Nouns (0)
Verbs (9)
distend, dilate
v. become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
temper, season, dilate
v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
dilate, adulterate, debase, water down
v. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (124)
enlarge
v. become larger or bigger
extend, expand
v. become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
swell
v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
augment
v. grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"
increase
v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
explain, explicate
v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"
blow up, inflate, fill with air, fill with gas
v. become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
extend, widen, broaden
v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
swell, distend, swell up
v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread
v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
spread, open, unfold, spread out
v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around
v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
spread, circulate, go around
v. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
strengthen, fortify, beef up
v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
inure, harden
v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"
acclimatize, acclimate, get used to the climate, acclimatise
v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"
familiarize, familiarise, make familiar
v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
adjust, adapt, get accustomed
v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
temper, moderate, chasten
v. restrain or temper
toughen, make tougher, make tough
v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"
condition, put into a proper state
v. put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"
discipline, condition, train
v. train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
naturalize, make more natural, make more lifelike
v. make more natural or lifelike
adjust, conform, adapt
v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
habituate, accustom, make used
v. make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
adapt, make fit, accommodate
v. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
teach, learn, instruct
v. impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
school, educate
v. give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
instruct, apprise, apprize
v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
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"
familiarize, familiarise, acquaint
v. make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature
v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
moderate, mellow
v. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
age, mature, maturate, grow old, grow older
v. grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
age, make older, cause to age
v. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"
mellow, make mellow
v. soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
balance, equilibrate, equilibrize
v. bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
cut, trim, reduce, cut back, cut down on, cut down, trim down, trim back, make a reduction in, bring down
v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (3)
intensify, escalate, step up
v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"
dilate upon
© Copyright 2008 Lexipedia. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by iSEEK.