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| Main Entry: | contribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | donate, provide |
| Synonyms: | accord, add, afford, assign, bequeath, bequest, bestow, chip in, come through, commit, confer, devote, dispense, dole out*, endow, enrich, furnish, give, give away, grant, hand out, kick in*, pitch in*, present, proffer, sacrifice, share, subscribe, subsidize, supply, tender, will, ante up, dower, go Dutch, pony up, sweeten the kitty |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, neglect, oppose, shun, subtract, take, withdraw, withhold, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be partly responsible for |
| Synonyms: | add to, advance, aid, assist, augment, be conducive, be instrumental, conduce, do one's bit, finger in the pie, fortify, get in the act, have a hand in, help, lead, put in two cents, redound, reinforce, sit in on, strengthen, supplement, support, tend, uphold |
| Antonyms: | counteract, disapprove, neglect, shun, withhold |
| Main Entry: | administer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispense something needed |
| Synonyms: | apply, apportion, authorize, bring, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, distribute, dole out, execute, extend, furnish, give, impose, inflict, issue, offer, perform, portion, proffer, provide, regulate, serve, supply, tender, measure out, mete out |
| Antonyms: | deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | come through |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accomplish goal |
| Synonyms: | achieve, carry out, chip in, contribute, kick in, pitch in, prevail, score, succeed, triumph, win, be successful, be victorious |
| Antonyms: | fail |
| Main Entry: | conspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, concur |
| Synonyms: | cabal, colleague, combine, consort, contribute, cooperate, join, tend, unite, complot, conduce, work together |
| Notes: | one connives at something but conspires with somebody |
| Antonyms: | disagree |
| Main Entry: | cooperate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aid, assist |
| Synonyms: | abet, advance, agree, back up, band, befriend, chip in, coincide, collaborate, combine, concert, concur, conspire, contribute, coordinate, espouse, forward, further, help, league*, participate, partner, pitch in*, play ball*, second, succor, unite, uphold, be in cahoots, coadjute, comply with, conduce, go along with, join forces, join in, lend a hand, pool resources, pull together, share in, show willingness, side with, stick together, take part, work side by side, work together |
| Antonyms: | block, delay, disturb, encumber, handicap, hinder, impede, obstruct, prevent, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disburse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend money |
| Synonyms: | acquit, come across, come through, come up with, contribute, deal, defray, dispense, disperse, distribute, divide, dole out*, expend, foot the bill*, give, lay out*, outlay, partition, put out, shell out*, use, ante up, cough up, divvy, measure out, pay out, pony up |
| Antonyms: | deposit, hoard, hold, retain, save, set aside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | donate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a gift of |
| Synonyms: | accord, ante up, award, bequeath, bestow, chip in*, confer, contribute, devote, do one's part, dole out*, feed the kitty, get in the act, get it up, give, give away, grant, hand out, lay on, pass the hat, present, provide, subscribe, sweeten the pot |
| Antonyms: | keep, renege |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | endow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give large gift |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, back, bequeath, bestow, confer, contribute, donate, empower, enable, enhance, enrich, establish, favor, finance, found, fund, furnish, grant, heighten, invest, leave, organize, promote, provide, sponsor, subscribe, subsidize, supply, support, will, come through with, endue, lay on, make over*, settle on, vest in |
| Antonyms: | receive, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | further |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, lend support |
| Synonyms: | aid, assist, back up, bail out*, ballyhoo*, champion, contribute, encourage, engender, expedite, facilitate, forward, foster, generate, hasten, help, patronize, plug, promote, propagate, push, serve, speed, succor, give a boost to, go with, lend a hand, open doors, take care of, work for |
| Antonyms: | block, cease, check, curtail, delay, frustrate, halt, hinder, impede, obstruct, prevent, protest, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impart |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give |
| Synonyms: | accord, afford, allow, bestow, cede, confer, contribute, grant, lead, offer, present, relinquish, render, yield, part with |
| Antonyms: | keep, take |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide mentally; influence |
| Synonyms: | affect, bring, bring on, call the shots*, cause, command, contribute, convert, direct, dispose, draw, govern, head, helm, incline, induce, introduce, manage, motivate, move, persuade, prevail, produce, prompt, serve, shepherd, spearhead*, spur, supervise, tend, conduce, get the jump on, go out in front, preside over, quarterback, result in, run things, trail-blaze |
| Antonyms: | comply, consent, follow, obey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | loan, accommodate |
| Synonyms: | add, advance, afford, allow, bestow, confer, contribute, entrust, extend, furnish, give, grant, impart, let, loan shark, oblige, permit, present, provide, stake, supply, trust, lay on one, lend-lease, shark |
| Antonyms: | borrow |
| Main Entry: | oblige |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do a favor or kindness |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, aid, assist, avail, bend over backward, benefit, come around, contribute, convenience, don't make waves, favor, fill the bill, fit in, go fifty-fifty, gratify, grin and bear it, help, indulge, make a deal, make room, meet halfway*, please, profit, put oneself out, roll with it, serve, swim with the tide, take it*, toe the mark |
| Antonyms: | be mean |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pitch in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help out |
| Synonyms: | aid, attack, begin, buckle down*, chip in, chip in*, come through, commence, contribute, contribute work, cooperate, do, do one's bit, fall to*, get cracking, get going, go to it, help, help; get busy, hop to it, join in, jump in, launch, lend a hand, lend a hand, participate, plunge into, set about, set to, subscribe, tackle, tee off, volunteer, wade in |
| Antonyms: | hinder, hurt, prevent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | produce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | generate, create |
| Synonyms: | afford, assemble, author, bear, beget, blossom, breed, bring out, build, come through, compose, conceive, construct, contribute, cultivate, deliver, design, develop, devise, engender, erect, fabricate, fetch, flower, form, frame, furnish, give, imagine, invent, make, manufacture, multiply, offer, originate, parent, present, procreate, propagate, provide, put together, render, reproduce, return, supply, turn out, write, yield, bring forth, effectuate, give birth, give forth, show fruit |
| Antonyms: | consume, destroy, ruin |
| Main Entry: | profit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gain; get or give an advantage |
| Synonyms: | aid, avail, benefit, better, clear, contribute, earn, exploit, help, improve, pay, promote, prosper, realize, recover, score, serve*, take advantage of, thrive, use, utilize, be of advantage, capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, learn from, make a haul, make a killing, make capital, make good use of, make it big, make money, make the most of, pay off, put to good use, reap the benefit, stand in good stead, turn to advantage, work for |
| Antonyms: | lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | promote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help, advance |
| Synonyms: | advertise, advocate, aid, assist, avail, back, befriend, benefit, bolster, boost, build up*, champion, contribute, cooperate, cry*, develop, encourage, endorse, espouse, forward, foster, further, hype*, improve, nourish, nurture, patronize, plug*, popularize, publicize, puff*, push, recommend, sell, serve, speed, sponsor, stimulate, subsidize, succor, support, uphold, urge, call attention to, get behind, propagandize, push for, speak for, work for |
| Antonyms: | condemn, discredit, dishonor, hurt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | provide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | supply, support |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, add, administer, afford, arrange, bestow, bring, care, cater, contribute, dispense, equip, favor, feather*, feed, fit, fix up, furnish, give, grant, hand over, heel*, impart, implement, indulge, keep, lend, line, maintain, minister, outfit, prepare, present, procure, produce, proffer, provision, ration, ready, render, replenish, serve, stake, stock, store, sustain, transfer, turn out, yield, fit out, fix up with, look after, stock up, take care of |
| Antonyms: | deprive, remove, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give, pay out |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allocate, apply, bestow, blow*, come across, come through, concentrate, confer, consume, contribute, defray, deplete, disburse, dispense, dissipate, donate, drain, drop, employ, empty, exhaust, expend, foot the bill*, fritter, give, hand out, invest, lavish, lay out, liquidate, misspend, outlay, run through, settle, shell out*, squander, throw away, use, waste, ante up, cast away, cough up, evote, pay down, pay up, put in, spring for, use up |
| Antonyms: | earn, get, receive |
* = 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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