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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensnare, apprehend |
| Synonyms: | arrest, bag, bust, capture, clasp, claw, clench, clutch, collar, cop, corral, entangle, entrap, get one's fingers on, glom, glove, grab, grasp, grip, hook, lasso, lay hold of, nab, nail, net, pick, pluck, pounce on, prehend, secure, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, take hold of, trap |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, let off, lose, misplace, miss, release |
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, put under a spell, send*, slay, spell*, sweep off feet, take*, tickle, tickle pink, transport, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, win over, wow* |
| Antonyms: | displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | collar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | apprehend |
| Synonyms: | abduct, appropriate, arrest, bag, capture, catch, cop, corner, get, grab, hook, lay hands on, nab, nail, prehend, secure, seize, take, tree |
| Antonyms: | let go, lose, release |
| Main Entry: | commandeer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seize, take over |
| Synonyms: | accroach, activate, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, confiscate, conscript, draft, enslave, expropriate, grab, hijack, liberate, moonlight requisition, preempt, requisition, sequester, sequestrate, snatch, take, usurp |
| Main Entry: | confiscate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal; seize |
| Synonyms: | accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, confisticate, expropriate, glom on to, grab, hijack, impound, liberate, moonlight requisition, possess oneself of, preempt, sequester, sequestrate, swipe, take, take over, usurp |
| Antonyms: | give, offer |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold tightly in one's arms |
| Synonyms: | bear hug, clasp, clinch, cling, clutch, cradle, cuddle, encircle, enfold, entwine, envelop, fold, fondle, grab, grasp, grip, hug, lock, nuzzle, press, seize, snuggle, squeeze, take in arms, wrap |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include in one's beliefs; take into account |
| Synonyms: | accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, avail oneself of, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, deal with*, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, get into, go in for, grab, have, incorporate, involve, make use of, provide for, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enamor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fascinate, captivate |
| Synonyms: | attract, bewitch, charm, enchant, endear, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, fall in love with, grab, infatuate, make hit with, please, slay, sweep off feet, turn on |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | enchant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, mesmerize |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell on, charm, delectate, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, grab, gratify, hex, hypnotize, kill*, knock dead, magnetize, make a hit with, make happy, please, send*, slay, spell, spellbind, sweep off feet, take, thrill, turn on, voodoo, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | bother, disenchant, disgust, repel, repulse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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