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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bribe |
| Synonyms: | corrupt, fix, grease palm, have, land, lubricate, oil palm, ransom, reach, redeem, sop, square, suborn, tamper |
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, capiche, catch, click, cognize, conceive, dig*, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, get the picture, get*, gotcha, grasp, have, know, make out, perceive, read, savvy*, see, take in, tumble* |
| Antonyms: | misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comprehend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include |
| Synonyms: | comprise, contain, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude, not include |
| Main Entry: | contain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, hold |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, be composed of, comprehend, comprise, consist of, embody, embrace, enclose, encompass, have, have capacity for, hold, incorporate, involve, seat, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | deflower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ravish; take away beauty |
| Synonyms: | assault, defile, deflorate, depredate, desecrate, despoil, devour, force, harm, have, mar, molest, outrage, possess, ravage, ravish, ruin, seduce, spoil, violate |
| Main Entry: | embody |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, integrate |
| Synonyms: | absorb, amalgamate, assimilate, blend, bring together, codify, collect, combine, comprehend, comprise, concentrate, consolidate, contain, embrace, encompass, establish, fuse, have, incorporate, involve, merge, organize, subsume, systematize, take in, unify |
| Antonyms: | disembody, disintegrate, exclude |
| 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: | encompass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, contain |
| Synonyms: | admit, comprehend, comprise, cover, embody, embrace, have, hold, incorporate, involve, subsume, take in |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | enjoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have the benefit or use of |
| Synonyms: | be blessed, be favored, boast, command, experience, have, hold, maintain, occupy, own, possess, process, reap the benefits, retain, use |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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