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What is another word for
foster
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Verb
To foster the growth or development of
To nurture and care for (someone or something) as they grow
To come into being or have its starting point at a certain time or place
To be the cause of
To strengthen or reaffirm in rank or position
(
of a state or process
)
To encourage the development of, or increased activity in, something
To teach, train or educate in a given field
To come to have gradually, or to gain knowledge in
To consider or give serious or careful thought to
To protect or shield from harm or danger
To sow or place in one's consciousness
Assist in breaking law
To replace or substitute something with something else
Adjective
Providing or receiving parental care to/for children not related to oneself
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Verb
▲
To foster the growth or development of
encourage
further
promote
advance
cultivate
nurture
stimulate
support
forward
uphold
abet
aid
champion
develop
facilitate
help
strengthen
assist
back
boost
enrich
espouse
foment
endorse
feed
favor
US
favour
UK
incubate
nourish
proselytise
UK
proselytize
US
serve
sponsor
nurse
contribute to
give backing to
speak for
maintain
sustain
cherish
harbour
UK
harbor
US
have
hold
retain
cling to
entertain
bear
improve
push
reinforce
hold on to
advocate
succour
UK
increase
raise
succor
US
augment
enhance
work for
brood over
possess
back up
fortify
intensify
embrace
motivate
heighten
expedite
accelerate
extend
expand
bolster
fuel
give a lift
fund
give a boost
step up
finance
urge
patronize
US
plug
rear
progress
take care of
second
grow
patronise
UK
pave the way for
magnify
give a leg up
amplify
consider
recommend
imagine
build
speed up
care for
sanction
provide for
campaign for
indorse
lend a hand
subsidize
US
elevate
give a boost to
upgrade
breed
defend
get behind
inspire
hasten
spread
lend support to
invigorate
US
tend
subscribe to
propagandize
US
protect
countenance
side with
better
subsidise
UK
speed
supplement
root for
egg on
propagandise
UK
escalate
uplift
spur
fast-track
attend
envigorate
UK
bring up
advantage
broaden
keep
deepen
regard
believe
feel
spur on
gratify
help along
add to
be conducive to
drive
ameliorate
compound
make stronger
mount
backstop
work with
beef up
preserve
relieve
build up
lend a hand to
cooperate with
collaborate with
benefit
keep alive
go with
oil the wheels of
give a push to
bail out
prop up
attend to
minister to
be of use to
provide sustenance for
look after
be of service to
feel secretly
pursue
court
establish
teach
present
instruct
proclaim
preach
suggest
produce
gestate
treasure
hurry
conceal
hide
peddle
propound
hurry along
enlarge
befriend
arouse
push for
clasp
plunk for
plump for
aid in
help in
multiply
swell
aggrandize
grip
wax
be a patron of
perk up
support mentally
add fuel to
mentor
guard
condone
prompt
incite
give a shot in the arm to
hug
mind
board
campaign
approve
propel
collude with
connive with
keep an eye on
fend for
make a living for
tend to
shelter
connive
goad
prod
go along with
manifest
show
make better
move up
boost up
safeguard
set on
be in collusion with
put up to
participate in
connive at
be hand in glove with
agitate for
publicize
US
endow
stake
tout
advertise
underwrite
brace
advertize
emphasize
US
profit
hold onto
cleave to
mushroom
snowball
aggravate
propose
argue for
justify
underline
cement
galvanize
US
stress
engender
ballyhoo
generate
propagate
contribute
affirm
drum up
commend
exacerbate
redouble
accentuate
consolidate
inflame
express
demonstrate
display
evince
provide food for
provide board for
embolden
supply
lift
perfect
invite
open doors
worsen
be of assistance to
be advantageous to
pay off for
do good to
be beneficial to
be good for
bless
be of help to
befit
please
be useful to
suit
power
be helpful to
be of advantage to
be to the advantage of
satisfy
instigate
corroborate
buoy
buttress
incentify
incentivize
US
empower
underpin
steel
reward
furnish
comfort
provide
suckle
refine
improve on
rouse
accumulate
amp up
rise
intensate
go for
pull for
smile upon
pat on the back
devise
digest
keep in one's mind
assimilate
think about
know
think of
galvanise
UK
energize
US
incentivise
energise
UK
substantiate
highlight
emphasise
UK
publicise
UK
polish
hot up
become worse
make worse
ease
bolster up
oblige
cooperate
touch up
fine-tune
reenforce
work up
shape up
brush up
smarten up
prosper
build on
update
smarten
straighten out
scale up
accommodate
precipitate
shore up
buoy up
thrive
flourish
nutrify
give food to
make progress
make headway
make strides
move forward
give assistance to
wait on
prepare
make strong
flower
bloom
stump
make easy
puff
hype
thump
work out
forge ahead
jack up
hike up
do someone a favour
bail someone out
do someone a service
pitch in with
poise
nerve
ready
run interference for
smooth the path of
get stuck in with
assist the progress of
lend a helping hand to
get someone out of a tight spot
make a pitch for
go down the line for
stand up for
ride shotgun
help out
give a leg up to
clear a path for
put on the map
give a hand
open doors for
smooth the way for
muck in with
open the door for
grease the wheels
go to bat for
do for
be a tower of strength to
be a factor in
make healthy
give strength to
more ❯
“The conference was seen as an opportunity to
foster
understanding and dialogue.”
Verb
▲
To nurture and care for (someone or something) as they grow
raise
rear
nurse
nurture
bring up
nourish
parent
cherish
sustain
accommodate
breed
entertain
harbour
UK
mother
adopt
favor
US
favour
UK
harbor
US
oblige
care for
look after
provide for
minister to
take care of
take in
support
tend
attend to
protect
cultivate
train
develop
educate
serve
watch over
spoil
pamper
cosset
help
wait on
mollycoddle
assist
instruct
indulge
coddle
baby
aid
succour
UK
humour
UK
dandle
see to
keep an eye on
succor
US
mind
humor
US
cater to
watch
oversee
pander to
encourage
school
discipline
cocker
comfort
wet-nurse
maintain
pet
overindulge
nanny
guard
spoon-feed
feather-bed
please
supervise
sit
promote
minister
tend to
teach
feed
care
look out for
safeguard
keep
treat
baby-sit
attend
administer to
overparent
take charge of
watch out for
wrap in cotton wool
give in to
spoil rotten
cater
dote on
wait on hand and foot
cuddle
satisfy
pander
bring someone up
farm
form
grow
culture
dress
crop
superintend
overprotect
babysit
keep safe
childmind
guide
raise youngster
doctor
propagate
be responsible for
sit with
shepherd
fuss over
wrap up in cotton wool
make much of
provender
provide
nursle
bolster
back
preside over
ride shotgun for
keep watch over
cure
administer
do for
answer
remedy
be solicitous of
heal
relieve
befriend
facilitate
bring aid to
give assistance to
give help to
baby sit
bring relief to
lend a hand to
bring comfort to
be supportive of
be of service to
lend a helping hand to
give aid and encouragement to
render assistance to
hearten
carry
nursemaid
buoy up
give strength to
be a tower of strength to
buck up
keep one going
keep you going
be a source of strength to
see someone through
cheer up
fend for
pay attention to
make a fuss of
tickle
delight
go along
allow
go easy on
regale
fawn on
give in
kill with kindness
advance
further
incubate
boost
forward
stimulate
keep alive
immunise
UK
vaccinate
contribute to
cradle
preserve
inoculate
irradiate
father
immunize
US
keep tabs on
more ❯
“Prospective parents will need to
foster
the child for a minimum of six months with a minimum of three visits.”
Verb
▲
To come into being or have its starting point at a certain time or place
begin
start
transpire
appear
arise
commence
emerge
develop
eventuate
occur
originate
actualize
dawn
emanate
form
happen
materialise
UK
materialize
US
result
surface
erupt
set
unfold
catalyse
UK
catalyze
US
crystallise
UK
crystallize
US
manifest
precipitate
incite
initiate
spark
spawn
enkindle
invoke
kickoff
actuate
engender
establish
institute
activate
occasion
rise
trigger
arrive
sprout
be born
become apparent
become established
be created
come out
come to pass
kick in
kick-start
set in
set off
start up
trigger off
come into being
come into existence
spring up
spring
break
issue
come
stem
derive
proceed
flow
loom
take effect
evolve
burst out
birth
crop up
come forth
take shape
turn up
come into operation
pop up
come into force
grow
come from
befall
show up
take place
first see the light of day
break out
flare up
succeed
come into effect
hatch
make an appearance
open
come up
flame
start off
come about
take form
follow
have its origin
extend
ensue
explode
hail from
burst forth
betide
descend
stem from
chance
be set in motion
show itself
head
blaze up
become visible
bob up
come into view
exist
become manifest
hail
spread
begin life
conceive
flow from
glimmer
pass
continue
issue from
spring from
emanate from
be descended
be derived
upspring
spurt
gush
become entrenched
settle in
take root
launch
forthcome
have one's origin
begin suddenly
lighten
brighten
come forth suddenly
come off
be established
have its origins
have one's foundations
fall out
go
come on-stream
get going
get underway
get under way
come to stay
kick off
accrue
apply
become operative
occur suddenly
be realized
acquire
solidify
cultivate
settle
crystalize
jell
embark on
start suddenly
blow up
burst into
be caused by
be forged
accumulate
be brought to pass
be brought about
be brought into existence
be brought into being
be here to stay
arise from
be produced by
result from
shape up
mature
condense
harden
come to light
be brought about by
arise out of
present itself
reveal itself
be the result of
enter into the picture
be applied
become valid
become law
fall into place
take on character
become a reality
manifest itself
grow light
boil over
come to a head
show
enter
come on
come into
punch in
blow in
turn out
put in an appearance
roll up
walk on
pass in
set foot
roll in
go on
present oneself
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be the cause of
produce
cause
effect
generate
occasion
engender
induce
provoke
beget
breed
elicit
incite
instigate
bring
catalyse
UK
catalyze
US
create
effectuate
introduce
render
trigger
develop
evoke
initiate
invoke
make
affect
enact
promote
prompt
spawn
start
yield
compel
enkindle
precipitate
establish
hatch
institute
secure
be conducive to
bring about
bring on
contribute to
give rise to
lead to
make for
result in
set off
spark off
translate into
work up
stir up
whip up
inspire
kindle
arouse
stimulate
bring to pass
be the cause of
touch off
set in motion
put in motion
trigger off
originate
do
work
draw on
foment
bear
advance
excite
be at the bottom of
call forth
encourage
rouse
bring forth
spur
make happen
kickoff
begin
quicken
drive
activate
motivate
cultivate
spark
further
end in
sow the seeds of
muster
make possible
involve
give birth to
culminate in
entail
invite
conduce to
expedite
procreate
launch
stir
finish in
achieve
accomplish
brew
raise
abet
ferment
bring out
bring into being
draw forth
hasten
forward
accelerate
necessitate
push forward
speed up
add to
be instrumental in
help
propagate
conceive
rally
progenerate
multiply
have a hand in
deliver
contribute
have a part in
conduce
awaken
amount to
mean
inaugurate
father
sire
fire
terminate in
reproduce
found
redound to
pique
spell
draw
perform
draw out
add up to
whet
attain
parent
mother
give life to
pick
set up
pull off
actuate
give birth
issue
urge
set on
drum up
fire up
facilitate
afford
favour
UK
favor
US
risk
plant
implant
lodge
bring something on
lead
cost
impregnate
form
conjure
sow
germinate
have babies
result
give
gather
mobilize
US
carry out
set in
get up
summon
educe
call into being
move
have as a result
have as a consequence
be the origin of
resurrect
inflame
animate
fulfill
US
force
fulfil
UK
bestir
impassion
galvanize
US
exercise
open
prime
galvanise
UK
suscitate
waken
play a part in
set afoot
call up
conjure up
start up
set going
set on foot
cause to appear
summon up
play a role in
impel
be a factor in
realise
UK
instil
UK
realize
US
organise
UK
engineer
instill
US
open the door for
influence
organize
US
mobilise
UK
be responsible for
carry off
cause to occur
actualize
carry through
have the effect of
cause to happen
contrive
put in place
be partly responsible for
oil the wheels of
bring off
procure
start off
bring up
cook up
start the ball rolling
get things rolling
build up
rev up
break the ice
break in
make up
agitate
have
attract
court
birth
solicit
tempt
goad
entice
set
fan
nurse
nurture
increase
woo
allure
fan the flames of
fan the flames
sow the seeds
entreat
countenance
leave the door open to
beg for
bring on oneself
lure
call for
ask for
flirt with
command
bring into the world
execute
perpetrate
wreak
lie behind
complete
imply
express
discharge
underlie
lie beneath
extract
leave
run
administer
inflict
manage
require
impose
pose
ignite
exact
constitute
resort to
compass
bestow
suggest
bring into play
extort
fetch
turn out
evince
milk
shake
energize
US
energise
UK
wake up
bring to light
turn on
crank up
make real
be a source of
hone
improve
refine
succeed
deposit
equal
deploy
sway
stir something up
muster up
work on
dispose
call down
fuel
dispatch
press
hurry
bring into service
stoke up
eventuate
speed
be the inspiration for
agitate for
agitate against
present
demand
call on
turn to
look to
prod
jumpstart
inspirit
need
unleash
exhilarate
let fly
send forth
warrant
presuppose
encompass
assume
rile
buoy
push
vent
obtain
kick-start
utilise
UK
exploit
use
employ
utilize
US
avail oneself of
roil
return
derive
reveal
unearth
provide
earn
contain
carry
embrace
number
subsume
make necessary
comprehend
include
electrify
wrest
indulge
visit
net
supply
conduct
implement
enforce
pay
entangle
tangle
irk
incense
enthuse
apply
gratify
prosecute
negotiate
take from
rely on
manifest
recall
accrue
squeeze
wring
transgress
furnish
tender
echo
call
screw
take in
be grounds for
charge
vivify
enliven
pump up
wind up
egg on
grill
vex
wreck
mete out
serve out
deal out
commit
proffer
rekindle
impart
capture
encapsulate
bite
arm-twist
badger
evolve
rattle
act out
be to blame for
follow through with
be guilty of
engage in
put through
have recourse to
make use of
fall back on
be inspired by
incarnate
fix
worm out
consummate
lay on
commove
jolt
needle
charge up
work into lather
feed the fire
shake up
pep up
madden
intensify
offer
blossom
admit
beam
put muscle on
shake down
put the arm on
throw up
turn up
signify
haul in
sell for
gather in
bring in
pull in
rake in
give off
pay out
administrate
finalize
US
put one in mind of
remind one of
bring to mind
call out
call to mind
force upon
give vent to
succeed in
arrange for
finish
promise
give free rein to
conclude
portend
augur
herald
presage
head
indicate
signal
bode
import
denote
intend
finalise
UK
turn the trick
put across
betoken
point to
foretoken
harbinger
forebode
front
connote
predict
orthographize
pioneer
boss
captain
be in the van
quarterback
be in the vanguard of
lead the way in
trail-blaze
spearhead
be in the forefront of
lay the first stone
go out in front
persuade
be in the front line of
blaze the trail
lead the way
helm
run things
guide
be in the van of
direct
be the driving force behind
get the jump on
shepherd
lead the way for
more ❯
Verb
▲
To strengthen or reaffirm in rank or position
confirm
reaffirm
strengthen
assure
enhance
establish
secure
fortify
reassert
reinforce
reiterate
bolster
boost
intensify
restate
consolidate
fuel
heighten
magnify
increase
renew
restore
support
accentuate
amplify
cement
substantiate
buttress
corroborate
justify
sustain
empower
enlarge
fix
uphold
augment
authenticate
burgeon
embolden
cultivate
inspirit
nurture
advance
develop
flourish
promote
endorse
raise
settle
underpin
back up
firm up
make firm
amp up
beef up
give weight to
lend more weight to
scale up
repeat
invigorate
US
encourage
rejuvenate
envigorate
UK
buoy up
build up
brace
harden
steel
enliven
refresh
animate
back
hearten
vitalize
rally
stiffen
step up
give a boost to
insist
toughen
shore up
prop
stay
bear
undergird
carry
reenforce
shore
prop up
gird
maintain
defend
prosper
enhearten
deepen
bolster up
bulwark
redouble
reduplicate
replicate
duplicate
redo
reprise
remake
inure
bear out
energize
US
jack up
jazz up
hold up
season
mount
harshen
nourish
indurate
reassure
revive
cheer
sinew
extend
regenerate
multiply
galvanize
US
rouse
dynamize
iterate
ingeminate
tone
brace up
add to
gee up
wax
make stronger
give new energy to
set up
give strength to
add fuel to fire
make healthy
tone up
add fuel to
psych up
make more forceful
inspire
stimulate
motivate
liven up
pep up
pick up
perk up
buck up
fire up
activate
exhilarate
galvanise
UK
make confident
energise
UK
arouse
stir
give courage to
reinvigorate
say again
pour it on
punch up
give a shot in the arm to
fire
electrify
stir up
excite
move
quicken
commove
turn on
pump up
light a fire under
spur
thrill
shock
startle
jolt
impel
intoxicate
vivify
fillip
revitalize
US
spike
charge
provoke
titillate
jump-start
astonish
enthuse
revitalise
UK
spur on
ginger up
get someone going
juice up
prime
innervate
zap
stun
zip up
give someone a kick
work up
spark
accelerate
trigger
amaze
fan
uplift
kindle
speed
astound
sting
fire with enthusiasm
jar
transfix
magnetize
US
give someone a charge
magnetise
UK
take your breath away
stagger
disturb
power
strike
surprise
wire
send
captivate
give a buzz
frenzy
take one's breath away
wake up
act as a impetus to
get one going
steam up
act as a spur to
act as a stimulus to
give a new lease of life to
act as a incentive to
rev up
whip up
put new life in
build a fire under
key up
act as a fillip to
get one started
speed up
prod
awaken
drive
wake
prompt
urge
kick-start
goad
incentivize
US
pique
put a bomb under
incentivise
incite
frighten
give a shot in the arm
actify
put zip into
enable
arm
goose
move to action
activize
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
of a state or process
)
To encourage the development of, or increased activity in, something
stimulate
envigorate
UK
invigorate
US
spur
encourage
energise
UK
energize
US
spark
vitalize
enliven
revitalise
UK
revitalize
US
rouse
accelerate
animate
promote
fillip
fire
fuel
galvanise
UK
galvanize
US
rejuvenate
strengthen
trigger
vivify
fan
impel
inspire
kindle
rally
speed
uplift
activate
brace
fortify
intensify
quicken
refresh
revive
spike
stir
support
dynamize
electrify
increase
commove
exhilarate
sting
amp up
ginger up
jump-start
spur on
stir up
fire up
jazz up
juice up
liven up
pep up
perk up
set up
buck up
gee up
key up
rev up
whip up
speed up
turn on
wake up
work up
zip up
light a fire under
steam up
get one going
get one started
put new life in
act as a fillip to
act as a impetus to
act as a incentive to
act as a spur to
act as a stimulus to
build a fire under
give a new lease of life to
provoke
excite
inflame
instigate
foment
summon up
whet
call forth
motivate
incline
give incentive
drive
influence
move
incite
agitate
goad
thrill
warm
prompt
urge
impassion
please
prod
tease
pique
excite sexually
tantalize
US
inspirit
tickle
get going
send
alert
entice
tantalise
UK
arouse
produce
call
challenge
fire the enthusiasm of
fire the imagination of
make wild
egg on
heat up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To teach, train or educate in a given field
educate
teach
train
instruct
school
tutor
coach
develop
inform
guide
inculcate
indoctrinate
cultivate
drill
edify
enlighten
improve
upskill
discipline
lesson
prepare
prime
better
civilise
UK
civilize
US
elevate
exercise
mature
nurture
rear
uplift
brainwash
brief
explain
homeschool
illume
illuminate
illumine
inspire
show the ropes
put through the grind
drum into
teach information
promote
hone
equip
shape
mold
US
support
mould
UK
refine
humanize
US
sophisticate
polish
groom
work
condition
acculturate
socialize
US
reclaim
tame
advance
ethicize
enrich
ennoble
idealize
US
spiritualize
acquaint
humanise
UK
idealise
UK
socialise
UK
help forward
counsel
direct
advise
lead
help
aid
pilot
mentor
sponsor
shepherd
give direction to
explain things to
show the way to
give advice to
give instruction to
give information to
give counsel to
make suggestions to
give someone tips
give someone hints
give counselling to
make recommendations to
give pointers
be responsible for the education of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To come to have gradually, or to gain knowledge in
acquire
develop
cultivate
form
conceive
contrive
devise
establish
evolve
learn
concoct
grasp
imbibe
master
materialise
UK
materialize
US
assimilate
pick up
take up
get
achieve
gain
attain
come by
try to develop
try to acquire
Verb
▲
To consider or give serious or careful thought to
entertain
consider
contemplate
support
maintain
ponder
harbor
US
harbour
UK
hold
imagine
brook
cherish
cogitate
countenance
debate
deliberate
eye
meditate
perpend
question
revolve
ruminate
study
think about
tolerate
turn
weigh
conceive of
NtRtain
suffer
chew over
conceive
heed
kick around
mull over
pore over
recognise
UK
recognize
US
wrestle with
agree to
approve of
give consideration to
take into consideration
bear in mind
give thought to
muse over
think over
allow yourself to consider
cogitate on
keep in mind
reflect
speculate
muse
weigh up
excogitate
meditate on
brood over
reflect on
muse on
review
turn over
appraise
think
examine
dwell on
puzzle over
pore on
cerebrate
deliberate about
ruminate on
ruminate about
look at
cogitate about
figure
brood on
think out
brood
evaluate
brainstorm
size up
chew on
beat one's brains out about
be in a brown study
survey
scrutinize
US
assess
toy with
view
deliberate on
judge
ruminate over
agonize over
reason
play around with
envision
mind
worry about
roll
think on
speculate about
scrutinise
UK
put on thinking cap
investigate
research
observe
explore
probe
inspect
regard
analyse
UK
watch
puzzle
monitor
envisage
ponder over
ponder on
picture
anticipate
meditate over
compare
perceive
enquire into
peruse
look into
dream
deliberate over
track
moon
sum up
consider the pros and cons of
think through
turn over in one's mind
think of
analyze
US
chew the cud
noodle around
stew over
meditate upon
turn over in your mind
take in
sort out
reflect upon
consider the possibility of
entertain the thought of
wonder
turn over in mind
give some thought to
dissect
discuss
mull over things
reflect about
woolgather
dwell
mull
consult
use one's head
chew over things
rack one's brains
stew about
rack your brains
ruminate upon
expect
percolate
argue
canvass
experiment
do research
conduct a survey of
conduct research into
dive into
delve into
rack your brains about
medidate upon
wonder about
brood about
rack brains
bat it around
pour it on
hammer away at
sweat over
talk over
knock around
run up a flagpole
plan
design
cool out
aspire to
scheme
purpose
intend
devise
digest
project
propose
plot
engage in contemplation
be lost in thought
debate with oneself
estimate
entertain the idea of
rate
sweat
rehash
eye up
agonize
US
have in mind
think deeply
say to oneself
entertain idea
be in a thoughtful state
accept
deliberate upon
make enquiries into
worry
hash over
take stock of
appreciate
bethink
agonise
UK
moot
flash on
visualise
UK
trust
admit
embrace
grant
hazard
understand
feel
visualize
US
scan
see
stare at
behold
gaze at
clock
gaze upon
check
eyeball
glance at
check out
distinguish
discern
slang
notice
descry
espy
sight
catch
spot
spy
note
remark
follow
witness
keep watch on
spy on
gawp at
keep under surveillance
twig
keep under observation
have
keep under scrutiny
surveil
gape
watch like a hawk
keep an eye on
rubberneck
take a glance at
leer
keep a weather eye on
have a gander at
give something a once-over
give someone a once-over
take a gander at
have a squint at
keep tabs on
take a dekko at
keep a tab on
get a load of
take a look
have a look
keep eagle eye on
keep a beady eye on
have a dekko at
give the eye
have a shufti at
take a shufti at
go over
look over
audit
go into
read
test
dig into
sift
search
go through
vet
work over
check over
give something the once-over
oversee
inquire into
inquire
US
overlook
enquire
UK
con
prospect
case
look
scope
scrutinate
go over with a fine-tooth comb
skim
assay
recce
subject to an examination
dig
stare
reconnoitre
UK
verify
search into
reconnoiter
US
browse
try out
scour
criticize
US
resolve
interpret
look through
anatomize
record
query
screen
gaze
delve
pry
deal with
criticise
UK
interrogate
run over
supervise
scout
trial
quiz
peer
try
cover
seek
superintend
check up on
scope out
correct
knock
run through
revise
take a look at
put through its paces
check up
run down
separate
take down
put down
divide
sample
break down
frisk
thumb through
determine
prove
pick at
penetrate
pierce
register
summarize
US
goggle
gawp
cross-examine
comprehend
catechize
gawk
read up on
look at carefully
blink
skim through
glare
look-see
conduct investigations into
check into
experiment with
dip into
stew
find out
conduct an investigation into
open up
reiterate
repeat
sound out
suss out
feel out
give something a going-over
slam
pan
rip
reedit
rave
trash
zap
nitpick
keep track of
summarise
UK
give the once-over
poll
run your eye over
stake out
nose around
bad-mouth
put to the test
tackle
figure out
give the once over
try to get to the bottom of
keep a check on
look closely
swipe at
read through
skin alive
write a critique
give one's opinion
take notice of
pay attention to
take apart
enquire about
rake
identify
dissolve
sweep
learn
deconstruct
write about
follow up
examine closely
decompose
parse
make enquiries about
candle
disintegrate
put under a microscope
assimilate
ask
confirm
surf
devour
field-test
look around
epitomize
US
critique
make inquiry
abstract
pursue
glance through
encapsulate
snoop
balance
outline
browse through
leaf through
look see
glance over
take
sift through
read over
peep
recapitulate
pick apart
report
wade through
reprise
inquisite
ogle
flick through
chart
brief
peek
be absorbed in
inquire about
pilot
intellectualize
US
contemplate on
synopsize
conduct an enquiry into
take stock
scout out
give something a look-see
rationalize
US
probe into
pry into
search for
experimentalize
recap
chew
admire
write up
focus
logicalize
poke around
cast an eye over
glim
ideate
make inquiries
shake down
rationalise
UK
intellectualise
UK
epitomise
UK
have a look-see
try on
put on one's thinking cap
build castles in air
boil down
keep in sight
test the waters
get an eyeful
carry out trials on
match up
eagle eye
make a recce of
process
wrap up
take a good look
try on for size
look vacantly
give a tryout
make a trial run
look fixedly
rehearse
practice
US
revisit
hash
find fault
pick holes
ask about
get down to brass tacks
look round
find out about
ask questions about
unpack a text
traverse
reduce
pore
read intently
sound
redact
censor
make enquiries
fractionate
cut
riffle through
practise
UK
squint
talk about
range over
quest
peg
examine carefully
perlustrate
comb
smoke
have a look at
pass through
conduct an enquiry
plumb
restate
make an observation of
leave no stone unturned
gage
US
triangulate
canvas
interview
solicit
glass
pass under review
look earnestly
sit in
daydream
burrow into
burn up
size
graph
gauge
UK
valuate
crush
roast
grill
hit
request
decompound
take as an example
look at as an example
consider as an example
describe
pound
recollect
riff
flash
riffle
rumble
bone up
seek an answer
squinny
make sense of
rubberneck at
gawk at
grind
concentrate
cudgel one's brains
sleep on it
lucubrate
apprehend
carry out an inquest into
put out a feeler
establish
pulverize
US
be in a reverie
be lost in contemplation
leaf
pin
bore
gloat
try to see
treat
subject to an inspection
clarify
powder
take the measure of
look upon
map out
consult the archives
look up
ascertain
certify
tally
kick the tires
lay bare
mill
concern itself with
look through narrowed eyes
squint at
give opinion
take a gander
look something up and down
comminute
metabolize
US
metabolise
UK
speculate on
do tests
substantiate
electioneer
campaign
look up and down
validate
demonstrate
deduce
infer
trawl
bray
tell
hit up
request information
seek information
seek information of
request information of
absorb
grasp
master
give an opinion
pass judgment on
comment upon
beat
ratiocinate
count
ensure
prove out
stack up
wiretap
muckrake
bug
underseek
tap
poke
cudgel
think hard
give much thought to
marvel
think hard about
ask oneself
ask oneself about
follow a line of investigation
put something through its paces
send up a balloon
run something up the flagpole
see how it flies
put something to the test
run it up a flagpole
see how wind blows
run idea by someone
put someone through their paces
put something to the proof
commentate on
broadcast details of
take under consideration
stop to consider
bandy
agitate
dispute
diagnose
read into
listen in
atomize
flick
thumb
test out
linger
procrastinate
chaw
delay
doorstep
spy out
recon
pulverise
UK
make sure of
keep account
conjecture
write an account of
give details of
do research into
put questions to
ask questions of
be all ears
make inquiries about
guess
ventilate
run
ballot
circularise
UK
circularize
US
apply
conduct experiments
conduct research
carry out trials
do
wade
sift the evidence concerning
search the evidence concerning
make a reconnaissance of
catalog
US
catalogue
UK
log
index
file
trace
contrast
do tests on
futz around
road-test
test drive
practice with
put to trial
fool with
carry out tests
mess around
get
make a survey of
look out for
take a shufti round
see how the land lies
look for
find out the lie of the land
make a reconnaissance
track down
run reconnaissance
set eyes on
case the joint
scout around
rustle up
be taught
juxtapose
surmise
diarize
enumerate
chronicle
minute
take a good look at
familiarize oneself with
hypothesize
US
suppose
swot up on
bat around or back and forth
hash out
be a ward heeler
differentiate
collate
theorize
US
soak up
pick up
drink in
listen to
comment on
correlate
presume
assume
suspicion
postulate
daresay
suspect
jot down
put on file
keep up to date with
keep a note of
put on record
keep details of
mark down
note down
keep up with
put on paper
keep a record of
set down
make an inventory of
write down
make a note of
watch over
keep account of
keep in touch with
measure
take classes in
winnow
take a course in
undersee
finger
concoct
parallel
compete
get the hang of
get clued up about
take on board
get the point of
psych out
hazard a guess
hypothesise
UK
make guesses
make suppositions
form theories
call the turn
theorise
UK
dope
head trip
guesstimate
dope out
have a hunch
run it up flagpole
call it
beat one's brains
read between lines
pipe-dream
invent
give your opinion of
write a critique of
hang
place in juxtaposition
stack up against
confront
measure the differences between
set side by side
measure up
balance the differences between
weigh against
stand the pace
segregate
weigh the differences between
oppose
stand the test
weigh against another
set against
put side by side
contrive
pat down
refer to
flip through
outstare
fabricate
construct
glower
manufacture
plough through
bury oneself in
scratch the surface
look intently
stare in wonder
focus on
have a good look
fix on
look hard
rivet on
watch closely
lay eyes on
stare open-mouthed
evolve
develop
frame
educe
derive
think up
make up
cook up
trump up
work out
drum up
vamp up
come up with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To protect or shield from harm or danger
protect
defend
guard
keep
safeguard
secure
shield
harbour
UK
preserve
save
screen
shelter
avert
block
fortify
limit
obstruct
prevent
restrain
stop
bulwark
care for
chaperon
cover
cushion
fence
fend
forfend
hedge
house
inoculate
insulate
look after
mind
mount
support
tend
ward
watch over
assure
champion
conserve
harbor
US
keep from harm
sentinel
shade
shotgun
stonewall
watch
cover up for
keep safe
mount guard on
stand guard on
stick up for
afford protection to
cover up
give refuge
give sanctuary
stand guard
stand up for
take care of
cover all bases
ride shotgun for
save from harm
take under wing
go to bat for
take someone under your wing
uphold
ward off
maintain
oversee
ensure
make invulnerable
overlook
guide
rule
be responsible for
have charge of
attend to
preside over
minister to
persevere with
be in charge of
garrison
barricade
fight for
hold
entrench
resist
cherish
oppose
retain
panoply
insure
espouse
withstand
nourish
contend
fight
mine
war
battle
beat off
take in
provide sanctuary
repel danger
fend off
stave off
guard against
take up cudgels for
be the defender of
hold at bay
be on the side of
sustain
justify
husband
hoard
prolong
nurse
perpetuate
stockpile
reserve
squirrel
keep up
store up
store
keep intact
steward
scrimp
skimp
stash
use sparingly
cut back
sock away
squirrel away
be careful with
cut down on
go easy on
more ❯
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▲
To sow or place in one's consciousness
inculcate
implant
infuse
ingrain
fix
impress
instil
UK
breed
endue
engender
engrain
enroot
generate
imbue
imprint
induce
indue
infix
inoculate
inseminate
inspire
instill
US
introduce
invest
plant
produce
promote
sow
steep
suffuse
indoctrinate
coach
communicate
din
drill
drill into
drum into
educate
hammer into
impart
instruct
programme
UK
program
US
train
din into
drive into
drum in
hammer in
break down
impress upon
shape up
work over
insinuate
engraft
sow the seeds
drive
hammer
drum
brainwash
inject
root
lodge
teach
embed
breathe
graft
knock
entrench
place
insert
establish
imbed
set
install
US
instal
UK
drive home
sow the seeds of
teach over and over again
incorporate
add
transfuse
drub
put
pass on
institute
imbue with
bang
seed
found
reiterate to
put in
teach repeatedly to
drive home to
intrench
brand
impact
etch
bed
engrave
radicate
hammer home
drill in
breed in the bone
fasten
inset
glue
bind
stick
catch
moor
stabilise
UK
settle
solidify
affix
attach
connect
consolidate
cement
anchor
stabilize
US
rivet
couple
secure
tie
pin
rigidify
congeal
position
locate
stiffen
thicken
link
harden
steady
nail down
freeze to
stay put
more ❯
Verb
▲
Assist in breaking law
aid and abet
assist
collaborate
connive
conspire
contrive
help
plot
abet
be in cahoots with
be in league with
collude
countenance
keep in countenance
Verb
▲
To replace or substitute something with something else
surrogate
deputise
UK
deputize
US
replace
subrogate
substitute
Adjective
▲
Providing or receiving parental care to/for children not related to oneself
adoptive
surrogate
caretaker
acting
provisional
substitute
replacement
temporary
stand-in
fill-in
short-term
deputy
second-string
supply
reserve
relief
stopgap
pinch-hitting
“My
foster
parents care for me as if I am one of their own children.”
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