| Main Entry: | breathe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take air in and let out |
Synonyms: |
draw in, exhale, expire, fan, gasp, gulp, inhale, insufflate, open the floodgates, pant, puff, respire, scent, sigh, sniff, snore, snort, use lungs, wheeze |
| Main Entry: | contract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condense |
Synonyms: |
abate, abbreviate, abridge, become smaller, clench, compress, confine, constrict, consume, curtail, decline, decrease, deflate, draw in, dwindle, ebb, edit, epitomize, evaporate, fall away, fall off, grow less, lessen, lose, narrow, omit, purse, recede, reduce, shrink, shrivel, subside, syncopate, take in, tighten, wane, waste, weaken, wither, wrinkle |
| Notes: | a compact is a formal agreement on rights and conduct, a treaty is a compact between nations, and a contract is a compact between two business entities |
Antonyms: |
amplify, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, lengthen, spread, stretch |
| Main Entry: | co-opt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to assimilate in order to take over or appropriate |
Synonyms: |
absorb, accept, admit, adopt, bring in, bring into line, bring into the fold, connaturalize, convert, draw in, elect, embrace, encompass, enfold, homogenize, homologize, include, incorporate, make one's own, take in, take over |
| Main Entry: | enmesh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | involve in a situation |
Synonyms: |
box in, catch, drag into, draw in, embroil, ensnare, entangle, entrap, hook, implicate, incriminate, lay a trap for, lay for, make party to, net, snare, snarl, tangle, trammel, trap |
Antonyms: |
exclude, leave out |
| Main Entry: | gather |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come or bring together |
Synonyms: |
accumulate, aggregate, amass, assemble, associate, bunch up, capture, choose, close with, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, convene, converge, corral, crowd, cull, draw, draw in, flock, forgather, gang up, garner, get together, group, hang around, hang out*, heap, herd, hoard, huddle, make the scene, marshal, mass, meet, muster, pick, pile up, pluck, poke*, pour in, punch*, rally, reunite, round up, scare up, scrape together, show up, stack up, stockpile, swarm, throng, unite |
Antonyms: |
allot, deal, disperse, distribute, divide, scatter, separate, spread |
| Main Entry: | hunch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cower, crouch |
Synonyms: |
arch, bend, bow, curve, draw in, draw together, huddle, hump, lean, scrooch down, squat, stoop, tense |
Antonyms: |
stand, straighten |
| Main Entry: | induce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause to happen; encourage |
Synonyms: |
abet, activate, actuate, argue into, breed, bring about, bring around, bulldoze, cajole, cause, coax, convince, draw, draw in, effect, engender, generate, get up, get*, give rise to, goose, impel, incite, influence, instigate, lead to, make, motivate, move, occasion, persuade, press, prevail upon, procure, produce, promote, prompt, sell one on, set in motion, soft-soap, squeeze, steamroll, suck in, sway, sweet-talk, talk into, twist one's arm, urge, wheedle, win over |
Antonyms: |
discourage, halt, hinder, prevent |
| Main Entry: | inhale |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | breathe in |
Synonyms: |
drag, draw in, gasp, inspire, insufflate, puff, pull, respire, smell, sniff, snort, suck in |
Antonyms: |
breathe out, exhale |
| Main Entry: | pull in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attract, obtain |
Synonyms: |
absorb, bring in, clear, draw, draw in, earn, gain, gross, make, net, pocket, suck, take home |
Antonyms: |
repel, throw away |
| Main Entry: | retract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take back; renege on |
Synonyms: |
abjure, back, back down, back off, back out of, call off, cancel, change one's mind, countermand, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, draw in, eat one's words, eliminate, exclude, fall back, forget it, forswear, go back on, have change of heart, nig, pull back, pull in, recall, recant, recede, reel in, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, reverse, revoke, rule out, sheathe, suspend, take back, take in, unsay, welsh, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
corroborate, emphasize, reaffirm, repeat |