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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay for use; contribute |
| Synonyms: | advocate, ante up, buy, chip in, come through, consent, do one's part, donate, endorse, enroll, give, grant, ink, make a deal, offer, pitch in, pledge, promise, put up, register, second, set, sign, sign up, signature, support |
| Main Entry: | accede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree or consent |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, be game for, cave in, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle, endorse, enter into, fold, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball, roll over and play dead, subscribe, throw in the towel, yield |
| Antonyms: | condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse |
| Main Entry: | acquiesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree with some reluctance |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree, allow, approve, bow to, buy, cave in, come across, come around, comply, concur, conform, consent, cry uncle, cut a deal, ditto*, give in, give out, go along, jibe, okay, pass, play ball, reconcile, roll over and play dead, say uncle, set, shake on, submit, subscribe, yes, yield |
| Antonyms: | disagree, dissent, object, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in unison, assent with another |
| Synonyms: | accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, allow, be of the same mind, bury the hatchet, buy into, check, clinch the deal, come to terms, comply, concede, concur, consent, cut a deal, engage, give blessing, give carte blanche, give green light, give the go-ahead, go along with, grant, make a deal, okay, pass on, permit, play ball, recognize, see eye to eye, set, settle, shake on, side with, sign*, subscribe, take one up on, yes* |
| Antonyms: | contend, contradict, decline, disagree, dispute, dissent, oppose, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, allow, approve, buy, cave in, comply, concur, conform, consent, cut a deal, defer, ditto*, embrace, espouse, give five, give in, go along with, grant, knuckle under, okay*, pass on, permit, recognize, sanction, say uncle, shake on, subscribe |
| Antonyms: | disagree, disallow, disapprove, dissent, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | autograph |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | write signature |
| Synonyms: | endorse, engross, handwrite, ink, inscribe, pen, sign, signature, subscribe, write by hand |
| Main Entry: | chip in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute |
| Synonyms: | ante up, break in, chime in, come through, conate, go Dutch, interpose, interrupt, pay, pitch in, subscribe |
| Antonyms: | pilfer, take, take away |
| Main Entry: | confirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ratify, validate, prove |
| Synonyms: | affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, circumstantiate, corroborate, debunk, double-check, endorse, establish, explain, give green light, give high sign, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the nod, justify, lap up, make good, make sure, okay, rubber-stamp, sanction, settle, sign, sign off on, size up, subscribe, substantiate, support, thumbs up, underpin, uphold, verify, vouch, warrant, witness |
| Notes: | corroborate is used in a narrower context, usually by way of providing support for testimony in a legal proceeding; confirm is to lend support to a much wider array of things |
| Antonyms: | annul, cancel, contradict, destroy, disprove, invalidate, oppose, veto, void |
| Main Entry: | consent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acquiesce, allow, approve, assent, bless, comply, concede, concur, fold, give in, give the nod, give up, knuckle under, let, make a deal, okay*, permit, roll over, sanction, say uncle, say yes, sign off on, subscribe, throw in the towel, yes*, yield |
| Antonyms: | differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, object, oppose, protest, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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