| Main Entry: | articulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say clearly, coherently |
Synonyms: |
enunciate, express, mouth, pronounce, say, sound off, speak, state, talk, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice |
| Notes: | loquacious means very talkative or full of trivial conversation; articulate means expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language |
Antonyms: |
bumble, misrepresent, misspeak |
| Main Entry: | articulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | connect |
Synonyms: |
concatenate, couple, fit together, hinge, integrate, join, link |
Antonyms: |
disconnect |
| Main Entry: | breathe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tell information |
Synonyms: |
articulate, confide, express, murmur, say, sigh, utter, voice, whisper |
Antonyms: |
hide, secret |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, articulate, cut, cut in, cut one in, cut up, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, divvy up, dole out, factor, fork out, go fifty-fifty, hand out, hand over, lot out, measure out, parcel, partition, piece up, portion, prorate, quota, ration, share, shell out, shift, slice, slice up, split up |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, maintain, retain |
| Main Entry: | emphasize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stress, give priority to |
Synonyms: |
accent, accentuate, affirm, articulate, assert, bear down, charge, dramatize, dwell on, enlarge, enunciate, headline, highlight, hit*, impress, indicate, insist on, italicize, labor the point, limelight, maintain, make a point, make clear, make emphatic, make much of, mark, pinpoint, play up, point out*, point up, press, pronounce, punctuate, put accent on, reiterate, repeat, rub in, spotlight*, underline, underscore, weight |
Antonyms: |
depreciate, forget, ignore, play down, understate |
| Main Entry: | enunciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak clearly |
Synonyms: |
affirm, announce, articulate, declare, deliver, develop, enounce, express, intone, lay down, modulate, outline, phonate, postulate, proclaim, promulgate, pronounce, propound, publish, say, show, sound, state, submit, utter, vocalize, voice |
Antonyms: |
mispronounce, muffle, mumble |
| Main Entry: | integrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix, merge |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, amalgamate, arrange, articulate, assimilate, associate, attune, blend, coalesce, combine, come together, compact, concatenate, concentrate, conform, conjoin, consolidate, coordinate, desegregate, embody, fuse, get together, harmonize, incorporate, interface, intermix, join, knit, link, meld with, mesh, orchestrate, organize, proportion, reconcile, reconciliate, symphonize, synthesize, systematize, throw in together, tune, unify, unite, wed |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate |
| Main Entry: | part |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break, disconnect |
Synonyms: |
articulate, break up, cleave, come apart, detach, dichotomize, disjoin, dismantle, dissever, disunite, divide, factor, itemize, particularize, partition, portion, rend, section, segment, separate, sever, slice, split, strip, subdivide, sunder, tear |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
Antonyms: |
connect, join |
| Main Entry: | pronounce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce words vocally |
Synonyms: |
accent, articulate, enunciate, phonate, say, sound, speak, stress, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice |
Antonyms: |
mumble |
| Main Entry: | speak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk |
Synonyms: |
allege, articulate, assert, aver, blab, break silence, chat, chew*, communicate, converse, convey, declare, deliver, descant, discourse, drawl, enunciate, expatiate, express, gab, gas*, go*, jaw, lip, make known, make public, modulate, mouth, mumble, murmur, mutter, open one's mouth, perorate, pop off, pronounce, put into words, rap, say, shout, sound, speak one's piece, spiel*, spill, state, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whisper, yak, yakkety-yak, yammer |
Antonyms: |
be quiet, listen |