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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, capacitate, commission, condition, empower, endow, facilitate, fit, give power, implement, invest, let, license, make possible, permit, prepare, provide the means, qualify, ready, sanction, set up, warrant |
| Antonyms: | block, disallow, halt, hinder, inhibit, oppose, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | authorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give power or control |
| Synonyms: | accredit, bless, commission, empower, enable, entitle, give authority, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the word, invest, license, okay, rubber-stamp, say the word, vest |
| Antonyms: | deny, reject |
| Main Entry: | commission |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize or delegate task |
| Synonyms: | accredit, appoint, assign, bespeak, bid, charge, command, commit, confide to, consign, constitute, contract, crown, depute, deputize, dispatch, employ, empower, enable, engage, enlist, enroll, entrust, hire, inaugurate, induct, instruct, invest, license, name, nominate, ordain, order, select, send |
| Antonyms: | retract, unauthorize |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reward, dignify |
| Synonyms: | adorn, arm, authorize, commission, coronate, delegate, determine, dower, enable, endow, endue, ennoble, enthrone, erect, establish, exalt, festoon, fix, heighten, honor, inaugurate, induct, install, invest, raise, sanction, set up, settle, stabilize, strengthen |
| Antonyms: | dishonor, disregard, fine, punish |
| Main Entry: | endow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give large gift |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, back, bequeath, bestow, come through with, confer, contribute, donate, empower, enable, endue, enhance, enrich, establish, favor, finance, found, fund, furnish, grant, heighten, invest, lay on, leave, make over, organize, promote, provide, settle on, sponsor, subscribe, subsidize, supply, support, vest in, will |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | energize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | activate; give more life |
| Synonyms: | actify, activize, animate, arm, build up, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, fortify, goose, innervate, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, juice up, liven up, motivate, pep up, prime, pump up, put zip into, quicken, reinforce, start up, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, switch on, trigger, turn on, vitalize, work up, zap |
| Notes: | energize means to cause to be alert or to invigorate while enervate means to weaken mentally or morally |
| Antonyms: | deactivate, debilitate, sap, tire, weaken, weary |
| Main Entry: | entitle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold right to |
| Synonyms: | accredit, allow, authorize, be in line for, confer a right, empower, enable, enfranchise, fit for, have coming, let, license, make eligible, permit, qualify for, rate, warrant |
| Main Entry: | implement |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start, put into action |
| Synonyms: | achieve, actualize, bring about, carry out, complete, effect, enable, enforce, execute, fulfill, invoke, make good, make possible, materialize, perform, provide the means, put into effect, realize, resolve |
| Antonyms: | cancel, cease, delay, halt, hinder, pause, stop |
| Main Entry: | let |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, authorize, be big, cause, certify, commission, concede, enable, endorse, free up, give, give leave, give okay, give permission, grant, have, hear of, leave, license, live with, make, permit, sanction, sit still for, suffer, tolerate, warrant |
| Notes: | let means to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, to allow; leave means to go away from a place |
| Antonyms: | forbid, hinder, hold, impede, inhibit, keep, obstruct, prevent |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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