| Main Entry: | countersign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endorse |
Synonyms: |
authorize, certify, confirm, corroborate, mark, password, seal, sign, signature, watchword |
| Main Entry: | attest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affirm, vouch for |
Synonyms: |
adjure, announce, argue, assert, asservate, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, declare, demonstrate, display, exhibit, give evidence, indicate, prove, ratify, seal, show, substantiate, support, sustain, swear, testify, uphold, verify, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
deny |
| Main Entry: | password |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secret word given for entry |
Synonyms: |
countersign, identification, key, key word, open sesame, parole, phrase, signal, ticket, watchword, word |
| Main Entry: | underwrite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endorse, insure |
Synonyms: |
accede, agree to, angel*, approve, back, bankroll, collateral, consent, countersign, endow, finance, float, fund, guarantee, help, initial, okay*, pay, provide, provide financing, sanction, seal, secure, sign, sponsor, stake, subscribe, subsidize, support |
Antonyms: |
disapprove, invalidate, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | witness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | testify; authenticate |
Synonyms: |
affirm, announce, argue, attest, be a witness, bear out, bear witness, bespeak, betoken, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, depone, depose, endorse, give evidence, give testimony, indicate, say under oath, sign, stand for, subscribe, vouch for |
Antonyms: |
deny, refute |
| Main Entry: | word |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | password |
Synonyms: |
countersign, slogan, watchword |
| Main Entry: | watchword |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | motto |
Synonyms: |
countersign, cry, parole, password, shibboleth, sign, signal, slogan |
| Concept: | Word. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional Means; Language Generally |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
word, term, vocable; name; phrase; root, etymon; derivative; part of speech (grammar); ideophone., dictionary, vocabulary, lexicon, index, glossary, thesaurus, gradus, delectus, concordance., etymology, derivation; glossology, terminology, orismology; paleology (philogy)., lexicography; glossography (scholar); lexicologist, verbarian.
-adjectives
verbal, literal; titular, nominal., [Similarly derived] conjugat, paronymous; derivative.
-adverbs
verbally; verbatim (exactly).
-phrases
"the artillery of words" [Swift].
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