buy :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price"

v. be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

purchase, take

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

credit

v. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

confide, reveal in private, tell confidentially

v. reveal in private; tell confidentially

rely on, rely upon, count on, depend on, bet on, look to, count upon, calculate on, reckon on

v. judge to be probable

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

state, say, tell

v. express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

claim, lay claim to, make a claim to

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

claim, postulate, contend, affirm strongly, assert strongly

v. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

draw, describe, depict

v. represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"

clear up, clarify, elucidate

v. make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

narrate, provide a commentary for

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

spin, recount, tell, recite, narrate

v. narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"

profess

v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"

label, judge, pronounce

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

relate, give an account of

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

fix, set, specify, determine, decide upon

v. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

prefer, give priority to one creditor

v. give preference to one creditor over another

buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

handle, treat, treat with, do by

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

invite, pay for, have as a guest

v. have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"

amuse, disport, divert

v. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

entertain

v. provide entertainment for

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"

requisition, request formally

v. make a formal request for official services

suborn

v. incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"

fix, set, specify, determine, decide upon

v. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

purchase, take, buy

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

stock, buy in, put in stock

v. stock up on

ransom, redeem, buy back

v. exchange or buy back for money; under threat

discredit, disbelieve

v. reject as false; refuse to accept

doubt, consider unlikely, have doubts about

v. consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"

acknowledge, recognize, know

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

question, query

v. pose a question

withdraw, take back, unsay

v. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"

sell, exchange for money

v. exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"

rent, take, hire, charter, lease, engage

v. engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

supply, render, provide, furnish

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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