| criterion | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. criterion, measure, standard, touchstone | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated.; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" |
| ~ benchmark | a standard by which something can be measured or judged.; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality" |
| ~ earned run average, era | (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched. |
| ~ gpa, grade point average | a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted. |
| ~ procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard | a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality. |
| ~ yardstick | a measure or standard used for comparison.; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?" |
| ~ medium of exchange, monetary system | anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region. |
| ~ system of measurement, metric | a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic. |
| ~ graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement | an ordered reference standard.; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" |
| ~ standard of measurement, gauge | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared. |
| ~ baseline | an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared.; "the established a baseline for the budget" |
| ~ norm | a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. criterion, standard | the ideal in terms of which something can be judged.; "they live by the standards of their community" |
| ~ control condition, control | a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment.; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw" |
| ~ ideal | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. |
| ~ design criteria | criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device.; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria" |
| measure | | |
| n. (act) | 1. measure, step | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal.; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" |
| ~ tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre | a move made to gain a tactical end. |
| ~ countermeasure | an action taken to offset another action. |
| ~ porcupine provision, shark repellent | a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts. |
| ~ precaution, safeguard, guard | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc..; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" |
| n. (tops) | 2. amount, measure, quantity | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify. |
| ~ abstract entity, abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples. |
| ~ probability, chance | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible.; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5" |
| ~ quantum | (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory). |
| ~ economic value, value | the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices" |
| ~ fundamental measure, fundamental quantity | one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement. |
| ~ definite quantity | a specific measure of amount. |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| ~ relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose. |
| ~ system of measurement, metric | a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic. |
| ~ cordage | the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords. |
| ~ octane number, octane rating | a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline. |
| ~ magnetisation, magnetization | the extent or degree to which something is magnetized. |
| ~ radical | (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity. |
| ~ volume | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object.; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" |
| ~ volume | a relative amount.; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water" |
| ~ proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume). |
| ~ time unit, unit of time | a unit for measuring time periods. |
| ~ point in time, point | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| ~ interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| n. (communication) | 3. bill, measure | a statute in draft before it becomes law.; "they held a public hearing on the bill" |
| ~ rider | a clause that is appended to a legislative bill. |
| ~ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right. |
| ~ appropriation bill | a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose. |
| ~ bill of attainder | a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial.; "bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States" |
| ~ bottle bill | a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles. |
| ~ farm bill | a statute that would regulate farm production and prices. |
| ~ trade bill | a statute that would regulate foreign trade. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (act) | 4. measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule.; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ seismography | the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes. |
| ~ quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis | chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance. |
| ~ actinometry | measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays). |
| ~ algometry | measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure. |
| ~ anemography | recording anemometrical measurements. |
| ~ anemometry | measuring wind speed and direction. |
| ~ angulation | the precise measurement of angles. |
| ~ anthropometry | measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities. |
| ~ arterial blood gases | measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases. |
| ~ audiometry | measuring sensitivity of hearing. |
| ~ bathymetry, plumbing | measuring the depths of the oceans. |
| ~ calorimetry | measurement of quantities of heat. |
| ~ cephalometry | measurement of human heads. |
| ~ densitometry | measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission. |
| ~ dosimetry | measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source. |
| ~ fetometry, foetometry | measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head). |
| ~ gravimetry, hydrometry | the measurement of specific gravity. |
| ~ hypsometry, hypsography | measurement of the elevation of land above sea level. |
| ~ mental measurement | a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions. |
| ~ micrometry | measuring with a micrometer. |
| ~ observation | the act of making and recording a measurement. |
| ~ pelvimetry | measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible). |
| ~ photometry | measurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity). |
| ~ quantification | the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something. |
| ~ radioactive dating | measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object. |
| ~ meter reading, reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments.; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" |
| ~ sampling | measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form). |
| ~ sounding | the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line). |
| ~ sound ranging | locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions. |
| ~ scaling | act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale. |
| ~ spirometry | the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity. |
| ~ surveying | the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map.; "he studied surveying at college" |
| ~ telemetry | automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means. |
| ~ thermometry | the measurement of temperature. |
| ~ thermogravimetry | the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances. |
| ~ tonometry | the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea. |
| ~ viscometry, viscosimetry | the measurement of viscosity. |
| n. (communication) | 5. beat, cadence, measure, meter, metre | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse. |
| ~ metrics, prosody | the study of poetic meter and the art of versification. |
| ~ poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody | (prosody) a system of versification. |
| ~ catalexis | the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse. |
| ~ scansion | analysis of verse into metrical patterns. |
| ~ common meter, common measure | the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad. |
| ~ metrical foot, metrical unit, foot | (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm. |
| n. (communication) | 6. bar, measure | musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats.; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" |
| ~ musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. measure, measuring rod, measuring stick | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements. |
| ~ board rule | a measure used in computing board feet. |
| ~ measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something. |
| ~ ruler, rule | measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths. |
| ~ size stick | a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. measure | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ measuring cup | graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular ingredients. |
| v. (cognition) | 9. measure, measure out, mensurate | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of.; "Measure the length of the wall" |
| ~ shoot | measure the altitude of by using a sextant.; "shoot a star" |
| ~ triangulate | measure by using trigonometry.; "triangulate the angle" |
| ~ caliper, calliper | measure the diameter of something with calipers. |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ calibrate | measure the caliber of.; "calibrate a gun" |
| v. (change) | 10. measure, quantify | express as a number or measure or quantity.; "Can you quantify your results?" |
| ~ gauge | measure precisely and against a standard.; "the wire is gauged" |
| ~ scale | measure with or as if with scales.; "scale the gold" |
| ~ meter | measure with a meter.; "meter the flow of water" |
| ~ pace, step | measure (distances) by pacing.; "step off ten yards" |
| ~ clock, time | measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time.; "he clocked the runners" |
| ~ fathom, sound | measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line. |
| ~ titrate | measure by (the volume or concentration of solutions) by titration. |
| ~ plumb | measure the depth of something. |
| ~ convey, express, carry | serve as a means for expressing something.; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" |
| ~ librate, weigh | determine the weight of.; "The butcher weighed the chicken" |
| v. (stative) | 11. measure | have certain dimensions.; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ stand | be tall; have a height of; copula.; "She stands 6 feet tall" |
| ~ weigh | have a certain weight. |
| ~ last, endure | persist for a specified period of time.; "The bad weather lasted for three days" |
| ~ scale | measure by or as if by a scale.; "This bike scales only 25 pounds" |
| v. (cognition) | 12. appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| ~ grade, score, mark | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation.; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" |
| ~ rate, value | estimate the value of.; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ assess | estimate the value of (property) for taxation.; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" |
| ~ standardise, standardize | evaluate by comparing with a standard. |
| ~ reassess, reevaluate | revise or renew one's assessment. |
| ~ censor | subject to political, religious, or moral censorship.; "This magazine is censored by the government" |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| measure | | |
| shoring | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. shore, shoring | a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support. |
| ~ beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction. |
| n. (act) | 2. propping up, shoring, shoring up | the act of propping up with shores. |
| ~ supporting, support | the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.; "he leaned against the wall for support" |
| build | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. body-build, build, habitus, physique | constitution of the human body. |
| ~ bodily property | an attribute of the body. |
| ~ lankiness | a tall and thin physique. |
| ~ dumpiness, squattiness | a short and stout physique. |
| ~ body type, somatotype | a category of physique. |
| n. (body) | 2. anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma | alternative names for the body of a human being.; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ person | a human body (usually including the clothing).; "a weapon was hidden on his person" |
| ~ juvenile body | the body of a young person. |
| ~ adult body | the body of an adult human being. |
| ~ male body | the body of a male human being. |
| ~ female body | the body of a female human being. |
| v. (creation) | 3. build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| ~ customise, customize | make according to requirements.; "customize a car" |
| ~ revet | construct a revetment. |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ dry-wall | construct with drywall.; "dry-wall the basement of the house" |
| ~ lock | build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels. |
| ~ wattle | build of or with wattle. |
| ~ frame up, frame | construct by fitting or uniting parts together. |
| ~ rebuild, reconstruct | build again.; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb" |
| ~ groin | build with groins.; "The ceiling was groined" |
| ~ cantilever | construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed.; "Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings" |
| ~ erect, put up, set up, rear, raise | construct, build, or erect.; "Raise a barn" |
| ~ build | be engaged in building.; "These architects build in interesting and new styles" |
| ~ corduroy | build (a road) from logs laid side by side. |
| ~ channelise, channelize | make a channel for; provide with a channel.; "channelize the country for better transportation" |
| v. (change) | 4. build, build up, progress, work up | form or accumulate steadily.; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
| ~ build | develop and grow.; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ ramp up, work up, build up, build | bolster or strengthen.; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" |
| v. (creation) | 5. build, establish | build or establish something abstract.; "build a reputation" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (change) | 6. build | improve the cleansing action of.; "build detergents" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| v. (social) | 7. build | order, supervise, or finance the construction of.; "The government is building new schools in this state" |
| ~ oversee, superintend, supervise, manage | watch and direct.; "Who is overseeing this project?" |
| v. (creation) | 8. build | give form to, according to a plan.; "build a modern nation"; "build a million-dollar business" |
| ~ develop | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique" |
| v. (creation) | 9. build | be engaged in building.; "These architects build in interesting and new styles" |
| ~ architecture | the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings.; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| ~ create | pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity.; "Don't disturb him--he is creating" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. build | found or ground.; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation" |
| ~ base, found, establish, ground | use as a basis for; found on.; "base a claim on some observation" |
| v. (change) | 11. build, build up, ramp up, work up | bolster or strengthen.; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" |
| ~ increase | make bigger or more.; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" |
| ~ work up, build, build up, progress | form or accumulate steadily.; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
| v. (change) | 12. build | develop and grow.; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
| ~ work up, build, build up, progress | form or accumulate steadily.; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
| construct | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. concept, conception, construct | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. |
| ~ idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ conceptualisation, conceptuality, conceptualization | an elaborated concept. |
| ~ notion | a general inclusive concept. |
| ~ category | a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme. |
| ~ rule, regulation | a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior.; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" |
| ~ attribute, dimension, property | a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" |
| ~ abstract, abstraction | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| ~ quantity | the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable. |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| ~ whole | all of something including all its component elements or parts.; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" |
| ~ natural law, law | a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. |
| ~ law of nature, law | a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature.; "the laws of thermodynamics" |
| ~ lexicalized concept | a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language). |
| ~ hypothesis, theory, possibility | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena.; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" |
| ~ fact | a concept whose truth can be proved.; "scientific hypotheses are not facts" |
| ~ linguistic rule, rule | (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice. |
| v. (creation) | 2. construct, fabricate, manufacture | put together out of artificial or natural components or parts.; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal" |
| ~ mass-produce | produce on a large scale. |
| ~ make | make by shaping or bringing together constituents.; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" |
| ~ raft | make into a raft.; "raft these logs" |
| v. (contact) | 3. construct | draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions.; "construct an equilateral triangle" |
| ~ geometry | the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. |
| ~ trace, describe, draw, line, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| v. (creation) | 4. construct | create by linking linguistic units.; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| v. (creation) | 5. construct | create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts.; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| v. (cognition) | 6. construct, reconstruct, retrace | reassemble mentally.; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" |
| ~ conjecture, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" |
| ~ etymologise, etymologize | construct the history of words. |
| establish | | |
| v. (social) | 1. establish, found, launch, set up | set up or found.; "She set up a literacy program" |
| ~ open, open up | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning.; "open a business" |
| v. (creation) | 2. constitute, establish, found, institute, plant | set up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department" |
| ~ initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ fix | set or place definitely.; "Let's fix the date for the party!" |
| ~ appoint, constitute, name, nominate | create and charge with a task or function.; "nominate a committee" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
| ~ prove oneself | show one's ability or courage. |
| ~ prove | prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof. |
| ~ affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" |
| ~ negate, contradict | prove negative; show to be false. |
| ~ stultify | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence.; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. establish, lay down, make | institute, enact, or establish.; "make laws" |
| ~ set, mark | establish as the highest level or best performance.; "set a record" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (creation) | 5. establish, give | bring about.; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ introduce | bring in or establish in a new place or environment.; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits" |
| ~ generate, yield, render, give, return | give or supply.; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" |
| ~ pacify | fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location).; "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia" |
| v. (contact) | 6. establish, instal, install, set up | place.; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. base, establish, found, ground | use as a basis for; found on.; "base a claim on some observation" |
| ~ build | found or ground.; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation" |
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