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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest, present for action |
| Synonyms: | adduce, advance, advise, affirm, ask, assert, broach, come up with*, contend, counsel, hit on, hold out, introduce, invite, kibitz, lay before, lay on the line, make a motion, make a pitch, move for, name, nominate, offer, pose, prefer, press, proffer, propone, proposition, propound, put forward, put to, put up, recommend, request, set forth, solicit, speak one's piece, spitball, state, submit, tender, urge, volunteer |
| Notes: | one would propound a plan (set forth for consideration something more extensive, substantial), but propose an idea (set forth for consideration) |
| Antonyms: | condemn, deny, oppose, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | seduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tempt, ensnare |
| Synonyms: | bait, beguile, betray, bribe, coax, deceive, decoy, delude, draw, entice, entrap, hook, induce, inveigle, invite, lead astray, lead on, lure, mislead, mousetrap, persuade, pull, rope in, steer, string along, sucker, wheedle |
| Antonyms: | disenchant, turn off |
| Main Entry: | seek |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, inquire |
| Synonyms: | beg, entreat, find out, invite, petition, query, request, solicit |
| Antonyms: | answer, reply |
| Main Entry: | summon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to a place |
| Synonyms: | arouse, ask, assemble, beckon, beep, bid, call, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call into action, call together, call upon, charge, cite, command, conjure, convene, convoke, direct, draft, draw on, enjoin, gather, hail, invite, invoke, mobilize, motion, muster, order, petition, rally, recall, request, ring, rouse, send for, sign, signal, subpoena, toll |
| Antonyms: | dismiss, send away |
| Main Entry: | tempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lure, entice |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal to, attract, bait, butter up, captivate, charm, coax, court, dare, decoy, draw, draw out, entrap, fascinate, honey*, hook*, incite, induce, influence, instigate, intrigue, inveigle, invite, lead on, make mouth water, motivate, mousetrap, move, oil, persuade, play up to, promote, provoke, risk, rouse, seduce, solicit, stimulate, tantalize, test, train, try, turn one's head, wheedle, whet, woo* |
| Antonyms: | discourage, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ticket |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorization on paper |
| Synonyms: | admission, badge, board, card, certificate, check, chit, coupon, credential, docket, document, invite, key, label, license, marker, note, notice, open sesame, paper, pass, passage, passport, password, permit, raincheck, receipt, record, slip, sticker, stub, tab, tag, token, voucher |
| Main Entry: | angle (for) |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt |
| Synonyms: | aim for, be after, connive, conspire, contrive, fish for, hint, hunt, invite, look for, maneuver, plan, plot, scheme, seek, solicit, strive, try for |
| Main Entry: | propound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | propose |
| Synonyms: | adduce, advance, advise, affirm, ask, assert, broach, come up with*, contend, counsel, hit on, hold out, introduce, invite, kibitz, lay before, lay on the line, make a motion, make a pitch, move for, name*, nominate, offer, pose, prefer, press, proffer, propone, proposition, put forward, put to, put up, recommend, request, set forth, solicit, speak one's piece, spitball, state, submit, suggest, tender, urge, volunteer |
| Notes: | one would propound a plan (set forth for consideration something more extensive, substantial), but propose an idea (set forth for consideration) |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Concept: | [Successive change of place] Motion. |
| Category: | 1. Motion in General |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
motion, movement, move; going; unrest., stream, flow, flux, run, course, stir; evolution; kinematics; telekinesis., step, rate, pace, tread, stride, gait, port, footfall, cadence, carriage, velocity, angular velocity; clip, progress, locomotion; journey; voyage; transit., restlessness (changeableness); mobility; movableness, motive power; laws of motion; mobilization.
-verbs
be in motion; move, go, hie, gang, budge, stir, pass, flit; hover about, hover round, hover about; shift, slide, glide; roll, roll on; flow, stream, run, drift, sweep along; wander (deviate); walk; change one's place, shift one's place, change one's quarters, shift one's quarters; dodge; keep going, keep moving;., put in motion, set in motion; move; impel; propel; render movable, mobilize.
-adjectives
moving; in motion; transitional; motory, motive; shifting, movable, mobile, mercurial, unquiet; restless (changeable); nomadic; erratic.
-adverbs
under way; on the move, on the wing, on the tramp, on the march.
-phrases
eppur si muove [Galileo]; es bildet ein Talent sich in der Stille, sich ein Charakter in dem Strom der Welt.
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| Antonyms: | quiescence |
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