AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
sensualize: ascribe to an origin in sensation
credit: give someone credit for something We credited her for saving our jobs
anthropomorphize: ascribe human features to something
personify: attribute human qualities to something The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous
accredit: ascribe an achievement to She was not properly credited in the program
blame: attribute responsibility to We blamed the accident on her The tragedy was charged to her inexperience
register: enter into someone's consciousness Did this event register in your parents' minds?
impress: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
recognize: be fully aware or cognizant of
elicit: derive by reason elicit a solution
penetrate: come to understand
trace: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba trace the student's progress
wonder: have a wish or desire to know something He wondered who had built this beautiful church
project: regard as objective
internalize: incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal internalize a belief
think of: intend to refer to I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
demarcate: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
draw: make, formulate, or derive in the mind I draw a line here draw a conclusion draw parallels make an estimate What do you make of his remarks?
capitalize: consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
capitalize: compute the present value of a business or an income
overcapitalize: estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
find out: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act He was caught out She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks
concenter: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
refocus: focus anew The group needs to refocus its goals
give: dedicate give thought to give priority to pay attention to
resign: accept as inevitable He resigned himself to his fate
observe: stick to correctly or closely The pianist kept time with the metronome keep count I cannot keep track of all my employees
discountenance: show disapproval by discouraging any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced
resolve: find the solution solve an equation solve for x
factorize: resolve (a polynomial) into factors
misgive: suggest fear or doubt Her heart misgave her that she had acted inexcusably
align: align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
believe in: have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something John believes in oat bran
consider: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes Take the case of China Consider the following case
think about: have on one's mind, think about actively I'm thinking about my friends abroad She always thinks about her children first
abstract: consider apart from a particular case or instance Let's abstract away from this particular example
plant: put firmly in the mind Plant a thought in the students' minds
date: provide with a dateline; mark with a date She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated
dateline: mark with a date and place dateline a newspaper article
date: stamp with a date The package is dated November 24
arrange: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events arrange my schedule set up one's life I put these memories with those of bygone times
synchronize: arrange or represent events so that they co-occur synchronize biblical events
awaken: make aware They were awakened to the sad facts
analyze: break down into components or essential features analyze today's financial market
factor analyse: to perform a factor analysis of correlational data
hold: hold the attention of The soprano held the audience This story held our interest She can hold an audience spellbound
re-create: form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind His mind re-creates the entire world
drink in: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage
keep note: maintain in the forefront of one's awareness He kept note of the location of the soldiers
swallow: keep from expressing I swallowed my anger and kept quiet
grab: capture the attention or imagination of This story will grab you The movie seized my imagination
seize: affect Fear seized the prisoners The patient was seized with unbearable pains He was seized with a dreadful disease
pay: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action You'll pay for this! She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly You'll pay for this opinion later
take one's lumps: suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions
break: find the solution or key to break the code
break: find a flaw in break an alibi break down a proof
call: challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of call the speaker on a question of fact
call: utter in a loud voice or announce He called my name The auctioneer called the bids
carry: include, as on a list How many people are carried on the payroll?
think: ponder; reflect on, or reason about Think the matter through Think how hard life in Russia must be these days
think: decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting Can you think what to do next?
calibrate: measure the caliber of calibrate a gun
relegate: assign to a class or kind How should algae be classified? People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms
assign: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
truncate: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one truncate a series
acknowledge: accept as legally binding and valid acknowledge the deed
communicate: transmit thoughts or feelings He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist
yak: talk profusely she was yakking away about her grandchildren
fingerspell: communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language The Deaf often fingerspell
aphorize: speak or write in aphorisms
shrug off: minimize the importance of, brush aside Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points
communicate: transmit information Please communicate this message to all employees pass along the good news
send a message: give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community
relay: pass along Please relay the news to the villagers
project: communicate vividly He projected his feelings
reach: be in or establish communication with Our advertisements reach millions He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia
ping: send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active ping your machine in the office
ping: contact, usually in order to remind of something I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing
raise: establish radio communications with They managed to raise Hanoi last night
diphthongize: change from a simple vowel to a diphthong This vowel diphthongized in Germanic
break: undergo breaking The simple vowels broke in many Germanic languages
reach out: attempt to communicate I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me
draw out: cause to speak, Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet
get across: communicate successfully I couldn't get across the message He put over the idea very well
vocalize: utter speech sounds
order: make a request for something Order me some flowers order a work stoppage
reorder: make a new request to be supplied with The store had to reorder the popular CD several times
place: to arrange for place a phone call place a bet
will: decree or ordain God wills our existence
destine: decree or designate beforehand She was destined to become a great pianist
order: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority I said to him to go home She ordered him to do the shopping The mother told the child to get dressed
order: issue commands or orders for
force: impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably She forced her diet fads on him
begin: begin to speak or say;  he began Now listen, friends,
intrude: thrust oneself in as if by force The colors don't intrude on the viewer
clamp: impose or inflict forcefully The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital
stick: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous They stuck me with the dinner bill I was stung with a huge tax bill
inflict: impose something unpleasant The principal visited his rage on the students
give: inflict as a punishment She gave the boy a good spanking The judge gave me 10 years
furlough: grant a leave to The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children
give: allow to have or take I give you two minutes to respond
foist: to force onto another He foisted his work on me
direct: command with authority He directed the children to do their homework
direct: give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction I directed them towards the town hall
talk down: direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill
point the way: indicate the right path or direction The sign pointed the way to London
instruct: give instructions or directions for some task She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation
charge: instruct or command with authority The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem
charge: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
bear down: exert a force or cause a strain upon This tax bears down on the lower middle class
overwhelm: charge someone with too many tasks
mandate: make mandatory the new director of the school board mandated regular tests
command: make someone do something
command: be in command of The general commanded a huge army
general: command as a general We are generaled by an incompetent!
ask: make a request or demand for something to somebody She asked him for a loan
request: express the need or desire for; ask for She requested an extra bed in her room She called for room service
request: ask (a person) to do something She asked him to be here at noon I requested that she type the entire manuscript
solicit: make a solicitation or petition for something desired She is too shy to solicit
call: order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role He was already called 4 times for jury duty They called him to active military duty
call: order or request or give a command for The unions called a general strike for Sunday
demand: request urgently and forcefully The victim's family is demanding compensation The boss demanded that he be fired immediately She demanded to see the manager
appeal: request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection appeal to somebody for help Invoke God in times of trouble
ask: consider obligatory; request and expect We require our secretary to be on time Aren't we asking too much of these children? I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons
claim: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs the accident claimed three lives The hard work took its toll on her
claim: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing He claimed that he killed the burglar
profess: state insincerely He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber She pretends to be an expert on wine
contend: maintain or assert He contended that Communism had no future
make out: try to establish She made out that she know nothing about the crime
purport: have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming The letter purports to express people's opinion
disclaim: make a disclaimer about He disclaimed any responsibility
disown: cast off She renounced her husband The parents repudiated their son
apostatize: abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
abnegate: deny or renounce They abnegated their gods
claim: lay claim to; as of an idea She took credit for the whole idea
supplicate: ask humbly (for something) He supplicated the King for clemency
supplicate: ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer supplicate God's blessing
supplicate: make a humble, earnest petition supplicate for permission
beg: call upon in supplication; entreat I beg you to stop!
plead: appeal or request earnestly I pleaded with him to stop
bid: ask for or request earnestly The prophet bid all people to become good persons
pray: address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer pray to the Lord
commune: communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity He seemed to commune with nature
commune: receive Communion, in the Catholic church
plead: enter a plea, as in courts of law She pleaded not guilty
profess: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to The terrorists professed allegiance to their country he professes to be a Communist
intercede: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences He interceded in the family dispute He mediated a settlement
clear: settle, as of a debt clear a debt solve an old debt
concert: settle by agreement concert one's differences
negociate: discuss the terms of an arrangement They negotiated the sale of the house
renegociate: revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down
renegociate: negociate anew The two warring parties will have to renegociate
negociate: confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement The parties negociated all night
treat: engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement they had to treat with the King
settle: settle conclusively; come to terms We finally settled the argument
clinch: settle conclusively clinch a deal
close: complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement We closed on the house on Friday They closed the deal on the building
settle: end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement The two parties finally settled
agree: consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something She agreed to all my conditions He agreed to leave her alone
plea-bargain: agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years
reconcile: come to terms After some discussion we finally made up
propitiate: make peace with
apply: ask (for something) He applied for a leave of absence She applied for college apply for a job
urge: force or impel in an indicated direction I urged him to finish his studies
push: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action He pushed her to finish her doctorate
persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!
bring round: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school
bring: induce or persuade The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well
sell: persuade somebody to accept something The French try to sell us their image as great lovers
blaze away: speak with fire and passion He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate
memorialize: address in a memorial The President memorialized the heroes of the battle
rope in: draw in as if with a rope; lure The agent had roped in several customers
wheedle: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering He palavered her into going along
elocute: declaim in an elocutionary manner The poet elocuted beautifully
convert: make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product
proselytize: convert to another faith or religion
brainwash: persuade completely, often through coercion The propaganda brainwashed many people
dissuade: turn away from by persuasion Negative campaigning will only dissuade people
induce: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner The ads induced me to buy a VCR My children finally got me to buy a computer My wife made me buy a new sofa
solicit: incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents
encourage: spur on His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife
let: actively cause something to happen I let it be known that I was not interested
lead: cause to undertake a certain action Her greed led her to forge the checks
give: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion You gave me to think that you agreed with me
prompt: serve as the inciting cause of She prompted me to call my relatives
argue: present reasons and arguments
re-argue: argue again This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign
argue: give evidence of The evidence argues for your claim The results indicate the need for more work
present: bring forward and present to the mind We presented the arguments to him We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
argue: have an argument about something
spar: fight verbally They were sparring all night
quibble: argue over petty things Let's not quibble over pennies
brawl: to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street
clamor: make loud demands he clamored for justice and tolerance
polemize: engage in a controversy The two historians polemicized for years
quarrel: have a disagreement over something We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America These two fellows are always scrapping over something
fall out: have a breach in relations We fell out over a trivial question
oppose: be against; express opposition to We oppose the ban on abortion
oppose: be resistant to The board opposed his motion
assure: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe
charm: induce into action by using one's charm She charmed him into giving her all his money
hex: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
magnetize: attract strongly, as if with a magnet She magnetized the audience with her tricks
prevail: use persuasion successfully He prevailed upon her to visit his parents
importune: beg persistently and urgently I importune you to help them
besiege: harass, as with questions or requests The press photographers besieged the movie star
interrupt: make a break in We interrupt the program for the following messages
break: interrupt the flow of current in break a circuit
put away: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily it's time for you to put away childish things
pause: cease an action temporarily We pause for station identification let's break for lunch
rest: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
rest: give a rest to He rested his bad leg Rest the dogs for a moment
blow: allow to regain its breath blow a horse
take five: take a break for five minutes The musicians took five during the rehearsal
take ten: take a ten minute break The players took ten during the long rehearsal
chime in: break into a conversation her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
burst in on: spring suddenly He burst upon our conversation
digress: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking She always digresses when telling a story her mind wanders Don't digress when you give a lecture
continue: continue talking;  he continued, I know it's hard, but there is no choice carry on--pretend we are not in the room
go ahead: proceed (with a plan of action) He went ahead with the project
segue: proceed without interruption; in music or talk He segued into another discourse
hook: approach with an offer of sexual favors he was solicited by a prostitute The young man was caught soliciting in the park
hit: pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to He tries to hit on women in bars
solicit: make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities
entice: provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion He lured me into temptation
hook: entice and trap The car salesman had snared three potential customers
seduce: lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor
call: lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal Call ducks
drag: persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting He dragged me away from the television set
tempt: try presumptuously St. Anthony was tempted in the desert
ask: inquire about I asked about their special today He had to ask directions several times
ask: direct or put; seek an answer to ask a question
pry: be nosey Don't pry into my personal matters!
question: pose a question
spy: secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage spy for the Russians
spy: watch, observe, or inquire secretly
investigate: conduct an inquiry or investigation of The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
quiz: examine someone's knowledge of something The teacher tests us every week We got quizzed on French irregular verbs
cross examine: question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side The witness was cross-examined by the defense
catechize: examine through questioning and answering
catechize: give religious instructions to
reinforce: strengthen and support with rewards Let's reinforce good behavior
spoonfeed: teach without challenging the students This professor spoonfeeds his students
pump: question persistently She pumped the witnesses for information
interrogate: pose a series of questions to The suspect was questioned by the police We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion
probe: question or examine thoroughly and closely
grill: examine thoroughly the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology
re-examine: question after cross-examination by opposing counsel re-examine one's witness
investigate: investigate scientifically Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
call: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone I tried to call you all night Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
cell phone: call up by using a cellular phone If the train is late, I will cell phone you
call in: make a phone call call in to a radio station call in sick
dial: operate a dial to select a telephone number You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial
hang on: hold the phone line open Please hang on while I get your folder
telex: communicate by telex We telexed the information to our sister company
summon: call in an official matter, such as to attend court
recall: summon to return The ambassador was recalled to his country The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession
call back: return or repeat a telephone call I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour? She left a message but the contractor never called back
call in: summon to a particular activity or employment Experts were called in
buzz: call with a buzzer he buzzed the servant
call: order, request, or command to come She was called into the director's office Call the police!
convoke: call together The students were convened in the auditorium
subpoena: serve or summon with a subpoena The witness and her records were subpoenaed
invite: ask someone in a friendly way to do something
tempt: dispose or incline or entice to We were tempted by the delicious-looking food
provoke: provide the needed stimulus for
jog: stimulate to remember jog my memory