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| Main Entry: |
bump off
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intentionally murder someone |
| Synonyms: | blot out, blow away, chill, deep-six, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, do in, dust, grease, hit, ice, kill, knock off, murder, off, polish off, rub out, snuff, snuff out, stretch out, waste, wax, whack, wipe out, zap |
| Main Entry: | snuff out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kill |
| Synonyms: | blow away, bump off, chill, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, do in, dust, grease, hit, ice, knock off, murder, off, rub out, stretch out, waste, wax, whack, zap |
| Main Entry: | recap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | review |
| Synonyms: | abstract, assess, bad-mouth, correct, discuss, epitomize, evaluate, examine, give one's opinion, go over, inspect, judge, knock*, pan, put down*, rave, read through, recapitulate, reedit, revise, rip, run down, run through, skin alive, slam*, study, sum up, summarize, swipe at, synopsize, take down, trash*, weigh, wrap up, write a critique, zap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | synopsize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | review |
| Synonyms: | abstract, assess, bad-mouth, correct, discuss, epitomize, evaluate, examine, give one's opinion, go over, inspect, judge, knock*, pan, put down*, rave, read through, recapitulate, reedit, revise, rip, run down, run through, skin alive, slam*, study, sum up, summarize, swipe at, take down, trash*, weigh, wrap up, write a critique, zap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vitalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | energize |
| Synonyms: | actify, activize, animate, arm, build up*, electrify, empower, enable, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, goose, innervate, inspirit, invigorate, jazz up, juice up, liven up, motivate, pep up, prime*, pump up, put zip into, quicken, reinforce, start up, stimulate, strengthen, sustain, switch on, trigger, turn on, work up, zap |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | disagree |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
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abusive, adverse, ajar, answerable, aristarchian, at a discount, at cross-purpose, at daggers drawn, at feud, at high words, at issue, at loggerheads, at odds, at sixes and sevens, at variance, bad, biting, blameworthy, blown upon, captious, carping, censorious, chid, clamorous, condemnatory, controversial, contumacious, critical, cutting, cynical, damnatory, defamatory, denominational, denunciatory, disagreeing, disapproved, disapproving, discontented, discordant, disgruntled, disparaging, disputatious, dissentient, dissenting, dissident, disunited, dry, embroiled, exceptionable, exploded, extorted, factious, fastidious, gladiatorial, grudging praise, hard upon, hostile, hypercritical, illaudatory, in bad odor, in hot water, inconsequential, inexcusable, intropunitive, judgmental, litigant, litigious, negative, non-content, non-juring, objurgatory, on bad terms, opposed, out of the question, out of tune, pejorative, pettifogging, polemic, protestant, quarrelsome, rabulistic, recusant, rejectaneous, rejected, rejectitious, reprehensible, reproachful, sarcastic, sardonic, scandalized, schismatic, sectarian, severe, sharp, snooty, sparing of praise, stuck-up, supercilious, taboo, to blame, together by the ears, tongue-whaled, torn, trenchant, unacknowledged, unapproved, unavowed, unbewailed, unblest, uncommendable, uncomplimentary, unconsenting, unconverted, unconvinced, underrated, undeserving, unfavorable, unflattering, unlamented, unpacific, unpacified, unplausive, unpopular, unpromising, unreconciled, unsatisfactory, unsung, unwilling, unworthy, up in arms, verboten, wrong
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| Concept: | Authority. |
| Category: | (Implying the action of the will of one mind over the will of another) |
| Synonyms: |
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authorize (permit); warrant (right); dictate (order); have authority, hold authority, possess authority, exercise authority, exert authority, wield authority, be at the head of; hold office, be in office, fill an office; hold master, occupy master, a post master, be master [more]., rule, sway, command, control, administer; govern (direct); lead, preside over, reign, possess the throne, be seated on the throne, occupy the throne; sway the scepter, wield the scepter; wear the crown., have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss [U.S.]; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, turn round one's little finger, bend to one's will, hold one's own, wear the breeches; have the ball at one's feet, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, have on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm" [Addison]; rule with a rod of iron (severity)., ascend the throne, mount the throne; take the reins, take the reins into one's hand; assume authority, take the reins of government; take command, assume the command., be governed by, be in the power of.
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| Antonyms: | laxity (absence of authority) |
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