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To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.

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Manner of action 20

Adumbrate 76% connected

To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Advance 76% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Advert 76% connected

To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Advocate 76% connected

One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Allude 76% connected

To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bid 76% connected

of Bid

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Insinuate 76% connected

To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Intimate 76% connected

Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Posit 76% connected

To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Proposition 76% connected

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Recommend 76% connected

To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with favoring representations; to put in a fav…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Resuscitate 76% connected

Restored to life.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Revive 76% connected

To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Submit 76% connected

To let down; to lower.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tender 76% connected

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Touch 76% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Urge 76% connected

To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 8

Arouse 76% connected

To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dor…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Awaken 76% connected

of Awake

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Convey 76% connected

To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Declare 76% connected

To make clear; to free from obscurity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Imply 76% connected

To infold or involve; to wrap up.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rouse 76% connected

To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Wake 76% connected

The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Waken 76% connected

To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 14

Breath 74% connected

The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Breath 74% connected

The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has received carbonic acid, aqueous…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Glimmer 74% connected

To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Glimmer 74% connected

To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Proffer 74% connected

To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Proffer 74% connected

To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Proposal 74% connected

That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Proposal 74% connected

That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Proposer 74% connected

One who proposes or offers anything for consideration or adoption.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Proposer 74% connected

One who proposes or offers anything for consideration or adoption.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Proposition 74% connected

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Proposition 74% connected

The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suggester 74% connected

One who suggests.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suggester 74% connected

One who suggests.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Advise 92% connected

To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.

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.

Evoke 92% connected

To call out; to summon forth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hint 92% connected

To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Intimate 92% connected

Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

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.

Propose 92% connected

To set forth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Near synonym 1

Show 80% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

general 54% interchangeable

Suggest overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Softer synonym 2

Indicate 88% connected

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

cautious academic claims 62% interchangeable stronger

Signals a tentative interpretation.

Show 88% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

academic reporting verbs 62% interchangeable stronger

Useful for cautious or preliminary findings.

Academic alternative 1

Say 84% connected

Saw.

caution 48% interchangeable less formal stronger

Suggest expresses a cautious or indirect conclusion.

The study says there may be a link. / The study suggests a link.
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