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ascend
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travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
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advance
,
arise
,
aspire
,
back
,
back up
,
bank
,
budge
,
buss the clouds
,
cant
,
careen
,
chandelle
,
change
,
change place
,
circle
,
clamber
,
climb
,
come up
,
crest
,
curl upwards
,
decline
,
descend
,
dip
,
drop
,
ebb
,
escalade
,
escalate
,
fall
,
fall away
,
fall off
,
float
,
flow
,
gain altitude
,
get over
,
get up
,
go
,
go around
,
go downhill
,
go round
,
go sideways
,
go up
,
go uphill
,
grade
,
grow up
,
gyrate
,
hoick
,
incline
,
keel
,
lean
,
levitate
,
lift
,
list
,
loom
,
mount
,
move
,
move over
,
pitch
,
plunge
,
progress
,
rake
,
rear
,
rear up
,
regress
,
retreat
,
retrogress
,
rise
,
rise up
,
rotate
,
run
,
scale
,
scale the heights
,
scramble
,
shelve
,
shift
,
shin
,
sidle
,
sink
,
slant
,
slope
,
soar
,
spin
,
spiral
,
spire
,
stand on tiptoe
,
stand up
,
stir
,
stream
,
subside
,
surge
,
surmount
,
swag
,
swarm up
,
sway
,
sweep up
,
tilt
,
tip
,
top
,
tower
,
travel
,
up
,
upclimb
,
upgo
,
upgrow
,
upheave
,
uprear
,
uprise
,
upspin
,
upstream
,
upsurge
,
upswarm
,
upwind
,
wane
,
whirl
,
zoom
limitation
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an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"
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absolute interest
,
allowance
,
benefit
,
border line
,
bound
,
boundary
,
boundary condition
,
boundary line
,
bounds
,
bourn
,
break boundary
,
breakoff point
,
ceiling
,
cession
,
circumscription
,
claim
,
closeness
,
common
,
compass
,
concession
,
confine
,
confinement
,
confines
,
continence
,
contingent interest
,
cramp
,
cramping
,
crowdedness
,
cutoff
,
cutoff point
,
deadline
,
delimitation
,
determinant
,
discipline
,
division line
,
easement
,
end
,
equitable interest
,
equity
,
estate
,
exception
,
exemption
,
extenuating circumstances
,
extremity
,
finish
,
floor
,
frontier
,
grain of salt
,
grant
,
hair
,
hairbreadth
,
hairsbreadth
,
hedge
,
hedging
,
high-water mark
,
holding
,
incapaciousness
,
incommodiousness
,
interest
,
interface
,
limen
,
limit
,
limiting factor
,
line
,
line of demarcation
,
low-water mark
,
lower limit
,
march
,
mark
,
mental reservation
,
mete
,
moderation
,
modification
,
narrow gauge
,
narrowness
,
nearness
,
part
,
percentage
,
prescription
,
proscription
,
qualification
,
reservation
,
restrain
,
restrictedness
,
restriction
,
right
,
right of entry
,
salvo
,
settlement
,
slenderness
,
special case
,
special treatment
,
specialness
,
specification
,
stake
,
start
,
starting line
,
starting point
,
stint
,
straitness
,
strict settlement
,
strictness
,
stricture
,
target date
,
term
,
terminal date
,
terminus
,
threshold
,
tight squeeze
,
tightness
,
time allotment
,
title
,
trust
,
upper limit
,
use
,
vested interest
,
waiver
reappear
collapse
appear again; "The sores reappeared on her body"; "Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago"
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alternate
,
be here again
,
circle
,
come again
,
come and go
,
come around
,
come round
,
come round again
,
come up again
,
cycle
,
echo
,
go back
,
intermit
,
keep coming
,
oscillate
,
pulsate
,
pulse
,
recur
,
reoccur
,
repeat
,
resound
,
resume
,
return
,
reverberate
,
revert
,
revolve
,
roll around
,
rotate
,
turn
,
undulate
,
wheel
,
wheel around
underwrite
collapse
guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
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OK
,
accede to
,
accept
,
accredit
,
affirm
,
agree to
,
amen
,
approve
,
arm
,
armor
,
assure
,
attest
,
authenticate
,
authorize
,
autograph
,
avouch
,
back
,
back up
,
be sponsor for
,
bless
,
bond
,
certify
,
champion
,
cloak
,
compass about
,
confirm
,
consent to
,
copyright
,
cosign
,
countersecure
,
countersign
,
cover
,
cushion
,
defend
,
endorse
,
ensure
,
fence
,
fend
,
finance
,
give permission
,
give the go-ahead
,
give the imprimatur
,
give thumbs up
,
guarantee
,
guaranty
,
guard
,
harbor
,
haven
,
indorse
,
initial
,
insure
,
invest in
,
keep
,
keep from harm
,
make a promise
,
make safe
,
nestle
,
notarize
,
okay
,
pass
,
pass on
,
pass upon
,
patent
,
permit
,
pledge
,
plight
,
police
,
promise
,
protect
,
ratify
,
register
,
ride shotgun for
,
rubber stamp
,
safeguard
,
sanction
,
say amen to
,
screen
,
seal
,
second
,
secure
,
shelter
,
shield
,
shroud
,
sign
,
sign and seal
,
sign for
,
sponsor
,
stand behind
,
stand up for
,
subscribe to
,
subsidize
,
subvene
,
support
,
swear
,
swear and affirm
,
swear to
,
troth
,
undersign
,
uphold
,
validate
,
visa
,
vise
,
vouch
,
vow
,
warrant
rotate
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plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"
perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"
cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"
exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"
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advance
,
alternate
,
ascend
,
back
,
back up
,
bandy
,
be here again
,
become airborne
,
budge
,
change
,
change place
,
circle
,
circulate
,
circumrotate
,
circumvolute
,
clear
,
climb
,
come again
,
come and go
,
come around
,
come round
,
come round again
,
come up again
,
convert
,
crank
,
cycle
,
descend
,
ebb
,
ensue
,
evert
,
exchange
,
flow
,
fly aloft
,
follow
,
get over
,
go
,
go around
,
go round
,
go sideways
,
gyrate
,
gyre
,
interchange
,
intermit
,
introvert
,
intussuscept
,
invaginate
,
inverse
,
invert
,
jump off
,
leave the ground
,
mount
,
move
,
move over
,
oscillate
,
pirouette
,
pivot
,
plunge
,
progress
,
pronate
,
pulsate
,
pulse
,
reappear
,
recur
,
reel
,
regress
,
relieve
,
reoccur
,
repeat
,
resupinate
,
retrogress
,
return
,
reverse
,
revolve
,
rise
,
roll
,
roll around
,
round
,
run
,
screw
,
shift
,
sink
,
soar
,
spell
,
spin
,
stir
,
stream
,
subside
,
succeed
,
supinate
,
swap
,
swing
,
switch
,
swivel
,
take off
,
take turns
,
taxi
,
transpose
,
travel
,
turn
,
turn a pirouette
,
turn about
,
turn around
,
turn down
,
turn in
,
turn inside out
,
turn out
,
turn over
,
turn round
,
turn the scale
,
turn the tables
,
turn upside down
,
twirl
,
twist
,
undulate
,
wamble
,
wane
,
wheel
,
wheel around
,
whirl
,
wind
Parthian shot
collapse
related words >
PS
,
addendum
,
address
,
affirmation
,
afterthought
,
allegation
,
answer
,
apostrophe
,
appendix
,
assertion
,
averment
,
back answer
,
back matter
,
caustic remark
,
chorus
,
coda
,
codicil
,
colophon
,
comeback
,
comment
,
conclusion
,
consequence
,
continuance
,
continuation
,
crack
,
cut
,
cutting remark
,
declaration
,
dictum
,
dig
,
double take
,
dump
,
dying words
,
envoi
,
epilogue
,
exclamation
,
expression
,
fleer
,
flout
,
follow-through
,
follow-up
,
foolery
,
gibe
,
gibing retort
,
greeting
,
interjection
,
jab
,
jape
,
jeer
,
jest
,
last words
,
leg-pull
,
mention
,
mock
,
note
,
observation
,
parting shot
,
peroration
,
phrase
,
position
,
postface
,
postfix
,
postlude
,
postscript
,
pronouncement
,
put-down
,
put-on
,
question
,
quip
,
reflection
,
refrain
,
remark
,
rude reproach
,
say
,
saying
,
scoff
,
scurrility
,
second thought
,
sentence
,
sequel
,
sequela
,
sequelae
,
sequelant
,
sequent
,
sequitur
,
short answer
,
slam
,
slap
,
statement
,
subjoinder
,
subscript
,
suffix
,
supplement
,
swan song
,
swipe
,
tag
,
taunt
,
thought
,
twit
,
utterance
,
verbal thrust
,
word
vacate
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leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
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abandon
,
abdicate
,
abjure
,
abolish
,
abrogate
,
abscond
,
annul
,
back out
,
be pensioned
,
be superannuated
,
beat a retreat
,
beg off
,
bow out
,
cancel
,
cede
,
clear
,
countermand
,
counterorder
,
cry off
,
demit
,
depart from
,
desert
,
disannul
,
disappear
,
discard
,
discharge
,
disgorge
,
dispense with
,
dispose of
,
dissolve
,
do away with
,
do without
,
drop
,
drop out
,
dump
,
empty
,
evacuate
,
forgo
,
forsake
,
forswear
,
get along without
,
get out of
,
get rid of
,
give away
,
give up
,
go back on
,
have done with
,
invalidate
,
jettison
,
jilt
,
kiss good-bye
,
leave
,
leave behind
,
leave flat
,
let go
,
make a sacrifice
,
make void
,
maroon
,
nullify
,
override
,
overrule
,
part with
,
pension off
,
pull out
,
quash
,
quit
,
quit cold
,
quitclaim
,
recall
,
recant
,
relinquish
,
remove
,
render up
,
renege
,
renounce
,
renounce the throne
,
repeal
,
repudiate
,
rescind
,
resign
,
retire
,
retire from office
,
retract
,
retreat
,
reverse
,
revoke
,
sacrifice
,
say goodbye to
,
set aside
,
spare
,
stand aside
,
stand down
,
step aside
,
superannuate
,
surrender
,
suspend
,
swear off
,
take leave of
,
throw over
,
throw up
,
vanish
,
void
,
waive
,
withdraw
,
withdraw from
,
write off
,
yield
sine wave
collapse
a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve
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Lissajous figure
,
alternation
,
back-and-forth
,
coming and going
,
ebb and flow
,
flux and reflux
,
reciprocation
,
rhythmic play
,
seesaw
,
seesawing
,
teeter
,
teeter-totter
,
teeter-tottering
,
teetering
,
to-and-fro
,
tottering
,
ups and downs
,
wigwag
coming and going
collapse
related words >
Lissajous figure
,
alternation
,
back-and-forth
,
ebb and flow
,
flux and reflux
,
reciprocation
,
rhythmic play
,
seesaw
,
seesawing
,
sine wave
,
teeter
,
teeter-totter
,
teeter-tottering
,
teetering
,
to-and-fro
,
tottering
,
ups and downs
,
wigwag
transpose
collapse
a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"
put (a piece of music) into another key
transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
related words >
adapt
,
alternate
,
arrange
,
assign
,
bandy
,
be quits with
,
carry over
,
change
,
communicate
,
commute
,
compensate
,
compose
,
consign
,
convert
,
cooperate
,
counterchange
,
deliver
,
deport
,
diffuse
,
disseminate
,
evert
,
exchange
,
expel
,
export
,
extradite
,
get back at
,
get even with
,
give and take
,
hand forward
,
hand on
,
hand over
,
harmonize
,
impart
,
import
,
instrument
,
instrumentate
,
interchange
,
introvert
,
intussuscept
,
invaginate
,
inverse
,
invert
,
logroll
,
make an adaptation
,
make over
,
melodize
,
metamorphose
,
metastasize
,
metathesize
,
musicalize
,
orchestrate
,
pass
,
pass on
,
pass over
,
pass the buck
,
pay back
,
perfuse
,
permute
,
pronate
,
put
,
put to music
,
reciprocate
,
relay
,
render
,
requite
,
respond
,
resupinate
,
retaliate
,
return
,
return the compliment
,
reverse
,
revert
,
revolve
,
rotate
,
score
,
set
,
set to music
,
spread
,
supinate
,
swap
,
switch
,
trade
,
transcribe
,
transfer
,
transfer property
,
transfigure
,
transfuse
,
translate
,
translocate
,
transmit
,
transmogrify
,
transmute
,
transplace
,
transplant
,
transubstantiate
,
turn
,
turn about
,
turn around
,
turn down
,
turn in
,
turn inside out
,
turn out
,
turn over
,
turn the scale
,
turn the tables
,
turn upside down
,
write
avenge
collapse
related words >
avengement
,
avenging
,
chasten
,
chastise
,
compensate
,
correct
,
counterblow
,
even the score
,
get even with
,
launch a vendetta
,
pay back
,
pay out
,
punish
,
recompense
,
redress
,
repay
,
reprisal
,
requital
,
requite
,
retaliate
,
retribution
,
revanche
,
revenge
,
right
,
take revenge
,
vengeance
,
vindicate
,
wreckage
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