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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endorse |
| Synonyms: | authorize, certify, confirm, corroborate, mark, password, seal, sign, signature, watchword |
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| Main Entry: | password |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secret word given for entry |
| Synonyms: | countersign, identification, key, key word, open sesame, parole, phrase, signal, ticket, watchword, word |
| Main Entry: | underwrite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endorse, insure |
| Synonyms: | accede, agree to, angel*, approve, back, bankroll, collateral, consent, countersign, endow, finance, float, fund, guarantee, help, initial, okay*, pay, provide, provide financing, sanction, seal, secure, sign, sponsor, stake, subscribe, subsidize, support |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, invalidate, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | witness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | testify; authenticate |
| Synonyms: | affirm, announce, argue, attest, be a witness, bear out, bear witness, bespeak, betoken, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, depone, depose, endorse, give evidence, give testimony, indicate, say under oath, sign, stand for, subscribe, vouch for |
| Antonyms: | deny, refute |
| Main Entry: | watchword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motto |
| Synonyms: | countersign, cry, parole, password, shibboleth, sign, signal, slogan |
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| Concept: | Word. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional Means; Language Generally |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
word, term, vocable; name; phrase; root, etymon; derivative; part of speech (grammar); ideophone., dictionary, vocabulary, lexicon, index, glossary, thesaurus, gradus, delectus, concordance., etymology, derivation; glossology, terminology, orismology; paleology (philogy)., lexicography; glossography (scholar); lexicologist, verbarian.
-adjectives
verbal, literal; titular, nominal., [Similarly derived] conjugat, paronymous; derivative.
-adverbs
verbally; verbatim (exactly).
-phrases
"the artillery of words" [Swift].
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