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barrack

n. a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe

v. laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"

cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up

v. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

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mock, bemock

v. treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"

deride

v. treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"

heckle

v. challenge aggressively

hunt

v. search (an area) for prey; "The King used to hunt these forests"

ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun

v. subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

diminish, belittle

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

exalt

v. raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"

push, bear on, bear upon

v. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

content

v. make content; "I am contented"

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

urge, urge on, press, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

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