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| 1. | [ verb ] put before | |
| Synonyms: | state submit posit | |
| Examples: | "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" |
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| Related terms: | propose affirmation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic | |
| Synonyms: | raise invoke conjure_up bring_up arouse stir evoke call_forth call_down conjure | |
| Examples: | : "raise the specter of unemployment" "he conjured wild birds in the air" "stir a disturbance" "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
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| Related terms: | make curse bless provoke magician incantation conjuring | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to protrude or as if to protrude | |
| Synonyms: | stick | |
| Examples: | "stick one's hand out of the window" "stick one's nose into other people's business" |
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| Related terms: | situate put | |
| 4. | [ verb ] insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized | |
| Synonyms: | assert | |
| Examples: | "Women should assert themselves more!" |
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| Related terms: | behave | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (government) propose as a candidate for some honor | |
| Synonyms: | nominate put_up | |
| Related terms: | nominate nomination nominator | |
| Similar spelling: |
put_over |
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