| accost | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. accost, address, come up to | speak to someone. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ approach | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion.; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" |
| ~ come, come up | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| v. (communication) | 2. accost, hook, solicit | approach with an offer of sexual favors.; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" |
| ~ snare, hook | entice and trap.; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers" |
| ~ offer | make available or accessible, provide or furnish.; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" |
| cite | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation, reference | a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" |
| ~ annotation, notation, note | a comment or instruction (usually added).; "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" |
| ~ photo credit | a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph. |
| ~ cross-index, cross-reference | a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work. |
| v. (communication) | 2. advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer | make reference to.; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
| ~ have in mind, think of, mean | 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!" |
| ~ commend, remember | mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship.; "Remember me to your wife" |
| ~ speak of the devil | mention someone's name who just then appears. |
| ~ remember | mention favorably, as in prayer.; "remember me in your prayers" |
| ~ quote, cite | refer to for illustration or proof.; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" |
| ~ touch on | refer to or discuss briefly. |
| ~ invoke, appeal | cite as an authority; resort to.; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law" |
| ~ namedrop | refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them. |
| ~ bring up, raise | put forward for consideration or discussion.; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic" |
| ~ drag up, dredge up | mention something unpleasant from the past.; "Drag up old stories" |
| ~ cross-refer | refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists. |
| v. (communication) | 3. cite, mention | commend.; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (creation) | 4. cite, reference | refer to.; "he referenced his colleagues' work" |
| ~ authorship, penning, writing, composition | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| v. (communication) | 5. cite, quote | repeat a passage from.; "He quoted the Bible to her" |
| ~ ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | to say, state, or perform again.; "She kept reiterating her request" |
| ~ quote, cite | refer to for illustration or proof.; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" |
| ~ misquote | quote incorrectly.; "He had misquoted the politician" |
| v. (communication) | 6. cite, quote | refer to for illustration or proof.; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" |
| ~ quote, cite | repeat a passage from.; "He quoted the Bible to her" |
| ~ cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up | make reference to.; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
| v. (communication) | 7. abduce, adduce, cite | advance evidence for. |
| ~ bear witness, evidence, testify, prove, show | provide evidence for.; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" |
| v. (communication) | 8. cite, summon, summons | call in an official matter, such as to attend court. |
| ~ vouch | summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title. |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| ~ demand | summon to court. |
| express | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. express, express mail | mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system. |
| ~ pony express | express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860. |
| ~ mail | the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. express, limited | public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops.; "he caught the express to New York" |
| ~ public transport | conveyance for passengers or mail or freight. |
| n. (act) | 3. express, expressage | rapid transport of goods. |
| ~ shipping, transport, transportation | the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials. |
| v. (communication) | 4. evince, express, show | give expression to.; "She showed her disappointment" |
| ~ sneer | express through a scornful smile.; "she sneered her contempt" |
| ~ convey | make known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me" |
| ~ connote, imply | express or state indirectly. |
| ~ burst out | give sudden release to an expression.; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out" |
| ~ paint a picture, evoke, suggest | call to mind.; "this remark evoked sadness" |
| ~ imply | suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic. |
| ~ give | manifest or show.; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" |
| ~ exude | make apparent by one's mood or behavior.; "She exudes great confidence" |
| ~ give vent, vent, ventilate | give expression or utterance to.; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers" |
| ~ give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate | put into words or an expression.; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" |
| ~ accent, accentuate, emphasize, stress, emphasise, punctuate | to stress, single out as important.; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" |
| ~ menace | express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture.; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" |
| ~ beam | express with a beaming face or smile.; "he beamed his approval" |
| ~ smile | express with a smile.; "She smiled her thanks" |
| v. (communication) | 5. express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| ~ blaspheme, curse, cuss, swear, imprecate | utter obscenities or profanities.; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street" |
| ~ wish | make or express a wish.; "I wish that Christmas were over" |
| ~ call out, cry out, exclaim, outcry, cry, shout | utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy.; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" |
| ~ clamour, clamor | utter or proclaim insistently and noisily.; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" |
| ~ vociferate, shout out | utter in a very loud voice.; "They vociferated their demands" |
| ~ marvel | express astonishment or surprise about something. |
| ~ voice | give voice to.; "He voiced his concern" |
| ~ raise | cause to be heard or known; express or utter.; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry" |
| ~ breathe | utter or tell.; "not breathe a word" |
| ~ drop | utter with seeming casualness.; "drop a hint"; "drop names" |
| ~ pour out | express without restraint.; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" |
| ~ get off | deliver verbally.; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time" |
| ~ platitudinize | utter platitudes.; "The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience" |
| ~ say | utter aloud.; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office" |
| ~ represent | serve as a means of expressing something.; "The flower represents a young girl" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| ~ pooh-pooh | express contempt about. |
| ~ hurl, throw | utter with force; utter vehemently.; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone" |
| v. (communication) | 6. carry, convey, express | serve as a means for expressing something.; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot of anger" |
| ~ measure, quantify | express as a number or measure or quantity.; "Can you quantify your results?" |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ channel, transmit, carry, impart, conduct, convey | transmit or serve as the medium for transmission.; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat" |
| v. (communication) | 7. express, state | indicate through a symbol, formula, etc..; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| ~ vote | express a choice or opinion.; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" |
| ~ vote | express one's choice or preference by vote.; "vote the Democratic ticket" |
| v. (perception) | 8. express | manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait).; "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait" |
| ~ actualise, actualize, realize, substantiate, realise | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to.; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" |
| v. (contact) | 9. express, extract, press out | obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action.; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" |
| ~ ream | squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer.; "ream oranges" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| v. (communication) | 10. express | send by rapid transport or special messenger service.; "She expressed the letter to Florida" |
| ~ mail, send, post | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place.; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" |
| adj. | 11. express | not tacit or implied.; "her express wish" |
| ~ explicit, expressed | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication.; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" |
| adj. | 12. express | without unnecessary stops.; "an express train"; "an express shipment" |
| ~ fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly.; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car" |
| adv. | 13. express | by express.; "please send the letter express" |
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