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Crusade

Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans.

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Verb group 6

Advertise 84% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Advertise 84% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Promote 84% connected

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Promote 84% connected

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Push 84% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

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Push 84% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 6

Advertise 76% connected

To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Campaign 76% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Expedition 76% connected

The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness; haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail with expedition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Promote 76% connected

To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Push 76% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Venture 76% connected

An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 5

Candidacy 76% connected

The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate; candidateship.

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Candidature 76% connected

Candidacy.

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Reform 76% connected

To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to am…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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War 76% connected

Ware; aware.

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Derivationally related 4

Crusader 74% connected

One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Crusader 74% connected

One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Press 74% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Press 74% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 9

Agitate 92% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Campaign 92% connected

An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills. SeeChampaign.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cause 92% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Drive 92% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Effort 92% connected

An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fight 92% connected

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Movement 92% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Press 92% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Push 92% connected

A pustule; a pimple.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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