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achieve [uh-cheev]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
Synonyms: accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, cap, carry out, carry through, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, earn wings, effect, effectuate, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, get done, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, see through, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out
Notes: achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive
Antonyms: fail, lose, miss
Main Entry: follow through
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring to a conclusion
Synonyms: complete, conclude, consummate, pursue, see through
Antonyms: leave, not finish
Main Entry: help
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: aid, assist
Synonyms: abet, accommodate, advocate, back, ballyhoo, be of use, befriend, benefit, bolster, boost, buck up, cheer, cooperate, do a favor, do a service, do one's part, encourage, endorse, further, go to bat for, go with, hype*, intercede, lend a hand, maintain, open doors, patronize, plug*, promote, prop, puff, push, relieve, root for, sanction, save, second, see through, serve, stand by, stick up for, stimulate, stump for, succor, support, sustain, take under one's wing, uphold, work for
Antonyms: block, check, counteract, harm, hinder, hurt, injure, obstruct, stop
Main Entry: penetrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: understand or be understood
Synonyms: affect, become clear, come across, comprehend, decipher, discern, fathom, figure out, get across, get over, get through, get to the bottom, grasp, impress, perceive, put over, see through, sink in, soak in, touch, unravel, work out
Notes: the difference between permeate and pervade is that the former is affecting a surface, the latter an area; a characteristic of penetrate is that it is effected upon a solid substance
Antonyms: misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand
Main Entry: persevere
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: keep at; work hard
Synonyms: be determined, be resolved, be stubborn, carry on, continue, endure, go for broke, go for it, go on, hang in, hang tough, hold fast, hold on, keep driving, keep going, keep on, leave no stone unturned, maintain, persist, plug away, press on, proceed, pursue, remain, see it through, stand firm, stay the course, stick with it
Antonyms: be lazy, give up, idle, leave, quit, stop
Main Entry: persist
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: carry on, carry through
Synonyms: abide, be resolute, be stubborn, continue, endure, follow through, follow up*, go all the way, go on, go the limit, grind, hold on, insist, keep up, last, leave no stone unturned, linger, obtain, perdure, perseverate, persevere, prevail, pursue, recur, remain, repeat, see through, stick it out, stick to guns, strive, tough it out
Antonyms: cease, give up, leave, quit, stop
Main Entry: prosecute
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: follow through, persevere
Synonyms: carry on, carry through, conduct, continue, direct, discharge, engage in, execute, follow up, manage, perform, persist, practice, pursue, put through, see through, wage, work at
Notes: persecute means 'to harass or treat unjustly'; prosecute is 'to bring legal action against' or 'to pursue something until the end'
Antonyms: cease, halt, stop
Main Entry: pursue
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: persist, persevere
Synonyms: adhere, apply oneself, carry on, conduct, continue, cultivate, engage in, hold to, keep on, maintain, perform, ply, practice, proceed, prosecute, see through, tackle, wage, work at
Antonyms: discontinue, give up, stop
Main Entry: stick
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: endure
Synonyms: abide, bear, bear up under, brook, get on with, go, grin and bear it, last, persist, put up with, see through, stand, stay, stomach*, suffer, support, take, take it, tolerate, weather
Antonyms: disobey, forget, refuse
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