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v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

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Fuzzynyms (51)

accredit, recognize, recognise

v. grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

confirm

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

cover, insure, underwrite

v. protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"

enable

v. render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"

accept, consent, go for

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

appoint, charge

v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

assign, attribute

v. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"

entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit

v. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

qualify

v. pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"

change, alter, modify

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

legislate, pass

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"

authenticate

v. establish the authenticity of something

guarantee, warrant

v. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

clear, clear up

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

clear

v. pass an inspection or receive authorization; "clear customs"

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

run out

v. exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

tap

v. pierce in order to draw a liquid from; "tap a maple tree for its syrup"; "tap a keg of beer"

tap

v. draw (liquor) from a tap; "tap beer in a bar"

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Antonyms (19)

forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify

v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

prevent, keep

v. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

bar, debar, exclude

v. prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

repudiate

v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

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