AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
remove: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract remove a threat remove a wrapper Remove the dirty dishes from the table take the gun from your pocket This machine withdraws heat from the environment
harvest: remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals
tip: remove the tip from tip artichokes
stem: remove the stem from for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed
strip: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim She divested herself of her outdoor clothes He disinvested himself of his garments
clean: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits Clean the turkey
clean: remove shells or husks from clean grain before milling it
winnow: blow away or off with a current of air winnow chaff
pick: remove in small bits pick meat from a bone
clear: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound Clear the throat
lift: remove from a surface the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table
lift: take off or away by decreasing lift the pressure
lift: remove from a seedbed or from a nursery lift the tulip bulbs
tear away: rip off violently and forcefully The passing bus tore off her side mirror
take off: take away or remove Take that weight off me!
take away: take out or remove take out the chicken after adding the vegetables
pit: remove the pits from pit plums and cherries
seed: remove the seeds from seed grapes
unhinge: remove the hinges from unhinge the door
shuck: remove the shucks from shuck corn
hull: remove the hulls from hull the berries
crumb: remove crumbs from crumb the table
chip away: remove or withdraw gradually: These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life
knock out: destroy or break forcefully The windows were knocked out
scavenge: remove unwanted substances from
hypophysectomize: remove the pituitary glands
husk: remove the husks from husk corn
bur: remove the burrs from
clear off: remove from sight
unclutter: rid of obstructions Clear your desk
clutter: fill a space in a disorderly way
clog: fill to excess so that function is impaired Fear clogged her mind The story was clogged with too many details
brim: fill as much as possible brim a cup to good fellowship
add: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of We added two students to that dorm room She added a personal note to her letter Add insult to injury Add some extra plates to the dinner table
gild the lily: make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
adjoin: attach or add I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter
work in: add by mixing or blending on or attaching work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words
add on: make an addition Let's add on to this
include: add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category We must include this chemical element in the group
mix: add as an additional element or part mix water into the drink
dash: add an enlivening or altering element to blue paint dashed with white
put on: add to something existing She put on a sun room
put on: add to the odometer He put on 1,000 miles on this trip
iodize: treat with iodine iodize salt
nitrate: treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol
tank: treat in a tank tank animal refuse
oxygenate: impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen oxygenate blood
mercerize: treat to strengthen and improve the luster mercerize cotton
malt: treat with malt or malt extract malt beer
fluoridate: subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride fluoridized water fluoridize the teeth of children
creosote: treat with creosote creosoted wood
chlorinate: treat or combine with chlorine chlorinated water
carbonate: treat with carbon dioxide Carbonated soft drinks
bromate: treat with bromine
inject: to introduce (a new aspect or element) He injected new life into the performance
welt: put a welt on welt the shoes
insert: introduce Insert your ticket here
plug: insert as a plug She plugged a cork in the wine bottle
plug: insert a plug into plug the wall
catheterize: insert a catheter into (a body part) catheterize the patient's bladder
cup: put into a cup cup the milk
intersperse: introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
feed: introduce continuously feed carrots into a food processor
slip: insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly He slipped some money into the waiter's hand
punctuate: insert punctuation marks into
concatenate: add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series concatenate terms concatenate characters
string: add as if on a string string these ideas together string up these songs and you'll have a musical
activate: make active or more active activate an old file
activate: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
biodegrade: break down naturally through the action of biological agents Plastic bottles do not biodegrade
activate: make more adsorptive activate a metal
inactivate: make inactive they deactivated the file
deactivate: remove from active military status or reassign The men were deactivated after five years of service
deaden: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation Terror blunted her feelings deaden a sound
obtund: reduce the edge or violence of obtunded reflexes
petrify: cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned The horror petrified his feelings Fear petrified her thinking
jazz up: make more interesting or lively juice up a party pep up your paper
enliven: make lively let's liven up this room a bit
spirit: infuse with spirit The company spirited him up
compound: put or add together combine resources
totalize: make into a total Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?
milk: take milk from female mammals Cows need to be milked every morning
milk: add milk to milk the tea
strip: take off or remove strip a wall of its wallpaper
denude: lay bare denude a forest
clear-cut: remove all the trees at one time clear-cut an acre of forest
stump: remove tree stumps from stump a field
clear: remove clear the leaves from the lawn Clear snow from the road
clear: make a way or path by removing objects Clear a path through the dense forest
defoliate: strip the leaves or branches from defoliate the trees with pesticides
deforest: remove the trees from The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks
burn: burn with heat, fire, or radiation The iron burnt a hole in my dress
frost: damage by frost The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown
scald: burn with a hot liquid or steam She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out
declaw: remove the claws from declaw a cat
defang: remove the fangs from defang the poisonous snake
bone: remove the bones from bone the turkey before roasting it
disembowel: remove the entrails of draw a chicken
shell: remove from its shell or outer covering shell the legumes shell mussels
shuck: remove from the shell shuck oysters
pod: take something out of its shell or pod pod peas or beans
tusk: remove the tusks of animals tusk an elephant
scalp: remove the scalp of The enemies were scalped
moderate: make less fast or intense moderate your speed
mitigate: make less severe or harsh mitigating circumstances
relieve: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive relieve the pressure and the stress lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
qualify: make more specific qualify these remarks
remodel: do over, as of (part of) a house We are remodeling these rooms
correct: make right or correct Correct the mistakes rectify the calculation
rectify: set straight or right remedy these deficiencies rectify the inequities in salaries repair an oversight
debug: locate and correct errors in a computer program code debug this program
edit: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting Edit a book on lexical semantics she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages
edit: cut or eliminate she edited the juiciest scenes
bowdlerize: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate bowdlerize a novel
interpolate: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
hack: significantly cut up a manuscript
edit: cut and assemble the components of edit film cut recording tape
black out: suppress by censorship as for political reasons parts of the newspaper article were blacked out
blank out: cut out, as for political reasons several line in the report were blanked out
falsify: falsify knowingly She falsified the records
tame: correct by punishment or discipline
break in: make submissive, obedient, or useful The horse was tough to break I broke in the new intern
break: be broken in If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress
chasten: restrain
corrupt: alter from the original
pervert: change the inherent purpose or function of something Don't abuse the system The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers
abuse: use wrongly or improperly or excessively Her husband often abuses alcohol while she was pregnant, she abused drugs
fracture: violate or abuse This writer really fractures the language
worsen: grow worse Conditions in the slum worsened
slip: get worse My grades are slipping
lapse: drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
suffer: get worse His grades suffered
suffer: be set at a disadvantage This author really suffers in translation
better: get better The weather improved toward evening
turn around: improve significantly; go from bad to good Her performance in school picked up
brisk: become brisk business brisked up
better: to make better The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
turn around: improve dramatically The new strategy turned around sales The tutor turned around my son's performance in math
help: improve; change for the better New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture
upgrade: to improve what was old or outdated I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software The company upgraded their personnel
condition: put into a better state he conditions old cars
recondition: bring into an improved condition He reconditioned the old appliances
degrade: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
emend: make improvements or corrections to the text was emended in the second edition
iron out: settle or put right we need to iron out our disagreements
worsen: make worse This drug aggravates the pain
deteriorate: become worse or disintegrate His mind deteriorated
go to pot: become ruined His business went to pot when economy soured
decay: fall into decay or ruin The unoccupied house started to decay
decompose: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
dissociate: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions
decompose: break down The bodies decomposed in the heat
hang: suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste hang the venison for a few days
spoil: become unfit for consumption or use the meat must be eaten before it spoils
smut: become affected with smut the corn smutted and could not be eaten
addle: become rotten addled eggs
mold: become moldy; spoil due to humidity The furniture molded in the old house
exsiccate: lose water or moisture In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly
dehydrate: remove water from All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me
tumble: put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying Wash in warm water and tumble dry
freeze-dry: preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum freeze-dry the strawberries
conserve: preserve with sugar Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard
lyophilize: to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
preserve: prevent (food) from rotting preserved meats keep potatoes fresh
dehydrate: preserve by removing all water and liquids from carry dehydrated food on your camping trip
salt: preserve with salt people used to salt meats on ships
marinade: soak in marinade marinade herring
can: preserve in a can or tin tinned foods are not very tasty
hydrate: cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to hydrate your skin
hydrate: supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently
slack: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water slack lime
air-slake: alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate air-slake lime
wet: cause to become wet Wet your face
tumble dry: dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry
humidify: make (more) humid We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house
dehumidify: make less humid The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer
drench: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto souse water on his hot face
bedraggle: make wet and dirty, as from rain
bate: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments bate hides and skins
flood: cover with liquid, usually water The swollen river flooded the village The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
lave: wash or flow against the waves laved the shore
inundate: fill or cover completely, usually with water
moisten: make moist The dew moistened the meadows
moil: moisten or soil Her tears moiled the letter
parch: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat The sun parched the earth
dry: remove the moisture from and make dry dry clothes dry hair
rough-dry: dry without smoothing or ironing rough-dry the laundry
lubricate: make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant lubricate the key
dry: become dry or drier The laundry dries in the sun
scorch: become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun
lock: become rigid or immoveable The therapist noticed that the patient's knees tended to lock in this exercise
unlock: become unlocked The door unlocked from the inside
engage: get caught make sure the gear is engaged
disengage: become free in neutral, the gears disengage
strengthen: gain strength His body strengthened
strengthen: make strong or stronger This exercise will strengthen your upper body strengthen the relations between the two countries
substantiate: solidify, firm, or strengthen The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country
undergird: make secure underneath undergird the ship
confirm: make more firm Confirm thy soul in self-control!
sandbag: protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up The residents sandbagged the beach front
spike: add alcohol to (beverages) the punch is spiked!
fortify: add nutrients to fortified milk
reinforce: make stronger he reinforced the concrete
buttress: make stronger or defensible buttress your thesis
buttress: reinforce with a buttress Buttress the church
line: reinforce with fabric lined books are more enduring
back: establish as valid or genuine Can you back up your claims?
vouch: give supporting evidence He vouched his words by his deeds
bolster: support and strengthen bolster morale
weaken: become weaker The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days
melt: become less intense and fade away gradually her resistance melted under his charm her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance
die down: become progressively weaker the laughter died down
die: suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense) Whosoever..believes in me shall never die
collapse: lose significance, effectiveness, or value The school system is collapsing The stock market collapsed
fade: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly The scene begins to fade The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
weaken: lessen the strength of The fever weakened his body
depress: lessen the activity or force of The rising inflation depressed the economy
cripple: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless This measure crippled our efforts Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work
dilute: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture cut bourbon
rarefy: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
intensify: become more intense The debate intensified His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan
build: develop and grow Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera
redouble: make twice as great or intense The screaming redoubled
intensify: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; , The efforts were intensified Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness This event only deepened my convictions
heat up: make more intense Emotions were screwed up
fan: make (an emotion) fiercer fan hatred
blunt: make less sharp blunt the knives
blunt: make less intense blunted emotions
bloody: cover with blood bloody your hands
water: supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams Water the fields
hose: water with a hose hose the lawn
sprinkle: scatter with liquid; wet lightly Sprinkle the lawn
distill: undergo the process of distillation
distill: extract by the process of distillation distill the essence of this compound
enhance: increase This will enhance your enjoyment heighten the tension
potentiate: increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon) potentiate the drug
enhance: make better or more attractive This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat
follow up: increase the effectiveness or success of by further action The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation
touch up: alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance This photograph has been retouched!
grow: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain The problem grew too large for me Her business grew fast
vegetate: grow or spread abnormally warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed
mushroom: grow and spread fast The problem mushroomed
grow: increase in size by natural process Corn doesn't grow here In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees her hair doesn't grow much anymore
undergrow: grow below something The moss undergrew the stone patio
exfoliate: grow by producing or unfolding leaves plants exfoliate
vegetate: grow like a plant This fungus usually vegetates vigorously
vegetate: produce vegetation The fields vegetate vigorously
vegetate: establish vegetation on They vegetated the hills behind their house
overgrow: grow beyond or across The ivy overgrew the patio
overgrow: become overgrown The patio overgrew with ivy
subside: wear off or die down The pain subsided
pare: decrease gradually or bit by bit
reduce: narrow or limit reduce the influx of foreigners
restrict: place limits on (extent or access) restrict the use of this parking lot limit the time you can spend with your friends
develop: expand in the form of a series Develop the function in the following form
tie: limit or restrict to I am tied to UNIX These big jets are tied to large airports
draw the line: reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on) I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!
mark off: set boundaries to and delimit mark out the territory
rule: keep in check rule one's temper
baffle: check the emission of (sound)
carry: continue or extend The civil war carried into the neighboring province The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces
limit: restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
hold down: restrain please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep
number: place a limit on the number of
cap: restrict the number or amount of We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club
hamper: prevent the progress or free movement of He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
restrict: place restrictions on curtail drinking in school
abridge: lessen, diminish, or curtail the new law might abridge our freedom of expression
reduce: cook until very little liquid is left The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
boil down: be cooked until very little liquid is left The sauce should reduce to one cup
concentrate: make denser, stronger, or purer concentrate juice
reduce: be the essential element The proposal boils down to a compromise
deoxidize: to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
benficiate: subject to a reduction process benficiate ores
crack: break into simpler molecules by means of heat The petroleum cracked
catabolize: subject to catabolism
oxidize: add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
oxidise: enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide This metal oxidizes easily
breathe: reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours
reduce: make smaller reduce an image
blow up: make large blow up an image
shrink: become smaller or draw together The fabric shrank The balloon shrank
stretch: become longer by being stretched and pulled The fabric stretches
shrink: reduce in size; reduce physically Hot water will shrink the sweater Can you shrink this image?
miniaturize: design or construct on a smaller scale
shrivel: wither, as with a loss of moisture The fruit dried and shriveled
die back: suffer from a disease that kills shoots The plants near the garage are dying back
mummify: dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture a mummified body was found
reduce: make less complex reduce a problem to a single question
consolidate: unite into one The companies consolidated
consolidate: bring together into a single whole or system The town and county schools are being consolidated
weld: unite closely or intimately Her gratitude welded her to him
unite: join or combine We merged our resources
consubstantiate: unite in one common substance Thought is consubstantiated with the object
consubstantiate: become united in substance thought and the object consubstantiate
abbreviate: shorten Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'
abridge: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements The manuscript must be shortened
encapsulate: put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume capsulize the news
digest: make more concise condense the contents of a book into a summary
telescope: make smaller or shorter the novel was telescoped into a short play
abate: become less in amount or intensity The storm abated The rain let up after a few hours
slake: make less active or intense
grow: cause to grow or develop He grows vegetables in his backyard
culture: grow in a special preparation the biologist grows microorganisms
rotate: plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil
twin: grow as twins twin crystals
double: increase twofold The population doubled within 50 years
redouble: double again The noise doubled and redoubled
geminate: arrange or combine in pairs The consonants are geminated in these words
triple: increase threefold Triple your income!
quadruple: increase fourfold His stock earning quadrupled
quintuple: increase fivefold The population of China quintupled
multiply: combine or increase by multiplication He managed to multiply his profits
manifold: make multiple copies of multiply a letter
proliferate: cause to grow or increase rapidly We must not proliferate nuclear arms
senesce: grow old or older She aged gracefully we age every day--what a depressing thought! Young men senesce
turn: become officially one year older She is turning 50 this year
age: begin to seem older; get older The death of his wife caused him to age fast
progress: develop in a positive way He progressed well in school My plants are coming along Plans are shaping up
climb: improve one's social status This young man knows how to climb the social ladder