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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discover, find out |
| Synonyms: | add up to, ascertain, boil down to, catch on, certify, check, demonstrate, detect, divine, establish, figure, figure out, have a hunch, hear, learn, make out, see, size up, tell, tumble, unearth, verify, work out |
| Antonyms: | miss, overlook |
| Main Entry: | experiment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | investigate, test |
| Synonyms: | analyze, assay, diagnose, examine, explore, fool with, futz around, mess around, play around with, practice with, probe, prove, put to the test, research, sample, scrutinize, search, shake down, speculate, study, try, try on, try on for size, try out, venture, verify, weigh |
| Main Entry: | justify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | legitimize, substantiate |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, advocate, alibi, answer for, apologize for, approve, argue for, assert, be answerable for, bear out, brief, claim, clear, condone, confirm, contend, cop a plea, countenance, crawl, defend, do justice to, establish, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, explain, favor, legalize, maintain, make allowances, make good, palliate, pardon, plead, rationalize, rebut, show cause, speak in favor, square, stand up for, support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant |
| Main Entry: | notarize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | certify |
| Synonyms: | attest, authenticate, document, endorse, register, sign and seal, swear, validate, verify, witness |
| Main Entry: | probe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explore, investigate |
| Synonyms: | ask, catechize, check, check out, check over, check up, delve into, dig, examine, eye, feel around, feel out, go into, inquire, interrogate, look into, look-see, penetrate, pierce, poke, prod, prospect, put out a feeler, query, quiz, scrutinize, search, sift, sound, sound out, study, test, test the waters, verify |
| Main Entry: | prove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish facts; put to a test |
| Synonyms: | add up, affirm, analyze, ascertain, assay, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, certify, check, confirm, convince, corroborate, declare, demonstrate, determine, document, end up, evidence, evince, examine, experiment, explain, find, fix, have a case, justify, make evident, manifest, pan out, result, settle, show, show clearly, show once and for all, substantiate, sustain, test, testify, trial, try, turn out, uphold, validate, verify, warrant, witness |
| Antonyms: | discredit, disprove, hypothesize, theorize |
| Main Entry: | recognize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | identify |
| Synonyms: | admit, be familiar, button down, descry, determinate, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, espy, finger*, flash on, know, know again, make out, make*, nail, note, notice, observe, peg, perceive, pinpoint, place, recall, recollect, remark, remember, ring a bell, see, sight, spot, tab, tag, verify |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Antonyms: | miss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | settle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | straighten out, resolve |
| Synonyms: | achieve, adjudicate, adjust, appoint, arrange, call the shots, choose, cinch, clean up, clear, clear up, clinch, come to a conclusion, come to a decision, come to an agreement, complete, concert, conclude, confirm, decide, determine, discharge, dispose, end, establish, figure, fix, form judgment, judge, make a decision, make certain, mediate, nail down, negotiate, order, pay, put an end to, put into order, reconcile, regulate, rule, satisfy, seal, set to rights, square, verify, work out |
| Antonyms: | confuse, mix up, unsettle |
| Main Entry: | substantiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | back up a statement, idea |
| Synonyms: | actualize, affirm, approve, attest to, authenticate, bear out, check out, check up, complete, confirm, corroborate, debunk, demonstrate, establish, incarnate, justify, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify, prove, ratify, realize, reify, support, test, try, try on, try out, validate, verify |
| Antonyms: | break, disprove |
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