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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer recommendation |
| Synonyms: | admonish, advocate, caution, charge, commend, counsel, direct, dissuade, encourage, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, give a pointer, give a tip, guide, instruct, kibitz, level with, move, opine, point out, preach, prepare, prescribe, prompt, put bug in ear, put in two cents, recommend, steer, suggest, tout, update, urge, warn |
| Notes: | advise (verb) means 'to offer advice to or counsel'; advice (noun) is an opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem |
| Antonyms: | betray, deceive, delude, fool, lie, pretend, trick |
| Main Entry: | counsel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give advice |
| Synonyms: | admonish, advise, advocate, caution, charge, confab, direct, enjoin, exhort, give pointer, give two cents, guide, huddle, inform, instruct, keep posted, kibitz, order, prescribe, prompt, put bug in ear, put heads together, put on to, recommend, reprehend, show the ropes, steer, suggest, teach, tip, tip off, tout, urge, warn, wise one up |
| Notes: | counsel is 'advice, guidance' and a counsel is a lawyer; a council is a deliberative body of people assembled for some purpose and members are councillors (especially in Britain) |
| Main Entry: | meddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intervene, interfere |
| Synonyms: | abuse rights, advance, barge in, break in on, busybody, butt in, chime in, come uninvited, crash the gates, dabble in, encroach, encumber, fool with, hinder, horn in, impede, impose, infringe, inquire, interlope, intermeddle, interpose, intrude, invade, kibitz, mess around, mix in, molest, obtrude, pry, push in, put two cents in, sidewalk-superintend, snoop, stick nose in, tamper, trespass, worm in |
| Notes: | meddle means to intrude or interfere in other people's affairs or business; mettle is the courage and fortitude to carry on; a medal is a piece of metal in the form of a coin intended to be used as an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, ignore, stay out of |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun |
| Synonyms: | amuse oneself, be life of party, caper, carouse, carry on, cavort, clown, cut capers, cut up, dally, dance, disport, divert, entertain oneself, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, go on a spree, horse around, idle away, joke, jump, kibitz, kick up heels, let go, let loose, let one's hair down, make merry, mess around, rejoice, revel, romp, show off, skip, sport, toy, trifle |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | propose |
| 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: | trespass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infringe, offend |
| Synonyms: | butt in, chisel in, crash, crash the gates, deviate, displease, do wrong by, encroach, entrench, err, horn in, interlope, intrude, invade, kibitz, lapse, meddle, misbehave, mix in, muscle in, nose in, obtrude, overstep, penetrate, poach, poke, sin, stick nose in, transgress, violate, wrong |
| Antonyms: | retreat |
| Main Entry: | interlope |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meddle |
| Synonyms: | abuse rights, advance, barge in, break in on, busybody, butt in, chime in, come uninvited, crash the gates, dabble in, encroach, encumber, fool with, hinder, horn in, impede, impose, infringe, inquire, interfere, intermeddle, interpose, intrude, invade, kibitz, mess around, mix in, molest, obtrude, pry, push in, put two cents in, sidewalk-superintend, snoop, stick nose in, tamper, trespass, worm in |
| 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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