| Main Entry: | encroach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invade another's property, business |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, arrogate, barge in, butt in, crash, elbow in, entrench, horn in, impinge, infringe, interfere, interpose, intervene, intrude, make inroads, meddle, muscle in, overstep, put two cents in, squeeze in, stick nose into, trench, trespass, usurp, work in, worm in |
Antonyms: |
keep off |
| Main Entry: | enter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come, put into a place |
Synonyms: |
access, arrive, barge in, blow in, break in, breeze in, burst in, bust in, butt in, come in, crack, crawl, creep, crowd in, drive in, drop in, fall into, gain entrée, get in, go in, horn in, immigrate, infiltrate, ingress, insert, insinuate, introduce, intrude, invade, jump in, make an entrance, make way, move in, pass into, penetrate, pierce, pile in, pop in, probe, rush in, set foot in, slip, sneak, work in, worm in, wriggle |
Antonyms: |
depart, exit, go, leave, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | include |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain, involve |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, add, admit, allow for, append, be composed of, be made up of, bear, build, build in, carry, combine, comprehend, comprise, consist of, constitute, count, cover, cut in on, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, entail, enter, have, hold, implicate, incorporate, inject, insert, interject, interpolate, introduce, make allowance for, make room for, number, number among, receive, subsume, take in, take into account, teem with, work in |
Antonyms: |
eliminate, exclude, neglect, reject |
| Main Entry: | insert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put, tuck in |
Synonyms: |
admit, drag in, embed, enter, fill in, imbed, implant, include, infix, infuse, inject, inlay, insinuate, instill, intercalate, interject, interlope, interpolate, interpose, introduce, intrude, lug in, obtrude, place, pop in, root, set, shoehorn, shove in, squeeze in, stick, work in |
Antonyms: |
remove, take out, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | insinuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force one's way into |
Synonyms: |
curry favor, edge in, fill in, foist, get in with, horn in, infiltrate, infuse, ingratiate, inject, insert, instill, intercalate, interject, interpose, introduce, muscle in, slip in, wedge in, work in, worm in |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | interrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, interfere |
Synonyms: |
arrest, barge in, break, break in, break off, break train of thought, bust in, butt in, check, chime in, come between, crash, crowd in, cut, cut in on, cut off*, cut short, defer, delay, disconnect, discontinue, disjoin, disturb, disunite, divide, edge in, get in the way, halt, heckle, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, in, infringe, inject, insinuate, intrude, lay aside, obstruct, prevent, punctuate, put in, separate, sever, shortstop, stay, stop, suspend, work in |
| Main Entry: | introduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add, insert |
Synonyms: |
carry, enter, fill in, freight, import, include, infix, inject, inlay, inlet, inset, insinuate, instill, intercalate, interject, interpolate, interpose, put in, send, ship, throw in, transport, work in |
Antonyms: |
erase, extract, subtract, take away |
| Main Entry: | mix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine, join |
Synonyms: |
admix, adulterate, alloy, amalgamate, associate, blend, braid, coalesce, commingle, commix, compound, conjoin, cross, embody, fuse, hybridize, incorporate, infiltrate, infuse, instill, interbreed, intermingle, interweave, jumble, knead, link, lump, make up, merge, mingle, mix up, put together, saturate, stir, suffuse, synthesize, tangle, transfuse, unite, weave, work in |
| Notes: | in a mixture, the combined elements lose their individual identities and are fused, blended, or compounded in the result; in a mix, the elements, though combined, retain their individual identities |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, divide, remove, separate, sever, unmix |
| Main Entry: | specialize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concentrate on specific area |
Synonyms: |
be into, develop oneself in, do one's thing, go in for, have a weakness for, limit oneself to, practice, practice exclusively, pursue, study intensively, train, work in |
Antonyms: |
broaden |
| Main Entry: | usurp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take over |
Synonyms: |
accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, barge in, butt in, clap hands on, commandeer, cut out, displace, elbow in, get hands on, grab, grab hold of, highjack, infringe upon, lay hold of, muscle in, preempt, seize, squeeze in, supplant, swipe, take, work in, worm in, wrest |
Antonyms: |
give in, relinquish, surrender |