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ACCEPTS:Toreceive;toregardastrue,proper,normal,inevitable.
ACCOMPLISHES:Toexecutefully;toattain.
ACCOUNTS:Togiveareporton;tofurnishajustifyinganalysisorexplanation.
ACCUMULATES:Tocollect:togather.
ACHIEVES:Tobringtoasuccessfulconclusion.
ACKNOWLEDGES:Toreportthereceiptof.
ACQUIRES:Tocomeintopossessionof.
ACTS:Toperformaspecifiedfunctiontocarryoutapurpose;toexertonespowersinsucha
wayastobringaboutaneffect.
ACTIVATES:Tomobilize;tosetintomotion.
ADAPTS:Tosuitorfitbymodification.
ADDS:Toaffixorattachto;toperformmathematicaladditionoffigures.
ADHERES:Togivesupportormaintainloyalty;tobeconsistent;toholdfastorstick;tobind
oneselftoobservance;tofollowclosely;tocarryoutwithoutdeviation.
ADJUSTS:Tobringtoamoresatisfactorystate;tobringthepartsofsomethingtoatrueor
moreeffectiveposition.
ADMINISTERS:Toverify,secureandensurecompliancewithpolicies.
ADMITS:Topermittoenterortojoin.
ADOPTS:Totakeupandapplyorputintopractice;toaccept,asareport.
ADVANCES:Tobringormoveforward;toacceleratethegrowthorprogressof;toraisetoa
higherrank;topromote;tobringforwardfornotice,considerationoracceptance;tomake
progress;toraiseinrate.
ADVISES:Torecommendacourseofaction(notsimplytotellorinform);toofferaninformed
opinionbasedonspecializedknowledge.
ADVOCATES:Torecommendorspeakinfavorof.
AFFIRMS:Toassertpositively;toconfirm;toratify.

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AFFIXES:Tosecureanobjecttoanother;toattach.
AIDS:Tohelporassist;togivehelporassistanceto.
ALIGNS:Toarrangeinaline;toarray.
ALLOTS:Toassignasashare.
ALTERS:Tomakedifferent;tomodify.
AMMENDS:Tochangeormodifyforthebetter.
ANALYZES:Toseparateintoelementsandcriticallyexaminetoarriveataconclusion;tostudy
thefactorsofasituationorprobleminordertodeterminethesolutionoroutcome.
ANWSERS:Tospeakorvoteinreply.
ANTICIPATES:Toforeseeevents,trends,consequences,orproblemsanddealwithin
advance.
APPLIES:Toputtouseforapurpose;toemploydiligentlyorwithcloseattention.
APPOINTS:Tonameofficially.
APPRAISES:Togiveanexpertjudgmentofworthormerit;toevaluateastoquality,statusor
effectiveness.
APPROPRIATES:Totakeexclusivepossessionof;tosetapartfororassigntoaparticular
purposeoruse;totakewithoutpermission.
APPROVES:Toacceptassatisfactory;toexercisefinalauthoritywithregardtocommitment
ofresources;tosanctionofficially;toratify(therebyassumingresponsibilityfor).
ARRANGES:Toprepareforanevent;toputinproperorder;toformorfitintoasystematic
whole.
ARTICULATES:Topronouncedistinctly;toexpressincoherentverbalform.
ASCERTAINS:Tofindoutordiscoverthroughexamination;tofindoutorlearnforacertainty.
ASSEMBLES:Tocollectorgathertogetherinapredeterminedorderfromvarioussources.
ASSERTS:Tostateordeclarepositively.
ASSESSES:Todeterminevalueof;toevaluate.

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ASSIGNS:Tospecifyordesignatetasksordutiestobeperformedbyothers;legallytotransfer
ormakeovertoanother.
ASSISTS:Togiveaidorsupport.
ASSUMES:Toundertake;totakeforgranted;totaketoorupononeself.
ASSURES:Tostateconfidently;tomakecertainof;toconfirm.
ATTACHES:Toconnect;tobindoraffixto;tofasten;totie.
ATTAINS:Tocomeintopossessionof;toarriveat.
ATTENDS:Tobepresentforthepurposeofmakingacontribution.
AUDITS:Toexamineofficiallywithintenttoverify.
AUTHORIZES:Toapprove;toempowerthroughvestedauthority.
AVERTS:Toturnawayoraside;toseecomingandwardoff.
AWARDS:Toconferorbestow.
BALANCES:Tocomputethedifferencebetweenthedebitsandcreditsofanaccount;to
reconcileaccounts;toarrangeorprovesothatthesumofonegroupequalsthesumof
another.
BATCHES:Toassembleintoagroupforoneoperation.
BUDGETS:Toplanexpenditures.
BUILDS:Toconstruct.
CALCULATES:Tomakeamathematicalcomputation.
CALLS:Tocommunicatewithbytelephone;tosummon;toannounce.
CANCELS:Tomarkout;toinvalidate;tostrikeout,crossout,orrevoke.
CAPITALIZES:Towriteorprintwithaninitialcapitalorincapitals;toconvertintocapital;to
computethepresentvalueof;tosupplycapitalfor.
CARRIESOUT:Toputintoexecution;tobringtoasuccessfulissue;tocontinuetoanendor
stoppingpoint.

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CERTIFIES:Toconfirmasaccurateortrue.
CHARTS:Todraworplotdata(asonagraph);tomakeadetailedplan.
CHECKS:Toverify;tocomparewithasourceforverification;toexamine.
CIRCULATES:Topassfrompersontopersonorplacetoplace;todisseminate.
CLARIFIES:Tomakeeasiertounderstand;toexplain.
CLASSIFIES:Toarrangeororganizeaccordingtosystematicgroups,classesorcategories.
CLOSES:Tobringtoaconclusion;tobarpassage;toshut;tosuspendorstopoperations;to
endorterminate.
COACHES:Toteachortrain;totutor.
CODES:Tousesymbolsorcharacters(lettersornumbers)torepresentwordsorfigures.
COLLABORATES:Toworkjointlywith;tocooperatewithothers.
COLLATES:Toorganizeorassembleinapredeterminedsequence.
COLLECTS:Togather;toassemble;toaccumulate.
COMMANDS:Todirectauthoritatively;toorderorrequesttobegiven;togiveorders;to
dominatefromanelevatedposition.
COMMUNICATES:Toimpartaverbalorwrittenmessage;totransmitinformation.
COMPARES:Toexamineforthepurposeofdiscoveringresemblancesordifferences.
COMPILES:Toputtogetherinformation;tocollectfromotherdocuments.
COMPLETES:Tofinish;tofullycarryout.
COMPLIES:Toactinaccordancewithrulesorrequests.
COMPOSESTomakebyputtingpartstogether;tocreate,towrite(anoriginalletter,report,
instructions,etc.).
COMPREHENDS:Tograspmentally;tounderstand.
COMPUTES:Todetermineorcalculatemathematically.

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CONCURSToagreewithaposition,statement,actionoropinion.
CONDENSES:Tomakemorecompact.
CONDUCTS:Tocarryon;todirecttheexecutionof.
CONFERS:Tocompareviews;toconsult.
CONFIRMS:Togiveapprovalto;toassurethevalidityof.
CONFORMS:Tobringintoharmonyoragreement;toadaptoneselftoprevailingstandardsor
customs.
CONSIDERS:Tothinkaboutwithcareorcaution.
CONSOLIDATES:Tobringtogether;tocombine.
CONSTRUCTS:Tomakeorformbycombiningparts;todrawwithsuitableinstrumentsand
underspecifiedconditions;toarrangeorsetinordermentally.
CONSULTS:Toseekadviceofothers;togiveprofessionaladviceorservices;toconfer.
CONTACTS:Tocommunicatewith.
CONTINUES:Tomaintainwithoutinterruptionacondition,course,oraction;toremainin
existence.
CONTRACTS:Toestablishorundertakebycontract;
CONTRIBUTES:Tosupplyorgivesomething;tosubmitforpublication.
CONTROLS:Tomeasure,interpret,andevaluateactionsforconformancewithplansor
desiredresults;toexercisedirectly,guidingorrestrainingpowerover.
CONVERTS:Toalterthephysicalorchemicalnatureofsomething;toalterformoreeffective
utilization.
CONVEYS:Tomovefromoneplacetoanother;totransport;tocommunicate.
CONVINCES:Topersuade;tocauseotherstobelievesomething,usingevidenceand/or
argument.
COOPERATES:Toassociatewithanotherorothersformutualbenefit.
COORDINATES:Toregulate,adjust,orcombinetheactionsofotherstoattainharmony;to

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bringintocommonactionorconditionaccordingtoestablishedpolicies.
COPIES:Toduplicateanoriginal;totransferorreproduceinformation.
CORRECTS:Tomakeorsetright;toalteroradjusttoconformtoastandard;torectify.
CORRELATES:Toestablishordemonstrateacasual,complementary,parallel,orreciprocal
relation.
CORRESPONDS:Tocommunicatewith.
COUNSELS:Togiveadviceorguidance;toconsultwith.
CREATES:Tobringintoexistence;toproducethroughimaginativeskill.
DEBUGS:Todetect,locate,andremovemistakesfromaroutineofmalfunctionsfroma
computer.
DECIDES:Toarriveatasolution;tobringtoadefinitiveend.
DEDICATES:Tosetaparttoadefiniteuse;tobecomecommittedto.
DEDUCES:Toderiveaconclusionbyreasoning(inferenceinwhichtheconclusionfollows
necessarilyfromthepremises);toreachaconclusionbymentaldeduction.
DELEGATES:Tocommissionanothertoperformtasksordutieswhichmaycarryspecific
degreesofaccountabilityandauthority;toentrusttothecareormanagementofanother.
DELETES:Tostrikeoutorremove.
DELIVERS:Tosetfree;toconvey;tosendtoanintendeddestination.
DEMONSTRATES:Toillustrateandexplain,especiallywithexamples.
DESCRIBES:Torepresentbyafigure,model,orpicture;totracetheoutlineof;togivean
accountofinwords.
DESIGNS:Toconceive,create,andexecuteaccordingtoplan.
DETERMINES:Toresolve;tofixconclusivelyorauthoritatively;todecide.
DEVELOPS:Todisclose,discover,perfect,orunfoldaplanoridea.
DEVISES:Toforminthemindbynewcombinationsorapplicationsofideasorprinciples;to
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DICTATES:Toreadorspeakinformationtoberecordedorwrittenbyanother.
DIRECTS:Toguideworkoperationsthroughtheestablishmentofobjectives,policies,rules,
practices,methods,andstandards;togovernorcontrol.
DISASSEMBLES:Totakeapart.
DISCIPLINES:Topenalizeindividualsorgroupswhosebehavioriscontrarytoestablishedrules
andregulations.
DISCUSSES:Toexchangeviewsforthepurposeofarrivingataconclusion.
DISPATCHES:Tosendoff,orforward,toknowndestinationoronspecificbusiness.
DISPLAYS:Toshow;tospreadbeforetheview.
DISPOSES:Tosellorgetridof
DISSEMINATES:Tospreadordisperseinformationorideas.
DISTINGUISHES:Toperceiveasbeingseparateordifferent;toseparateintokinds,classes,or
categories.
DISTRIBUTES:Todelivertoproperdestination;topassaround;toallot.
DIVERTS:Toturnfromonecourseorusetoanother.
DIVIDES:Toseparateintoclassesorparts.
DOCUMENTS:Toprovidewithfactualorsubstantialsupportforstatementsmadeora
hypothesisproposed;toequipwithexactreferencestoauthoritativesupportinginformation.
DRAFTS:Topreparepapersordocumentsinapreliminaryform.
DRAWS:Tocomposeorwriteup,followingasetprocedureorform(asinacontract);topull
ormovesomething.
EDITS:Toreviseandpreparematerial(written,film,tape,soundtrack)forpublicationor
display.
EFFECTS:Tobringabout;toaccomplish.
ELABORATES:Toworkoutindetail;togivedetails.
ELECTS:Tochooseorselectcarefully.

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ELIMINATES:Togetridof;tosetasideasunimportant.
EMPHASIZES:Tostress.
EMPLOYS:Tomakeuseof;touseorengagetheservicesof;toprovidewithajobthatpays
wagesorasalary.
ENCOMPASSES:Toformacircleabout;toenvelop;toinclude.
ENCOURAGES:Toinspirewithspiritorhope;togivehelporpatronageto.
ENDORSES:Tosupportorrecommend.
ENFORCES:Toexecutevigorously;toexerciseexecutiveorpolicepower(referstolawsand
statutes).
ENGAGES:Tointerlockwith;tomesh;toprovideoccupationfor;toarrangetoobtaintheuse
orservicesof.
ENHANCES:Toincreaseormakegreater.
ENLISTS:Toengageforduty;tosecurethesupportandaidof.
ENSURES:Tomakesure,certain,orsafe;toguarantee.
ESTABLISHES:Tobringintoexistence;toinstitute.
ESTIMATES:Toforecastfuturerequirements.
EVALUATES:Todetermineorfixthevalueof;toappraise.
EXAMINES:Toinspectclosely;toinvestigate;toscrutinize.
EXCHANGES:Togiveortakeonethinginreturnforanother.
EXCLUDES:Toshutout;tobarfromparticipation,consideration,orinclusion.
EXECUTES:Toputintoeffect;tocarryout.
EXERCISES:Toexertinfluenceorauthority;totrainbydrillsandmaneuvers;touserepeatedly
inordertostrengthenanddevelop.
EXPECTS:Tolookforward;toconsiderprobableorcertain.
EXPEDITES:Toacceleratetheprocessorprogressof.

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EXPRESSES:Torepresentinwords;tomakeknownone'sfeelingsoropinions.
EXTRACTS:Todrawforth;towithdraw;toseparate;todeterminebycalculation.
FACILITATES:Tomakeeasierorlessdifficult.
FEEDS:Tomoveintoamachineoropeninginordertobeusedorprocessed;tofurnishwith
somethingessentialforgrowth,sustenance,maintenance,oroperation.
FIGURES:Tocompute.
FILES:Toarrangeinamethodicalmanner;torubsmoothorcutawaywithatool.
FINALIZES:Toputinfinishedform.
FINDS:Toencounter;tolocateorcomeuponbysearchingoreffort.
FLAGS:Tomarkinsomedistinctivemanner.
FOLLOWSUP:Topursuecloselyinordertocheckprogress;toseeifresultsaresatisfactory.
FORECASTS:Topredict;toestimateinadvance.
FORMULATES:Todevelopordevise.
FOSTERS:Topromotethegrowthordevelopmentof.
FULFILLS:Toputintoeffect;tobringtoanend;tomeasureupto;todeveloptheful1
potentialityof.
FUNCTIONS:Toactoroperateas;toserve.
FURNISHES:Toprovidewhatisneeded;tosupply.
GATHERS:Tocollect;toharvest;toaccumulateandplaceinorder.
GENERATES:Tobringintoexistence;tocausetobe;toproduce.
GIVES:Tograntorbestow;toadminister;tomakeapresentof.
GOVERNS:Toexercisecontinuoussovereignauthorityover;tocontrolanddirectthemaking
andadministrationofauthorityover;toholdincheck;tohavedecisiveinfluence.
GRASPS:Tomakethemotionofseizing.

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GUARANTEES:Tosecure;toanswerforthedebt,default,ormiscarriageof.
GUIDES:Toshoworleadthewayto;tomanagetheaffairsof;toinfluencetheconductor
opinionsof.
HIRES:Toengagetheservicesofforasetsum;toemploy.
IDENTIFIES:Toestablishtheidentityof;toassociatewithsomeinterest.
IMPLEMENTS:Tocarryout;toexecuteaplanorprogram;togiveeffectto.
IMPORTS:Tobringfromaforeignorexternalsource.
IMPROVES:Tomakesomethingbetter.
INDICATES:Toshow;todemonstratewithprecision.
INFORMS:Tocommunicateinformationorknowledge;toacquaint.
INITIATES:Tostart;tointroduce;tooriginate.
INNOVATES:Toexerciseimaginationorcreativityinintroducingsomethingneworinmaking
changesthatleadtoimprovement.
INSERTS:Toput(something)into,between,oramongothermaterials;tointroduce,asa
wordinasentence.
INSPECTS:Toexamineordetermine;tocriticallyanalyzeforsuitability.
INSTALLS:Tosetinpositionoradjustuse;tosettleinacertainplaceorcondition,orstatus;
tosetupforuseinoffice.
INSTITUTES:Toorganize,establish,andsetinoperation;tobegin.
INSTRUCTS:Toteach;tocoach;toimpartorcommunicateknowledge;todirectororder.
INSURES:Tocoverwithinsurance;tomakecertain.
INTEGRATES:Tounify;tomakewholebyputtingallpartsorelementstogether.
INTERPRETS:Togivethemeaningof;toexplaintoothers;toelucidate.
INTERVIEWS:Toobtainfactsoropinionsthroughinquiryorexaminationofvarioussources.
INVENTS:Tothinkuporimagine;tocreate.

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INVENTORIES:Tocatalogortocountandlist.
INVESTIGATES:Toobserveorstudybycloseexaminationandsystematicinquiry.
INVESTS:Tospendorusetime,moneyorefforttoachieveafuturebenefit.
ISSUES:Toputforthortodistributeofficially.
ITEMIZES:Tolist;towritedownindetail.
JUDGES:Toformanauthoritativeopinion;todetermineandpronounceafterinquiryand
deliberation.
JUSTIFIES:Toproveorshowtoberightorreasonable;toalignwordssuchthatbothleftand
righthandmarginsareinline(typingterm).
KEEPS:Toholdorretain;tomaintain.
LEADS:Toguideordirectonacourseorinthedirectionof;tochannel;todirectthe
operationsof.
LEARNS:Togainknowledgeorunderstandingof.
LISTS:Toenumerate;toenterintoacatalogwithasellingprice;toitemize.
LOADS:Toplaceinoronameansofconveyance;toincreasetheweightofbyadding
somethingheavy.
LOCATES:Tofind,determine,orspecifybymeansofsearching,examining,orexperimenting;
toseekandfind.
MAINTAINS:Tocontinue;tocarryon;tokeepcurrentorinanexistingstate,asrecordsor
files.
MAKES:Tocausetohappento;tocausetoexist,occur,orappear;tocreate;tobringinto
beingbyforming,shaping,oralteringmaterial.
MANAGES:Todirect,control,ormakeorkeepcompliant.
MARKETS:Toexposeforsale;tosell.
MATCHES:Tosetincompetitionwith;toprovidewithaworthycompetitor;tocauseto
correspond.
MEASURES:Todeterminelength,width,orquantityof.

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MEDIATES:Tointerposewithpartiestoreconcilethem;toreconciledifferences.
MEETS:Tocopewith;tocometogetherfromdifferentdirections;toprovidefor.
MENTORS:Toserveasamentororcoachfor:
MERGES:Tocombineitemsfromtwoormoresimilarlyorderedsetsintoonesetthatis
arrangedinthesameorder.
MIXES:Touniteorblendintoonegroupormass.
MODIFIES:Tomakelessextreme;tolimitorrestrictthemeaningof;tomakeminorchanges
in.
MONITORS:Towatch;toobserve;tocheckforaspecificpurpose.
MOTIVATES:Toarouseorstimulatetoaction.
MOVES:Togofromonepointtoanother;tobeginoperatingorfunctioningorworkingina
usualway.
NEGOTIATES:Toconferwithotherswithaviewtoreachingagreement.
NOTES:Toobserve;torecognize.
NOTIFIES:Tomakeknown;toinform.
OBSERVES:Tosee,notice,orwatchsomethingorsomeone.
OBTAINS:Toacquireorgainpossessionof.
OCCUPIES:Totakepossessionof;tofill.
OMITS:Toleaveout;todisregard.
OPENS:Tomakeavailableforentryorpassage;tomakeaccessible;toexposetoview;to
disclose.
OPPOSES:Toresist;towithstand;toplaceoppositeoragainst.
ORGANIZES:Toarrange;tosystematizeormethodize.
ORIENTS:Tocausetobecomeawareof,familiarwith,oradjustedtofacts,principles,
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ORIGINATES:Tocreate;toinventorproduceasnew.
OUTLINES:Tomakeasummaryofsignificantfeatures.
OVERCOMES:Togetthebetterof;togainsuperiority.
OVERSEES:Towatchoveranddirect;tosuperintend;tosupervise.
PARTICIPATES:Tojoinorsharewithothers;takepart.
PERFORMS:Tofulfillorcarryoutsomeaction;toaccomplish;toexecute.
PERMITS:Toconsentto;toauthorize;tomakepossible.
PERSUADES:Tomovebyargumentorentreatytoabelief,position,orcourseofaction.
PLACES:Tolocateandchoosepositionsfor.
PLANS:Todeviseorprojecttherealizationorachievementofacourseofaction.
POSTS:Torecordinformationinledgersorotherformsfromanothersource.
PRACTICES:Toperformorworkatrepeatedlyinordertogainproficiency.
PREDICTS:Todeclareinadvance;toforetellonthebasisofobservation,experienceor
scientificreason.
PREPARES:Tomakereadyforaparticularpurpose.
PRESCRIBES:Toestablishasaruleorguide.
PRESENTS:Tointroduce;tobestow;tolayasachargebeforethecourt;tooffertoview.
PRESERVES:Tokeep,guard,orobserve;tokeepsafe,toprotect;tokeepfreefromdecay;to
maintain.
PREVENTS:Tostopsomethingfromoccurring;totakeadvancemeasuresagainst.
PRICES:Tofix,establish,orfindoutthevalueof.
PROCEEDS:Tobegintocarryoutanaction.
PROCESSES:Tosubjecttosomespecialtreatment;tohandleinaccordancewithaprescribed
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PROCURES:Toobtainpossessionof;tobringabout.
PRODUCES:Togrow;tomake,bear,oryieldsomething;tooffertoviewornotice;toexhibit.
PROGRAMS:Toarrangeorworkoutasequenceofoperationstobeperformed;tomakea
planorprocedure.
PROJECTS:Toextendforward;topresentforconsideration;tocommunicatevividly,
especiallytoanaudience.
PROMOTES:Toadvancetoahigherlevelorposition.
PROOFREADS:Toread(copyorprintersproof)againsttheoriginalmanuscriptfor
corrections.
PROPOSES:Toformordeclareaplanorintention.
PROVIDES:Tosupplywhatisneeded;tofurnish.
PUBLICIZES:Togiveinformationconcerningaperson,group,eventorproductthrough
variouscommunicationsmediatoattractpublicattention.
PULLS:Tohaul;totow;toremove,asinfiling.
PURCHASES:Tobuyorprocurebycommittingorganizationalfunds.
QUANTIFIES:Tomakeexplicitthelogicalamountof;todetermineorexpresstheamountof.
QUESTIONS:Tointerrogate;todoubt;todispute;toinquire.
RATES:Toassessthevalueof;toappraise;toarrangeinsequenceofrank.
READS:Tointerpret;toscan;tostudythemovementsof;tounderstandthemeaningof;to
utteraloudtheprintedwrittenwordsof.
REALIZES:Tounderstandclearly;togetbysale,investment,oreffort.
REASONS:Tousethefacultyofreason(thepowerofcomprehending,inferringorthinking,
especiallyinorderlyrationalways).
RECEIVES:Toacquire;tocomeintopossessionof;totakesomethingthatisofferedorsent;
toadmitorwelcomeguestsorvisitors..
RECOGNIZES:Toperceiveclearly;toacknowledgewithashowofappreciation.

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RECOMMENDS:Toadviseorcounselacourseofaction;toofferorsuggestforadoption.
RECONCILES:Toadjust;torestoretoharmony;tomakecongruous.
RECONSTRUCTS:Torebuild;toreorganizeorreestablish;torestore.
RECORDS:Toregister;tosetdowninwriting.
RECRUITS:Toseekoutotherstobecomenewmembers,studentsorpersonnel.
RECTIFIES:Tocorrectbycalculationoradjustment;toremedy;tosetright.
REDUCES:Tonarrowdown;todiminishinsizeoramount;toabridge;toloweringradeor
rank.
REFERS:Tosendordirectforaid,treatment,information,ordecision;todirectattention;to
makereferenceto.
REFLECTS:Tothinkcalmlyandquietly;togivebackasanimage,likeness,oroutline;tomake
apparent.
REGARDS:Topayattentionto;totakeintoconsideration;torelateto.
REGISTERS:Toenterinarecord;toenrollformallyorofficially.
REGULATES:Togovernordirectaccordingtorule;tobringunderthecontroloflaw;tofixor
adjustthetime,amount,ordegreeof.
REINFORCES:Tostrengthenwithadditionalforcesoradditions.
REJECTS:Torefusetohave,use,ortakeforsomepurpose;torefusetohear,receive,or
admit.
RELATES:Toshoworestablishlogicalorcausalconnectionbetween;tohavemeaningful
socialrelationships.
RELEASES:Tosetfreeasinreleasinginformation;topermitthepublicationordissemination
of.
RELIES:Todependon.
REMITS:Tosendmoneyinpaymentof;tosubmitorreferforconsideration,judgment,
decision,oraction.
REMOVES:Tochangethelocation,stationorresidenceof;todismissfromoffice.

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RENDERS:Tofurnishanopinion;toanswer.
REPRESENTS:Toactintheplaceoforfor.
REPORTS:Togiveanaccountof;tofurnishinformationordata.
REQUESTS:Toaskforsomething.
REQUIRES:Tohaveasarequisite;tocallforassuitableorappropriate;todemandas
necessary.
REQUISITIONS:Tomakearequestfor,asinrecordsorsupplies;toaskinwritingfor
somethingthatisneeded.
RESCINDS:Tomakevoid;torepeal.
RESEARCHES:Toinquirespecifically,usinginvolvedandcriticalinvestigations.
RESPONDS:Toanswer;toshowfavorablereaction.
RESTRICTS:Toconfinewithinbounds;torestrain.
RETRIEVES:Toregain;torescue.
REVIEWS:Toconsider;toreexamine;toanalyzeresultsforthepurposeofgivinganopinion.
REVISES:Toreworkinordertocorrectorimprove;tomakeanew,improved,oruptodate
version.
ROUTES:Toforward;toscheduleordispatch;toprearrangeanddirectlocationstowhichan
articleistobesent.
SATISFIES:Tocarryoutthetermsof(acontract);tomeetfinancialobligations;tomake
reparationto;toplease.
SCANS:Toexamine:tosearchinordertolocatespecificdataorinformation;toscrutinize.
SCHEDULES:Toplanatimetable;tosetspecifictimesfor.
SCREENS:Toexamineinorderlyfashiontodeterminesuitabilityoracceptability(asin
appraisingpotentialemployees);toselect.
SEARCHES:Toexamine;toprobe;tomakeathoroughexaminationorinvestigationof.
SECURES:Togainpossessionof;toguarantee;tomakesafe;toobtain.

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SEEKS:Totrytofindordiscover;totrytoobtainorreach;tomakeasearchorinvestigation.
SELECTS:Tochoosethebestsuited.
SELLS:Togiveuppropertytoanotherformoneyorothervaluableconsideration.
SENDS:Todispatchbymeansofcommunication;toconvey.
SEPARATES:Tosetapart.
SERVES:Toassist;tobeofuse;toholdoffice.
SETSUP:Tocauseaconditiontocomeintoeffect;toputinoperation.
SHOWS:Todisplay;togiveindication;topointouttosomeone.
SIGNS:Toformallyapproveorratifyadocumentbyaffixingonessignature.
SIMPLIFIES:Toclarify;toreducetobasicessentials.
SOLICITS:Toapproachwitharequestorplea;tostronglyurge.
SOLVES:Tofindasolutionfor.
SORTS:Toseparateorarrangeaccordingtoascheme;torankbykind,class,division,etc.
SPEAKS:Toexpressoneselfusingwords;todeliveranaddressorlecture.
SPECIFIES:Tostatepreciselyindetailortonameexplicitly.
SPENDS:Touseuporpayout.
STACKS:Topileup.
STANDARDIZES:Tobringintoconformitytosomethingestablishedbyauthority,custom,or
generalconsentasamodelorcriterion.
STIMULATES:Toexcitetoactivity;tourge;torouseorspuron.
STRENGTHENS:Tomakestronger.
STRIVES:Toendeavor;todevoteseriouseffortorenergy.
STRUCTURES:Togivearrangementorformto;toarrangeororganize.

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STUDIES:Tocontemplate;tocarefullyexamineorinvestigate;todeliberate.
SUBMITS:Topresentdataforthediscretionorjudgmentofothers.
SUMMARIZES:Torestatematerial(facts,figures,etc.)briefly;tomakeanabstract.
SUPERVISES:Topersonallyoversee,direct,inspect,orguidetheworkofotherswith
responsibilityformeetingcertainstandardsofperformance.
SUPPLEMENTS:Toaddto.
SUPPLIES:Tofurnishsomethingthatisneeded;toprovide;toequip.
SUPPORTS:Topromotetheinterestsorcauseof;toargueorvotefor;topaythecostsof;to
holduporserveasafoundationfor.
SURVEYS:Toexamineastocondition,situation,orvalue.
SUSTAINS:Togivesupportorreliefto;toprolong;tosupportbyadequateproof.
TABULATES:Toputintableform;tosetupincolumnsorrows;tomakealisting.
TAKES:Toassumepossessionof;tograsp;togainapprovalof.
TERMINATES:Tobringtoanend;toconclude.
TESTS:Toputtoproof;toexamine,observe,orevaluatecritically.
TOTALS:Toaddup;tocompute.
TRACES:Tolocatesomethingbysearchingorresearchingevidence;tocopy,asadrawing.
TRAINS:Toteach,demonstrate,orguideothersinordertobringuptoapredetermined
standard.
TRANSCRIBES:Totransferdatafromoneformofrecordtoanotherorfromonemethodof
preparationtoanother,withoutchangingthenatureofdata.
TRANSLATES:Toturnintoone'sownoranotherlanguage.
TRANSMITS:Totransferorsendfromonepersonorplacetoanother;tosendoutasignal
eitherbyradiowavesoroverawire.
TRANSPOSES:Tochangetheusualorderof.
TREATS:Toregardanddealwithinaspecifiedmanner;toprovidecareforordealwith

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medically.
TURNS:Tomakerotate/revolve;tocausetomovearoundsoastoeffectadesiredend(as
locking,opening,shutting);toreversethesidesorsurfacesof.
TYPES:Towriteusingatypewriterorkeyboard;toarrangebycategories.
UNDERSTANDS:Tograspthemeaningof;tohavethoroughortechnicalacquaintancewithor
expertnessinthepracticeof.
UPDATES:Tobringcurrent.
USES:Toputintoactionorservice;toconsumeortake;toactwithregardto.
UTILIZES:Tomakeuseof.
VERIFIES:Toconfirmorestablishauthenticity;tosubstantiate;toprovetobetrue.
VISITS:Togoorcometoseeinaprofessionalcapacity.
WEIGHS:Toascertaintheheavinessof;toconsidercarefully.
WRITES:Tosetdownletters,words,sentences,orfiguresonpaperorothersuitablematerial;
toauthor;todraft.

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