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What is another word for
detain
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To apprehend or arrest someone
To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back
To postpone from being dealt with
To hinder or impede the progress of
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will
To come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent
To limit or restrict
To refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
To become embroiled or implicated in
To make a request or suggestion
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Verb
▲
To apprehend or arrest someone
arrest
apprehend
restrain
confine
imprison
capture
hold
intern
seize
withhold
bust
impound
incarcerate
nab
take
buttonhole
cop
do
gaol
UK
jail
US
nail
collar
nick
pinch
ice
mire
reserve
keep in custody
lock up
take in
haul in
pick up
place in custody
put away
take prisoner
hold in custody
pull in
put into custody
send up
take into custody
put behind bars
put in jail
remand in custody
run in
feel someone's collar
catch
immure
bag
hold captive
trap
throw in jail
put inside
grab
commit
jug
hook
cage
send down
put under lock and key
lay hold of
hold prisoner
shut up
ensnare
lift
land
net
put in prison
corral
bang up
coop up
constrain
fence in
secure
get
book
snag
keep under lock and key
pen
nobble
keep
send to prison
lock away
prehend
clap in irons
put in chains
feel your collar
shut in
wall in
take captive
bind
remand
snare
abduct
bastille
glom
round up
put into detention
coop
snap up
put on ice
put in irons
bring in
place under arrest
mew up
put the cuffs on
close in
quarantine
handcuff
railroad
appropriate
snatch
rap
grapple
entrap
stop
take away
carry off
enclose
take hostage
pen in
lock in
rail in
hem in
take in for questioning
reel in
put in solitary
run down
pound
restrict
consign
slough
settle
mew
kidnap
conquer
annex
US
prison
sentence
can
keep under constraint
beach
house
take downtown
throw book at
roust
pull
lasso
entangle
take hold of
take control of
annexe
UK
take possession of
send up the river
throw into irons
throw in dungeon
get one's fingers on
pounce on
grab hold of
seclude
inter
cloister
entomb
wall
put into irons
throw the book at
throw away the keys
hold under custody
keep under custody
cage in
toss in jail
shut away
corner
tree
chain
put the arm on
pinion
get a hold of
lay hands on
get hold of
strap
lash
manacle
truss
tether
fetter
bar
sequester
enslave
shackle
chain up
tie up
wall up
clip someone's wings
hog-tie
circumscribe
trammel
stockade
closet
bottle up
keep captive
detain at Her Majesty's pleasure
hold hostage
grasp
obtain
acquire
gain
win
grip
procure
earn
attain
clutch
score
come by
swing
achieve
clasp
have
pull down
receive
gather
come to have
collect
possess oneself of
reap
garner
draw
wangle
clinch
get hands on
rack up
clench
knock down
enmesh
buy
pluck
purchase
realize
US
come into possession of
be given
amass
make
build up
glean
realise
UK
access
latch onto
tangle
ensnarl
mesh
entoil
immesh
come into
come in for
take receipt of
accomplish
blag
seize hold of
catch up
ambush
catch hold of
fulfil
UK
log
waylay
ambuscade
hit
take a grip of
carry
run to ground
get one's mitts on
get one's hands on
chalk up
fulfill
US
notch up
ring up
clock up
cling to
arrive at
catch at
run to earth
find
snap
jag
commandeer
get possession of
wire
springe
decoy
fasten round
establish
hustle
get your hands on
scare up
effectuate
reify
pick off
polish off
manage
glom onto
take possession
lay
latch on to
grasp hold of
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
work
fix
embrace
steal
arrange
derive
harbour
UK
put the snare on
hang on
cherish
hang on to
harbor
US
fasten
yank
pilfer
wrest
wrench
pot
scoop
harvest
reach
knock off
fix up
succeed in
pull off
sort out
bring off
free
save
rescue
be awarded
clear
extricate
purloin
misappropriate
filch
advance
consummate
enlist
come away with
complete
ameliorate
lay a trap for
heist
swipe
walk off with
walk away with
be appointed to
grab away
get fingers on
clap hands on
remove
pocket
shoplift
inherit
surround
bottle
mousetrap
bring to bay
block off
drive into a corner
get on ropes
have up a tree
cut off
help oneself to
more ❯
“Was there reasonable grounds for believing that it was necessary to
detain
the suspect without charge?”
Verb
▲
To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back
delay
impede
constrain
hamper
hinder
stop
keep
obstruct
retard
check
inhibit
control
decelerate
hold up
keep back
slow down
make late
set back
slow up
bog down
hang up
get bogged down
hold back
withhold
restrain
arrest
shackle
block
prevent
stall
curb
hamstring
deter
repress
trammel
cramp
stymie
encumber
fetter
hobble
hold off on
interrupt
clog
handcuff
interfere with
hog-tie
handicap
manacle
interfere
short-circuit
tie up
limit
suspend
keep waiting
cause to wait
cause to stay
avert
deny
retain
waive
suppress
cease
cut off
discontinue
refuse
lay off
bridle
keep hold of
stifle
put on hold
put on ice
refuse to pay
put on back burner
put on the shelf
postpone
restrict
foil
retardate
thwart
derail
halt
pause
defer
protract
cripple
remit
slow
shelve
crimp
prorogue
cumber
intermit
bar
choke
prolong
confine
hold
brake
frustrate
put off
choke off
put a brake on
throw a spanner in the works of
take down
stand in the way of
bring to screeching halt
close off
stave off
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
hold over
put back
shut off
get in the way of
shut down
back off
more ❯
“Immigration officers would
detain
him with a throng of questions about the purpose of his visit.”
Verb
▲
To postpone from being dealt with
table
postpone
adjourn
defer
delay
park
reschedule
shelve
prorogue
reserve
suspend
mothball
hold
withhold
continue
retain
suppress
hang
remit
stall
cool
respite
contain
hold back
hold off
hold over
put aside
put back
put off
take offline
hold off on
put on hold
put on ice
put on the back burner
put on the shelf
stay
pigeonhole
procrastinate
protract
retard
extend
slow
prolong
put over
carry over
hold up
lay over
hold in abeyance
lay on the table
hang fire
set aside
give rain check
put on back burner
put in cold storage
take a rain check on
intermit
hinder
block
impede
lengthen
obstruct
waive
interrupt
discontinue
break off
dissolve
keep in abeyance
terminate
put to one side
bring to an end
recess
lay aside
prorogate
cease
leave
stand over
pause
stop
cut short
halt
call a halt to
arrest
set back
disband
end
renounce
check
file
dismiss
break up
sideline
dally
put something off
put in abeyance
neglect
let up
put a stop to
refrain from
avoid
hang up
give a rain check
refrain
do later
put off the evil day
put off the evil hour
slow up
rearrange
reorganize
US
forestay
put something on hold
hold something in abeyance
get across
put across
reprieve
hold something over
cool it
temporise
UK
temporize
US
save
keep
put on one side
cut
break
bar
quit
pink-slip
omit
inactivate
can
put on the bank burner
cancel
sever
take a raincheck
leave off
slow down
keep back
reorganise
UK
stave off
push back
count out
rule out
lay off
freeze
cut off
tarry
dillydally
dawdle
linger
loiter
lag
poke
put an end to
keep from
bring to a standstill
bring to a halt
bring to a close
take a breather from
drag one's feet
leave to another time
put on a back burner
tie up
put out of commission
decommission
put into storage
shut up
pack away
suspend proceedings
surcease
desist
rest
curb
knock off
restrain
finish
take a break
come to an end
take a breather
take a recess
take five
wait
call a halt
take a rain check
relinquish
call it a day
abandon
surrender
yield
hang back
cede
reject
give up
sit tight
take no action
elongate
resign
refuse
disregard
drop
abjure
sacrifice
abdicate
forsake
avoid doing something
play a waiting game
forgo
spurn
draw out
drag out
disclaim
disown
allow
dispense with
remove
grant
do without
renege
stretch
stretch out
outstretch
hold one's horses
keep from doing something
bide one's time
hand over
sign away
turn down
turn over
perpetuate
wire-draw
sustain
spin out
pad
string out
keep going
keep up
prolongate
carry on
draw
extend the duration of
make longer
expand
drag on
keep something going
go on with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hinder or impede the progress of
stay
hinder
impede
handicap
curb
restrict
inhibit
hamper
restrain
retard
encumber
obstruct
decelerate
hamstring
trammel
cumber
clog
prevent
discontinue
intermit
keep back
interfere with
put a brake on
ward off
throw a spanner in the works of
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
delay
set back
slow down
bog down
stall
slacken
slow
hold up
mire
slow up
hang up
check
arrest
hold back
postpone
reduce
lessen
decrease
retardate
choke
loiter
embog
halt
sink
temper
stunt
limit
curtail
regulate
moderate
abate
lag
diminish
reef
quiet
qualify
procrastinate
wind down
put the brakes on
cut back
lose steam
back-water
rein in
let down flaps
keep waiting
hit the brakes
lose speed
get in the way of
cut down
anchor it
brake
defer
interrupt
put back
dawdle
baffle
flag
crimp
baulk
UK
down
poke
fetter
bog
hesitate
balk
US
loaf
falter
choke off
take down
bring to screeching halt
close off
shut off
let up
shut down
back off
block
frustrate
cramp
shackle
hobble
bar
forestall
manacle
handcuff
embarrass
derail
prohibit
bridle
stonewall
bork
interfere
sabotage
crab
sandbag
throttle
screen
obscure
complicate
hog-tie
short-circuit
tie up
weigh down
stand in the way of
get in the way
monkey with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will
buttonhole
grab
accost
catch
waylay
hail
address
approach
confront
halt
intercept
stop
call to
collar
importune
nobble
shout to
solicit
speak to
take aside
talk to
ambush
corner
initiate a discussion with
block
obstruct
check
interrupt
impede
cut off
interdict
head off
pick off
pounce on
swoop down on
stop and talk to
hound
question
flag
bother
cross
interview
discuss something with
cross-examine
whistle for
run into
surround
restrict
pin down
seize
take
arrest
commandeer
snatch
expropriate
deflect
attack
challenge
curb
hijack
divert
hinder
interpose
capture
tackle
appropriate
prevent
shortstop
interlope
take on
take away
head off at pass
cut in
make off with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent
confront
defy
tackle
beard
challenge
face
brave
oppose
accost
resist
approach
assault
attack
meet
brazen
breast
dare
encounter
outbrave
outface
waylay
collar
halt
nobble
stop
affront
antagonise
UK
antagonize
US
call out
cope with
deal with
flout
front
provoke
repel
scorn
square up to
take aside
threaten
withstand
face off
meet head-on
brazen out
face down
face up to
face with
go one-on-one
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
stand up to
tell off
call one's bluff
come up against
go up against
make my day
come face to face with
buttonhole
stare down
browbeat
overawe
cow
intimidate
outstare
catch
grab
solicit
importune
stare out
corner
face out
speak to
hold your own
stand your ground
stay the course
initiate a discussion with
stick to your guns
square up
mess with
tangle
meet head on
stand up against
hail
throw down the gauntlet at
intercept
address
talk to
shout to
call to
surround
overcome
beat
ambush
restrict
put a bold face on it
put on a bold front
stand one's ground
face up
be defiant
look straight in the eye
urge
cope
bully
denounce
spurn
insult
disregard
outdare
mock
pin down
square off
laugh at
muster courage
question
interview
run the gauntlet
take one on
throw down gauntlet
step over the line
knock chip off shoulder
cross-examine
discuss something with
remonstrate with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To limit or restrict
restrain
control
check
contain
curb
bridle
restrict
suppress
hold
limit
subdue
regulate
repress
constrain
govern
muzzle
confine
cork
dampen
hamper
handicap
inhibit
moderate
prevent
rein
bit
curtail
harness
hinder
hold back
keep
keep in check
leash
measure
rule
smother
stifle
tame
bottle up
choke back
debar
hold in check
rein in
straiten
circumscribe
cool
delimit
deter
direct
gag
guide
hogtie
impound
imprison
gaol
UK
jail
US
keep within bounds
kill
pull in
rein back
retard
stay
stem
keep in
put a brake on
box up
crack down
hem in
hold down
keep down
keep under control
lock up
pin down
pull back
put away
sit on
tie down
bring under control
keep in line
keep the lid on
have on a tight leash
stop
impede
reduce
lessen
keep back
diminish
obstruct
block
hold in
temper
trammel
fight back
muffle
halt
arrest
soften
swallow
quell
decrease
thwart
strangle
tone down
silence
withhold
mitigate
frustrate
lower
fetter
ease
hold up
cramp
master
sink
keep a tight rein on
modulate
bar
abate
interfere with
quash
baulk
UK
slow down
quiet
balk
US
bite back
overcome
squelch
squash
mute
slow
calm
still
prohibit
shut in
quench
enclose
delay
encumber
hamstring
bind
foil
cork up
stymie
put an end to
tie up
cut back
nip in the bud
stall
deaden
weaken
hog-tie
extinguish
cap
keep a lid on
settle
shut up
submerge
slacken
stamp out
button up
shackle
put a stop to
damp down
forestall
contract
lighten
avert
soothe
allay
soft-pedal
interrupt
cut down
pocket
minimize
US
damp
ebb
shrink
discipline
play down
interdict
conceal
hobble
compose
stave off
clog
terminate
ward off
choke
modify
lock in
taper
counteract
adjust
simmer down
cage
qualify
wane
defeat
minimise
UK
let up
drop
overpower
dull
bound
throw cold water on
freeze
crack down on
slash
dwindle
pour cold water on
counter
close in
assuage
clamp down on
alleviate
discourage
oppose
ban
forbid
fix
dry up
monitor
dilute
put the brakes on
tail off
pacify
gulp back
crush
forfend
relax
conquer
head off
rule out
keep lid on
fend off
cut
decline
hang up
collect
lick
resist
end
preclude
constrict
entrammel
quieten
take the edge off
hide
hush
shush
coop up
tie
palliate
peter out
quelch
drop off
decrement
obviate
manage
ward
put an stop to
put down
proscribe
mollify
shut out
de-escalate
put a damper on
incarcerate
immure
roll back
hold off
disallow
wind down
put off
shut down
take down
get the better of
bring to screeching halt
beat
subside
tranquilize
US
blunt
deny
intern
destroy
depreciate
handcuff
set
manacle
demarcate
depress
ruin
shorten
peg
cover up
embarrass
outlaw
staunch
circumvent
enjoin
subjugate
chill out
dam
vanquish
mellow
chasten
wear down
wear away
postpone
degrade
define
chill
cumber
short-circuit
intercept
keep an eye on
devaluate
set back
avoid
attenuate
calm down
fall off
slack off
catch
demark
delimitate
tranquillize
UK
trim
relieve
spoil
impose limits on
set limits on
narrow
immobilize
US
box in
interfere
black out
minify
gain mastery over
put a lid on
wall in
stem the flow of
clip
put half nelson on
get rid of
mark off
remit
pull up
clip someone's wings
bring down
bring to a standstill
ease off
taper off
cramp someone's style
bring to an end
mark down
get a grip on
put on ice
put the kibosh on
slump
corner
cloud
fade
decay
droop
drain
waste
degenerate
lull
dock
corral
balance
deflate
humble
deemphasize
adapt
suffocate
reconcile
eliminate
decelerate
tether
downplay
keep secret
let
immobilise
UK
stanch
recover
trap
truncate
withstand
abbreviate
abridge
evaporate
run low
deteriorate
lose edge
narrow down
wither
shrivel
die down
crumble
estop
chain
tighten
train
help
cow
abase
bring to a halt
brake
defer
best
elide
syncopate
cripple
fence in
throttle
surmount
bork
cool off
cut short
exclude
dissuade
mortify
dispatch
pause
spike
downsize
taboo
dominate
erode
cushion
derail
impair
discontinue
ration
embargo
girdle
wipe out
retrench
clobber
hush up
specify
inclose
retardate
mire
neutralize
US
finish
scotch
put a limit on
clamp down
gridlock
triumph over
enslave
put back
turn aside
surround
revise
downscale
make illegal
loiter
anticipate
scale down
hold captive
save
pare
alter
draw up
stonewall
flatten
put the lid on
extenuate
cool down
break off
pare down
encircle
oppress
neutralise
UK
repulse
dispose
fetch up
disadvise
scare
divert
get under control
crimp
revamp
transmogrify
switch
prelimit
couch
jam up
prevail over
dial down
baffle
keep within limits
bite one's lip
turn off
stand in the way of
cut off
come down on
bog down
cool out
gain control of
win against
trim back
trim down
make cutbacks in
talk out of
defend against
placate
resolve
step down
knock off
throw a spanner in the works of
send up
put a ceiling on
make light of
keep something in check
come down hard on
dim
censor
put out of action
gulp
seal up
seal in
garrote
US
garrotte
UK
straitjacket
fight
choke something back
obliterate
hold something in
keep control of
gain control over
secure
boycott
blacklist
entrap
left out
keep feeling inside oneself
bring to naught
collar
keep a rein on
shade
sober
darken
deepen
rebate
tongue-tie
ice
keep on a string
fasten
disrupt
shave
ostracize
US
dumb
idle
drown
forbid to
re-collect
lapse
overturn
act against
cross
bottle something up
snuff
deplete
drag feet
cut down on
underplay
underrate
belittle
underestimate
benumb
blanket
numb
cauterize
US
dash
becalm
salve
lullaby
sabotage
heap
shower
shroud
punish
keep at bay
stave
keep off
prevent from making progress
put straitjacket on
restraint
round down
whittle down
educate
instruct
rally
inspect
put out
dummy up
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
ostracise
UK
veto
sidetrack
scrub
brace
bring up
can
economize
US
economise
UK
evade
bottle
lock
internalize
US
internalise
UK
pipe down
settle down
make less intense
dampen down
tail away
throw monkey wrench in
bate
prescribe
bottleneck
cauterise
UK
recede
fall
nullify
circumnavigate
eradicate
abolish
domesticate
water down
set a limit on
bring to a screeching halt
tie one's hands
overmatch
hegemonize
rebuff
checkmate
disqualify
keep inside
keep from
plummet
plunge
relent
discountenance
sidestep
skirt
remove
get tough on
pen
slow up
gentle
house-train
stamp on
censure
tread on
trample
overbear
upend
get
command
keep under wraps
hitch up
scupper
delineate
drive underground
take severe measures against
rout
take stern measures against
weed out
come down heavily on
attune
disfavour
UK
shake
disfavor
US
warn
indispose
frighten
deprecate
deprive
necessitate
concuss
shotgun
wreck
mar
mew
reclaim
bust
domesticize
housebreak
cultivate
domiciliate
place a limit on
slacken pace
criminalize
US
pall
bring an end to
gird
get over
skunk
worst
steer clear of
keep tight rein on
extirpate
annihilate
demolish
stunt
constipate
torpedo
stagnate
burke
stultify
axe
UK
encompass
environ
gloss over
foreclose
quit
interpose
intervene
cease
mince
break
solace
make up
appease
comfort
console
tune down
balm
ease up
nix
zing
criminalise
UK
make tame
bring to heel
blur
become smaller
become less
phase down
die away
fall away
drain away
die out
grow smaller
grow less
ratchet down
harmonize
US
admix
do for
get around
dent
temperate
hesitate
dawdle
down
loaf
falter
bog
flag
poke
draw the line on
bring into line
ax
US
amortise
UK
downgrade
cast down
break the spirit
break the spirit of
break in
discount
do down
play for time
put a spoke in someone's wheel
administer
jug
make it impossible for
make impossible
make it impracticable for
outline
close
amortize
US
make smaller
make less
stabilize
US
smooth
concentrate
get tough
encase
house
encage
envelop
closet
include
hedge
commit
tone
vary
tune
methodize
overlook
lag
clam up
lay down the law to someone
place an embargo on
put a stopper in
put chill on
pass on
put a lock on
put paid to
bring to a stop
peter
get round
make unnecessary
make impracticable
put a leash on
put a lead on
systematize
US
organize
US
close off
back off
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
shut off
choke off
coop
tighten up on
harsh
procrastinate
reef
embog
hold it down
put the stopper on
allocate
pound
quarantine
sequester
inflect
fine tune
make reasonable
pad
clear the air
stabilise
UK
demilitarize
US
demilitarise
UK
smooth out
rescue
defuse
take the heat
come down on like a ton of bricks
police
administrate
legislate
mark out
nail down
pre-empt
take the sting out
take the bite out
monkey around with
take the bite out of
take the sting out of
faze
sandbag
meet halfway
hem
mew up
do away with
take away
coordinate
standardize
US
mess up
amend
fine-tune
shift
tweak
change
harmonise
UK
lop
chop
back-water
lose speed
keep waiting
lose steam
anchor it
make little of
decide
determine
supervise
wall up
hit the brakes
let down flaps
get in the way of
tighten up
crop
slim down
superintend
put on brakes
get back at
push back
defend
repel
reply
beat off
defend yourself
retaliate
fight off
put up a fight
riposte
isolate
sway
humiliate
oversee
steward
suspend
fence
condition
dictate
influence
form
de-emphasize
preside over
focus
center
US
centre
UK
localise
UK
pinpoint
localize
US
shape
affect
mould
UK
act like a wet blanket
prorogue
recess
keep tabs on
boil down
get to meat
put in nutshell
put a restriction on
touch
underlie
cinch
systematise
UK
pace
standardise
UK
organise
UK
snuff out
devalue
whitewash
predispose
mold
US
incline
work on
shepherd
directionalize
act on
shelve
impact on
exert influence on
dishonor
US
shame
debase
disgrace
foul
cheapen
discredit
smirch
demean
pigeonhole
dissolve
slap down
have an effect on
be a factor in
quieten down
palisade
hold over
afflict
have an impact on
mothball
prorogate
table
dishonour
UK
bring low
continue
respite
put over
break up
suspend proceedings
hold in abeyance
stop from spreading
give a lower profile
attach little importance to
think nothing of
give little weight to
talk down
lay on the table
take a rain check on
put on the back burner
come to an end
call a halt to
take five
adjourn
call a halt
take a breather
call it a day
take a rain check
take a break
put in cold storage
take a recess
picket
cut down to size
put in your place
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
rail in
pen in
hedge in
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▲
To refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
withhold
retain
hide
keep
reserve
conceal
hold
refuse
stop
forbear
keep secret
refrain
suppress
abstain
bridle
constrain
deduct
hold back
inhibit
keep back
kill
resist
sit on
spike
fail to disclose
hold on to
keep hold of
keep yourself
refuse to give
stop yourself
clam up
dummy up
hold down
hold out
stop oneself
hold out on
keep to oneself
keep under wraps
keep under one's hat
maintain
preserve
save
uphold
possess
conserve
own
perpetuate
have
contain
command
enjoy
husband
grasp
grip
cherish
nurture
hang on to
keep up
continue with
keep possession
continue to have
cleave to
hold fast to
clutch on to
hold fast
cling to
keep possession of
keep to yourself
omit
hush up
keep from
store
hoard
garner
accumulate
amass
collect
stockpile
cache
shelve
stash
repress
file
heap
stifle
save up
stash away
retain possession of
put aside
put by
pile up
store up
set aside
keep in reserve
retain in one's possession
set something by
lay aside
not part with
keep for oneself
hold in
lay down
hang onto
hold onto
more ❯
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▲
To become embroiled or implicated in
mire
embroil
entangle
involve
enmesh
broil
embrangle
bog down
cling
ensnare
entrap
flounder
implicate
snare
stick
tangle
trap
mix up
tangle up
catch up
hang up
set back
incriminate
engage
connect
inculpate
associate
concern
hook
link
impute
affect
draw in
drag into
stitch up
immerse
occupy
compromise
draw
expose
absorb
engross
consume
preoccupy
throw
make party to
trouble
muddle
box in
obsess
lose
enthral
UK
enrapture
enthrall
US
assimilate
complicate
interest
suck
get into
tie up
snarl up
wrap up in
bear on
rope in
make a party to
implicate in
mix up in
suck into
involve in
draw into
devote
commit
busy
bother
stigmatise
UK
relate
point the finger at
point finger at
blame
name
frame
accuse
point to
bring in
pin on
finger
include
charge
mean
cite
stigmatize
US
lay at one's door
attend
bind
distract
participate
entail
enwrap
wrap
denounce
set up
fit up
indict
inform against
brand
allege
criminate
rat on
arraign
grass on
attribute
blacken the name of
impeach
pin the blame on
defame
prosecute
stick the blame on
hold accountable
bring charges
point the finger
hang something on
censure
betray
attack
fault
serve summons
recriminate
sue
indict for
lay the blame on
arraign for
falsely incriminate
recriminate for
tax with
prefer charges against
impeach for
incriminate for
prosecute for
make accusations about
bring to trial for
file charges against
lodge complaint
lay blame on
put on trial for
lay charges against
take to court for
lay the blame
suck in
pull in
drag in
rope into
report
do
summons
inform on
point a finger at
charge with
dob in
get someone into trouble
drop someone in it
summon
lay at door
reproach
slander
slur
arrest
let have it
tax
complain
denunciate
libel
censure with
file claim
apprehend
blow the whistle
fabricate charges against
fabricate evidence against
convict
peg
give away
lay the blame on someone for
assign guilt to
attribute to
hold accountable for
stick on
impute blame to
hold responsible for
blame for
try for
blow the whistle on
attribute liability to
hold answerable for
condemn for
whistle-blow
drag into court
accuse of
drop somebody in it
more ❯
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▲
To make a request or suggestion
approach
appeal to
propose to
advise
implore
plead with
sound out
accost
beseech
broach
confer with
consult
address
broach the matter to
broach the matter with
buttonhole
entreat
feel out
make a request to
solicit
suggest to
supplicate
take aside
engage in conversation
initiate a discussion with
make advances to
make a proposal to
make conversation with
make overtures to
waylay
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