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| Main Entry: | itemize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep detailed record |
| Synonyms: | catalog, cite, count, detail, document, enumerate, instance, inventory, lay out, list, mention, number, quote, recite, record, recount, rehearse, relate, specify, spell out, tally, circumstantiate, individualize, particularize, set out |
| Main Entry: | confirm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ratify, validate, prove |
| Synonyms: | affirm, approve, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, bless, buy, certify, check, check out, corroborate, debunk, endorse, establish, explain, justify, okay, sanction, settle, sign, subscribe, substantiate, support, thumbs up*, uphold, verify, vouch, warrant, witness, circumstantiate, double-check, give green light, give high sign, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the nod, lap up, make good, make sure, rubber-stamp, sign off on, size up, underpin |
| Notes: | corroborate is used in a narrower context, usually by way of providing support for testimony in a legal proceeding; confirm is to lend support to a much wider array of things |
| Antonyms: | annul, cancel, contradict, destroy, disprove, invalidate, oppose, veto, void |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | detail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | specify, make clear |
| Synonyms: | analyze, catalog, communicate, delineate, depict, describe, designate, elaborate, embellish, enumerate, epitomize, exhibit, itemize, lay out, narrate, portray, produce, recapitulate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, reveal, show, specialize, spell out, spread, stipulate, summarize, tell, uncover, circumstantiate, fly speck, get down to brass tacks, individualize, particularize, quote chapter and verse, set forth, sweat details |
| Antonyms: | hide, misrepresent, suppress, withhold |
| Main Entry: | establish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authenticate; demonstrate |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, authorize, base, certify, confirm, constitute, corroborate, decree, determine, discover, enact, find out, formulate, learn, legislate, make, make out, predicate, prescribe, prove, ratify, rest, show, stay, substantiate, validate, verify, circumstantiate, disambiguate |
| Antonyms: | confuse, disprove, invalidate |
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