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mete out
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispense something needed |
| Synonyms: | apply, apportion, authorize, bring, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, distribute, dole out, execute, extend, furnish, give, impose, inflict, issue, measure out, mete out, offer, perform, portion, proffer, provide, regulate, serve, supply, tender |
| Antonyms: | deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | dish out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
| Synonyms: | allocate, deliver, dispense, dole out, fork over, furnish, give out, hand, hand out, hand over, inflict, ladle, mete out, present, produce, scoop, serve, serve up, spoon, supply, transfer, turn over |
| Antonyms: | take |
| Main Entry: | dispense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dole out supply |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, assign, come across with, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, distribute, divide, divvy, fork out, furnish, give, give away, give with, hand out, hand over, lot, measure, mete out, partition, portion, prepare, prorate, share, shell out |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
| Main Entry: | divvy up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide |
| Synonyms: | allocate, apportion, cut, cut up the pie, dole out, go halves, measure out, mete out, share, split |
| Main Entry: | dole out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, distribute |
| Synonyms: | administer, allot, apportion, assign, deal, deal out, dispense, disperse, divide, divvy, give, hand out, lot, measure, mete, mete out, parcel, partition, share, share out |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather, hoard, hold |
| Main Entry: | inflict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impose something |
| Synonyms: | administer, apply, bring upon, command, deal out, deliver, dispense, exact, expose, extort, force, force upon, give, give it to, lay down the law, levy, mete out, require, stick it to, strike, subject, visit, wreak |
| Notes: | afflict is generally used with living beings; inflict is generally used with inanimate objects inflict takes 'on,' afflict takes 'with' |
| Main Entry: | portion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide into pieces |
| Synonyms: | administer, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, deal, dispense, distribute, divvy up, dole out, mete out, parcel, part, partition, piece, prorate, quota, ration, section, share, shift |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
| Antonyms: | collect, combine, gather, join |
| Main Entry: | ration |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide something into portions |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, assign, budget, conserve, control, deal, distribute, divvy, divvy up, dole, give out, issue, limit, measure out, mete, mete out, parcel, parcel out, proportion, prorate, quota, restrict, save, share |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather |
| Main Entry: | sentence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decide punishment |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, adjudicate, blame, condemn, confine, convict, damn, denounce, devote, doom, impound, imprison, incarcerate, jail, judge, mete out, ordain, pass judgment, penalize, proscribe, punish, put away, put on ice, railroad, rule, send to prison, send up the river, settle, take the fall, throw the book at |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, charge |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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