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laying 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: | 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: | 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: | 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 |
| 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: | fawn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ingratiate oneself to; serve |
| Synonyms: | abase, apple-polish, be at beck and call, be obsequious, be servile, blandish, bow, brownnose, buddy up, butter up, cajole, cater to, cave in to, cotton, court, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, crouch, curry favor, debase, defer, fall all over, fall on one's knees, flatter, grovel, honey up, invite, jolly, kneel, kowtow, lay it on, lick boots, make up to, massage*, oil, pander, pay court, play up to, scrape, slaver, snow*, stoop, stroke*, submit, toady, truckle, woo*, yield |
| Antonyms: | ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | overdo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go to extremes; carry too far |
| Synonyms: | amplify, be intemperate, belabor, bite off too much, do to death, drive oneself, exaggerate, fatigue, go overboard, go too far, hype, lay it on, magnify, make federal case, not know when to stop, overburden, overestimate, overindulge, overload, overplay, overrate, overreach, overstate, overtax, overtire, overuse, overvalue, overwork, pile on, pressure, puff, run into the ground, run riot, strain oneself, stretch, talk big, wear down, wear oneself out |
| Notes: | overdo means to do something to an excessive degree, while overdue means not paid at the scheduled time or past due |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | pander |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cater to, indulge |
| Synonyms: | brownnose, cajole, fall all over, gratify, lay it on, massage, play the game, play up to, please, politic, satisfy, snow*, soap, soften up, stroke, suck up to |
| Antonyms: | deny, dissatisfy, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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