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Verbs (10)
counsel
v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
propose, suggest
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
misadvise, misguide
v. give bad advise to
apprise, apprize, notify, give notice, send word
v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"
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apprise, apprize, advise, notify, give notice, send word
v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"
warn, notify of danger, notify of a risk
v. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
caution, admonish
v. warn strongly; put on guard
order, say, tell, enjoin
v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
press, urge, exhort
v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"
press, bid, adjure, beseech, entreat
v. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
persuade
v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
propose, advise, suggest
v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something
goad, spur, give heart to
v. give heart or courage to
urge, advocate, recommend
v. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
lecture, advocate, preach
v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
instruct, apprise, apprize
v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
steer, guide
v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
broach, initiate
v. bring up a topic for discussion
counsel, advise
v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
venture, adventure, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk
v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
demand, postulate
v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
propose, propose marriage, pop the question
v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
submit, refer for consideration, refer for judgment
v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"
put, position, place, set, pose, lay
v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate
v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
think, guess, suppose, imagine, reckon
v. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
venture
v. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
communicate, intercommunicate, transmit
v. transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
discourse, converse
v. carry on a conversation
correspond, exchange messages, send messages
v. exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"
counsel, advise
v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
brief, give a briefing to
v. give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"
train, develop, prepare, educate, make prepared
v. create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
contact, reach, get through, get hold of
v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"
approach, set about, deal with, go about
v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"
order, say, tell, enjoin
v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
enlighten, edify
v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
steer, guide
v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
post, affix for public notice, affix in a public place
v. affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"
post
v. publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
post, mail, send, write
v. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
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expect, require, ask
v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
advise
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