| Main Entry: | copulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have sexual relations |
Synonyms: |
be carnal, bed, breed, cohabit, conjugate, couple, do it, fool around, fornicate, go all the way, go to bed, have coition, have relations, have sex, lay*, lie with, make it, make love, make out, mate, sleep together, sleep with, unite |
Antonyms: |
abstain, refrain |
| Main Entry: | persist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry on, carry through |
Synonyms: |
abide, be resolute, be stubborn, continue, endure, follow through, follow up*, go all the way, go on, go the limit, grind, hold on, insist, keep up, last, leave no stone unturned, linger, obtain, perdure, perseverate, persevere, prevail, pursue, recur, remain, repeat, see through, stick it out, stick to guns, strive, tough it out |
Antonyms: |
cease, give up, leave, quit, stop |
| Main Entry: | survive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue to live |
Synonyms: |
be extant, be left, bear, carry on, carry through, come through, cut it, endure, exist, get on, get through, go all the way, go the limit, handle, hold out, keep, keep afloat, last, live, live down, live on, live out, live through, make a comeback, make the cut, outlast, outlive, outwear, persevere, persist, pull out of it, pull through, recover, remain, remain alive, revive, ride out, see through, stand up, subsist, suffer, sustain, tough it out, weather, withstand |
| Notes: | to endure means to put up with something or somebody unpleasant; to survive is to continue to live |
Antonyms: |
cease, die |
| Main Entry: | make love |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have sex |
Synonyms: |
be intimate, breed, copulate, fool around, fornicate, fuck, go all the way, go to bed with, have sexual intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, make out, mate, procreate, screw, sleep together |