| Main Entry: | drum up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather support for something |
Synonyms: |
attract, bid for, canvass, discover, obtain, petition, round up, solicit, succeed in finding |
Antonyms: |
dissuade, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | obtain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get, acquire |
Synonyms: |
access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up, collect, come by, compass, cop, corral, drum up, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab, occupy, pick up, pocket, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win |
| Notes: | obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort |
Antonyms: |
forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice |
| Main Entry: | solicit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plead for; try to sell |
Synonyms: |
accost, apply, approach, ask, beg, beseech, bespeak, bum, cadge, call, canvass, challenge, claim, come on to, crave, demand, desire, drum up, drum, entreat, exact, go, hawk, hit on, hit up, hustle, implore, importune, inquire, mooch, panhandle, pass the hat, peddle, petition, postulate, pray, promote, proposition, query, question, refer, request, require, requisition, resort, seduce, seek, sponge, steer, sue for, supplicate, touch, tout, turn, whistle for |
Antonyms: |
disapprove, refuse, reject |