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| Main Entry: | volunteer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer to do something |
| Synonyms: | advance, bring forward, chip in*, come forward, do on one's own volition, enlist, go in*, let oneself in for, offer services, present, proffer, propose, put at one's disposal, put forward, sign up, speak up, stand up, step forward, submit oneself, suggest, take bull by the horns, take initiative, take the plunge, take upon oneself, tender |
| Antonyms: | compel, force, obligate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
| Synonyms: | nibble, risk, volunteer, be victim, get hooked |
| Antonyms: | be careful |
| Main Entry: | do-gooder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idealist |
| Synonyms: | bleeding heart, good Samaritan, humanitarian, philanthropist, volunteer, altruist |
| Main Entry: | enlist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sign up for responsibility |
| Synonyms: | admit, appoint, assign, attract, call to arms, conscript, draft, embody, employ, engage, enroll, enter, enter into, gather, get, hire, hitch, incorporate, induct, initiate, inscribe, interest, join, levy, list, mobilize, muster, oblige, obtain, place, procure, record, recruit, register, reserve, secure, serve, take on, volunteer, call up, conscribe, join up, press into service, sign on |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, shun |
| Main Entry: | hazard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance; risk |
| Synonyms: | adventure, conjecture, dare, endanger, gamble, guess, imperil, jeopardize, presume, proffer, speculate, stake, submit, suppose, throw out, try, venture, volunteer, wager, go for broke, go out on limb, skate on thin ice, take a plunge |
| Main Entry: | offer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | present, propose for acceptance |
| Synonyms: | accord, advance, afford, allow, award, be at service, bid, come forward, display, donate, exhibit, extend, furnish, give, grant, hold out, lay at one's feet, make available, move, place at disposal, ply, pose, press, proffer, propound, provide, put forth, put forward, put on the market, put up, put up for sale, sacrifice, show, submit, suggest, tender, volunteer |
| Antonyms: | take, take back, withdraw, withhold |
| Main Entry: | patriot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who loves his or her country |
| Synonyms: | loyalist, partisan, volunteer, flag-waver, good citizen, jingoist, nationalist, patrioteer, statesperson, ultranationalist |
| Antonyms: | traitor, expatriot |
| Main Entry: | pitch in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | help out |
| Synonyms: | aid, attack, begin, buckle down*, chip in, chip in*, come through, commence, contribute, contribute work, cooperate, do, do one's bit, fall to*, get cracking, get going, go to it, help, help; get busy, hop to it, join in, jump in, launch, lend a hand, lend a hand, participate, plunge into, set about, set to, subscribe, tackle, tee off, volunteer, wade in |
| Antonyms: | hinder, hurt, prevent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | proffer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest, offer |
| Synonyms: | extend, gift, give, hand, hold out, pose, present, propose, proposition, submit, tender, volunteer, hit on, make a pitch, propound |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade, take back |
| Main Entry: | propose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest, present for action |
| Synonyms: | adduce, advance, advise, affirm, ask, assert, broach, come up with*, contend, counsel, hit on*, hold out, introduce, invite, kibitz, lay before, lay on the line, make a motion, make a pitch, move for, name, nominate, offer, pose, prefer, press, proffer, propone, proposition, propound, put forward, put to, put up, recommend, request, set forth, solicit, speak one's piece, spitball, state, submit, tender, urge, volunteer |
| Notes: | one would propound a plan (set forth for consideration something more extensive, substantial), but propose an idea (set forth for consideration) |
| Antonyms: | condemn, deny, oppose, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recruit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person beginning service |
| Synonyms: | GI*, apprentice, beginner, convert, fledgling, greenhorn*, helper, initiate, learner, neophyte, newcomer, novice, proselyte, rookie, sailor, soldier, tenderfoot*, trainee, volunteer, draftee, enlisted person, new person, novitiate, plebe, selectee, serviceperson |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | soldier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person serving in military |
| Synonyms: | GI*, cadet, conscript, fighter, guard, guerrilla, gunner, infantry, marine, mercenary, officer, pilot, private, rank, recruit, scout, soldier, veteran, volunteer, warmonger, warrior, Green Beret, airforce member, cavalryperson, commando, draftee, enlisted person, infantryperson, military person, musketeer, paratrooper, selectee, serviceperson, soldier-at-arms, trooper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | submit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | present, offer; argue for |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, affirm, argue, assert, claim, commit, contend, move, proffer, propose, proposition, put, refer, state, suggest, table, tender, theorize, urge, volunteer, hand in, make a pitch, propound, put forward |
| Antonyms: | conceal, dissuade, hide |
| Main Entry: | undertake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt, engage in |
| Synonyms: | agree, answer for, bargain, begin, commence, commit, contract, covenant, devote, embark, endeavor, enter upon, go about, go for, go into, guarantee, hazard, initiate, launch, move, offer, pitch in, pledge, promise, shoulder, stake, stipulate, tackle, take on, try, venture, volunteer, address oneself, commit oneself, fall into, go in for, have a hand in, have a try, make a run at, set about, set in motion, set out, take the plunge, take upon oneself, try out |
| Antonyms: | abstain, forego, forget |
| Main Entry: | venture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a chance |
| Synonyms: | advance, assay, attempt, bet, brave, challenge, chance, dare, dare say, defy, endanger, essay, experiment, expose, feel, front*, gamble, get down*, go out on a limb, grope, have a fling at, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, lay open, make a stab at, make bold, operate, play for, play the market, presume, put in jeopardy, put up*, risk, speculate, stake, stick one's neck out, take a crack at*, take a flyer, take a plunge, try, try out, volunteer, wager |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | answer the call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | join an organization |
| Synonyms: | enlist, volunteer, join up, sign on |
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