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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evaluate, rank |
| Synonyms: | arrange, assort, brand, class, classify, group, order, range, rate, sort, value |
| Main Entry: | measuring |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weighing |
| Synonyms: | aligning, averaging, calculating, calibrating, checking, gauging, grading, leveling, mapping, rhyming, scaling, surveying |
| Main Entry: | adjust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into agreement or to a standard |
| Synonyms: | accord, allocate, arrange, clarify, conclude, conform, coordinate, doctor*, fiddle with, fine-tune, fix up, grade, methodize, modify, organize, reconcile, regulate, settle, sort, standardize, straighten, systematize, tally |
| Antonyms: | confuse, derange, unfit, unsuit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in amount, number, or position |
| Synonyms: | boost, break the bank, develop, elevate, enlarge, get fat, get rich, grade, grow, hit pay dirt, hit the jackpot, improve, magnify, make a killing, make out, multiply, pan out, prefer, prosper, raise, strike gold, strike it rich, thrive, up, upgrade, uplift |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | decrease, take back, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | cant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lean, slant |
| Synonyms: | angle, bevel, careen, grade, heel, incline, list, recline, rise, slope, tilt, tip |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize |
| Synonyms: | account, allot, appraise, assess, assign, assort, brand, classify, codify, consider, designate, divide, evaluate, gauge, grade, group, hold, identify, judge, mark, part, pigeonhole, rank, rate, reckon, regard, score, separate |
| Main Entry: | classify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, assort, brand, break down, button down, catalogue, class, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, docket, embody, file, grade, group, incorporate, index, label, match, name, number, order, organize, peg, pigeonhole, put away, put down as, put down for, range, rank, rank out, rate, regiment, segregate, size, size up, sort, systematize, tab, tabulate, tag, take one's measure, ticket, type, typecast |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in order; classify |
| Synonyms: | arrange, categorize, grade, group, separate, sort |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, disorganize |
| Main Entry: | evaluate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge |
| Synonyms: | appraise, assay, assess, calculate, check, check out, class, classify, criticize, decide, estimate, figure out, fiture, gauge, grade, guesstimate, look over, peg, price out, rank, rate, read, reckon, set at, size, size up, survey, take account of, take measure, valuate, value, weigh |
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