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Nouns (10)

n. an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"

fix

n. a repair, adjustment or solution

location, localization, localisation, locating

n. a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target"

reparation, repair, fixing, mending

n. the act of putting something in working order again

Verbs (35)

fix

v. set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!"

prepare for microscopic study

v. kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study

fixate, make fixed

v. make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame"

get, pay off, pay back

v. take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

set, specify, determine, decide upon

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

fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

deposit, pose, posit, situate

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

make, cook, ready, prepare

v. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

sterilize, desex, unsex, desexualize, make infertile

v. make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"

repair, doctor, mend, bushel, touch on, restore, furbish up

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (173)

alteration, modification, adjustment

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

immobilize, convert into fixed capital

v. convert (assets) into fixed capital

batten, secure, batten down

v. furnish with battens; "batten ships"

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"

buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to

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

close, shut

v. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"

lash

v. bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

stick, cling, adhere, cohere

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

center, centre, rivet, focus, pore, concentrate

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

strap, tie with a strap

v. tie with a strap

cuff, handcuff, manacle

v. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

bond, draw together, bring together

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

direct, guide the actors in

v. guide the actors in (plays and films)

remedy, rectify, amend, set right

v. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

better, amend, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, make better

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

tighten, fasten

v. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

tighten

v. become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"

drop, put down, set down, unload

v. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

set up, put together, piece together, assemble

v. create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

raise, rear, put up, set up, erect

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

build, establish

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

collect, hoard, accumulate, amass, pile up, compile

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

bank, cover with ashes

v. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"

precipitate, fall sharply

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

precipitate

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

save, lay aside, save up

v. feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

draft, outline, rough

v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

draft, draught, blueprint

v. make a blueprint of

form, organize

v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

settle, make up, patch up, reconcile, conciliate

v. come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

stitch, run up, sew, sew together

v. fasten by sewing; do needlework

retire, adjourn, withdraw

v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

act, move, take a step, take action, take steps, take measures, perform an action, do something

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

cure, heal

v. provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"

redress, right, correct, compensate

v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

remedy, relieve

v. provide relief for; "remedy his illness"

remedy, rectify, amend, set right

v. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

rejuvenate, make youthful, make younger

v. make younger or more youthful; "The contact with his grandchildren rejuvenated him"

animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up, make lively

v. make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

renew

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

recondition

v. bring into an improved condition; "He reconditioned the old appliances"

reconstruct, remodel, redo

v. do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"

renovate, restitute

v. restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"

freshen up, refurbish, renovate

v. make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

rig

v. connect or secure to; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"

square, square up, make square

v. make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"

plumb

v. measure the depth of something

Synonyms (9)

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

take up, hook onto, fasten onto, seize onto, latch on to

v. adopt; "take up new ideas"

Antonyms (23)

release, discharge, waiver

n. a formal written statement of relinquishment

unfasten, cause to become unfastened

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

undo, cause to become undone

v. cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"

move, displace, make move

v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

break, bust, cause to break

v. ruin completely; "He busted my radio!"

break up, dismantle, break apart, take apart, disassemble

v. take apart into its constituent pieces

ruin, destroy

v. destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"

break, damage

v. inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

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