accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.Bring out
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
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to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.have an argument about something
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his ill…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auctio…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators we…
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Reporting verbs.Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understand…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himse…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.Three asterisks placed in this manner, /, to direct attention to a particular passage.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to furnish with brackets.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to"; "by contrast"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: direct, attention, contrast, dress, accentuates.Explore Academic Dictionary
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