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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | name |
| Synonyms: | adduce, cite, exemplify, illustrate, mention, quote, refer, show, specify |
| Main Entry: | exemplify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | serve as an example |
| Synonyms: | body, cite, clarify, clear up, demonstrate, depict, display, elucidate, emblematize, embody, enlighten, epitomize, evidence, exhibit, illuminate, illustrate, instance, manifest, mirror, personify, quote, represent, show, spell out, symbolize, typify |
| Main Entry: | illustrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demonstrate, exemplify |
| Synonyms: | allegorize, bring home, clarify, clear, clear up, delineate, depict, disclose, draw a picture, elucidate, emblematize, embody, emphasize, epitomize, evidence, evince, exhibit, explain, expose, expound, get across, get over, highlight, illuminate, imitate, instance, interpret, lay out, limelight, make clear, make plain, manifest, mark, mirror, ostend, personify, picture, point up, portray, proclaim, represent, reveal, show, show and tell, spotlight*, symbolize, typify, vivify |
| Antonyms: | hide, obscure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | itemize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep detailed record |
| Synonyms: | catalog, circumstantiate, cite, count, detail, document, enumerate, individualize, instance, inventory, lay out, list, mention, number, particularize, quote, recite, record, recount, rehearse, relate, set out, specify, spell out, tally |
| Main Entry: | mention |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refer to |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, acquaint, adduce, advert, allude to, bring up, broach, call attention to, cite, communicate, declare, designate, detail, disclose, discuss, divulge, enumerate, hint at, impart, infer, instance, intimate, introduce, make known, name, notice, notify, observe, point out, point to, quote, recount, remark, report, reveal, speak about, speak of, specify, state, suggest, tell, throw out, touch on |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, designate |
| Synonyms: | announce, appoint, cite, classify, commission, connote, declare, delegate, denote, elect, identify, index, instance, list, make, mark, mention, nominate, peg, pin down, point to, put down for, put finger on, recognize, refer to, remark, select, signify, single out, slot, specify, suggest, tab, tag, tap |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | quote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeat something spoken, written by another |
| Synonyms: | adduce, attest, cite, detail, excerpt, extract, instance, name, paraphrase, parrot, proclaim, recall, recite, recollect, refer to, reference, retell |
| Main Entry: | refer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mention |
| Synonyms: | accredit, adduce, advert, allude, ascribe, assign, associate, attribute, bring up, charge, cite, credit, designate, direct attention, excerpt, exemplify, extract, give as example, glance, hint, impute, indicate, insert, instance, interpolate, introduce, invoke, lay, make allusion, make mention of, make reference, name, notice, point, point out, put down to, quote, speak about, speak of, specify, touch on |
| Main Entry: | specify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate; decide definitely |
| Synonyms: | be specific, blueprint*, button down, cite, come to the point, condition, define, detail, determine, draw a picture, enumerate, establish, finger*, fix, get down to brass tacks, get to the point, go into detail, indicate, individualize, instance, inventory, itemize, lay out, limit, list, make, mention, name, particularize, peg, pin down, point out, precise, put down, put finger on, set, settle, show clearly, slot, specialize, specificate, specificize, spell out, stipulate, tab, tag, tick off |
| Antonyms: | generalize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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