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Main Entry:	deal/deal with
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	handle, manage
Synonyms:	act, approach, behave, clear, concern, consider, control, direct, discuss, hack it*, handle, oversee, play, review, rid, serve, take, treat, unburden, use, attend to, behave toward, conduct oneself, cope with, get a handle on something, have to do with, live with, make a go of it, make it, see to, take care of
Antonyms:	mismanage

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Main Entry:	field
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	catch a hit or thrown object
Synonyms:	cover, deflect, handle, hold, occupy, patrol, pick up, play, retrieve, return, stop, deal with, turn aside

Main Entry:	grapple
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	grab, wrestle
Synonyms:	attack, battle, catch, clash, clasp, close, clutch, combat, confront, contend, cope, encounter, engage, face, fasten, fight, grasp, grip, hold, hook, hug, nab, nail, scuffle, seize, snatch, struggle, tackle, take, take on*, tussle, deal with, do battle
Antonyms:	release, let go

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Main Entry:	ordain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	establish, install
Synonyms:	anoint, appoint, bless, call, commission, consecrate, constitute, deal, decree, delegate, destine, dictate, elect, enact, enjoin, fix, frock, impose, institute, invest, legislate, nominate, order, prescribe, pronounce, rule, set, will, deal with, lay down the law, put foot down, walk heavy
Antonyms:	cancel, disallow, retract, void

Main Entry:	process
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	subject to series of actions to achieve result
Synonyms:	alter, concoct, convert, dispose of, fulfill, handle, prepare, refine, transform, treat, deal with, make ready, take care of
Notes:	a process is a set or series of actions directed to some end or a natural series of changes; a procedure is a series of actions conducted in a certain manner, an established way of doing something
Antonyms:	forget, neglect

Main Entry:	resolve
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make up one's mind; find solution
Synonyms:	agree, analyze, answer, break, choose, clear up, clinch, conclude, decide, decipher, decree, design, determine, dissect, dissolve, elect, elucidate, fathom, figure, fix, intend, iron out, lick, pan out*, propose, purpose, rule, settle, solve, undertake, unfold, unravel, untangle, unzip, will, work, work out, anatomize, break down, deal with, make a point of, pass upon, puzzle out, remain firm, take a stand, work through
Antonyms:	mull, question, waver, wonder

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Main Entry:	solve
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	answer, resolve
Synonyms:	break, clarify, clear up, construe, crack, decide, decipher, decode, determine, disentangle, divine, do, elucidate, enlighten, explain, expound, fathom, find out, fix, get, have, hit, illuminate, interpret, iron out, lick, make out, pan out, puzzle, reason, settle, unfold, unlock, unravel, untangle, work, work out, deal with, figure out, get right, get to the bottom, hit upon, make a dent, put two and two together, think out, unriddle
Antonyms:	pose, question, search, wonder

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Main Entry:	supervise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	manage people, project
Synonyms:	administer, be in charge, be in driver's seat, be in the saddle, be on duty, be responsible for, boss, call the play, call the shots, chaperon, conduct, control, crack the whip, deal with, direct, handle, inspect, keep an eye on, look after, overlook, oversee, preside over, quarterback, ride herd on, run, run the show, run things, sit on top of, superintend, survey, take care of
Antonyms:	serve

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Main Entry:	consider
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	turn over in one's mind
Synonyms:	acknowledge, cogitate, concede, consult, contemplate, deliberate, envisage, examine, excogitate, favor, grant, inspect, meditate, muse, ponder, reason, recognize, reflect, regard, revolve, ruminate, scan, scrutinize, see, speculate, study, take into account, take up, allow for, assent to, chew over, deal with, dream of, flirt with, keep in mind, look at, mull over, perpend, provide for, reckon with, see about, subscribe to, take under advisement, think out, think over, toss around*
Antonyms:	discard, dismiss, forget, ignore, neglect, reject

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Main Entry:	control
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	have charge of
Synonyms:	administer, advise, boss, bully, call, command, conduct, direct, discipline, dominate, domineer, govern, guide, handle, head, instruct, lead, manage, manipulate, overlook, oversee, pilot, predominate, regiment, regulate, rule, run*, steer, subject, subjugate, superintend, supervise, administrate, be in saddle, call the signals, deal with, head up, hold purse strings, hold sway over, hold the reins, push buttons, quarterback, reign over, run the show, run things
Antonyms:	abandon, forsake, relinquish, renounce, resign, give up, let go

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Main Entry:	face
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	come up against a situation
Synonyms:	abide, accost, affront, allow, bear, beard, brace, brave, brook, challenge, confront, contend, countenance, court, cross, dare, defy, encounter, endure, experience, fight, meet, oppose, resist, risk, stand, stomach, submit, suffer, sustain, swallow, take, take it, take on, tell off*, tolerate, venture, withstand, be confronted by, bit the bullet, cope with, deal with, eyeball, fly in face of, go up against, grapple with, make a stand, run into, square off, take the bull by the horns
Antonyms:	hide, retreat, run, withdraw

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Main Entry:	finish
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bring to a conclusion; get done
Synonyms:	accomplish, achieve, break up, cease, clinch, close, complete, conclude, crown, culminate, determine, discharge, do, effect, end, execute, finalize, fold, fulfill, halt, make, perfect, round off, round up, scratch, scrub, settle, shut down, shutter, stop, terminate, ultimate, wind up, wrap, wrap up, bag it, bring to a close, carry through, deal with, get out of the way, hang it up, have done with, make short work of, mop up, put finishing touches on, sew up, top off
Antonyms:	begin, commence, initiate, introduce, start

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Main Entry:	tackle
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make an effort
Synonyms:	accept, apply oneself, attack, attempt, bang away at, begin, come to grips with, deal with, devote oneself to, embark upon, engage in, essay, give a try, give a whirl, go for it, launch, make a run at, pitch into, set about, square off, start the ball rolling, take a shot at, take in hand, take on, take up, try, try on for size, turn one's hand to, turn to, undertake, work on
Antonyms:	avoid, dodge, forget, idle, neglect

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Main Entry:	treat
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	act, behave towards
Synonyms:	account, appraise, conduct, consider, employ, estimate, evaluate, handle, hold, manage, negotiate, play, rate, regard, respect, serve, take, use, value, wield, act with regard to, conduct oneself toward, deal with*, have business with, have recourse to, have to do with, look upon, react toward

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Main Entry:	answer
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	solve; fulfill
Synonyms:	clarify, conform, correlate, correspond, crack, do, dope, elucidate, fill, fit, lick, meet, pass, qualify, satisfy, serve, suffice, suit, unzip, work, deal with, dope out, measure up, work through

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	concern
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	relate to, have reference to
Synonyms:	answer to, bear on, involve, regard, appertain to, apply to, be about, be applicable to, be connected with, be dependent upon, be interdependent with, be pertinent to, be well taken, bear upon, belong to, deal with, depend upon, have a bearing on, have connections with, have implications for, have relation to, have significance for, have to do with, pertain to, refer to
Antonyms:	unconcern

Main Entry:	dispose of
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	settle a matter
Synonyms:	chop, cut, cut off, decide, determine, end, finish, knock off, polish off, put away, deal with, do the trick, take care of
Antonyms:	begin, continue, start

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Main Entry:	embrace
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	include in one's beliefs; take into account
Synonyms:	accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, grab, have, incorporate, involve, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome, avail oneself of, deal with*, get into, go in for, make use of, provide for
Antonyms:	disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun

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Main Entry:	execute
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	carry out a task
Synonyms:	accomplish, achieve, act, administer, bring off, cause, come through, complete, consummate, discharge, do, effect, enact, enforce, finish, fulfill, govern, hack it, hit, implement, meet, percolate, perform, play, polish off, prosecute, pull off, realize, render, score, transact, administrate, bring to fruition, deal with, do the job, do the trick, do to a T, earn wings, get there, make it, put into effect, put over, put through, sail through, take care of, take care of business
Antonyms:	abandon, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, leave, miss, neglect, shirk

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Main Entry:	handle
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	manage, take care of
Synonyms:	administer, advise, apply, bestow, command, conduct, control, direct, discuss, dispense, dominate, employ, exercise, exploit, govern, guide, hack it, make out, maneuver, manipulate, operate, play, ply, serve, steer, supervise, swing, take, treat, use, utilize, wield, work, behave toward, call the signals, cope with, cut the mustard, deal with, get a handle on, make the grade, run things
Antonyms:	disregard, mismanage, misuse, neglect