AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
catch: delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting
stall: deliberately delay an event or action she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling
stay: stop or halt Please stay the bloodshed!
hush: wash by removing particles Wash ores
hush: become quiet or still; fall silent hush my baby!
hush: cause to be quiet or not talk Please silence the children in the church!
suppress: to put down by force or authority suppress a nascent uprising stamp down on littering conquer one's desires
inhibit: limit the range or extent of Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs
burke: get rid of, silence, or suppress burke an issue
silence: keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power
squelch: suppress or crush completely squelch any sign of dissent quench a rebellion
flatten: become flat or flatter The landscape flattened
splat: flatten on impact The snowballs splatted on the trees
flatten: make flat or flatter flatten a road flatten your stomach with these exercises
steamroll: make level or flat with a steamroller steamroll the roads
splat: split open and flatten for cooking splat fish over an open fire
align: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight align the car with the curb align the sheets of paper on the table
synchronize: cause to indicate the same time or rate synchronize your watches
synchronize: operate simultaneously The clocks synchronize
realign: align anew or better The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident
true: make level, square, balanced, or concentric true up the cylinder of an engine
dislocate: move out of position dislocate joints the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
align: bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation align the wheels of my car ordinate similar parts
misalign: align imperfectly or badly the elements of the turbine were misaligned
skew: turn or place at an angle the lines on the sheet of paper are skewed
integrate: make into a whole or make part of a whole She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal
build in: make something an integral part of something else we can build in a special clause to make the contract better for you
integrate: become one; become integrated The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds
standardize: cause to conform to standard or norm The weights and measures were standardized
gauge: adapt to a specified measurement gauge the instruments
normalize: make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard normalize relations with China normalize the temperature normalize the spelling
normalize: become normal or return to its normal state Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon
reorient: set or arrange in a new or different determinate position Orient the house towards the South
morph: change shape as via computer animation In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther
morph: cause to change shape in a computer animation The computer programmer morphed the image
wear: deteriorate through use or stress The constant friction wore out the cloth
wilt: become limp The flowers wilted
wilt: lose strength My opponent was wilting
neutralize: make chemically neutral She neutralized the solution
neutralize: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of Her optimism neutralizes his gloom This action will negate the effect of my efforts
commercialize: make commercial Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
eliminate: kill in large numbers the plague wiped out an entire population
cancel out: wipe out the effect of something The new tax effectively cancels out my raise The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record
extinguish: terminate, end, or take out Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics Socialism extinguished these archaic customs eliminate my debts
knock out: eliminate knock out a target
drown: get rid of as if by submerging She drowned her trouble in alcohol
cut out: delete or remove Cut out the extra text cut out the newspaper article
excise: remove by cutting The surgeon excised the tumor
sparkle: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity The musical performance sparkled A scintillating conversation his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
cut: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
perfect: make perfect or complete perfect your French in Paris!
polish: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state polish your social manners
polish: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing refine one's style of writing
overrefine: refine too much or with excess of subtlety He is overrefining this matter
refine: reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities refine sugar
refine: treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition refine paper stock refine pig iron refine oil
purify: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation purify the water
purge: rid of impurities purge the water purge your mind
purify: make pure or free from sin or guilt he left the monastery purified
purify: become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify
spiritualize: purify from the corrupting influences of the world During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized
deform: alter the shape of (something) by stress His body was deformed by leprosy
draw: contract The material drew after it was washed in hot water
jaundice: distort adversely Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment
blow: shape by blowing Blow a glass vase
block: shape into a block or blocks block the graphs so one can see the results clearly
block: shape by using a block Block a hat block a garment
deform: become misshapen The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake
cup: form into the shape of a cup She cupped her hands
mar: make imperfect nothing marred her beauty
snuff out: put an end to; kill The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children
stamp: destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot Stamp fascism into submission stamp out tyranny
stub out: extinguish by crushing stub out your cigar
kill: mark for deletion, rub off, or erase kill these lines in the President's speech
drown: kill by submerging in water He drowned the kittens
massacre: kill a large number of people indiscriminately The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
erase: remove from memory or existence The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915
mechanize: make mechanical mechanize the procedure
dehumanize: make mechanical or routine
automatize: make automatic or control or operate automatically automatize the production automate the movement of the robot
automatize: turn into an automaton
semi-automatize: make semiautomatic Can we semi-automatize the semantic tagging process?
mechanize: make monotonous; make automatic or routine If your work becomes too mechanized, change jobs!
mechanize: equip with armed and armored motor vehicles mechanize armies
systematize: arrange according to a system or reduce to a system systematize our scientific knowledge
digest: systematize, as by classifying and summarizing the government digested the entire law into a code
digest: become assimilated into the body Protein digests in a few hours
codify: organize into a code or system, such as a body of law Hammurabi codified the laws
finalize: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form let's finalize the proposal
harmonize: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
harmonize: bring into consonance or accord harmonize one's goals with one's abilities
key: harmonize with or adjust to key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude
accommodate: make (one thing) compatible with (another) The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories
harmonize: bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously harmonize the different interests
proportion: give pleasant proportions to harmonize a building with those surrounding it
compartmentalize: separate into isolated compartments or categories You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!
complete: come or bring to a finish or an end He finished the dishes She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours
top: finish up or conclude They topped off their dinner with a cognac top the evening with champagne
get through: finish a task completely I finally got through this homework assignment
see through: remain with until completion I must see the job through
round out: fill out These studies round out the results of many years of research
cap off: finish or complete, as with some decisive action he capped off the meeting with a radical proposal
culminate: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
crown: be the culminating event The speech crowned the meeting
follow through: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue Did he go through with the treatment? He implemented a new economic plan She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal
adhere: follow through or carry out a plan without deviation They adhered to their plan
fixate: become fixed (on) Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon
glue: be fixed as if by glue His eyes were glued on her
fixate: make fixed, stable or stationary let's fix the picture to the frame
polarize: become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation
polarize: cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarize: cause to vibrate in a definite pattern polarize light waves
load: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones adulterate liquor
water down: thin by adding water to They watered down the moonshine
water down: make less strong or intense water down the mixture
sophisticate: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
leach: remove substances from by a percolating liquid leach the soil
vent: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen air the old winter clothes air out the smoke-filled rooms
air: expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry Air linen
linearize: make linear or get into a linear form a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
glorify: bestow glory upon The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic
glorify: cause to seem more splendid You are glorifying a rather mediocre building
justify: adjust the spaces between words justify the margins
quantify: express as a number or measure or quantity Can you quantify your results?
gauge: measure precisely and against a standard the wire is gauged
scale: measure with or as if with scales scale the gold
meter: measure with a meter meter the flow of water
pace: measure (distances) by pacing step off ten yards
clock: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time he clocked the runners
mistime: time incorrectly She mistimed the marathon runner
click off: perform or finish an action rapidly The game was clicked off in 1:48
fathom: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
foul: make unclean foul the water
foul: spot, stain, or pollute The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
pollute: make impure The industrial wastes polluted the lake
decontaminate: rid of contamination The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city
contaminate: make radioactive by adding radioactive material Don't drink the water--it's contaminated
debase: lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
devalue: lower the value or quality of The tear devalues the painting
devalue: remove the value from; deprive of its value
demonetize: deprive of value for payment demonetize a coin
isolate: place or set apart They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
segregate: separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others the sun segregates the carbon large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims
ghettoize: put in a ghetto The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized
insulate: protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material We had his bedroom insulated before winter came
weatherstrip: provide with weatherstripping The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in
soundproof: insulate against noise Proust had his apartment soundproofed
cloister: seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister She cloistered herself in the office
sequester: set apart from others The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
seclude: keep away from others He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
quarantine: place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons My dog was quarantined before he could live in England
maroon: leave stranded on a desert island without resources The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island
let: leave unchanged let it be
isolate: obtain in pure form The chemist managed to isolate the compound
boost: increase or raise boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
stuff: treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting stuff a bearskin
impregnate: infuse or fill completely Impregnate the cloth with alcohol
charge: saturate The room was charged with tension and anxiety
imbrue: permeate or impregnate The war drenched the country in blood
impregnate: fill, as with a certain quality The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
calcify: convert into lime the salts calcified the rock
calcify: turn into lime; become calcified The rock calcified over the centuries
coke: become coke petroleum oils coke after distillation
decalcify: remove calcium or lime from decalcify the rock
chondrify: turn into cartilage The tissue chondrifies
citify: accustom to urban ways Immigration will citify the country?
urbanize: make more industrial or city-like The area was urbanized after many people moved in
urbanize: impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them
industrialize: develop industry; become industrial The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West
emulsify: form into or become an emulsion The solution emulsified
denazify: free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance Germany was denazified after WW II The highest judges were never denazified
decarboxylate: lose a carboxyl group the compound decarboxylated
cleanse: purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins
nazify: cause or force to adopt Nazism or a Nazi character Hitler nazified Germany in the 1930's The arts were nazified everywhere in Germany
denitrify: remove nitrogen from Denitrify the soil
dung: fertilize or dress with dung you must dung the land
fertilize: provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants
stimulate: act as a stimulant The book stimulated her imagination This play stimulates
innervate: stimulate to action innervate a muscle or a nerve
irritate: excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus irritate the glands of a leaf
pinch: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
fertilize: make fertile or productive The course fertilized her imagination
federalize: put under the control and authority of a federal government
nitrify: treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound
clarify: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating clarify the butter clarify beer
detoxify: remove poison from detoxify the soil
electrify: equip for use with electricity electrify an appliance
etherify: change into an ether etherify an alcohol
fructify: make productive or fruitful The earth that he fructified
fructify: become productive or fruitful The seeds fructified
stratify: form layers or strata The rock stratifies
jellify: make into jelly jellify a liquid
jellify: become jelly The sauce jellified
lapidify: change into stone the wood petrified with time
fossilize: convert to a fossil The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone
dot: mark with a dot dot your `i's
mark: make or leave a mark on the scouts marked the trail ash marked the believers' foreheads
stigmatize: mark with a stigma or stigmata They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress
ink: mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink he inked his finger
red-ink: mark with red ink red-ink the area that is restricted
reline: put new lines on reline the paper
dimple: mark with, or as if with, dimples drops dimpled the smooth stream
spot: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition spot the areas that one should clearly identify
spot: become spotted This dress spots quickly
freckle: become freckled I freckle easily
mottle: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
harlequin: variegate with spots or marks His face was harlequined with patches
crisscross: mark with a pattern of crossing lines crisscross the sheet of paper
star: mark with an asterisk Linguists star unacceptable sentences
flag: provide with a flag Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately
tip: mark with a tip tip the arrow with the small stone
nick: divide or reset the tail muscles of nick horses
dress: convert into leather dress the tanned skins
froth: make froth or foam and become bubbly The river foamed
lather: form a lather The shaving cream lathered
disable: make unable to perform a certain action disable this command on your computer
lay up: disable or confine, as with an illness She was laid up with pneumonia for six weeks
nobble: disable by drugging nobble the race horses
enable: render capable or able for some task This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain
equip: provide with abilities or understanding She was never equipped to be a dancer
buffer: add a buffer (a solution) buffered saline solution for the eyes
background: understate the importance or quality of he played down his royal ancestry
pick up: lift out or reflect from a background The scarf picks up the color of the skirt His eyes picked up his smile
wave off: dismiss as insignificant He waved off suggestions of impropriety
foreground: move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
bring out: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast This dress accentuates your nice figure! I set off these words by brackets
de-emphasize: reduce the emphasis
tender: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer tenderize meat
process: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition process cheese process hair treat the water so it can be drunk treat the lawn with chemicals treat an oil spill
reverberate: treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace reverberate ore
curry: treat by incorporating fat curry tanned leather
seed: sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain seed clouds
dose: treat with an agent; add (an agent) to The ray dosed the paint
sulphur: treat with sulphur in order to preserve These dried fruits are sulphured
vulcanize: subject to vulcanization vulcanized rubber
bituminize: treat with bitumen
agenize: age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)
run: cause to perform run a subject run a process
rerun: cause to perform again We have to rerun the subjects--they misunderstood the instructions
charge: energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge I need to charge my car battery
charge: cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on charge a conductor
recharge: charge anew recharge a battery
facilitate: make easier you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
mystify: make mysterious mystify the story
demystify: make less mysterious or remove the mystery from let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about
bubble: form, produce, or emit bubbles The soup was bubbling
bubble: cause to form bubbles bubble gas through a liquid
foam: become bubbly or frothy or foaming The boiling soup was frothing The river was foaming Sparkling water
seethe: foam as if boiling a seething liquid
sweeten: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable sweeten a deal
interrupt: destroy the peace or tranquility of Don't interrupt me when I'm reading
cut in: interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner Jim always cuts in!
interrupt: interfere in someone else's activity Please don't interrupt me while I'm on the phone
cut short: cause to end earlier than intended The spontaneous applause cut the singer short
de-ionate: remove ions from ionate thyroxine
iodinate: cause to combine with iodine iodinate thyroxine
de-iodinate: remove iodine from de-iodinate the thyroxine
upset: disturb the balance or stability of The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries
green: turn or become green The trees are greening
thrombose: become blocked by a thrombus the blood vessel thrombosed
diagonalize: transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
archaize: give an archaic appearance of character to archaized craftwork
take effect: go into effect or become effective or operative The new law will take effect next month
inform: give character or essence to The principles that inform modern teaching
receive: receive a specified treatment (abstract) These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation His movie received a good review I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
take: ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial take a pulse A reading was taken of the earth's tremors
officialize: make official We officialized our relationship
marbleize: make something look like marble marbleize the fireplace
occidentalize: make western in character The country was Westernized after it opened up
orientalize: make oriental in character orientalize your garden
acetylate: introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
acetylate: receive substitution of an acetyl group the compounds acetylated
achromatize: remove color from achromatize the lenses
assume: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect His voice took on a sad tone The story took a new turn he adopted an air of superiority She assumed strange manners The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
re-assume: take on again, as after a time lapse He re-assumed his old behavior
prim: assume a prim appearance They mince and prim
parallel: make or place parallel to something They paralleled the ditch to the highway
ritualize: make or evolve into a ritual The growing up of children has become ritualized in many cultures
bromate: react with bromine
caseate: become cheeselike necrotic tissue caseates
caseate: turn into cheese The milk caseated
hack: fix a computer program piecemeal until it works I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best
classicize: make classic or classical
clinker: clear out the cinders and clinker from we clinkered the fire frequently
closure: terminate debate by calling for a vote debate was closured cloture the discussion
compost: convert to compost compost organic debris
conventionalize: make conventional or adapt to conventions conventionalized behavior
cure: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve cure meats cure pickles cure hay
cure: be or become preserved the apricots cure in the sun
cure: make (substances) hard and improve their usability cure resin cure cement cure soap
dun: cure by salting dun codfish
corn: preserve with salt corned beef