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William Tell

n. a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)

tell

v. let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"

tell

v. discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"

evidence

v. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

assure

v. inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

evidence, ascertain, demonstrate

v. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

order, enjoin, say

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"

distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell apart

v. mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"

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run out

v. exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"

express, show, evince

v. give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise

v. call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"

beam

v. express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"

reveal

v. disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

denote, refer

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

exemplify, illustrate, instance

v. clarify by giving an example of

find

v. perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place; "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"

catch, get

v. suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"

descry, spot, espy, spy

v. catch sight of

sense

v. comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"

charge

v. instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"

adjure

v. command solemnly

advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

rede, advise, counsel

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

warn

v. notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"

urge, urge on, press, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

buy

v. acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"

requisition

v. make a formal request for official services

distinguish, mark, differentiate

v. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"

isolate, insulate

v. place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"

name, identify, diagnose

v. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

diagnose

v. subject to a medical analysis

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associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect

v. make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

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