| bless | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. bless | give a benediction to.; "The dying man blessed his son" |
| ~ anele, embrocate, inunct, anoint, oil | administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing. |
| ~ bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, arouse, put forward, evoke, stir, raise | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic.; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
| v. (possession) | 2. bless | confer prosperity or happiness on. |
| ~ bestow, confer | present.; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" |
| v. (communication) | 3. bless, sign | make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate. |
| ~ gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
| v. (communication) | 4. bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify | render holy by means of religious rites. |
| ~ reconsecrate | consecrate anew, as after a desecration. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
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