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lay on
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put substance on another |
| Synonyms: | administer, affix, anoint, bestow, cover, fasten, join, lay on, massage, paint, place, put on, rub, smear, spread, touch |
| Main Entry: | donate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a gift of |
| Synonyms: | accord, ante up, award, bequeath, bestow, chip in, confer, contribute, devote, do one's part, dole out, feed the kitty, get in the act, get it up, give, give away, grant, hand out, lay on, pass the hat, present, provide, subscribe, sweeten the pot |
| Antonyms: | keep, renege |
| Main Entry: | endow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give large gift |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, back, bequeath, bestow, come through with, confer, contribute, donate, empower, enable, endue, enhance, enrich, establish, favor, finance, found, fund, furnish, grant, heighten, invest, lay on, leave, make over, organize, promote, provide, settle on, sponsor, subscribe, subsidize, supply, support, vest in, will |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | levy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assess, impose |
| Synonyms: | call, call up, charge, collect, demand, exact, extort, gather, lay on, place, put on, raise, set, summon, tax, wrest, wring |
| Notes: | a levee is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea, while a levy is a charge or tax imposed and collected |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, veto |
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, hand over |
| Synonyms: | award, bestow, come up with, confer, devote, donate, entrust, furnish, gift, give away, grant, hand out, kick in, lay on, offer, proffer, put at disposal, put forth |
| Antonyms: | take |
| Main Entry: | program |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan out; supply instructions |
| Synonyms: | arrange, bill, book, budget, calculate, compile, compute, design, draft, edit, engage, enter, estimate, feed, figure, formulate, get on line, itemize, lay on, lay out, line up, list, map out, pencil in, poll, prearrange, prioritize, process, register, schedule, set, set up, slate, work out |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect |
| Main Entry: | reproach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find fault with |
| Synonyms: | abuse, admonish, blame, call down, call to task, cavil, censure, chide, condemn, criticize, defame, discredit, disparage, give comeuppance, give the devil, jawbone, lay on, lesson, rake, ream, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reprove, scold, sit on, take to task, trim, upbraid |
| Antonyms: | approve, praise |
| Main Entry: | confide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divulge information |
| Synonyms: | admit, bend an ear, breathe, buzz*, confess, crack to, disclose, hint, impart, insinuate, intimate, lay it on, lay the gaff, let in on, reveal, spill to, suggest, tell, unload on, whisper |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, secrete, suppress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dramatize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a performance of |
| Synonyms: | act, amplify, burlesque, enact, exaggerate, execute, farcialize, give color to, ham it up, lay it on, make a production of, melodramatize, overdo, overstate, perform, play on heartstrings, play to gallery, play up, playact, present, produce, show, splash, stage, tragedize |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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