| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put, place |
Synonyms: |
arrange, deposit, dispose, establish, fix, leave, locate, order, organize, plant, posit, position, repose, rest, set, set down, set out, settle, spread, stick, systematize |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
Antonyms: |
lift, take |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce, advance |
Synonyms: |
adduce, allege, bear, bring forth, bring forward, cite, deposit, generate, lodge, offer, present, put forward, submit, yield |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | credit, allocate |
Synonyms: |
accredit, address, aim, allot, apply, ascribe, assess, assign, attribute, burden, cast, charge, direct, encumber, impose, impute, incline, level, point, refer, saddle, tax, train, turn, zero in |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | design, plan |
Synonyms: |
concoct, contrive, devise, hatch, plot, prepare, work out |
Antonyms: |
neglect |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make smooth |
Synonyms: |
allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, even, flatten, flush, iron, level, plane, press, quiet, relieve, steam, still, suppress |
Antonyms: |
rough |
| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bet, wager |
Synonyms: |
gamble, game, give odds, hazard, play, risk, stake |
| Main Entry: | allege |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assert; claim |
Synonyms: |
adduce, advance, affirm, asservate, aver, avouch, avow, charge, cite, declare, depose, lay, maintain, offer, plead, present, profess, put forward, recite, recount, state, testify |
Antonyms: |
contradict, deny, disagree, dissent, object, protest, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | ascribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign to source |
Synonyms: |
accredit, attribute, charge, credit, hang on, impute, lay, pin on, refer, reference, set down |
| Main Entry: | attach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attribute, ascribe |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, appoint, assign, associate, connect, consign, designate, detail, earmark, impute, invest with, lay, name, place, put, second, send |
Antonyms: |
disunite, take away |
| Main Entry: | attribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ascribe, assign to source |
Synonyms: |
account for, accredit, apply, associate, blame, charge, connect, credit, fix upon, hang on, hold responsible, impute, lay, pin on, refer, reference, trace |