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put forth
[poot] 
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exert
[ig-zurt]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make use of |
| Synonyms: | apply, apply oneself, bring into play, bring to bear, dig*, employ, endeavor, exercise, expend, give all one's got, give best shot, labor, make effort, peg away, plug*, ply, pour it on, push, put forth, put out, strain, strive, struggle, sweat it, throw, toil, try hard, use, utilize, wield, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | offer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | present, propose for acceptance |
| Synonyms: | accord, advance, afford, allow, award, be at service, bid, come forward, display, donate, exhibit, extend, furnish, give, grant, hold out, lay at one's feet, make available, move, place at disposal, ply, pose, press, proffer, propound, provide, put forth, put forward, put on the market, put up, put up for sale, sacrifice, show, submit, suggest, tender, volunteer |
| Antonyms: | take, take back, withdraw, withhold |
| 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: | say |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make declaration |
| Synonyms: | add, affirm, allege, announce, answer, assert, break silence, claim, come out with, communicate, conjecture, convey, declare, deliver, disclose, divulge, do, estimate, express, flap, gab, give voice, guess, imagine, imply, jaw, judge, lip, maintain, make known, mention, opine, orate, perform, pronounce, put forth, put into words, rap, read, recite, rehearse, relate, remark, render, repeat, reply, report, respond, reveal, rumor, speak, spiel*, state, suggest, tell, utter, verbalize, voice, yak |
| Notes: | say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
| Antonyms: | ask, question, request |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | use |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work with; consume |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, apply, avail oneself of, bestow, bring into play, bring to bear, capitalize, control, do with, draw on, employ, exercise, exert, exhaust, expend, exploit, find a use, govern, handle, make do with, make the most of, make use, manage, manipulate, operate, play on, ply, practice, press into service, put forth, put into action, put to use, put to work, regulate, relate, run, run through, set in motion, spend, take advantage of*, turn to account, utilize, waste, wield, work |
| Antonyms: | abstain, leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vouch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give assurance |
| Synonyms: | act as a witness, affirm, answer for, assert, asseverate, assure, attest to, avert, avow, back, be responsible for, bear testimony, certify, confirm, contend, corroborate, cosign, declare, get behind, give an affidavit, guarantee, maintain, okay*, predicate, profess, prove, put forth, rubber-stamp, say so, sign for, sponsor, stand up for, substantiate, support, swear to, swear up and down, testify, uphold, verify, vow, warrant, witness |
| Antonyms: | deny, disavow, refute, reject, renounce |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sally forth |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go forth |
| Synonyms: | emerge, launch, put forth, sally, set forth, start, strike out |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Use. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; precursory measures |
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-nouns
use; employ, employment; exercise, exercitation; application, appliance; adhibition, disposal; consumption; agency (physical); usufruct; usefulness; benefit; recourse, resort, avail., [Conversion to use] utilization, service, wear., [Way of using] usage.
-verbs
use, make use of, employ, put to use; put in action, put in operation, put in practice; set in motion, set to work., ply, work, wield, handle, manipulate; play, play off; exert, exercise, practice, avail oneself of, profit by, resort to, have recourse to, recur to, take betake oneself to; take up with, take advantage of; lay one's hands on, try., render useful; mold; turn to account, turn to use; convert to use, utilize; work up; call into play, bring into play; put into requisition; call forth, draw forth; press into service, enlist into the service; bring to bear upon, devote, dedicate, consecrate, apply, adhibit, dispose of; make a handle of, make a cat's-paw of., fall back upon, make a shift with; make the most of, make the best of., use up, swallow up; consume, absorb, expend; tax, task, wear, put to task.
-adjectives
in use; used; well-worn, well-trodden., useful; subservient (instrumental).
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| Antonyms: | disuse, misuse |
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