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affirm [uh-furm]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: declare the truth of something
Synonyms: assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, cross heart, declare, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insist, lock up, maintain, nail down, okay, predicate, profess, pronounce, put on ice, ratify, repeat, rubber-stamp, say so, set, state, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, testify, vouch, witness
Antonyms: deny, negate, nullify, veto
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: define
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give description
Synonyms: ascertain, assign, call a spade a spade, characterize, construe, decide, delineate, denominate, denote, describe, designate, detail, determine, dub, elucidate, entitle, etch, exemplify, explain, expound, formalize, illustrate, interpret, label, lay it out, nail it down, name, prescribe, represent, specify, spell out, tag, translate
Antonyms: confuse, distort, tangle, twist
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: recall
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: remember
Synonyms: arouse, awaken, bethink, bring to mind, call to mind, call up, cite, come to one, educe, elicit, evoke, extract, flash, flash on, look back, mind, nail it down, recollect, reestablish, reinstate, reintroduce, remind, reminisce, renew, retain, retrospect, revive, ring a bell, rouse, stir, strike a note, summon, think back, think of, waken
Antonyms: forget
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