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lead

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

precede in office, come before

v. be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"

predate, come before

v. come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"

predate, antedate, forego, antecede

v. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"

steer, direct oneself

v. direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"

pass, run, guide

v. guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

show, usher

v. show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

preface, premise, introduce

v. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

preside, act as president

v. act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"

handle, care for, deal with, manage

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

supervise, manage, oversee, superintend

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

walk

v. accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"

chaperon, chaperone

v. accompany as a chaperone

escort, see

v. accompany or escort; "I'll see you to the door"

administer, administrate

v. work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

control, command, have power over, have control over

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

rule, govern, exercise authority over

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

insert, infix, introduce, enter

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

chair

v. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

shun, eschew

v. avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

refrain, forebear, forbear

v. resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"

carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

suffer, endure, be subjected to

v. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

stand, be in some specified condition, be in some specified state

v. be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"

meet, suffer

v. undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

surrender, relinquish

v. relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another

renounce, abdicate

v. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

sacrifice, give

v. endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"

forfeit, render, give up, forgo, throw overboard, waive

v. lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime

abjure, recant, forswear, retract

v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

swear off, promise to abstain from

v. promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether"

follow, go after, come after, travel behind

v. to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

shadow, pursue

v. follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

obey

v. be obedient to

follow, come after, succeed

v. be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

follow, postdate

v. be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"

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