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shepherding

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Main Entry: chaperon
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: accompany for supervision

Synonyms:

attend, carry, conduct, consort with, convoy, escort, guide, oversee, protect, safeguard, shepherd, supervise, watch over
Main Entry: conduct
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: administer

Synonyms:

accompany, attend, call the tune, carry on*, chair, chaperon, control, convey, direct, engineer, escort, govern, guide, handle, head, keep, lead, manage, operate, ordain, order, organize, oversee, pilot, preside over, regulate, ride herd on, rule, run, run things, shepherd, steer, supervise, trailblaze, usher, wield baton
Main Entry: conduct
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: transport

Synonyms:

accompany, attend, bring, carry, chaperon, companion, convoy, escort, guide, lead, move, pass on, pilot, route, send, shepherd, show, steer, transfer

Antonyms:

leave
Main Entry: convoy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: protect, escort

Synonyms:

accompany, attend, bear, bring, chaperon, companion, company, conduct, consort, defend, guard, pilot, safeguard, shepherd, shield, usher, watch

Antonyms:

ignore, neglect
Main Entry: direct
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: manage, oversee

Synonyms:

administer, advise, be in the driver's seat, boss, call the shots, carry on, conduct, control, control the affairs of, dispose, dominate, govern, guide, handle, have the say, head up, influence, keep, lead, operate, ordain, preside over, quarterback, regulate, rule, run, run the show, run things, shepherd, superintend, supervise, take the reins

Antonyms:

misguide, mismanage, neglect
Main Entry: direct
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: point in a direction; guide

Synonyms:

address, aim, beam, cast, conduct, escort, fix, focus, head, incline, indicate, intend, lay, lead, level, mean, move in, pilot, point, point the way, present, route, see, set, shepherd, show, sight, sight on, slant, steer, target, train, turn, zero in

Antonyms:

diverge, misdirect
Main Entry: dispose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: place, order; deal with

Synonyms:

actuate, adapt, adjust, arrange, array, bend, bias, call the tune, condition, determine, distribute, fix, govern, group, incline, induce, influence, lay down the law, lead, locate, make willing, marshal, methodize, motivate, move, organize, predispose, prepare, promote, prompt, put, put one's foot down, put to rights, range, rank, read the riot act, regulate, ride herd on, set, set in order, settle, shepherd, stand, sway, systematize, tailor, tempt
Notes: predispose differs from dispose by implying that the frame of mind is created some time before it becomes obvious

Antonyms:

disarrange, disorder, displace, disturb, mismanage
Main Entry: drive
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move or urge on

Synonyms:

act upon, actuate, animate, arouse, bulldoze, chase, coerce, compel, constrain, dog*, egg on, encourage, force, goad, goose, harass, hasten, herd, hound, hurl, hurry, hustle, impel, induce, inspire, instigate, kick, lean on, make, motivate, nag, oblige, overburden, overwork, pound, press, pressure, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, put up to, railroad, ride herd on, rouse, rush, send, shepherd, shove, spirit up, spur, steamroll, stimulate, work on, worry

Antonyms:

check, curb, discourage, dissuade, halt, repress, retard, stop
Main Entry: economize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: save money

Synonyms:

be frugal, be prudent, be sparing, conserve, cut back, cut corners, cut down, keep within means, make ends meet, manage, meet a budget, pay one's way, pinch pennies, retrench, run tight ship, scrimp, shepherd, skimp, stint, stretch a dollar, tighten one's belt

Antonyms:

spend, squander, throw away
Main Entry: escort
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: act as a companion, guard

Synonyms:

accompany, attend, bear, bring, carry, chaperon, company, conduct, consort with, convoy, date, direct, drag, go with, guide, lead, partner, pilot, protect, route, see, shepherd, show, squire, steer, take out, usher

Antonyms:

abandon, desert, drop, leave, lose, maroon, neglect
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