AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
pad: add padding to pad the seat of the chair
baste: cover with liquid before cooking baste a roast
souse: cook in a marinade souse herring
microwave: cook or heat in a microwave oven You can microwave the leftovers
crispen: make brown and crisp by heating toast bread crisp potatoes
shirr: bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set shirr the eggs
blanch: cook (vegetables) briefly Parboil the beans before freezing them
overboil: boil excessively The peas are overboiled
cook: transform and make suitable for consumption by heating These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes
cook: transform by heating The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle
overcook: cook too long The vegetables were completely overcooked
fricassee: make a fricassee of by cooking fricassee meats
stew: cook slowly and for a long time in liquid Stew the vegetables in wine
jug: stew in an earthenware jug jug the rabbit
simmer: boil slowly at low temperature simmer the sauce simmering water
seethe: boil vigorously The liquid was seething The water rolled
roast: cook with dry heat, usually in an oven roast the turkey
barbeque: cook outdoors on a barbecue grill let's barbecue that meat We cooked out in the forest
pan roast: roast in a pan pan-roast that meat
braise: cook in liquid braise beef
fry: cook on a hot surface using fat fry the pancakes
deep-fat-fry: fry in deep fat deep-fry the potato chips
griddle: cook on a griddle griddle pancakes
pan-fry: fry in a pan pan-fry the dumplings
slenderize: make slender or appear to be slender slenderizing skirts
french-fry: cook by immersing in fat french-fry the potatoes
stir fry: fry very quickly over high heat stir-fry the vegetables in a wok
saute: fry briefly over high heat saute the onions
grill: cook over a grill grill the sausages
steam: cook something by letting steam pass over it just steam the vegetables
steep: let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse steep the blossoms in oil steep the fruit in alcohol
infuse: undergo the process of infusion the mint tea is infusing
brew: sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor the tea is brewing
draw: steep; pass through a strainer draw pulp from the fruit
boil: immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes boil potatoes boil wool
broil: cook under a broiler broil fish
branch: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork The road forks
ramify: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures these plants ramify early and get to be very large
arborize: branch out like trees nerve fibers arborize
twig: branch out in a twiglike manner The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
bifurcate: divide into two branches The road bifurcated
trifurcate: divide into three The road trifurcates at the bridge
atomize: break up into small particles the fine powder had been atomized by air
dialyse: separate by dialysis
break up: cause to separate break up kidney stones disperse particles
peptize: disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
grind: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading grind the spices in a mortar mash the garlic
pound: break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle pound the roots with a heavy flat stone
pulp: reduce to pulp pulp fruit pulp wood
pestle: grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar pestle the garlic
mill: grind with a mill mill grain
powderize: make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust pulverize the grains
powderize: become powder or dust When it was blown up, the building powderized
run: become undone the sweater unraveled
partition: separate or apportion into sections partition a room off
subdivide: divide into smaller and smaller pieces This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!
subdivide: form into subdivisions The cells subdivided
screen off: partition by means of a divider, such as a screen screen off this part of the room
burst: break open or apart suddenly and forcefully The dam burst
shatter: break into many pieces The wine glass shattered
shatter: cause to break into many pieces shatter the plate
shatter: damage or destroy The news of her husband's death shattered her life
break: become separated into pieces or fragments The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart
smash: break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow The window smashed
ladder: come unraveled or undone as if by snagging Her nylons were running
break: destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments He broke the glass plate She broke the match
fracture: break into pieces The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
break in: break so as to fall inward He broke in the door
stave in: break in the staves (of) stave in a cask
smash: break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over Smash a plate
blast: shatter as if by explosion
crack: become fractured; break or crack on the surface only The glass cracked when it was heated
check: make cracks or chinks in The heat checked the paint
crack: cause to become cracked heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair
snap: break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension The pipe snapped
crack: break partially but keep its integrity The glass cracked
chap: crack due to dehydration My lips chap in this dry weather
craze: develop a fine network of cracks Crazed ceramics
splinter: break up into splinters or slivers The wood splintered
break up: break or cause to break into pieces The plate fragmented
dissolve: declare void The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
rag: break into lumps before sorting rag ore
brecciate: break into breccia brecciate rock
crush: break into small pieces The car crushed the toy
bruise: break up into small pieces for food preparation bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them
break: happen Report the news as it develops These political movements recrudesce from time to time
arise: result or issue A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
happen: come to pass What is happening? The meeting took place off without an incidence Nothing occurred that seemed important
result: come about or follow as a consequence nothing will result from this meeting
intervene: occur between other event or between certain points of time the war intervened between the birth of her two children
transpire: come about, happen, or occur Several important events transpired last week
give: occur what gives?
operate: happen What is going on in the minds of the people?
proceed: follow a certain course The inauguration went well how did your interview go?
drag: proceed for an extended period of time The speech dragged on for two hours
come: come to pass; arrive, as in due course The first success came three days later It came as a shock Dawn comes early in June
fall: come as if by falling Night fell Silence fell
fall: go as if by falling Grief fell from our hearts
fall: occur at a specified time or place Christmas falls on a Monday this year The accent falls on the first syllable
anticipate: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than This composition anticipates Impressionism
come: be found or available These shoes come in three colors; The furniture comes unassembled
develop: be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest The plot developed slowly
transpire: come to light; become known It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany
recur: happen or occur again This is a recurring story
iterate: run or be performed again the function iterates
go off: happen in a particular manner how did your talk go over?
come around: happen regularly Christmas rolled around again
happen: come into being; become reality Her dream really materialized
dematerialize: become immaterial; disappear
happen: happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; ;  (Santayana) It happens that today is my birthday These things befell
come: happen as a result Nothing good will come of this
befall: become of; happen to He promised that no harm would befall her What has become of my children?
concur: happen simultaneously The two events coincided
erupt: start abruptly After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc
bud: start to grow or develop a budding friendship
get down: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action We began working at dawn Who will start? Get working as soon as the sun rises! The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia He began early in the day Let's get down to work now
recommence: begin again we recommenced his reading after a short nap
strike out: set out on a course of action He struck out on his own
fall: begin vigorously The prisoners fell to work right away
break out: begin suddenly and sometimes violently He broke out shouting
jump off: set off quickly, usually with success The freshman jumped off to a good start in his math class
get to: arrive at the point of She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long
auspicate: commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne
attack: set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed
plunge: begin with vigor He launched into a long diatribe She plunged into a dangerous adventure
come on: occur or become available water or electricity came on again after the earthquake
embark: set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) she embarked upon a new career
take up: pursue or resume take up a matter for consideration
get cracking: start to be active Get cracking, please!
begin: set in motion, cause to start The U.S. started a war in the Middle East The Iraqis began hostilities begin a new chapter in your life
jumpstart: start or re-start vigorously The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process
recommence: cause to start anew The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet
inaugurate: be a precursor of The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period
set off: set in motion or cause to begin The guide set the tour off to a good start
resume: take up or begin anew We resumed the negotiations
resume: return to a previous location or condition The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it
persevere: be persistent, refuse to stop he persisted to call me every night The child persisted and kept asking questions
obstinate: persist stubbornly he obstinates himself against all rational arguments
ask for it: persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble He is asking for trouble with his behavior
plug: persist in working hard Students must plug away at this problem
stick to: keep to Stick to your principles stick to the diet
pass away: go out of existence She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away
close out: terminate We closed out our account
lapse: end, at least for a long time The correspondence lapsed
finish: cause to finish a relationship with somebody That finished me with Mary
close: finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning
cut out: cease operating The pump suddenly cut out
go out: become extinguished The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark
finish up: finally be or do something He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
end: bring to an end or halt She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
give the axe: terminate a relationship abruptly Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman
abort: terminate before completion abort the mission abort the process running on my computer
culminate: bring to a head or to the highest point Seurat culminated pointillism
lift: put an end to lift a ban raise a siege
ax: terminate The NSF axed the research program and stopped funding it
stem: stop the flow of a liquid staunch the blood flow stem the tide
check: arrest the motion (of something) abruptly He checked the flow of water by shutting off the main valve
die: disappear or come to an end Their anger died My secret will die with me!
stamp out: end or extinguish by forceful means Stamp out poverty!
kill: destroy a vitally essential quality of or in Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
kill: cause to cease operating kill the engine
kill: tire out completely The daily stress of her work is killing her
snap: close with a snapping motion The lock snapped shut
dissolve: come to an end Their marriage dissolved The tobacco monopoly broke up
dissolve: bring the association of to an end or cause to break up The decree officially dissolved the marriage the judge dissolved the tobacco company
level: become level or even The ground levelled off
crust: form a crust or form into a crust The bread crusted in the oven
heave: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat The highway buckled during the heat wave
lift: rise upward, as from pressure or moisture The floor is lifting slowly
shoot: produce buds, branches, or germinate the potatoes sprouted
germinate: cause to grow or sprout the plentiful rain germinated my plants
burgeon: grow and flourish The burgeoning administration The burgeoning population
bud: develop buds The hibiscus is budding!
root: take root and begin to grow this plant roots quickly
die: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
suffocate: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen The child suffocated under the pillow
buy it: be killed or die
go: be abolished or discarded These ugly billboards have to go! These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge
leave: be survived by after one's death He left six children At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats
widow: cause to be without a spouse The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia
drown: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating The child drowned in the lake
fall: be born, used chiefly of lambs The lambs fell in the afternoon
predecease: die before; die earlier than She predeceased her husband
be born: come into existence through birth She was born on a farm
come to life: be born or come into existence All these flowers come to life when the rains come
cloud over: become overcast the sky clouded over
mist: become covered with mist The windshield misted over
demist: free from mist demist the car windows
bloat: become bloated or swollen or puff up The dead man's stomach was bloated
bloat: make bloated or swollen Hunger bloated the child's belly
curl: form a curl, curve, or kink the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling
break: prevent completion stop the project break off the negotiations
hold on: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments Hold on a moment!
cut short: interrupt before its natural or planned end We had to cut short our vacation
drop: stop pursuing or acting drop a lawsuit knock it off!
nolle pros: drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records They nolle prossed the charge
freeze: stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
bog down: get stuck while doing something She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation
bog down: cause to slow down or get stuck The vote would bog down the house
interrupt: terminate She interrupted her pregnancy break a lucky streak break the cycle of poverty
adjourn: close at the end of a session The court adjourned
punctuate: interrupt periodically Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone
pasteurize: heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms pasteurize milk
condense: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops water condenses The acid distills at a specific temperature
condense: compress or concentrate Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
condense: develop due to condensation All our planets condensed out of the same material
condense: become more compact or concentrated Her feelings condensed
sublime: vaporize and then condense right back again
sublime: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting sublime iodine some salts sublime when heated
condense: cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid The cold air condensed the steam
condense: remove water from condense the milk
evaporate: lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue evaporate milk
transpire: exude water vapor plants transpire
unify: become one Germany unified officially in 1990 the cells merge
unitize: separate or classify into units The hospital was unitized for efficiency
clog: coalesce or unite in a mass Blood clots
syncretize: unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)
disunify: break up or separate The country is disunifying Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989
converge: come together so as to form a single product Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power
federate: unite on a federal basis or band together as a league The country was federated after the civil war
federate: enter into a league for a common purpose The republics federated to become the Soviet Union
carbonize: turn into carbon, as by burning carbonize coal
cool: loose heat The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm
cool: lose intensity His enthusiasm cooled considerably
overheat: get excessively and undesirably hot The car engines overheated
cool: make cool or cooler Chill the food
quench: cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid quench steel
ice: put ice on or put on ice Ice your sprained limbs
refrigerate: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator refrigerate this medicine
heat: make hot or hotter the sun heats the oceans heat the water on the stove
scald: heat to the boiling point scald the milk
scald: treat with boiling water scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled
refrigerate: preserve by chilling many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil
preheat: heat beforehand Preheat the oven!
overheat: make excessively or undesirably hot The room was overheated
heat: gain heat or get hot The room heated up quickly
warm: make warm or warmer The blanket will warm you
warm up: become more friendly or open She warmed up after we had lunch together
warm: get warm or warmer The soup warmed slowly on the stove
carbonize: unite with carbon carburize metal
cauterize: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent The surgeon cauterized the wart
freeze: change to ice The water in the bowl froze
boil: bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point boil this liquid until it evaporates
boil: come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
boil over: overflow or cause to overflow while boiling The milk is boiling over
deep freeze: store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation deep-freeze the food
ice: cause to become ice or icy an iced summer drink
quick-freeze: freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors quick-freeze the shrimp
freeze: cause to freeze Freeze the leftover food
dissolve: become or cause to become soft or liquid The sun melted the ice the ice thawed the ice cream melted The heat melted the wax The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase dethaw the meat
deliquesce: melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air this type of salt deliquesces easily
defrost: make or become free of frost or ice Defrost the car window
burn: undergo combustion Maple wood burns well
burn down: burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire The hut burned down The mountain of paper went up in flames
smolder: burn slowly and without a flame a smoldering fire
sear: make very hot and dry The heat scorched the countryside
sizzle: burn or sear with a sizzling sound The fat sizzled in the pan
burn: cause to undergo combustion burn garbage The car burns only Diesel oil
incinerate: become reduced to ashes The paper incinerated quickly
singe: burn superficially or lightly I singed my eyebrows
burn: destroy by fire They burned the house and his diaries
cremate: reduce to ashes Cremate a corpse
torch: burn maliciously, as by arson The madman torched the barns
char: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color The cook blackened the chicken breast The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece the flames scorched the ceiling
blister: get blistered Her feet blistered during the long hike
blister: cause blisters to form on the tight shoes and perspiration blistered her feet
switch: make a shift in or exchange of First Joe led; then we switched
permute: change the order or arrangement of Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word
map: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
transpose: change key Can you transpose this fugue into G major?
convert: change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy We converted from 220 to 110 Volt
metricize: convert from a non-metric to the metric system
transform: change in outward structure or looks He transformed into a monster The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
transform: convert (one form of energy) to another transform energy to light
transform: change or alter in form, appearance, or nature This experience transformed her completely She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture transubstantiate one element into another
sorcerize: transform or change by means of sorcery
translate: change from one form or medium into another Braque translated collage into oil
metricize: express in the metric system
reclaim: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state The people reclaimed the marshes
metamorphose: change completely the nature or appearance of In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection
convert: change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief She converted to Buddhism
reform: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one The Church reformed me reform your conduct
moralize: improve the morals of
convert: cause to adopt a new or different faith The missionaries converted the Indian population
islamize: convert to Islam The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century
christianize: convert to Christianity missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world
christianize: adapt in the name of Christianity some people want to Christianize ancient pagan sites
islamize: cause to conform to Islamic law Islamize the dietary laws
evangelize: convert to Christianity The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders
catholicize: cause to adopt Catholicism
turn back: turn inside out or upside down
invert: reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb
invert: make an inversion (in a musical composition) here the theme is inverted
revert: go back to a previous state We reverted to the old rules
resile: return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed The rubber tubes resile
customize: make according to requirements customize a car
personalize: make personal or more personal personalized service
depersonalize: make impersonal or present as an object Will computers depersonalize human interactions? Pornography objectifies women
lay waste to: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
harry: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
emaciate: grow weak and thin or waste away physically She emaciated during the chemotherapy
waste: cause to grow thin or weak The treatment emaciated him
enfeeble: make weak Life in the camp drained him
pine away: lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief After her husband died, she just pined away
dampen: lessen in force or effect soften a shock break a fall
dampen: make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible muffle the message
stifle: smother or suppress Stifle your curiosity