| identify | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. identify, place | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" |
| ~ differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell | mark as different.; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
| ~ set, determine | fix conclusively or authoritatively.; "set the rules" |
| v. (communication) | 2. identify, name | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| ~ enumerate, itemize, itemise, recite | specify individually.; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug" |
| ~ number, list | enumerate.; "We must number the names of the great mathematicians" |
| ~ announce | give the names of.; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. identify | consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else.; "He identified with the refugees" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. identify | conceive of as united or associated.; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" |
| ~ associate, colligate, link, relate, connect, tie in, link up | make a logical or causal connection.; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name | identify as in botany or biology, for example. |
| ~ class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate | arrange or order by classes or categories.; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. identify | consider to be equal or the same.; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
| ~ recognize, recognise | perceive to be the same. |
| ~ misidentify, mistake | identify incorrectly.; "Don't mistake her for her twin sister" |
| ~ type, typecast | identify as belonging to a certain type.; "Such people can practically be typed" |
| ~ taste | distinguish flavors.; "We tasted wines last night" |
| denote | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. denote | be a sign or indication of.; "Her smile denoted that she agreed" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| ~ denominate, designate | assign a name or title to. |
| v. (communication) | 2. denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| ~ signify, stand for, mean, intend | denote or connote.; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" |
| ~ denote | be a sign or indication of.; "Her smile denoted that she agreed" |
| ~ twist around, convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist | practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.; "Don't twist my words" |
| ~ euphemise, euphemize | refer to something with a euphemism. |
| ~ hark back, come back, recall, return | go back to something earlier.; "This harks back to a previous remark of his" |
| ~ identify, name | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property.; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" |
| ~ apply | refer (a word or name) to a person or thing.; "He applied this racial slur to me!" |
| ~ slur | speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur.; "your comments are slurring your co-workers" |
| ~ state, express | indicate through a symbol, formula, etc..; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" |
| v. (communication) | 3. announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ denounce | announce the termination of, as of treaties. |
| ~ meld | announce for a score; of cards in a card game. |
| ~ report | announce one's presence.; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" |
| ~ report | announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding.; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research" |
| ~ blazon out, cry | proclaim or announce in public.; "before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" |
| ~ trump out, trump | proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare. |
| ~ blare out, blat out | announce loudly. |
| ~ call out | call out loudly, as of names or numbers. |
| ~ advertise, publicise, advertize, publicize | call attention to.; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS" |
| ~ post | publicize with, or as if with, a poster.; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" |
| ~ sound | announce by means of a sound.; "sound the alarm" |
| enlighten | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. edify, enlighten | make understand.; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| v. (communication) | 2. enlighten, irradiate | give spiritual insight to; in religion. |
| ~ prophesy, vaticinate | predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out | make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear.; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" |
| ~ clarify, clear up, elucidate | make clear and (more) comprehensible.; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" |
| hint | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. breath, hint, intimation | an indirect suggestion.; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" |
| ~ proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| n. (communication) | 2. clue, hint | a slight indication. |
| ~ indicant, indication | something that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
| n. (quantity) | 3. hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch | a slight but appreciable amount.; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| ~ snuff | a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. hint, suggestion, trace | a just detectable amount.; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| ~ spark | a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger.; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency" |
| n. (communication) | 5. confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, wind | an indication of potential opportunity.; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| v. (communication) | 6. hint, suggest | drop a hint; intimate by a hint. |
| ~ intimate, adumbrate, insinuate | give to understand.; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" |
| ~ clue in | provide someone with a clue.; "Can you clue me in?" |
| ~ convey | make known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me" |
| ~ allude, advert, touch | make a more or less disguised reference to.; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" |
| indicate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | be a signal for or a symptom of.; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" |
| ~ augur, auspicate, bode, foreshadow, omen, portend, presage, betoken, predict, prefigure, prognosticate, forecast, foretell | indicate by signs.; "These signs bode bad news" |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| v. (communication) | 2. designate, indicate, point, show | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively.; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ point | indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle.; "the dog pointed the dead duck" |
| ~ finger | indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments. |
| ~ call attention, point out, signalise, signalize | point out carefully and clearly. |
| ~ reflect | manifest or bring back.; "This action reflects his true beliefs" |
| v. (communication) | 3. indicate | to state or express briefly.; "indicated his wishes in a letter" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ record, register, read, show | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments.; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" |
| ~ signify | make known with a word or signal.; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal" |
| ~ call | indicate a decision in regard to.; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" |
| v. (communication) | 4. argue, indicate | give evidence of.; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" |
| ~ present, lay out, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| v. (communication) | 5. indicate, suggest | suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine.; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| nevus | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. birthmark, nevus | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth. |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ nevus flammeus, port-wine stain | a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple. |
| ~ hemangioma simplex, strawberry mark, strawberry | a soft red birthmark. |
| distinguish | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | mark as different.; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
| ~ know | be able to distinguish, recognize as being different.; "The child knows right from wrong" |
| ~ identify, place | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" |
| ~ discriminate, know apart | recognize or perceive the difference. |
| ~ label | distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions. |
| ~ label | distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom. |
| ~ sex | tell the sex (of young chickens). |
| ~ individualise, individualize | make or mark or treat as individual.; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" |
| ~ compare | examine and note the similarities or differences of.; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie" |
| ~ contrast | put in opposition to show or emphasize differences.; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student" |
| ~ severalise, severalize | distinguish or separate. |
| ~ contradistinguish | distinguish by contrasting qualities. |
| ~ decouple, dissociate | regard as unconnected.; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" |
| ~ demarcate | separate clearly, as if by boundaries. |
| ~ discriminate, single out, separate | treat differently on the basis of sex or race. |
| ~ stratify | divide society into social classes or castes.; "Income distribution often stratifies a society" |
| v. (perception) | 2. discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart | detect with the senses.; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ resolve | make clearly visible.; "can this image be resolved?" |
| ~ discriminate | distinguish.; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. differentiate, distinguish, mark | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ characterize, characterise, qualify | describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" |
| ~ characterise, characterize | be characteristic of.; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" |
| v. (communication) | 4. distinguish, signalise, signalize | make conspicuous or noteworthy. |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ singularise, singularize | distinguish as singular. |
| acknowledge | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. acknowledge, admit | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of.; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" |
| ~ attorn | acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord.; "he was attorned by the tenants" |
| ~ write off | concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody.; "write it off as a loss" |
| ~ make no bones about | acknowledge freely and openly.; "He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay" |
| ~ sustain | admit as valid.; "The court sustained the motion" |
| ~ concede, confess, profess | admit (to a wrongdoing).; "She confessed that she had taken the money" |
| ~ confess | confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith. |
| ~ confess, fink, squeal | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure. |
| ~ avouch, avow | admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about. |
| ~ adjudge, declare, hold | declare to be.; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" |
| v. (communication) | 2. acknowledge, receipt | report the receipt of.; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" |
| ~ communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass | transmit information.; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" |
| v. (communication) | 3. acknowledge, notice | express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with.; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| ~ cite, mention | commend.; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" |
| v. (communication) | 4. acknowledge, recognise, recognize | express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for.; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us" |
| ~ give thanks, thank | express gratitude or show appreciation to. |
| ~ appreciate | recognize with gratitude; be grateful for. |
| v. (cognition) | 5. acknowledge | accept as legally binding and valid.; "acknowledge the deed" |
| ~ accept | consider or hold as true.; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. acknowledge, know, recognise, recognize | accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority.; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" |
| ~ accept | consider or hold as true.; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| recognise | | |
| v. (social) | 1. recognise, recognize | show approval or appreciation of.; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" |
| ~ prize, treasure, value, appreciate | hold dear.; "I prize these old photographs" |
| ~ honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon.; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" |
| ~ rubricate | place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint.; "She was rubricated by the pope" |
| v. (social) | 2. accredit, recognise, recognize | grant credentials to.; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree" |
| ~ licence, license, certify | authorize officially.; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" |
| v. (communication) | 3. greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ shake hands | take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation. |
| ~ curtsy, bob | make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect.; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" |
| ~ salute | greet in a friendly way.; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me" |
| ~ salute, present | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| ~ salute | honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers. |
| ~ herald, hail | greet enthusiastically or joyfully. |
| ~ welcome, receive | bid welcome to; greet upon arrival. |
| ~ say farewell | say good-bye or bid farewell. |
| ~ bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| ~ accost, come up to, address | speak to someone. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. agnise, agnize, realise, realize, recognise, recognize | be fully aware or cognizant of. |
| ~ cognise, cognize, know | be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about.; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" |
| ~ know | know the nature or character of.; "we all knew her as a big show-off" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. recognise, recognize | perceive to be the same. |
| ~ know | be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object.; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily" |
| ~ recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" |
| ~ identify | consider to be equal or the same.; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" |
| recognize | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. recognize | exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate). |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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