AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
suffocate: suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of His job suffocated him
suffocate: become stultified, suppressed, or stifled He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
choke off: suppress He choked down his rage
dull: make less lively or vigorous Middle age dulled her appetite for travel
cloud: make milky or dull The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added
dull: become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness the varnished table top dulled with time
pall: lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to) the course palled on her
sharpen: become sharp or sharper The debate sharpened
sharpen: make crisp or more crisp and precise We had to sharpen our arguments
sharpen: make (one's senses) more acute This drug will sharpen your vision
subtilize: make (senses) more keen
strap: sharpen with a strap strap a razor
sharpen: give a point to The candles are tapered
flatten: lower the pitch of (musical notes)
acclimatize: get used to a certain climate They never acclimatized in Egypt
synchronize: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner Let's synchronize our efforts
phase: adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition he phased the intake with the output of the machine
desynchronize: cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times
blend: mix together different elements The colors blend well
gauge: mix in specific proportions gauge plaster
absorb: cause to become one with The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax
melt: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene
blend in: cause (something) to be mixed with (something else) At this stage of making the cake, blend in the nuts
accrete: grow together (of plants and organs) After many years the rose bushes grew together
admix: mix or blend Hyaline casts were admixed with neutrophils
fuse: make liquid or plastic by heating The storm fused the electric mains
fuse: become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat The substances fused at a very high temperature
crumble: break or fall apart into fragments The cookies crumbled The Sphinx is crumbling
disintegrate: break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity The material disintegrated the group disintegrated after the leader died
fold: incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating Fold the egg whites into the batter
reintegrate: integrate again Russia must be reintegrated into Europe
macerate: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result macerate peaches the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system
macerate: become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking the tissue macerated in the water
disintegrate: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
putrefy: become putrid; decay with an offensive smell organic matter putrefies
magnetize: make magnetic The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings
demagnetize: make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) demagnetize the iron shavings they degaussed the ship
simplify: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent We had to simplify the instructions this move will simplify our lives
oversimplify: make too simple Don't oversimplify the instructions
complicate: make more complex, intricate, or richer refine a design or pattern
complexify: make complex he unnecessarily complexified every problem
complexify: have or develop complicating consequences These actions will ramify
involve: make complex or intricate or complicated The situation was rather involved
refine: make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of refine a method of analysis refine the constant in the equation
refine: attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet
develop: elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme develop the melody and change the key
sophisticate: make more complex or refined a sophisticated design
complicate: make more complicated There was a new development that complicated the matter
snarl: make more complicated or confused through entanglements
pressurize: increase the pressure in or of The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort
pressurize: maintain a certain pressure the airplane cabin is pressurized pressurize a space suit
supercharge: increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
puncture: cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing puncture an air balloon
depressurize: decrease the pressure of depressurize the cabin in the air plane
structure: give a structure to I need to structure my days
restructure: construct or form anew or provide with a new structure After his accident, he had to restructure his life The governing board was reconstituted
organize: bring order and organization to Can you help me organize my files?
interlock: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
centralize: make central The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
decentralize: make less central After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
socialize: make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies Health care should be socialized!
socialize: prepare for social life Children have to be socialized in school
fix: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc Get the children ready for school! prepare for war I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
provide: take measures in preparation for provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship
mount: fix onto a backing, setting, or support mount slides for macroscopic analysis
set up: get ready for a particular purpose or event set up an experiment set the table lay out the tools for the surgery
rig: equip with sails or masts rig a ship
winterize: prepare for winter winterize cars winterize your houses
summerize: prepare for summer summerize your car summerize a house
prime: insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing prime a cannon prime a mine
communize: make into property owned by the state The new government communized all banks
internationalize: make international in character We internationalized the committee
communize: make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles communize the government
americanize: become American in character After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized
europeanize: make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas
europeanize: denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations
bestialize: make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
americanize: make American in character The year in the US has completely Americanized him
frenchify: become French in appearance or character This restaurant has Frenchified
frenchify: make French in appearance or character let's Frenchify the restaurant and charge more money
modernize: become technologically advanced Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
civilize: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
nationalize: put under state control or ownership Mitterand nationalized the banks
denationalize: put under private control or ownership The steel industry was denationalized
privatize: change from governmental to private control or ownership The oil industry was privatized
naturalize: make into a citizen The French family was naturalized last year
denaturalize: strip of the rights and duties of citizenship The former Nazi was denaturalized
naturalize: make more natural or lifelike
denaturalize: make less natural or unnatural
naturalize: adopt to another place The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
adopt: take into one's family They adopted two children from Nicaragua
immigrate: come into a new country and change residency Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century
immigrate: introduce or send as immigrants Britain immigrated many colonists to America
settle: take up residence and become established The immigrants settled in the Midwest
colonize: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in) The British colonized the East Coast
relocate: move or establish in a new location We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high
relocate: become established in a new location Our company relocated to the Midwest
dislocate: put out of its usual place, position, or relationship The colonists displaced the natives
settle: form a community The Swedes settled in Minnesota
settle: become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style He finally settled down
set in: become established winter has set in
resettle: settle in a new place The immigrants had to resettle
immigrate: migrate to a new environment only few plants can immigrate to the island
emigrate: leave one's country of residence for a new one Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period
steady: make steady steady yourself
even: make even or more even
even: become even or more even even out the surface
equal: make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
homologize: make homologous
stiffen: make stiff or stiffer Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine
starch: stiffen with starch starch clothes
buckram: stiffen with or as with buckram buckram the skirt
rigidify: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern rigidify the training schedule ossified teaching methods slogans petrify our thinking
rigidify: become rigid The body rigidified
stiffen: become stiff or stiffer He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room
stiffen: restrict Tighten the rules stiffen the regulations
clamp down: repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable) The police clamped down on illegal drugs
loosen: become loose or looser or less tight The noose loosened the rope relaxed
loosen: make loose or looser loosen the tension on a rope
relax: make less taut relax the tension on the rope
tighten: become tight or tighter The rope tightened
tighten: make tight or tighter Tighten the wire
frap: take up the slack of frap a rope
tauten: make taut or tauter tauten a rope
tauten: become taut or tauter Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly the rope tautened
transitivize: make transitive adding `out' to many verbs transitivizes them
detransitivize: intransitivize removing the object will intransitivize the verbs
slacken: make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
douse: slacken douse a rope
slacken: become looser or slack the rope slackened
absent: go away or leave He absented himself
evanesce: disappear gradually The pain eventually passed off
fade: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality Her bloom was fading
appear: come into sight or view He suddenly appeared at the wedding A new star appeared on the horizon
peep: appear as though from hiding the new moon peeped through the tree tops
erupt: appear on the skin A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
manifest: reveal its presence or make an appearance the ghost manifests each year on the same day
wash up: be carried somewhere by water or as if by water The body washed up on the beach
come to light: be revealed or disclosed The truth finally came to light
gleam: appear briefly A terrible thought gleamed in her mind
come on: appear or become visible; make a showing She turned up at the funeral I hope the list key is going to surface again
emerge: come out into view, as from concealment Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office
burst: emerge suddenly The sun burst into view
get on: appear in a show, on T.V. or radio The news won't be on tonight
outcrop: appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground Big boulders outcropped
flash: appear briefly The headlines flashed on the screen
flash: emit a brief burst of light A shooting star flashed and was gone
appear: come into being or existence, or appear on the scene Then the computer came along and changed our lives Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago
fulminate: come on suddenly and intensely the disease fulminated
turn out: come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons How many people turned out that evening?
resurface: appear again The missing man suddenly resurfaced in New York
basset: appear at the surface A seam of coal bassets
appear: be issued or published Did your latest book appear yet? The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet
pop out: appear suddenly Spring popped up everywhere in the valley
reappear: appear again The sores reappeared on her body Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago
emerge: become known or apparent Some nice results emerged from the study
break through: penetrate The sun broke through the clouds The rescue team broke through the wall in the mine shaft
disappear: get lost, as without warning or explanation He disappeared without a trace
vanish: cease to exist An entire civilization vanished
skip town: disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)
die out: become extinct Dinosaurs died out
minimize: make small or insignificant Let's minimize the risk
hedge: minimize loss or risk diversify your financial portfolio to hedge price risks hedge your bets
scale down: reduce proportionally The model is scaled down
scale up: increase proportionally scale up the model
maximize: make as big or large as possible Maximize your profits!
maximize: make the most of He maximized his role
reduce: cut down on; make a reduction in reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits
cut: have a reducing effect This cuts into my earnings
retrench: make a reduction, as in one's workforce The company had to retrench
slash: cut drastically Prices were slashed
thin out: make sparse thin out the young plants
thin out: become sparser Towards the end of town, the houses thinned out
thin: make thin or thinner Thin the solution
draw: reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die draw wire
thicken: become thick or thicker The sauce thickened The egg yolk will inspissate
thicken: make thick or thicker Thicken the sauce inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
thicken: make viscous or dense thicken the sauce by adding flour
decline: grow smaller Interest in the project waned
dip: go down momentarily Prices dipped
wear on: pass slowly (of time) The day wore on
heighten: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity heightened interest
heighten: become more extreme The tension heightened
shoot up: rise dramatically Prices shot up overnight
drop: go down in value Stock prices dropped
slump: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly The real estate market fell off
tumble: fall suddenly and sharply Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency
wax: go up or advance Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
wax: increase in phase the moon is waxing
wane: decrease in phase the moon is waning
wane: become smaller Interest in his novels waned
magnify: increase in size, volume or significance Her terror was magnified in her mind
fail: stop operating or functioning The engine finally went The car died on the road The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town The coffee maker broke The engine failed on the way to town her eyesight went after the accident
crash: stop operating My computer crashed last night The system goes down at least once a week
give way: end resistance, as under pressure or force The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram
blow out: melt, break, or become otherwise unusable The lightbulbs blew out The fuse blew
unfurl: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state unfurl a banner
roll up: form a cylinder by rolling roll up a banner
roll up: form into a cylinder by rolling Roll up the cloth
douse: lower quickly douse a sail
bolt: make or roll into bolts bolt fabric
diversify: vary in order to spread risk or to expand The company diversified
diversify: spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate The plants on this island diversified
vary: make something more diverse and varied Vary the menu
diversify: make (more) diverse diversify a course of study
checker: variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
specialize: become more focus on an area of activity or field of study She specializes in Near Eastern history
specialize: suit to a special purpose specialize one's research this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches
overspecialize: become overly specialized She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian
accelerate: move faster The car accelerated
decelerate: reduce the speed of He slowed down the car
retard: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate This drug will retard your heart rate
deaden: lessen the momentum or velocity of deaden a ship's headway
deaden: make vapid or deprive of spirit deadened wine
fishtail: slow down by moving the tail sideways The airplane fishtailed on the runway
accelerate: cause to move faster He accelerated the car
rev up: increase the number of rotations per minute rev up an engine
rev up: speed up let's rev up production
decelerate: lose velocity; move more slowly The car decelerated
check: slow the growth or development of The brain damage will retard the child's language development
slow: become slow or slower Production slowed
slow: cause to proceed more slowly The illness slowed him down
clog: impede with a clog or as if with a clog The market is being clogged by these operations My mind is constipated today
slack: make less active or fast He slackened his pace as he got tired Don't relax your efforts now
decrease: make smaller He decreased his staff
diminish: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of don't belittle your colleagues
quicken: give life or energy to The cold water invigorated him
gasify: turn into gas The substance gasified
jell: become gelatinous the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
curdle: turn from a liquid to a solid mass his blood curdled
curdle: go bad or sour The milk curdled
harden: become hard or harder The wax hardened
harden: make hard or harder The cold hardened the butter
crystallize: assume crystalline form; become crystallized
liquefy: become liquid or fluid when heated the frozen fat liquefied
liquefy: make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating liquefy the silver
melt: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating melt butter melt down gold The wax melted in the sun
try: melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities try the yak butter render fat in a casserole
solidify: become solid The metal solidified when it cooled
freeze: change from a liquid to a solid when cold Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
crystallize: cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form crystallize minerals
dissolve: pass into a solution The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee
react: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions The hydrogen and the oxygen react
build: improve the cleansing action of build detergents
dissolve: cause to go into a solution The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
cut: dissolve by breaking down the fat of soap cuts grease
dissolve: become weaker The sound faded out
dissolve: cause to fade away dissolve a shot or a picture
validate: make valid or confirm the validity of validate a ticket
invalidate: take away the legal force of or render ineffective invalidate a contract
empty: become empty or void of its content The room emptied
clean out: empty completely We cleaned out all the drawers
flow away: flow off or away gradually The water flowed off from the pipe
bleed: drain of liquid or steam bleed the radiators the mechanic bled the engine
evacuate: empty completely evacuate the bottle
bail out: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
empty: make void or empty of contents Empty the box The alarm emptied the building
eviscerate: remove the contents of eviscerate the stomach
void: clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something The chemist voided the glass bottle The concert hall was voided of the audience
clear: remove the occupants of Clear the building
clear: remove (people) from a building clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat
clear: rid of instructions or data clear a memory buffer
exhaust: use up the whole supply of We have exhausted the food supplies
knock out: empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out knocked out a pipe
populate: fill with inhabitants populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting
people: fill with people Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes
drain: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from We drained the oil tank
fill: become full The pool slowly filled with water The theater filled up slowly
water: fill with tears His eyes were watering
flood: become filled to overflowing Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
fill: make full, also in a metaphorical sense fill a container fill the child with pride
top off: fill to the point of almost overflowing She topped off the cup
heap: fill to overflow heap the platter with potatoes
overfill: fill beyond capacity overfill the baskets
ink: fill with ink ink a pen
replenish: fill something that had previously been emptied refill my glass, please
prime: fill with priming liquid prime a car engine
line: fill plentifully line one's pockets
suffuse: cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across The sky was suffused with a warm pink color
perfuse: force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) perfuse a liver with a salt solution
suffuse: to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light His whole frame suffused with a cold dew
flush: cause to flow or flood with or as if with water flush the meadows
wash down: flow freely The body washed down the river
flush: flow freely The garbage flushed down the river
sluice: irrigate with water from a sluice sluice the earth
flush: rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid flush the wound with antibiotics purge the old gas tank
complete: bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements A child would complete the family
complement: make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup
soak: fill, soak, or imbue totally soak the bandage with disinfectant
match: be equal or harmonize The two pieces match
match: make correspond or harmonize Match my sweater
service: make fit for use service my truck the washing machine needs to be serviced
homogenize: cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing homogenize the main ingredients
homogenize: become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing The two liquids homogenized in the blender
homogenize: break up the fat globules of homogenized milk
curdle: turn into curds curdled milk
clot: change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state coagulated blood
clot: cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
sour: go sour or spoil The milk has soured The wine worked The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
ferment: cause to undergo fermentation We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats
vinify: convert a juice into wine by fermentation vinify grape juice
rush: urge to an unnatural speed Don't rush me, please!
rush: act or move at high speed We have to rush! hurry--it's late!
delay: cause to be slowed down or delayed Traffic was delayed by the bad weather she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
stonewall: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist