by Damon Suede
DEDUCE (←): analyze, appraise, ascertain, assess, benchmark, calculate, categorize, chart, collect, compare, comprehend, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, construe, contemplate, count, critique, decide, derive, detect, determine, draw, educe, enumerate, estimate, evaluate, extrapolate, fancy, figure, gather, gauge, glean, infer, interpret, judge, learn, make, number, numerate, plan, plot, postulate, presume, presuppose, prioritize, rank, rationalize, read, reason, reckon, regard, scheme, study, suppose, surmise, suss, systematize, tally, think, triangulate, understand, weigh (≠ addle, assume, baffle, believe, bewilder, bury, conceal, confound, confuse, deceive, defraud, disbelieve, disguise, disperse, -disregard, distribute, divide, forget, guess, hide, -ignore, imply, instruct, leave, mask, misgauge, misjudge, misread, misunderstand, muddle, mystify, obscure, perplex, predetermine, puzzle, -reject, scatter, teach, trick, trust, wonder) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
DEDUCT (/): abate, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, borrow, clip, compact, compress, concentrate, contract, crop, curtail, cut, debit, decrease, deflate, deplete, diminish, discount, -ditch, dock, downsize, drain, dump, erode, leach, leech, lessen, lose, lower, minimize, offload, pare, prune, rebate, reduce, remove, retrench, shorten, shrink, slash, subtract, trim, truncate, whittle, withdraw (≠ accentuate, accrue, add, affix, aggrandize, allege, amplify, annex, append, augment, boost, complement, compound, double, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, expand, increase, inject, insert, insinuate, intensify, interpolate, interpose, intersperse, introduce, magnify, mainline, maximize, multiply, pad, prioritize, raise, supplement, tack, treble, triple)
DEFACE (/): annihilate, blemish, boobytrap, break, damage, deform, demolish, dent, depredate, desecrate, despoil, destroy, devastate, dilapidate, disfigure, efface, fracture, fragment, graffiti, harm, harshen, hurt, impair, injure, loot, mar, maraud, mutilate, nock, obliterate, pillage, plunder, pulverize, ransack, ravage, raven, raze, ruin, sabotage, sack, scalp, scorch, scourge, scratch, shatter, smash, spoil, stain, sully, tag, tarnish, tear, total, trash, vandalize, violate, waste, wrack, wreck (≠ aid, assist, build, clean, clear, conserve, guard, heal, mend, patch, preserve, protect, rebuild, recycle, refresh, refurbish, repaint, repair, salvage, save, scour, scrub, survive, wash)
DEFAME (/): abase, abrade, abuse, accuse, admonish, antagonize, badmouth, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blame, blemish, blister, calumniate, castigate, censure, chasten, chastise, chide, cloud, condemn, criticize, damage, decry, deface, defile, degrade, demean, demonize, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, deride, diminish, disapprove, -discount, discredit, disfavor, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, disrespect, embarrass, fault, frame, incriminate, knock, lessen, libel, malign, mock, muckrake, pan, pillory, reduce, -renounce, reproach, roast, scandalize, scorch, -scorn, shame, slam, slander, smear, stigmatize, sully, tarnish, traduce, traumatize, upbraid, vilify, villainize, vituperate, vulgarize, wrong, zing (≠ admire, adore, alibi, approve, benefit, champion, clear, commend, compliment, congratulate, defend, deify, esteem, eulogize, exalt, excuse, exonerate, favor, glorify, gold-star, magnify, pardon, praise, respect, revere, shield, spare, venerate, vindicate)
DEFANG (←): attenuate, blunt, buffer, castrate, dampen, deaden, debilitate, decrease, demilitarize, devitalize, dilute, diminish, disable, disarm, disqualify, dull, emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hinder, hobble, impair, incapacitate, lessen, moderate, neuter, neutralize, paralyze, prostrate, reduce, relieve, sabotage, sap, scotch, soften, starve, stun, stupefy, subdue, subvert, temper, undermine, vitiate, weaken (≠ arm, edge, enrage, equip, exacerbate, fortify, gird, hone, intensify, militarize, nerve, prepare, prime, ready, reinforce, sharpen, steel, weaponize, whet)
DEFEAT (/): bar, beat, best, better, block, break, cap, capture, checkmate, confound, conquer, crush, dethrone, dominate, drub, eclipse, exceed, finish, floor, foil, hinder, humble, impede, master, monkey-wrench, muzzle, -nullify, obstruct, outclass, outdo, outlast, outmaneuver, outmatch, outperform, outplay, outrank, outrun, outscore, outsell, outshine, outsmart, outstrip, outwit, overcome, overpower, overshadow, overtake, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, pulverize, quash, quell, railroad, -rebuff, repel, rival, rout, ruin, shellac, smash, steamroller, subdue, surmount, surpass, thrash, -thwart, top, transcend, trounce, trump, usurp, vanquish, whip, whup, win, wrack, wreck (≠ abdicate, boost, build, confirm, congratulate, crown, defend, elect, encourage, establish, guard, inspire, install, lose, maintain, motivate, praise, preserve, prioritize, protect, reinstate, reinvigorate, release, relinquish, renew, repair, restore, revive, settle, stimulate, subvert, support, uphold)
DEFEND (+): absolve, acquit, aid, argue, arm, armor, assist, -avert, bar, barricade, battle, blockade, blunt, bolster, buffer, bulwark, buttress, champion, cherish, conserve, contend, contest, counter, counterattack, counterpunch, cover, cushion, -deter, embattle, escort, exonerate, fence, fight, forfend, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, hold, house, insulate, insure, keep, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, patrol, patronize, police, preserve, -prevent, protect, ransom, reclaim, recover, redeem, repel, rescue, resist, retain, retrieve, safeguard, salvage, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shelter, shield, support, sustain, uphold, ward, watch, withstand (≠ -abandon, abuse, assail, assault, attack, beset, besiege, blitz, bombard, -desert, forget, -forsake, impugn, jeopardize, mortar, outlast, overrun, protest, relinquish, sic, storm, submit, violate, withdraw, wrong, yield)
DEFEND (+): accentuate, advocate, affirm, argue, assert, avow, champion, claim, confirm, contend, crosscheck, debate, discuss, emphasize, espouse, insist, justify, maintain, plead, proclaim, profess, protest, state, stress, support, underline, underscore, uphold, vindicate, warrant (≠ -abandon, abjure, assert, contradict, controvert, disprove, -forsake, invalidate, -negate, overturn, parry, rebut, recant, refute, resent, retract, reverse, subvert, switch, withdraw)
DEFILE (/): abase, abuse, adulterate, affront, assault, bed, befoul, begrime, besmirch, bestialize, blacken, blaspheme, canker, contaminate, corrupt, curse, damage, debase, debauch, deconsecrate, defame, deflower, degrade, denigrate, desanctify, desecrate, despoil, dilute, dirty, disgrace, dishonor, doctor, foul, grime, infect, insult, mire, molest, muddy, offend, outrage, pervert, poison, pollute, profane, rot, shame, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, violate, wrong (≠ anoint, apotheosize, benefit, bless, cherish, clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, consecrate, decontaminate, dedicate, deify, delouse, disinfect, distill, expiate, filter, hallow, honor, praise, protect, purge, purify, quarantine, redeem, respect, sanctify, sanitize, sterilize, vindicate)
DEFLATE (/): appall, bulldoze, cannibalize, chagrin, chasten, collapse, consume, contract, crush, curb, dampen, dash, debunk, decrease, demoralize, demotivate, deplete, depreciate, depress, devalue, diminish, disabuse, disappoint, disconcert, discourage, disenchant, dishearten, disillusion, dismay, dispirit, empty, enlighten, exhaust, flatten, humble, humiliate, inhibit, lessen, lower, minimize, mortify, prick, puncture, reduce, shake, shrink, squash, squeeze, subdue, unpack, void (≠ accrue, aerate, aggrandize, aid, amplify, assist, augment, bloat, boost, build, bulge, develop, dilate, distend, elongate, encourage, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, fill, help, increase, inflate, magnify, prioritize, raise, stretch, swell)
DEFLECT (/): -abort, anticipate, -avert, -avoid, bar, bend, block, -bypass, check, chill, -circumvent, contort, counter, counterpunch, curve, dampen, daunt, derail, -deter, discourage, dissuade, divert, -dodge, -duck, -elude, -evade, fence, field, focus, foil, forestall, hook, inhibit, intercept, misdirect, move, obstruct, parry, -preclude, -prevent, realign, -rebuff, rebuke, rechannel, redirect, refract, reorient, repel, repulse, reroute, resist, retort, reverse, shift, -shirk, -shun, shunt, -sidestep, sidetrack, stop, sway, swing, switch, swivel, -thwart, transfer, turn, twist, warp, withdraw (≠ accept, accost, attack, await, brave, buttonhole, confront, contact, face, fight, invite, meet, oppose, receive, seek, stay, straighten, suffer, tackle, taunt, waylay, welcome, wrestle)
DEFLOWER (/): abase, assault, attack, bed, begui
le, belittle, besmirch, boink, compromise, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, demote, desecrate, despoil, devalue, devour, disgrace, dishonor, force, fuck, harm, hump, mar, molest, outrage, penetrate, possess, rape, ravage, ravish, ruin, screw, seduce, shame, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, violate (≠ aid, assist, defend, dignify, elevate, enshrine, guard, help, honor, preserve, protect, revere, save, shield, worship)
DEFORM (/): abuse, blemish, buckle, coil, contort, cripple, crucify, crumple, crush, curl, damage, deface, disfigure, distort, efface, flaw, gnarl, harm, harshen, hurt, impair, injure, kink, knot, loop, maim, mangle, mar, misshape, mutate, mutilate, pervert, rotate, ruin, screw, skew, spiral, spoil, squinch, torture, twine, twist, warp, wind, wreathe, wreck, wrench, wrest, wring, wrong (≠ align, beautify, correct, glamorize, glitz, improve, maintain, mend, patch, preserve, realign, rectify, remedy, right, smooth, straighten, unbend, uncrumple, uncurl)
DEFRAUD (←): bamboozle, beard, beat, beguile, bilk, bleed, bluff, bootleg, bottom-deal, burn, cajole, cheat, chisel, clip, con, convince, cook, cozen, crib, deceive, defalcate, diddle, disinform, doctor, double-cross, double-talk, dupe, embezzle, euchre, exploit, fiddle, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fool, fox, frame, fudge, gas, goldbrick, gouge, gull, gyp, hoax, hocus-pocus, hoodwink, hook, hornswoggle, hose, humbug, hype, ice, manipulate, milk, mislead, mousetrap, outfox, outwit, plant, pluck, rob, rook, salt, sandbag, scam, screw, shaft, short, shortchange, shuck, skin, snooker, snow, soak, stick, stiff, sting, stonewall, sucker, swindle, take, trick, two-time, underpay, vamp, victimize, whitewash, wrong (≠ accuse, afford, assume, audit, authenticate, bankroll, believe, capitalize, comp, confess, confide, confirm, confront, crosscheck, debunk, defray, disclose, discredit, disperse, divulge, donate, evince, exonerate, expose, fund, give, honor, indemnify, offer, -ostracize, permit, protect, prove, provide, refund, regret, reimburse, repay, respect, restore, reveal, scatter, shame, square, substantiate, supply, support, tender, trust)
DEFUSE (+): allay, alleviate, ameliorate, amend, arrest, assuage, better, brake, bridle, calm, check, console, constrain, contain, control, cool, curb, deactivate, defang, demilitarize, diminish, disable, disarm, dismantle, dull, ease, -halt, help, hush, immobilize, improve, inactivate, inhibit, jam, lubricate, lull, mellow, midwife, mitigate, mollify, pace, pacify, placate, quell, quieten, reassure, reconcile, regulate, rein, relax, relieve, restrain, reunite, sedate, settle, soothe, stabilize, stall, steady, still, tranquilize (≠ aggravate, agitate, charge, crank, detonate, electrify, exacerbate, fuel, incite, induce, inflame, instigate, intensify, kindle, militarize, propel, provoke, push, spark, stir, trigger, troll, vex)
DEFY (/): accost, baffle, beard, brave, breach, break, buck, challenge, combat, confront, contest, contradict, counter, counteract, countercheck, dare, debate, defeat, -despise, -deter, discredit, dismiss, disobey, disoblige, -disown, disprove, dispute, -disregard, disrespect, distrust, doubt, -elude, -evade, face, fight, flout, foil, -frustrate, gibe, -ignore, infringe, insult, invalidate, jeer, mock, monkey-wrench, oppose, pooh-pooh, provoke, -reject, repel, repulse, resist, retort, ridicule, -scorn, -shun, -slight, -spurn, stick, subvert, -thwart, transgress, venture, violate, withstand (≠ admire, allow, assist, -avoid, blandish, boost, command, concede, demand, -dodge, dominate, -duck, -elude, encourage, -escape, -eschew, flatter, follow, heed, help, hide, ingratiate, keep, mind, obey, oblige, observe, permit, prioritize, regard, respect, serve, -sidestep, support, urge)
DEGRADE (/): abase, abuse, affront, bed, belittle, besmear, besmirch, bestialize, brutalize, canker, cheapen, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, declass, defile, dehumanize, demean, demoralize, demote, desecrate, devalue, diminish, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, downgrade, fuck, humble, humiliate, hump, incriminate, insult, mortify, patronize, prostitute, reduce, savage, screw, seduce, shame, sideline, soil, spoil, stain, suborn, subvert, sully, taint, victimize, violate, wrong (≠ acclaim, applaud, bless, boost, cherish, decontaminate, dignify, elevate, exalt, extol, glorify, hallow, honor, magnify, pity, praise, profane, protect, regret, revere, upgrade, venerate, worship)
DEHUMANIZE (/): abase, abuse, animalize, assault, attack, barbarize, bestialize, brutalize, bulldoze, bully, callous, case-harden, contaminate, corrupt, crucify, deaden, debauch, degrade, demean, depersonalize, deprave, desensitize, disgrace, gaslight, harden, humble, humiliate, intimidate, inure, menace, mistreat, mutate, objectify, pervert, poison, pollute, pressure, profane, prostitute, sabotage, savage, subvert, taint, terrorize, threaten, torment, torture, undermine, victimize, warp, whore, wound, wrong (≠ amend, better, civilize, cleanse, cultivate, dignify, edify, educate, elevate, enlighten, ennoble, exalt, heal, help, honor, humanize, improve, inspire, nurture, pity, polish, protect, purify, refine, respect, restore, uplift)
DEIFY (+): admire, adore, apotheosize, beatify, bless, canonize, commemorate, consecrate, delight, dignify, eternalize, exalt, extol, follow, glorify, gratify, hallow, honor, immortalize, laud, lionize, love, magnify, memorialize, mind, obey, panegyrize, please, praise, regard, respect, revere, reverence, ritualize, sanctify, satisfy, serve, solemnize, venerate, worship (≠ abase, abominate, affront, anathematize, attaint, bestialize, blaspheme, challenge, curse, damn, debase, defame, demonize, desecrate, disgrace, dishonor, disobey, disparage, displease, disrespect, execrate, fault, -ignore, insult, libel, malign, offend, outrage, pique, profane, repent, ridicule, -scorn, slander, slur, smear, violate)
DEIFY (+): acclaim, adore, adulate, appreciate, approve, blandish, canonize, celebrate, cheer, cherish, commend, compliment, congratulate, endorse, esteem, eulogize, fancy, favor, fête, flannel, flatter, gold-star, gratify, hail, hallow, hero-worship, high-five, honor, idealize, idolize, limelight, lionize, prefer, prize, regard, respect, revere, romanticize, salute, sentimentalize, stroke, support, treasure, value, venerate, worship (≠ abhor, abominate, accuse, admonish, affront, belittle, berate, betray, blackguard, blame, chide, condemn, degrade, demean, denounce, deprecate, -despise, -detest, -disdain, dishonor, -disown, disparage, disrespect, -hate, humble, humiliate, -ignore, -loathe, malign, misprize, offend, outrage, -overlook, pillory, reproach, rue, scathe, scold, -scorn, shame, -shun, -slight, slur, vilify, violate)
DEIFY (+): accentuate, acclaim, accrue, add, affirm, aggrandize, amplify, applaud, appreciate, assert, augment, boost, canonize, compound, dignify, elevate, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, escalate, exaggerate, exalt, expand, extend, extol, fetishize, glorify, heighten, heroicize, heroize, highlight, honor, hype, idealize, increase, inflate, intensify, laud, lift, magnify, maximize, multiply, optimize, overestimate, overprice, overrate, overvalue, panegyrize, plug, praise, presell, prioritize, promote, push, raise, recommend, romanticize, salute, sanction, sanitize, sentimentalize, spotlight, sugarcoat, trumpet, upgrade, uplift, value, whitewash (≠ abase, abhor, abominate, badmouth, belittle, blast, blemish, boo, castigate, chastise, condemn, criticize, critique, decry, degrade, demean, denigrate, depreciate, detract, disparage, -disregard, disrespect, fault, flaw, frame, humble, humiliate, incriminate, insult, libel, lower, malign, minimize, rebuke, reprimand, ridicule, -scorn, -shun, slander, -slight, smear, trash, vilify)
DELAY (←): adjourn, arrest, bar, battle, block, check, choke, clog, confine, cripple, curb, defer, demotivate, detain, -deter, discourage, drag, encumber, fetter, fight, filibuster, -halt, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hold, impede, inhibit, keep, obstruct, oppose, pause, postpone, -prevent, prolong, protest, restrain, restrict, retard, shelve, short-circuit, slow, stall, stay, stem, stonewall, stop, stymie, suspend, table, -thwart, withhold (≠ accelerate, advance, brainstorm, catalyze, ease, encourage, expedite, facilitate, fast-forward, fast-track, forward, further, hasten, help, hurry, midwife, precipitate, press, prompt, push, quicken, race, rush, speed, support, unblock, urge, whisk)
DELEGATE (→): accredit, allot, appoint, assign, authorize, cast, charge, choose, commend, commission, commit, consign, constitute, deliver, demote, deputize, designate, elect, empower, entitle, entrust, give, leave, license, mandate, name, nominate, ordai
n, relinquish, replace, select, substitute, task, warrant (≠ abdicate, abrogate, accept, bar, blackball, command, control, demand, -deny, detain, discharge, eject, fire, hog, hold, -ignore, keep, micromanage, monopolize, occupy, oust, own, -refuse, -reject, remove, reserve, retain, withdraw)
DELETE (/): abbreviate, anonymize, bleep, blot, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, -cancel, censor, clip, crop, cut, deep-six, destroy, doom, edit, efface, elide, eliminate, eradicate, erase, excise, expunge, expurgate, kill, launder, obliterate, -omit, redact, red-pen, red-pencil, remove, repress, root, scratch, shorten, silence, strike, suppress, take (≠ add, augment, begin, build, conceive, construct, copy, create, embed, inject, insert, introduce, place, print, replace, rescue, restore, save, write)
DELIGHT (+): amuse, animate, appease, assuage, attract, bewitch, boost, brighten, calm, captivate, charm, cheer, coddle, comfort, console, content, divert, elate, elevate, embolden, enchant, encourage, engage, enliven, enrapture, entertain, enthrall, entrance, excite, exhilarate, fascinate, fire, fortify, galvanize, gladden, grace, gratify, humor, indulge, inspire, invigorate, jolly, lighten, lull, mellow, mollify, mollycoddle, pacify, pamper, placate, please, pleasure, quench, rally, razzle-dazzle, reassure, refresh, reinvigorate, revive, rouse, sate, satiate, satisfy, seduce, slake, soothe, spellbind, spoil, stimulate, stir, strengthen, suit, sustain, thrill, tickle, titillate, treat, uplift, vitalize, warm, woo, wow (≠ abuse, affront, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, appall, applaud, bore, bother, brutalize, bug, chafe, cross, degrade, depress, dismay, displease, distress, disturb, enrage, exasperate, gall, gaslight, grate, harass, harm, harry, heckle, hurt, incense, inflame, infuriate, injure, insult, irk, irritate, madden, menace, nag, needle, nettle, niggle, nitpick, offend, outrage, peeve, perturb, pester, pique, plague, provoke, rankle, rile, roil, rouse, ruffle, sadden, savage, terrorize, threaten, unnerve, upset, vex, victimize, wound, wrong)