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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin again; resume |
| Synonyms: | begin over, begin where one left off, carry on, carry over, go on with, pick up, proceed, recapitulate, recommence, reestablish, reinstate, reinstitute, renew, reopen, restart, restore, return to, take up |
| Antonyms: | complete, desist, discontinue, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | resume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin again |
| Synonyms: | assume again, carry on, come back, continue, go on, go on with, keep on, keep up, occupy again, pick up, proceed, reassume, recapitulate, recommence, recoup, regain, reinstitute, reoccupy, reopen, repossess, restart, retake, return to, take back, take up |
| Antonyms: | finish, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | take on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | challenge, oppose |
| Synonyms: | brave, buck*, call out, confront, dare, defy, denounce, dispute, face off, go eyeball to eyeball with, go one on one with, go toe to toe with, go up against, hang in, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a stand, object to, question, stand up to, throw down the gauntlet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reopen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue |
| Synonyms: | begin over, begin where one left off, carry on, carry over, go on with, pick up*, proceed, recapitulate, recommence, reestablish, reinstate, reinstitute, renew, restart, restore, resume, return to, take up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | restart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue |
| Synonyms: | begin over, begin where one left off, carry on, carry over, go on with, pick up*, proceed, recapitulate, recommence, reestablish, reinstate, reinstitute, renew, reopen, restore, resume, return to, take up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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