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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | establish conclusively |
| Synonyms: | cinch, clinch, lock in, pin down |
| Main Entry: | assure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make certain |
| Synonyms: | cinch, clinch, complete, confirm, ensure, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insure, lock, lock on, lock up, make sure, nail down, put on ice, seal, secure, set |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | batten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten securely |
| Synonyms: | board up, clamp down, cover up, fix, nail down, secure, tie, tighten |
| Antonyms: | loosen, unfasten, unfix |
| Main Entry: | circumscribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mark off, delimit |
| Synonyms: | bar, bound, confine, define, delineate, demarcate, encircle, enclose, encompass, environ, girdle, hamper, hem in, limit, nail down, outline, prelimit, restrain, restrict, surround, trammel |
| Antonyms: | free, loose, open |
| Main Entry: | determine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conclude, decide |
| Synonyms: | actuate, arbitrate, call the shots, cinch, clinch, complete, dispose, drive, end, figure, finish, fix upon, halt, impel, incline, induce, move, nail down, opt, ordain, persuade, pin down, predispose, regulate, resolve, rule, settle, take a decision, tap, terminate, ultimate, wind up, wrap up |
| Antonyms: | begin, start |
| Main Entry: | ensure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; make secure |
| Synonyms: | arrange, assure, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, establish, guard, insure, lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, make sure, nail down, okay, protect, provide, put on ice, safeguard, secure, set out, warrant |
| Notes: | insure and ensure mean 'to make certain,' but only insure can mean 'indemnify against loss' |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish, make firm |
| Synonyms: | affix, anchor, attach, bind, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, freeze to, glue, graft, harden, implant, inculcate, infix, ingrain, install, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, nail down, pin, place, plant, position, rigidify, rivet, root, secure, set, settle, solidify, stabilize, stay put, steady, stick, stiffen, thicken, tie |
| Antonyms: | change, destroy, disarrange, disorganize, unsettle |
| Main Entry: | memorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remember |
| Synonyms: | commit to memory, cram, fix in the mind, keep forever, know, know by heart, learn, learn by heart, master, nail down, recall, recollect, remind, retain, store |
| Main Entry: | remember |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep in mind; summon into mind |
| Synonyms: | bear in mind, bethink, brood over, call to mind, call up, cite, commemorate, conjure up, dig into the past, dwell upon, educe, elicit, enshrine, extract, fix in the mind, flash on, get, go back, have memories, hold dear, keep forever, know by heart, learn, look back, memorialize, memorize, mind, nail down, recall, recognize, recollect, refresh memory, relive, remind, reminisce, retain, retrospect, revive, revoke, ring a bell, strike a note, summon up, think back, treasure |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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