicole Rachel called Birdsall into the old motel office, showed him the three switches that control the 50-foot sign and invited him to do the honors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

If you thought that meant the cast of “Veep” would do the honors for the top comedy award, Annie Murphy’s appearance alongside the Levys quickly zapped that idea.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2024

It was actually Gourde, who skated over to center ice to do the honors, looking bemused.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Let me do the honors: Everyone at the table gets a little wooden box, inside of which await a fancy black bib and matching plastic gloves.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

“You prefer not to do the honors yourself?”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.