| advise | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. advise, counsel, rede | give advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| ~ urge, exhort, press, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ dissuade, deter | turn away from by persuasion.; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| ~ admonish, monish, warn, discourage | admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" |
| ~ tip off, tip | give insider information or advise to.; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" |
| ~ misadvise, misguide | give bad advice to. |
| ~ propound | put forward, as of an idea. |
| ~ consult | advise professionally.; "The professor consults for industry" |
| ~ contraindicate | make a treatment inadvisable. |
| v. (communication) | 2. advise, apprise, apprize, give notice, notify, send word | inform (somebody) of something.; "I advised him that the rent was due" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 3. advise, propose, suggest | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| ~ advocate, recommend, urge | push for something.; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" |
| ~ advance, throw out | bring forward for consideration or acceptance.; "advance an argument" |
| ~ proposition | suggest sex to.; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" |
| ~ feed back | respond to a query or outcome. |
| ~ put forward, posit, state, submit | put before.; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" |
| ~ make a motion, move | propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting. |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| assuage | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" |
| ~ calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| v. (consumption) | 2. allay, assuage, quench, slake | satisfy (thirst).; "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill | fill or meet a want or need. |
| v. (body) | 3. alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve | provide physical relief, as from pain.; "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| ~ soothe | cause to feel better.; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation" |
| ~ comfort, ease | lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate.; "ease the pain in your legs" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
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