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To submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law)
(
of a proposal
)
To agree or consent to
To accept or admit the existence or truth of
To show respect or deference to, typically in a self-abasing way
To regard with great respect or esteem
To fit in with the wishes or needs of
To pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favor
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▲
Verb
▲
To submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law)
acquiesces
submits
obeys
bows to
surrenders to
yields to
gives in to
serves
heeds
submits to
does what someone says
gives way to
does what you are told by
carries out the orders of
caves in to
carries follow the orders of
truckles to
answers to
succumbs to
accepts orders from
takes orders from
“I'll
defer to
the wine waiter to bring appropriate bottles at regular intervals.”
Verb
▲
(
of a proposal
)
To agree or consent to
accepts
respects
follows
goes along with
abides by
acknowledges
agrees to
complies with
consents to
heeds
recognises
UK
recognizes
US
accedes to
adheres to
adopts
assents to
conforms to
endorses
honors
US
honours
UK
observes
acquiesces in
acquiesces to
agrees with
approves of
concurs with
cooperates with
embraces
grants
minds
pays heed to
supports
falls in with
takes heed of
falls in line with
gives in to
sticks by
acts in accordance with
shakes on
goes with
obeys
submits to
fulfils
UK
keeps to
fulfills
US
yields to
keeps
upholds
sticks to
complies
stands by
pays attention to
satisfies
meets
toes the line
carries out
goose-steps to
bows to
performs
cooperates
sticks with
lives by
agrees
executes
conforms
holds to
caves in to
does as told
knuckles under
plays ball
keeps faith with
consents
accedes
acquiesces
redeems
completes
implements
regards
fills
comes around to
responds to
acquiesces with
accords with
acts according to
adjusts to
concurs in
stays in line
plays the game
fits in with
makes good on
knuckles to
acts upon
concurs
notes
allows
goes with the flow
permits
assents
discharges
watches
has regard to
concedes to
takes as guide
answers
sees through
takes as a guide
makes it through
follows through with
matches
shows willingness
lives up to
goes through with
gets through
measures up to
bears out
goes by
acts on
backs
follows orders
makes good
remains faithful to
follows the rules
acts in accordance with the rules
accommodates to
kowtows to
goes by the book
conforms with
matches up to
plays it by the book
complies with the rules
observes the rules
keeps to the rules
adapts to
does what one is told
abides by the rules
plays by the rules
sticks to the rules
adheres to the rules
obeys the rules
plays along
goes along with the plan
listens to
approves
undertakes
engages
okays
bears in mind
gives allegiance to
takes to heart
relents
comprobates
astipulates
sanctions
warrants
defers
yields
plays along with
bows down to
toes the mark
relents to
gives way to
surrenders to
gives your blessing
backs down
throws in the towel
rolls over and play dead
backs down to
gives the go-ahead
enters into
comes round to
gives the nod
comes round
gives the green light
gives carte blanche
says yes
holds
effectuates
consecrates
sanctifies
takes notice of
effects
does as you are told
does one's bidding
pays regard to
marks
notices
attends
accords
hears
hearkens
harks
harkens
digs
has regard for
concentrates on
is mindful of
takes note of
behaves according to
carries through
does as one says
takes orders
copes with
gives in
gets into line
maintains
practices
US
practises
UK
adheres
stickies by
considers
cleaves to
remains true to
pays attention
subscribes
believes
equals
listens
concedes
folds
handles
fits
gives heed
takes heed
makes a deal
says uncle
gives up
rolls over
takes into consideration
takes into account
takes notice
takes note
gives ear to
hangs on
are a good listener
gets a load of
does as one is told by
picks up
gives heed to
gives a thought to
is a good listener
attends to
accomplishes
gratifies
measures up
comes up to
ties
suffices
brooks
consummates
does
appeases
indulges
enforces
actions
applies
affects
serves
accommodates
comes to heel
does what is expected
gets in line
does one's duty
caves in
gives way
holds fast
plays second fiddle
wears
humours
UK
endures
stomachs
tolerates
suffers
humors
US
administers
actualizes
actionizes
withstands
submits
performs according to
puts into practice
puts into operation
harmonizes with
checks with
coheres with
pulls off
brings to completion
puts into action
does justice to
puts into effect
coincides with
follows through on
caters to
follows up on
chords with
carries off
listens up
stoops to
lumps it
puts up with
takes it lying down
keeps in step
grins and bear it
abides
floats with the stream
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Verb
▲
To accept or admit the existence or truth of
acknowledges
admits
grants
accepts
allows
recognises
UK
recognizes
US
concedes
confesses
owns
appreciates
realises
UK
realizes
US
reveals
affirms
agrees
professes
sees
yields
accedes
acquiesces
cognizes
knows
notes
perceives
accedes to
acquiesces in
agrees to
approves of
avows
is aware of
are aware of
bows to
certifies
concurs with
cooperates with
fesses up
attests to
owns up to
comes clean
lets on
opens up
owns up
takes an oath
takes on board
takes something on board
cops a plea
goes along with
comes out of closet
subscribes to
duly notes
Verb
▲
To show respect or deference to, typically in a self-abasing way
genuflects
grovels
kowtows
snivels
fawns
respects
toadies
behaves obsequiously
bows to
humbles oneself
brown-noses
shows respect for
licks someone's boots
crawls
truckles
bootlicks
blandishes
creeps
woos
cowers
courts
panders
flatters
wheedles
humours
UK
humors
US
falls all over
apple-polishes
sucks up to
curry favors with
US
caters to
kisses one's feet
ingratiates oneself with
curry favours with
UK
sucks up
soft-soaps
plays up to
butters up
cringes
quails
reveres
implores
pampers
demeans oneself
eats crow
makes much of
eats dirt
rubs up the right way
makes up to
dances attendance on
brownnoses
prostrates oneself
fawns on
kneels
fusses
stoops
prostrates
bends
panders to
knuckles under
caves in
pays homage
gives in
shows deference
bows and scrapes
does everything for
smoodges to
goes along with
toes the mark
cultivates
creeps to
eats humble pie
tries to get on the good side of
truckles to
abases oneself to
seeks the favour of
bows and scrape to
prostrates oneself before
keeps someone sweet
sweet-talks
fawns over
demeans oneself to
humiliates yourself
tries to win over
toadies to
ingratiates yourself
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Verb
▲
To regard with great respect or esteem
honours
UK
honors
US
respects
esteems
values
admires
appreciates
idealises
UK
idealizes
US
adulates
idolises
UK
idolizes
US
prizes
reveres
reverences
worships
adores
cherishes
glorifies
lionises
UK
lionizes
US
venerates
deifies
exalts
hallows
heroizes
holds in great respect
holds in high esteem
looks up to
regards highly
thinks highly of
has a high regard for
holds in high regard
holds in admiration
puts on a pedestal
has a high opinion of
hero-worships
loves
treasures
magnifies
apotheosizes
regards
enjoys
approves of
pays homage to
thinks much of
sets great store by
holds in esteem
holds in awe
sets store by
pays homage
holds in the highest regard
praises
extols
holds dear
lauds
elevates
embraces
flatters
canonizes
US
canonises
UK
dotes on
compliments
values highly
stands in awe of
thinks the world of
rates highly
brown-noses
kisses one's feet
falls all over
relishes
cares for
aggrandizes
fawns over
rates
acclaims
prays to
gushes over
sweet-talks
bootlicks
cajoles
brownnoses
sucks up to
builds up
butters up
likes
works over
plays up to
lays it on thick
spreads it on
compliments excessively
values greatly
sanctifies
appreciates greatly
loves dearly
feels great affection for
places great value on
cares very much for
inveigles
strokes
recognizes
US
favors
US
favours
UK
applauds
raves over
commends
marvels at
extols the virtues of
attaches importance to
bows down to
offers prayers to
pays tribute to
hails
holds sacred
recognises
UK
sings praises to
considers
approves
works on
soft-soaps
holds in respect
bows down before
dotes upon
thinks very highly of
holds high
regards with awe
celebrates
idolatrizes
besaints
bows to
embosoms
really likes
thinks a lot of
wonders at
sets much store by
consecrates
charms
enthrones
makes into a saint
supports
nurtures
beatifies
immortalizes
US
dreads
divinizes
bows down
worships to excess
immortalises
UK
endorses
valorizes
sanctions
wants
encourages
eulogizes
US
eulogises
UK
credits
apprizes
fancies
puffs up
smooth-talks
has a predilection for
has a proclivity for
has a penchant for
fears
speaks highly of
looks on with favour
bigs up
expresses approval for
expresses admiration for
takes one's hat off to
butters up to
wheedles
humours
UK
humors
US
fawns
gushes
takes pleasure in
thinks well of
holds in regard
soothes
overpraises
strokes one's ego
takes off hat to
goes for
falls for
loves intensely
ingratiates oneself with
rooses
fawns upon
rubs the right way
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fit in with the wishes or needs of
accommodates
helps
aids
assists
obliges
indulges
satisfies
serves
favors
US
favours
UK
gratifies
pleases
supports
abets
benefits
humors
US
humours
UK
pampers
comforts
sustains
caters for
allows for
cooperates with
meets the needs of
meets the wants of
bows to
panders to
submits to
finds ways to help
fits in with
gives a leg up to
lends a hand to
lends a helping hand to
yields to
agrees with
does a good turn to
does someone a favour
does someone a service
bends over backwards for
does someone a good turn
Verb
▲
To pay special attention to (someone) in an attempt to win their support or favor
courts
ingratiates
cultivates
bootlicks
flatters
grovels
grovels to
kowtows to
makes up to
plays up to
soft-soaps
sweet-talks
blandishes
brown-noses
fawns on
fawns over
ingratiates oneself with
toadies to
truckles to
abases oneself to
crawls to
creeps to
curry favours with
UK
dances attendance on
demeans oneself to
panders to
prostrates oneself to
seeks the favour of
tries to win over
bows and scrape to
butters up
falls all over
fawns upon
keeps someone sweet
sucks up to
rubs up the right way
curries favour
UK
curry favors
US
curry favors with
US
tries to get on the good side of
licks someone's boots
smoodges to
submits to
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