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v. give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law"

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

v. transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

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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"

recount

v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

convey, transmit, communicate

v. transfer to another; "communicate a disease"

spell

v. take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"

show

v. finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"

assign, allot, portion

v. give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

award, grant

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

invest, put, commit, place

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

fund

v. invest money in government securities

shower

v. provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

invest, clothe, adorn

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

yield, give, afford

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

go, proceed, move

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

continue, go on, carry on, proceed

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

blitz

v. attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

offer

v. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

project

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

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

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

hand

v. guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

hand

v. guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"

restore, restitute

v. give or bring back; "Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner"

refund, return, repay, give back

v. pay back; "Please refund me my money"

march

v. walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"

take away

v. take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

dispossess

v. deprive of the possession of real estate

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

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"

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

recede

v. become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

retrograde, retreat

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

back

v. travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"

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