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What is another word for
adopt
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Contexts
▼
▲
To legally care for another's child
To choose to take up, follow, or use
To select and take or approve
To adopt a feigned quality, manner or identity
To enact or establish legally or legislatively
To make use of
To take for one's own benefit, typically without permission
To admit or welcome into a place or a group
Select and give a responsibility
To assimilate into a body, structure or system
Begin or start again
To accept or receive, typically something awarded
Find or give a new home
To act in accordance to the terms of
To inaugurate into an office or an organization, especially cermonially
Adopt, conform
To acquire something, usually over a period of time
(
of a place or position
)
To occupy
Occupy oneself with
To reach a decision or recommendation
To convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another
Redistribute, station troops or weapons
Confess to be true or to be the case
Devote effort to something
To have the use or benefit of something
… more ▼
▲
Verb
▲
To legally care for another's child
foster
parent
raise
nurse
rear
bring up
care for
look after
take in
provide for
take care of
minister to
nurture
nourish
cherish
sustain
entertain
harbour
UK
mother
accommodate
breed
harbor
US
favour
UK
oblige
favor
US
“There are dozens of couples who are desperate to
adopt
a child.”
Verb
▲
To choose to take up, follow, or use
embrace
assume
espouse
accept
appropriate
approve
support
endorse
implement
ratify
use
utilise
UK
utilize
US
acquire
affect
arrogate
choose
follow
maintain
select
adapt
back
borrow
sanction
validate
take on
okay
seize
agree to
consent to
opt for
rubber-stamp
OK
take up
engage in
go in for
pick up on
accede to
tap into
assent to
give something the go ahead
give something the green light
give something the thumbs up
go down the line
go along with
honour
UK
honor
US
recognize
US
favor
US
recognise
UK
approve of
favour
UK
welcome
advocate
promote
champion
emulate
concur
encourage
countenance
fall in with
take to
vouch for
subscribe to
stand up for
respect
heed
observe
buy
abide by
uphold
comply with
authorize
US
adhere to
conform to
mind
acknowledge
acquiesce in
cooperate with
authorise
UK
pay heed to
acquiesce to
grant
defer to
esteem
value
take heed of
act in accordance with
stick by
confirm
push
be in favour of
fall in line with
appreciate
recommend
commend
praise
plug
approbate
urge
think well of
care for
look on with favor
be in favor of
shake on
receive favorably
allow
eulogise
UK
press for
lobby for
flash on
give the nod to
take a shine to
argue for
be in conformity with
be on one's side
regard highly
buck for
thumbs up
root for
campaign for
tilt toward
look up to
receive gladly
be in accordance with
advise
take a liking to
eulogize
US
run with
obey
come to have
note
receive
affirm
take
admit
gain
accommodate
have
entertain
go with
buy into
nod through
listen to
hold to
watch
keep to
stick with
live by
stick to
submit to
regard
goose-step to
do as told
take on board
bear in mind
give allegiance to
take to heart
toe the line
be guided by
have regard to
yield to
pay attention to
bless
warrant
pass
license
UK
mandate
acquiesce
concur in
accede
consent
agree
subscribe
give the nod
say uncle
pass on
defer
give the go-ahead to
assent
give the green light to
give in
ditto
permit
give the OK to
give five
give the thumbs up to
say the word
say yes to
knuckle under
cut a deal
licence
US
cave in
come round
comply
accord
conform
look on with favour
defend
further
accord to
agree with
concur with
abet
sponsor
prefer
give in to
stand behind
side with
be on the side of
vote for
receive wholeheartedly
ally oneself with
receive enthusiastically
smile on
aid and abet
get into
take up the cudgels for
stick up for
more ❯
“Most consulting engineers chose to
adopt
this method as it satisfied the needs of the brief.”
Verb
▲
To select and take or approve
choose
pick
select
nominate
designate
elect
name
accept
appoint
favor
US
favour
UK
embrace
handpick
take
decide on
opt for
pick out
settle on
cherry-pick
hand-pick
plump for
vote for
single out
fix on
go for
prefer
specify
fancy
tag
decide
return
desire
opt
optate
put in power
set
cull
like
sift out
incline towards
settle upon
fix upon
have as a favourite
make a choice
lean towards
think more highly of
lean toward
be partial to
like better
show favouritism towards
cotton to
have a preference for
have a bias towards
treat with partiality
hold in higher regard
side with
go in for
plump
agree
resolve
make your mind up
come to a decision
vote someone in
vote in
stipulate
make a decision
want
forechoose
wish
peg
determine
elect for
make a selection
pin down
identify
include
sort out
allot
assign
mention
cite
indicate
finger
winnow
separate
tab
tap
slot
mark out
mark
predestine
flag up
decide upon
take it or leave it
say so
pick and choose
elect to choose
go down the line
take up
make choice
discriminate between
point out
come down in favour of
set aside
call for
make up one's mind
love
wish for
care for
crave
feel like
incline toward
be inclined toward
take to
take a liking to
see fit
please
will
find attractive
rather
feel disposed to
adore
be attracted to
relish
covet
long for
espouse
lust after
endorse
pine for
hanker after
hunger for
yearn for
be crazy about
itch for
have eyes for
be turned on to
approve of
would rather
would sooner
thirst for
have a thing about
would like
aspire
gravitate towards
be drawn to
yearn
demand
enjoy
desiderate
savor
US
dig
savour
UK
sanction
be more partial to
burn for
would rather have
think preferable
would sooner have
dream of
be infatuated with
be taken with
rejoice in
be enamored of
delight in
revel in
be desirous of
have a yen for
be mad for
have a craving for
set one's heart on
get off on
be wild for
sigh for
fall for
have a yearning for
lech over
be soft on
lech after
be captivated by
be wild about
be mad about
be in love with
have a pash on
have the hots for
have taken a shine to
carry a torch for
have an eye for
have a soft spot for
have a crush on
need
could do with
require
feel inclined toward
aspire to
take a shine to
welcome
have an urge for
spoil for
suggest
die for
ache for
lust for
more ❯
“The local party was due yesterday to make a decision on whether to
adopt
Smith as a candidate.”
Verb
▲
To adopt a feigned quality, manner or identity
assume
simulate
affect
feign
fake
counterfeit
impersonate
sham
imitate
mimic
put on
bluff
dissemble
act out
pass for
pretend to have
profess to have
take on
strike
espouse
embrace
co-opt
internalize
US
internalise
UK
cop
pretend
play-act
change into
get into
don
wear
dress in
pull
exhibit
play
do
mirror
display
ape
develop
embody
become
personate
show
take up
put on an act
act
masquerade
put on a front
pose
confound
deceive
playact
trick
confuse
make believe
lay on
come to have
turn into
double as
act like
disguise
front
put on a false front
put up a front
put on airs
dissimulate
imagine
posture
suppose
veil
falsify
conceal
hide
mask
whitewash
cloak
cover up
assume the role
put up a smoke screen
dress up
represent
reproduce
make up
portray
purport
camouflage
make out like
make as if
suppress
obscure
minimize
US
misrepresent
downplay
veneer
varnish
screen
sugarcoat
airbrush
secrete
extenuate
sweep something under the rug
minimise
UK
keep dark
put it on
sweep something under the carpet
keep secret
fake it
be dishonest about
soft-pedal
de-emphasize
keep quiet about
hush up
keep a lid on
draw a veil over
profess
let on
shroud
make out
lie
play at
pass oneself off as
play the part of
fantasize
US
fantasise
UK
doublespeak
cover
pass
pussyfoot
shuck and jive
four-flush
signify
make like
play possum
mislead
stonewall
be dishonest
double-talk
more ❯
Verb
▲
To enact or establish legally or legislatively
pass
approve
accept
enact
authorise
UK
authorize
US
sanction
legislate
ratify
validate
carry
clear
ordain
support
back
commission
constitute
decree
endorse
establish
make
certify
engage
legalise
UK
legalize
US
permit
undertake
legislate for
agree to
put into effect
vote in
lay down
vote for
vouch for
OK
make into law
sign
authenticate
give something the thumbs up
rubber-stamp
give something the green light
give something the go-ahead
confirm
give something the OK
acknowledge
say yes to
clinch
agree
arrange
underwrite
sign on
strike
agree on
settle on
shake on
come to an agreement on
consent to
warrant
formalize
US
affirm
accede
assent to
formalise
UK
recognize
US
accredit
recognise
UK
acquiesce
license
UK
consent
okay
licence
US
finalize
US
homologate
approbate
countenance
grant
finalise
UK
bind
bless
uphold
sign off on
assent
seal
countersign
allow
empower
go for
accede to
buy
charter
thumbs up
give something the nod
say yes
give the go-ahead
corroborate
initial
O.K.
second
enable
make valid
rubber stamp
greenlight
acquiesce in
admit
approve of
condone
give leave
humor
US
give the OK to
give the nod
boost
concur
give permission
concede
let pass
give the thumbs up to
humour
UK
have
give the green light
say the word
give carte blanche
go along with
abet
give the go-ahead to
sanctify
indulge
give the green light to
take kindly to
indemnify
legitimize
US
legitimise
UK
give your blessing to
give the thumbs up
concur with
favour
UK
give your consent to
favor
US
disapprove
substantiate
set your seal on
make legally binding
bear out
be behind
let
give stamp of approval
mandate
entitle
suffer
tolerate
recommend
advocate
qualify
comply
subscribe
legitimatize
US
give someone leave
legitimate
endure
brook
give someone authorization
cause
subscribe to
concur in
legitimatise
UK
grant someone the right
privilege
give your blessing
franchise
wink at
leave
green-light
blink at
admit of
facilitate
acquiesce to
push for
maintain
get behind
make law
stump for
encourage
hats off to
buy into
dig
give go-ahead
lap up
groove
pronounce
come round
set
give blessing
reach a decision
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make use of
utilize
US
employ
use
exploit
deploy
enjoy
utilise
UK
call upon
find a use for
implement
make use of
ply
put to good use
run
apply
derive benefit from
engage
exercise
gain from
harness
make do with
operate
resort to
work with
advance
appropriate
benefit from
consume
do with
field
handle
manipulate
put to use
take advantage of
turn to good account
wield
bring into play
draw on
look to
work
avail oneself of
bring into service
bring to bear
call into play
press into service
profit by
put into service
avail yourself of
make the most of
bring into effective action
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
turn to
call on
direct
guide
turn to account
descend to
stoop to
have recourse to
fall back on
sink to
give in to
practice
US
practise
UK
exert
put into practice
involve
devote
occupy
take up
bring into action
use up
execute
effect
realize
US
tap
put into action
realise
UK
carry out
put to work
put into effect
set in motion
capitalize on
put forth
play on
put in motion
more ❯
Verb
▲
To take for one's own benefit, typically without permission
borrow
take
steal
appropriate
arrogate
filch
misappropriate
abstract
commandeer
pinch
purloin
shoplift
liberate
lift
nab
nick
rob
snaffle
snitch
swipe
use
abscond with
acquire
bag
blag
bone
carry off
copy
embrace
espouse
half-inch
heist
nobble
pirate
scrump
take for oneself
whip
crib
glom
help oneself to
hook
pilfer
plagiarise
UK
plagiarize
US
poach
rip off
snavel
tief
assume
derive
imitate
knock off
obtain
simulate
take on
take up
usurp
make one's own
pick up on
affect
seize
take over
take in
Verb
▲
To admit or welcome into a place or a group
accept
welcome
admit
receive
integrate
accommodate
greet
introduce
allow
embrace
hail
bring in
countenance
invite in
let in
take in
offer friendship to
receive favourably
receive gladly
say hello to
usher in
give a hero's welcome
roll out the red carpet
care for
OK
okay
take
enlist
enroll
US
harbour
UK
harbor
US
house
sign
enrol
UK
sign up
take on
recruit
register
engage
enter
initiate
suffer
let
shelter
bless
buy
entertain
permit
lodge
sign on
show in
give access
give the nod
give thumbs up
be big on
sign off on
matriculate
employ
grant entrance to
allow entry to
allow in
give access to
give right of entry to
allow to enter
concede
grant
intromit
fit
meet
hold
karanga
mihi
haeremai
permit entry to
open the door to
let past
welcome in
hire
contain
put up
have room for
be big enough for
have capacity for
place
appoint
retain
acquire
fee
add
pay
inscribe
list
bring on board
join
take course
call up
become student
put your name down
serve
obtain
muster
register for
subscribe
join up
include
allow entry
incorporate
permit entry
inlet
give admission to
let pass
more ❯
Verb
▲
Select and give a responsibility
assign
appoint
commission
nominate
delegate
designate
elect
name
post
promote
vote
attach
constitute
co-opt
create
detail
dub
make
place
select for
authorise
UK
authorize
US
cast
choice
commit
deputise
UK
deputize
US
dispense
disperse
downlink
download
draught
UK
draft
US
empower
enrol
UK
enroll
US
hire
install in
ordain
refer
reference
select
slot
tab
tag
choose for
decide on for
detail for
induct in
institute in
invest in
ordain in
stipulate for
dole out
hang on
hold responsible
choose
charge
allocate
station
send
conscript
employ
order
install
US
recruit
advance
instal
UK
tap
fix
set
engage
vote in
install as
accredit
allot
establish
depute
transfer
relocate
reassign
specify
decide
put
pick
decide on
move
sign up
lend
second
contract
mandate
determine
position
retain
locate
warrant
invest
licence
US
license
UK
consign
command
decree
garrison
situate
base
put on duty
settle on
put down for
take on
shift
give nod
swear in
place trust in
farm out
assign temporarily
offer
proffer
cognominate
elevate
slate
tender
bename
purpose
mean
intend
identify
arrange
declare
announce
handpick
settle
brand
resolve
peg
denote
recognize
US
opt for
point to
pin down
figure
cherry-pick
mark
recognise
UK
conclude
single out
propose
put finger on
settle upon
classify
deploy
ascribe
site
prescribe
attribute
plant
park
lodge
agree
direct
finger
enjoin
impute
connect
apply
associate
reattribute
lay
bestow
award
accord
confer
earmark
lay on
invest with
place on
put on
enlist
entrust
trust
intrust
charter
enable
vest
certify
qualify
task
book
induct
instruct
dispatch
bid
crown
inaugurate
confide to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To assimilate into a body, structure or system
assimilate
integrate
absorb
incorporate
adapt
amalgamate
coalesce
embody
fit
homogenise
UK
homogenize
US
accommodate
admit
combine
conform
embrace
engulf
intermix
marry
mesh
mingle
naturalise
UK
naturalize
US
subsume
accept
acclimatise
UK
acclimatize
US
adjust
appropriate
blend
commingle
compound
consolidate
espouse
fuse
interfuse
interweave
lump
merge
mix
include
weld
co-opt
blend in
fit in
swallow up
take over
take in
encompass
acculturate
accustom
connaturalize
convert
elect
homologize
enfold
contain
involve
cover
comprise
bring into the fold
draw in
bring in
bring into line
make one's own
comprehend
entail
encapsulate
enclose
carry
take into account
number
have
provide for
borrow
unify
unite
concentrate
meld
join
intermingle
emulsify
harmonize
US
conflate
knit
commix
comingle
composite
alloy
pool
immix
immingle
bring together
associate
harmonise
UK
link
put together
fold in
collect
organize
US
systematize
US
stir
whisk
imbibe
blunge
form
codify
add in
tie in
add to
slot in
systematise
UK
establish
organise
UK
hook in
gang up
slip in
gather together
band
mass
converge
affiliate
melt
conglomerate
add
yoke
jumble
interpenetrate
interblend
cement
compact
synthesize
US
agglutinate
synthesise
UK
concatenate
conjoin
desegregate
coordinate
interface
symphonize
link up
come together
become one
get together
join together
lump together
throw in together
melt into
run into
more ❯
Verb
▲
Begin or start again
take up
embrace
espouse
borrow
take on
accept
assume
begin
commence
continue
enter
initiate
open
proceed
recommence
renew
reopen
restart
resume
start
tackle
undertake
carry on
engage in
follow through
get off
go on
kick off
set to
take to
tee off
become involved in
go in for
enter upon
agree to
sign off on
agree to take
agree to do
embark on
take
hold
have
occupy
hold down
set about
be placed in
take over
be employed in
embark upon
fill
be in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To accept or receive, typically something awarded
take
accomplish
achieve
earn
receive
win
accept
attain
reach
score
acquire
land
obtain
procure
secure
snag
assume
bag
collect
come by
gain
get
grab
net
realise
UK
realize
US
consummate
pick up
reap
scoop
be awarded
be given
be presented with
bring in
carry off
come away with
cop
rack up
walk away with
walk off with
have conferred on one
capture
have
draw
garner
make
get hold of
carry
pull down
nab
seize
knock down
buy
purchase
take possession of
inherit
derive
fetch
come into
annex
US
access
pocket
annexe
UK
get your hands on
possess oneself of
be provided with
gather
effect
take home
lay hold of
clear
gross
be paid
find
amass
wangle
hook
corral
take receipt of
grasp
hustle
chalk up
make sure of
win possession of
pull in
take in
come into possession of
lock up
gain possession of
contract
conquer
clinch
steal
captivate
accrue
snap up
be in receipt of
bank
wrap up
pot
get paid
take into one's possession
accept delivery of
agree to receive
lay one's hands on
cinch
appropriate
pull
guarantee
assure
guaranty
ice
ensure
insure
accumulate
produce
clean up
profit
harvest
catch
collar
swing
make sure
give security
get possession of
scare up
come to have
build up
get hands on
latch onto
come in for
haul in
rake in
glean
compass
retrieve
hoard
save
schlenter
salvage
occupy
blag
recover
lay up
drum up
scrape up
get at
gobble up
scrape together
make use of
beg borrow or steal
get one's hands on
notch up
clock up
fulfil
UK
fulfill
US
manage
hit
pull off
establish
nail
snare
effectuate
perform
log
arrive at
ring up
bring about
bring to fruition
merit
justify
deserve
reify
warrant
locate
notch
make it to
snatch
lay hands on
search out
come up with
take delivery of
latch on to
corner
be sent
be deserving of
turn
wrangle
sock
trap
glom
polish off
glom onto
have a right to
bring home
be entitled to
be worthy of
pay one's dues
be gainfully employed
make it big
make fast buck
bring home the groceries
bring home the bacon
be in line for
be appointed to
eke out
get one's mitts on
execute
complete
finish
conclude
perpetrate
engineer
negotiate
commit
honour
UK
meet
strike
honor
US
conduct
wrest
do justice to
fix
keep faith with
sew up
put the tin lid on
carry out
get done
deliver on
make good on
carry through
do
discharge
prosecute
take care of
do a bang-up job
succeed in
pull something off
get someplace
live up to
make it
nail it
fulfill one's potential
make hay
follow through on
perfect
put it over
do one proud
bring off
put through
be true to
do the trick
bring to completion
satisfy
follow through with
get there
more ❯
Verb
▲
Find or give a new home
rehome
rehouse
move
relocate
rescue
resettle
Verb
▲
To act in accordance to the terms of
satisfy
fulfil
UK
fulfill
US
meet
observe
keep
obey
action
complete
discharge
execute
respect
uphold
accommodate
accomplish
affect
apply
consummate
effect
effectuate
fill
reach
realise
UK
realize
US
serve
achieve
acknowledge
actualize
administer
answer
attain
implement
nail
redeem
actionize
do
enforce
perfect
sanctify
comply with
adhere to
conform to
agree to
be heedful of
carry off
deliver on
fall in with
follow through with
accommodate to
act according to
act on
act upon
be bound by
be faithful to
be guided by
be true to
cater to
check with
chord with
cohere with
cooperate with
do justice to
follow through on
go along with
go through with
match up to
measure up to
pay regard to
square with
stand by
assent to
be good enough
be in accordance with
bring to completion
coincide with
cope with
cut the mustard
fill the bill
fit the bill
follow up on
harmonize with
live up to
make good on
make the grade
perform according to
pull off
respond to
submit to
tally with
yield to
act in accordance with
be loyal to
keep faith with
pass muster
put into action
put into effect
put into operation
put into practice
goose-step to
follow
heed
abide by
honour
UK
honor
US
accept
mind
defer to
consent to
carry out
pay attention to
acquiesce to
keep to
stick with
accord to
stick to
live by
follow orders
bow to
take heed of
concur with
stick by
do as told
pay heed to
be in conformity with
toe the line
accede to
embrace
hold to
concede to
agree with
fall in line with
perform
acquiesce in
conform
play by the rules
kowtow to
observe the rules
keep to the rules
act in accordance with the rules
adapt to
don't make waves
conform with
be dutiful to
stick to the rules
abide by the rules
adjust to
go by the book
play it by the book
do what one is told
be ruled by
follow the rules
adhere to the rules
comply with the rules
accord with
go with the flow
don't rock the boat
obey the rules
knuckle under
more ❯
Verb
▲
To inaugurate into an office or an organization, especially cermonially
invest
instal
UK
install
US
induct
instate
empower
inaugurate
ordain
anoint
authorise
UK
authorize
US
crown
enthrone
license
UK
vest
accredit
baptise
UK
baptize
US
certify
charge
charter
commission
consecrate
enable
establish
initiate
licence
US
provide
qualify
seat
warrant
sanction
arm
bequeath
honor
US
honour
UK
admit to office
swear in
introduce
appoint
institute
set up
admit
recruit
constitute
create
launch
delegate
place
originate
enrol
UK
begin
enlist
put in place
ennoble
found
fix
start
pioneer
nominate
select
name
depute
enroll
US
designate
organize
US
put in
enact
order
plant
sign up
dignify
organise
UK
exalt
convert
coronate
commence
elevate
settle
open
contract
engage
elect
station
lodge
form
innovate
admit into office
draft
US
erect
detail
legislate
deputize
US
instruct
usher in
draught
UK
kick off
set in motion
get under way
put in motion
make up
decree
bring about
deputise
UK
come out with
come up with
lay the foundations of
take on
indoctrinate
permit
entitle
venerate
aggrandize
pass
make
administer an oath to
give authority
mandate
develop
shape
choose
canonize
US
deify
strengthen
stabilise
UK
adorn
heighten
dower
reward
endue
stabilize
US
festoon
raise
endow
determine
assign
register
call
glorify
hire
employ
incorporate
give nod
allot
cast
allocate
place trust in
farm out
lay down
frock
attach
entrust
trust
intrust
co-opt
retain
task
consummate
catechize
book
base
build
lord
canonise
UK
king
commit
dispatch
consign
bid
send
command
domiciliate
predicate
lay foundation
inculcate
kick something off
secure
ratify
corroborate
implant
get something moving
build up
moor
set down
get something going
get something working
confide to
position
allow
confer holy orders on
swear
get going
generate
actuate
activate
cause
fit
put
locate
educate
welcome
allow into
install in
receive
acquaint
train
introduce to
admit to
conscript
instate in
initiate into
get in operation
situate
site
get functioning
get off the ground
rev
get working
bow
sow the seeds of
swear into
appoint to
plonk
lay
insert
park
lay the first stone of
set the ball rolling
open up
get the ball rolling
break in
start the ball rolling
put into operation
bring into being
mount
connect
furnish
line
be engaged by
sign on
be taken on by
set in place
trigger
intro
enter
settle down
fix up
build in
settle in
bed in
take up
dream up
get ball rolling
take in
get feet wet
break the ice
more ❯
Verb
▲
Adopt, conform
go by
agree
comply
conform
cooperate
follow
heed
observe
abide by
adjust to
judge from
be guided by
fall in with
take as guide
Verb
▲
To acquire something, usually over a period of time
develop
acquire
form
cultivate
pick up
assume
breed
engage in
discover
gain
take to
undertake
attain
assimilate
embrace
take up
reach
sustain
achieve
nurture
take in
take on
learn
foster
get
establish
contract
come by
conceive
contrive
devise
evolve
materialize
US
grasp
master
concoct
imbibe
grow into
slip into
materialise
UK
try to develop
try to acquire
get into
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
of a place or position
)
To occupy
take
occupy
use
fill
secure
utilise
UK
utilize
US
hold
monopolise
UK
monopolize
US
preoccupy
reserve
book
engage
bag
take up
strike
Verb
▲
Occupy oneself with
go in for
participate in
engage in
enter into
join in
practice
US
practise
UK
take part in
undertake
embrace
espouse
get involved in
occupy oneself with
pursue
take up
be a participant in
be a party to
compete in
enter
play a part in
partake in
contribute to
share in
throw oneself into
be associated with
be party to
associate oneself with
play a role in
have something to do with
have a hand in
work at
carry on
have a career in
ply your trade
specialize in
prosecute
follow
ply
pursue a career in
Verb
▲
To reach a decision or recommendation
decide
determine
choose
resolve
opt
conclude
elect
aim
decree
establish
figure
pick
plan
purpose
reach
rule
agree
cinch
guess
name
select
settle
take
vote
award
conjecture
mediate
poll
surmise
will
come to a decision
commit yourself
go for
make a decision
make up your mind
reach a conclusion
reach a decision
reach decision
settle on
settle upon
arrive at conclusion
cast the die
come to agreement
come to conclusion
come to decision
commit oneself
draw a conclusion
fix on
fix upon
form opinion
go down line
have final word
have in mind
have the intention
make up mind
take a stand
call shots
make your mind up
settle on a plan of action
come to a conclusion
end with
decide on
pick out
single out
appoint
plump
prefer
cull
opt for
make a choice
plump for
mark
judge
handpick
tag
make a selection
nominate
designate
cherry-pick
optate
come down
commit
undertake
intend
reach a verdict
reach an agreement
propose
vote for
return
take a decision
vote in
make decision
come to the conclusion
put in
accept
receive
tap
admit
ballot
remain firm
make a point of
feel disposed
see fit
decide upon
put in power
vote into office
choose by ballot
go down the line
specify
set
stipulate
favour
UK
favor
US
pitch on
plump on
exercise choice
peg
pin down
hand-pick
make up one's mind on
weigh
identify
agree on
take a stand on
make a decision on
come to an agreement on
reach a decision on
come to a decision on
consider
come to a conclusion on
commit oneself to
sift out
make a choice on
deliberate on
ponder
more ❯
Verb
▲
To convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another
proselytize
US
convert
evangelise
UK
evangelize
US
preach
propagandise
UK
propagandize
US
proselyte
brainwash
recruit
accept
agitate
approve
cajole
convince
defend
embrace
make converts
persuade
seek converts
spread the word
sway
uphold
bring to Christ
bring to God
evangelize to
preach to
spread the gospel
win over
alter conviction
bring into the fold
change belief
get into
make converts of
spread the word to
stand behind
be born again
bend somebody's ear
cause to adopt
make see the light
spread the gospel to
redeem
save
crusade
homilize
preachify
sermonize
US
campaign
sermonise
UK
spread the faith
make converts among
seek converts among
make someone change their mind
make someone change their beliefs
act as a missionary
spread the faith to
make someone see the light
tell the gospel to
offer the gospel to
share the gospel with
exhort
proclaim
bring to Jesus
reform
induce
move
impel
assimilate
baptise
UK
budge
incline
transfer
lead
baptize
US
re-educate
bring around
talk round
talk into
cause someone to change their beliefs
lead to believe
cause a change of heart
argue into
prevail on
change the belief of
prevail upon
cause to be born again
cause to see the light
cause someone to change their mind
proselytise
UK
address
speak
gospelize
orate
inform
pulpiteer
mission
missionary
deliver
talk
minister
prophesy
give a sermon
discourse
preach a sermon
deliver a sermon
give sermon
deliver sermon
deliver an address
more ❯
Verb
▲
Redistribute, station troops or weapons
deploy
position
arrange
station
dispose
instal
UK
install
US
distribute
extend
locate
place
post
redistribute
site
situate
base
establish
garrison
range
use
park
plant
posit
utilise
UK
utilize
US
array
display
expand
implement
open
organise
UK
organize
US
spread out
unfold
fan out
form front
put into position
set out
set up
put out patrol
take battle stations
set
assign
fix
put on duty
field
billet
headquarter
mount
source
put
commission
lodge
detail
subcontract
farm out
outsource
root
implant
stick
erect
set down
settle
stand
lay
depose
seat
deposit
emplace
put in place
found
build
dwell
squat
reside
inhabit
dig in
hang one's hat
ensconce
entrench
ground
center
US
centralize
US
moor
land
domiciliate
put down roots
embed
centre
UK
centralise
UK
more ❯
Verb
▲
Confess to be true or to be the case
admit
confess
acknowledge
agree
allow
grant
reveal
avow
concede
declare
disclose
profess
accept
divulge
recognise
UK
recognize
US
concur
make known
own
accede
leak
own up to
appreciate
assent
bring to light
confide
cop to
give away
make public
own up
realise
UK
realize
US
affirm
blurt out
cough
discover
fess up
sing
accord
acquiesce
approve
bare
bring into the open
communicate
confirm
consent
credit
enumerate
expose
indicate
let
narrate
number
permit
proclaim
recite
relate
spill
state
talk
tell
tolerate
uncover
unveil
yield
be aware of
be conscious of
'fess up
make a clean breast of
squeal about
tell all about
blow the lid off
come clean
let on
open up
spill the beans about
spill your guts
subscribe to
blow the gaff on
cop a plea
go into details
come out of the closet
make a clean breast
announce
impart
say
broadcast
utter
betray
assert
blab
pass on
aver
express
publish
purport
maintain
let out
allege
report
come out with
claim
asseverate
let slip
avouch
unbosom
suggest
mouth
let on about
tell all
contend
unmask
protest
let drop
convey
publicize
US
tell the truth
go public with
publicise
UK
spill the beans
pass
unfold
vouchsafe
insist
release
swear
attest
uncloak
warrant
lay bare
air
pronounce
go along with
bring out
promulgate
hint
vent
argue
lay down
explain
inform
make out
talk about
blow the gaff
blow wide open
put forward
let the cat out of the bag about
blurt
intimate
certify
guarantee
deliver
conceive
speak
admit guilt
mention
articulate
hold
accept blame
accept responsibility
plead guilty
take on board
disseminate
out
vow
enunciate
verbalize
US
testify
cite
voice
circulate
present
depose
vouch
relay
phrase
imply
exhibit
opine
recount
come out
stress
advertise
advertize
bring out into the open
make a clean breast of it
repeat
see
spill your guts about
verbalise
UK
let the cat out of the bag
perceive
render
put into words
get across
spell out
get off your chest
put across
cognize
know
babble
throw out
unburden
note
register
whisper
post
vocalize
US
squeal
snitch
let fall
evince
attest to
be completely honest
spread
insinuate
chirp
word
make a clean breast of things
get off chest
propose
specify
spout
predicate
break
denote
spiel
notify
sound
give
outline
discuss
mutter
detail
propound
advance
frame
cry
shout
give out
intone
emphasize
US
display
advocate
address
clarify
come clean about
modulate
vocalise
UK
emphasise
UK
asservate
put
summarise
UK
summarize
US
translate
reassert
allegate
reaffirm
take the lid off
give utterance to
swear on bible
make clean breast
let cat out of the bag
set forth
speak out
bring forward
swear up and down
give testimony
get off
speak about
pop off
give voice to
bear witness
admit as true
cede
countenance
consider
support
chime in
lay open
suppose
transmit
vouch for
verify
cop
stipulate
witness
move
describe
unfurl
overshare
open
represent
confess to
admit to
validate
disburden
burst out with
slip
record
transfuse
conduct
transfer
trickle
transpire
spring
tattle
bewray
gossip
cross one's heart
acknowledge that
get out
unburden oneself
instruct
hear of
teach
debunk
undress
nail
go public
tip off
cough up
incriminate oneself
acknowledge information
confess all
implicate oneself
be conscious that
be aware that
spill all
confide in
allow to be valid
let hair down
blow the whistle
show up
cooperate with
bow to
agree to
approve of
concur with
accede to
acquiesce in
put it on record
make it known
defer to
tell the truth about
carry the can
put your hand up to something
blow the whistle on
unclothe
show
unearth
raise
fold
ditto
compromise
waive
award
ventilate
take an oath
be wise to
table
annunciate
moot
broach
couch
submit
come out of closet
cry uncle
yes one
say uncle
cave in
debate
expound
blare
herald
look
trumpet
import
designate
formulate
play ball with
bury the hatchet
connote
inflect
bespeak
blazon
intonate
understand
yell
clothe
roar
prove
sympathize
US
give utterance
put over
get over
give expression
point out
talk of
pour out
put in words
go into
give expression to
shout from the rooftops
testify to
give vent to
throw in the towel
go with the flow
manifest
discern
apprehend
comprehend
engage
go public on
weasel
unbosom oneself
fink
unload
finger
blow
grasp
give the show away
dish the dirt
give the game away
fess
break the news
bring to public attention
bring to public notice
sense
assimilate
sympathise
UK
be united
bring out into open
put cards on table
get out of system
give the low-down
take the wraps off
dump on
sound off
tip hand
clue in
humble oneself
level with
rat on
spit out
be as one
be in sympathy
savvy
get something off your chest
open one's heart
be as one man
be down with
soapbox
stump
croon
constate
respect
compass
catch
seize
get
intuit
behold
make clean breast of
exclaim
grok
decipher
dig
decode
twig
press
remark
fess up to
be of the same mind
see eye to eye
be of the same opinion
talk big
cross heart
say so
tumble to
offer
plead
chatter
enounce
orate
mumble
self-declare
self-disclose
self-respond
self-report
self-divulge
act as if
get on soapbox
blow hot air
quote
retell
signal
perorate
rehearse
yammer
pipe
read
soliloquize
drawl
jaw
yak
regurgitate
lip
gab
gas
murmur
declaim
be cognizant of
cotton to
catch on to
put forth
reel off
make clear
sound out
pipe up with
breathe
cotton on to
buzz
unload on
spill to
crack to
open your heart
lay it on
let in on
share a confidence
lay the gaff
bend an ear
more ❯
Verb
▲
Devote effort to something
address
tackle
attack
confront
grapple with
attend to
deal with
undertake
concentrate on
field
focus on
handle
manage
manoeuvre
UK
maneuver
US
manipulate
negotiate
see to
turn to
apply oneself to
buckle down to
devote oneself to
embark on
engage in
hack
play
swing
take on
take up
treat
attend
concentrate
contend with
cope with
dig
focus
get down to
settle down to
take in hand
try
turn
become involved in
get cracking on
get stuck into
get to grips with
get weaving on
go at
go for
hammer away
have a go at
have at
peg away
pitch into
try to deal with
try to sort out
have a crack at
have a shot at
have a stab at
knuckle down to
plug away at
take care of
throw oneself into
take
sort out
face
set about
look after
address oneself to
dive into
apply yourself to
take charge of
engage
approach
accept
pursue
come to terms with
go about
set to work on
set to
wade into
start in on
busy oneself with
try to solve
get started on
carry out
devote yourself to
get to work on
go to work on
get to work at
take measures about
come to grips with
try to cope with
take forward
turn your attention to
content
do
answer
settle
challenge
fight
begin to tackle
contest
respond to
work
serve
contend
occupy yourself with
react to
plunge into
attempt
begin
essay
exploit
dominate
command
orchestrate
organize
US
act toward
reply to
organise
UK
speak in response to
learn to live with
behave toward
start on
embark upon
work on
turn your hand to
make a run at
peg away at
take a shot at
apply oneself
turn one's hand to
have a go
go for it
take the bit between your teeth
launch into
square off
bang away at
hammer away at
step up to the plate
try on for size
wade in
sink your teeth into
start the ball rolling
give a whirl
give a try
get a handle on
take something in hand
take responsibility for
make arrangements for
weather
struggle with
brave
endure
wrestle with
overcome
withstand
get through
bear
face up to
tussle with
surmount
master
put up with
swallow
stomach
beat
get over
manage with
stand up to
make do with
get by with
make out with
get the better of
defy
dare
beard
brazen
breast
outface
outbrave
resist
accost
suffer
bite the bullet
meet
encounter
oppose
tolerate
sustain
stand
go up against
face off
square up to
undergo
experience
stop
risk
stick out
sit through
cross
waylay
abide
brook
halt
collar
resign oneself to
go through
stand up against
grin and bear
ride out
subject oneself to
meet head on
bear the brunt of
be confronted by
countenance
allow
court
venture
brazen out
affront
face down
live out
meet head-on
come face to face with
be patient with
submit to
come up against
fly in face of
live through
resolve
cope
throw down the gauntlet at
look sth in the eye
reckon with
conquer
outstare
bide
browbeat
overawe
cow
intimidate
absorb
reconcile oneself to
become accustomed to
sweat out
take patiently
become resigned to
never say die in the face of
become reconciled to
meet with
wear
eat
thole
get used to
make the best of
rise above
stare out
stare down
look straight in the eye
battle
be drawn against
make a stand
eyeball
take the bull by the horns
brace for
bit the bullet
play against
square up
assault
detain
nobble
scorn
call one's bluff
face with
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
repel
antagonize
US
go one-on-one
antagonise
UK
make my day
take aside
call out
flout
provoke
threaten
tell off
front
question
interview
cross-examine
initiate a discussion with
discuss something with
speak to
remonstrate with
grab
intercept
seize
block
wrestle
throw
obstruct
nail
clutch
fell
grasp
sack
floor
grapple
knock down
take hold of
put the freeze on
down
rugby-tackle
bring down
catch
throw down
bring to the ground
prevail against
brace oneself for
stand fast
outdare
square off against
brave out
fly in the face of
sit and take it
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To have the use or benefit of something
enjoy
have
boast
retain
be blessed with
benefit from
command
experience
maintain
own
possess
hold
be favored with
derive benefit from
gain from
profit from
take advantage of
avail oneself of
be born with
be endowed with
be favoured with
be possessed of
have available
have the advantage
have the benefit of
have the use of
participate of
reap the benefits of
lay claim to
sport
sustain
exercise
bear
carry
celebrate
channel
keep
reserve
show off
wield
withhold
be the owner of
be in possession of
be the possessor of
preserve
hog
occupy
have in hand
have possession of
be the proud possessor of
have in your possession
grasp
sit on
have to your name
use
be gifted with
inhold
teem with
chalk up
hast
(archaic)
have to one's name
have in one's possession
count among one's possessions
lock up
have to name
corner the market
control
be responsible for
have the title to
have rights to
offer
exhibit
present
save
uphold
conserve
claim
feature
display
perpetuate
pride oneself on
contain
continue with
husband
hold back
cleave to
keep hold of
hold fast to
cherish
detain
hold fast
cling to
hang on to
keep up
keep possession
continue to have
grip
hold on to
nurture
clutch on to
keep back
keep possession of
be the proud owner of
be proud of
have in keeping
pride itself on
pride yourself on
manage
have at your disposal
be in charge of
have at one's disposal
clasp
clutch
clench
take
palm
clinch
handle
seize
secure
adhere
wring
hold close
not let go of
keep close
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