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| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport or accompany |
| Synonyms: | attend, back, bear, buck*, carry, chaperon, companion, conduct, consort, convey, deliver, escort, fetch, gather, guide, gun*, heel*, import, lead, lug, pack, pick up, ride, schlepp*, shoulder, take, transfer, transport, truck, usher, piggyback, take along, tote |
| Antonyms: | drop, leave, quit, refuse, shun, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause; influence |
| Synonyms: | begin, compel, convert, convince, create, dispose, effect, engender, force, induce, inflict, lead, make, move, occasion, persuade, prevail on, produce, prompt, sway, wreak, contribute to, prevail upon, result in |
| Antonyms: | avoid, back out, desist, hold back, give up, pass up |
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | command a price |
| Synonyms: | afford, bring in, draw, earn, fetch, gross, net, produce, return, take, yield, sell for |
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | file charges in court |
| Synonyms: | appeal, arraign, cite, declare, indict, institute, prefer, serve, sue, summon, initiate legal action, take to court |
| Main Entry: | attract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw attention |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on*, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out*, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out*, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay*, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | repel, repulse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beget |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | create, bear |
| Synonyms: | afford, breed, bring, bring about, cause, effect, engender, father, generate, get, multiply, occasion, procreate, produce, propagate, reproduce, sire, give rise to, progenerate, result in |
| Main Entry: | bring in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a profit |
| Synonyms: | accrue, acquire, bear, bring, cost, earn, fetch, gain, get, gross, make, pay, produce, realize, return, sell, yield, be worth |
| Antonyms: | decrease, lose |
| Main Entry: | cart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry |
| Synonyms: | bear, bring, convey, ferry, haul, move, schlepp*, take, tote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | convoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, escort |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, bear, bring, chaperon, companion, company, conduct, consort, defend, guard, pilot, safeguard, shepherd, shield, usher, watch |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | elicit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw out |
| Synonyms: | badger, bite*, bring, bring out, bring to light*, cause, derive, educe, evince, evoke, evolve, exact, extort, extract, fetch, milk*, obtain, rattle, shake, squeeze, wrest, wring, arm-twist, bring forth, call forth, give rise to, put muscle on, put the arm on, shake down* |
| Notes: | elicit means to call forth emotions, feelings, and responses or to bring out or draw out, while illicit means contrary to or forbidden by law - unlawful |
| Antonyms: | cover, hide, keep, repress, supress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | escort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act as a companion, guard |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, bear, bring, carry, chaperon, company, conduct, convoy, date, direct, drag, guide, lead, partner, pilot, protect, route, see, shepherd, show, squire, steer, usher, consort with, go with, take out |
| Antonyms: | abandon, desert, drop, leave, lose, maroon, neglect |
| Main Entry: | fetch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go get, bring in |
| Synonyms: | back, bear, bring, buck, call for, carry, conduct, convey, deliver, earn, elicit, escort, get, go for, gun, heel, lead, lug*, make, obtain, pack, produce, realize, retrieve, ride, schlepp*, sell, shoulder*, transport, truck*, yield, be sold for, bring back, bring to, draw forth, give rise to, piggyback, sell for, tote |
| Antonyms: | free, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move, pull to another spot |
| Synonyms: | back, boost, bring, buck, carry, cart, convey, drag, draw, elevate, gun, heave, heel, hoist, hump, jag, lift, lug, pack, raise, rake, remove, ride, schlepp*, shift, shoulder, tow, trail, transport, trawl, truck, tug, piggy back, tote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | motivate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stimulate, instigate |
| Synonyms: | actuate, arouse, bring, cause, dispose, draw, drive, egg on*, excite, fire, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, incline, induce, inspire, lead, move, persuade, pique, predetermine, predispose, prompt, propel, provoke, quicken, rouse, sound, spark, spur, suggest, sway, trigger, whet, give incentive, goose*, innervate, innerve, inspirit, prevail upon, set afoot, set astir, touch off |
| Antonyms: | depress, disconcert, discourage, dissuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rustle up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, arrange, assemble, bring, cater, cook, furnish, give, hand over, indulge, make, prepare, present, produce, put together, ready, render, serve, supply, turn out, get ready, scrape up, take care of |
| Main Entry: | spearhead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lead, start |
| Synonyms: | bring, bring on, cause, direct, guide, head, helm, influence, initiate, introduce, launch, motivate, move, originate, persuade, pioneer, produce, prompt, shepherd, spur, get the jump on, go out in front, quarterback, run things, trail-blaze |
| Main Entry: | transfer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pass possession to |
| Synonyms: | assign, bear, bring, carry, cart, cede, change, consign, convert, convey, deed, delegate, deliver, dislocate, dispatch, dispense, displace, disturb, express, feed, ferry, find, forward, give, hand, hand over, haul, lug, mail, metamorphose, move, pass the buck*, post, provide, relegate, remove, sell, send, shift, ship, shoulder, supply, translate, transmit, transplant, transport, transpose, turn over, make over, pass on, relocate, sign over, taxi, tote, transfigure, transmogrify, transmute |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport physical object |
| Synonyms: | backpack*, bear, bring, cart, channel, conduct, convey, convoy, displace, ferry, fetch, freight, funnel, give, haul, hoist, import, lift, lug*, move, pack, pipe, relay, remove, schlepp*, shift, shoulder*, sustain, take, transfer, transmit, transplant, truck, waft, heft, portage, relocate, tote, traject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be friendly with; fraternize |
| Synonyms: | accompany, associate, attend, bear, befriend, bring, carry, chaperon, company, conduct, convoy, join, mingle, mix, pal, chum together, chum with, clique with, gang up with, go around with, hang around with, hang out with, hang with, keep company, pal around with, pal with, run around with, run with, take up with, tie up with |
| Main Entry: | convey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transport |
| Synonyms: | back, bear, bring, carry, channel, conduct, dispatch, ferry, fetch, forward, funnel, grant, guide, hump, lead, lug, move, pack, pipe, ride, schlepp*, send, shoulder, siphon, support, transfer, transmit, truck, tote, traject |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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