Activate

by Damon Suede

  LIFT (→): adduce, airlift, bear, bring, carry, cart, conduct, convey, deliver, dispatch, draw, express, fetch, fly, forward, haul, impart, induce, move, provide, remove, run, schlep, send, shift, ship, shuttle, take, transfer, transmit, transport, truck (≠ -abandon, capture, chuck, conceal, -deny, discard, -ditch, dump, eject, endanger, expel, forget, -forsake, hide, imperil, jeopardize, jettison, leave, lose, miss, offload, plonk, receive, -refuse, -reject, reserve, retain, withhold)

  LIFT (←): abduct, appropriate, bilk, bogart, boost, bootleg, borrow, burglarize, burgle, cadge, carjack, collar, cop, copy, crib, filch, freeboot, grab, grasp, heist, hijack, hook, kidnap, loot, misappropriate, mooch, nail, nick, nip, pick, pickpocket, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pirate, plagiarize, plunder, poach, pocket, purloin, rifle, rob, rustle, sack, scrounge, seize, shanghai, shoplift, snaffle, snag, snatch, snitch, spirit, sponge, steal, swipe, take, thieve (≠ bestow, buy, comp, contribute, deliver, donate, drop, give, hand, hoard, keep, lose, offer, present, purchase, receive, replace, replenish, restore, return, save, stock, supply, volunteer)

  LIFT (/): abolish, -abort, abrogate, annihilate, annul, -avoid, ban, -cancel, countermand, delegitimize, disallow, dismantle, dismiss, dissolve, drop, eliminate, end, enjoin, eradicate, erase, -forbid, invalidate, liquidate, -negate, -nullify, outlaw, override, overrule, overturn, -prohibit, quash, recall, -reject, relax, remove, repeal, -rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrap, stop, strike, suspend, terminate, vacate, -veto, -void, withdraw (≠ allow, approve, authorize, clear, command, create, decree, dictate, enact, endorse, establish, foist, formalize, found, impose, institute, legalize, legislate, legitimate, legitimize, mandate, order, pass, permit, prescribe, ratify, retain, sanction, validate, warrant)

  LIGHT (→): bake, bank, barbecue, beacon, brighten, broil, burn, char, cook, cremate, enkindle, fire, floodlight, frizzle, ignite, illuminate, illumine, immolate, incinerate, inflame, irradiate, kindle, lighten, radiate, reignite, rekindle, relight, scald, scathe, scorch, sear, spark, spur, stoke, torch, trigger (≠ blacken, choke, dampen, darken, dim, douse, dull, eclipse, extinguish, mute, obscure, overshadow, quench, shade, smother, snuff, stifle, suffocate)

  LIGHTEN (+): amuse, beguile, bolster, brighten, buoy, captivate, charm, cheer, console, delight, distract, divert, elate, enchant, encourage, energize, engage, enliven, entertain, enthrall, excite, gladden, hearten, inspire, lift, liven, mesmerize, please, rally, refresh, reinvigorate, relax, restore, revive, rouse, stimulate, thrill, uplift (≠ anger, annoy, bore, bother, bug, darken, debilitate, demoralize, depress, discourage, drain, encumber, exhaust, fatigue, irk, irritate, knacker, nag, needle, nettle, niggle, nitpick, numb, pain, paralyze, sadden, stifle, tire, trouble, vex, weary, worry)

  LIGHTEN (+): abbreviate, abridge, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assuage, attenuate, buoy, calm, change, comfort, cull, curtail, decrease, deflate, deplete, dilute, diminish, disencumber, drain, ease, empty, eradicate, erode, facilitate, free, help, jettison, leach, lessen, levitate, lift, lull, mellow, minimize, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, palliate, pare, placate, prune, rarefy, reduce, relieve, remedy, remove, shave, shear, shift, shorten, shrink, soothe, take, taper, thin, trim, truncate, unburden, unload, unpack, weed (≠ accent, accentuate, accrue, aggravate, amplify, assert, ballast, burden, deepen, emphasize, exacerbate, harm, heighten, hurt, impair, increase, injure, intensify, load, lumber, saddle, sharpen, weight, worsen)

  LIMIT (/): arrest, assign, ban, bar, bind, block, bottle, bound, box, bridle, cage, cap, categorize, chain, check, circumscribe, classify, confine, constrain, constrict, contain, contract, control, cork, cramp, curb, define, delimit, delineate, demarcate, -deny, deprive, describe, determine, dictate, disallow, encumber, fetter, fix, govern, hamper, hamstring, hem, hinder, hogtie, ice, immure, impede, imprison, incarcerate, inhibit, institutionalize, intern, jail, label, lessen, modify, narrow, number, obligate, obstruct, overcommit, pace, package, pigeonhole, pinch, prescribe, press, pressure, pucker, qualify, quell, ration, reduce, regulate, rein, repress, restrain, restrict, set, slot, specify, squeeze, stereotype, stifle, stop, stopple, straightjacket, suppress, terminate, tie, tighten, withhold (≠ aid, allow, assist, broaden, circulate, develop, disclose, disseminate, emancipate, encourage, enlarge, exceed, expand, extend, foster, free, help, increase, legalize, lengthen, liberate, loose, loosen, open, outreach, overextend, overreach, permit, promote, raise, release, slack, slacken, stretch, unbind, unfasten, unleash, untie, widen)

  LINK (+): ally, amalgamate, associate, attach, baste, befriend, bestride, bind, bracket, bridge, combine, concatenate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, constellate, contact, couple, fasten, group, hitch, hook, identify, include, incorporate, integrate, interlink, involve, join, knit, lash, merge, network, plait, reintegrate, relate, sew, span, straddle, tether, tie, unify, unite, weave, yoke, zip (≠ alienate, break, cede, cut, deactivate, detach, disaffect, disconnect, disengage, divide, divorce, eject, estrange, evict, -exclude, expel, forfeit, forget, loose, loosen, lose, -omit, -ostracize, oust, release, relinquish, remove, retain, separate, sever, slacken, split, unfasten, unmarry, unplug)

  LIONIZE (+): acclaim, admire, adore, adulate, aggrandize, apotheosize, applaud, approve, blandish, bless, boost, cajole, celebrate, cheer, cherish, commemorate, commend, compliment, congratulate, consecrate, deify, dignify, endorse, enjoy, eulogize, exalt, extol, fête, flannel, flatter, glorify, gold-star, gratify, hail, hallow, hero-worship, high-five, honor, hype, idealize, idolize, immortalize, laud, limelight, magnify, memorialize, observe, panegyrize, plug, praise, presell, prioritize, promote, publicize, push, recommend, revere, romanticize, salute, sanction, sentimentalize, solemnize, stroke, treasure, trumpet, venerate, worship (≠ abominate, accuse, admonish, anathematize, attaint, badmouth, belittle, berate, bestialize, blame, blast, boo, castigate, censure, chastise, chide, condemn, criticize, critique, debase, defame, denigrate, denounce, -detest, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, disrespect, execrate, fault, frame, fulminate, humiliate, incriminate, lambaste, profane, rebuke, regret, repent, reprimand, reproach, ridicule, rue, scathe, scold, -scorn, shame, slander, trash, vilify)

  LIQUEFY (/): dilute, dissolve, flux, fuse, heat, liquidize, melt, rarefy, render, run, smelt, soften, thaw, thin (≠ clot, coagulate, congeal, freeze, harden, reduce, set, solidify, steel, thicken, toughen)

  LIQUIDATE (→): balance, cash, clear, commodify, convert, defray, disband, discharge, dissolve, exchange, foot, honor, meet, monetize, pay, -quit, realize, recompense, reimburse, remainder, repay, satisfy, sell, service, settle, shutter, square, stand, substitute, swap, switch (≠ aggravate, dispute, exacerbate, -ignore, invest, keep, owe, -repudiate, retain, stiff, sustain, withhold)

  LIQUIDATE (/): abolish, annihilate, annul, assassinate, atomize, blast, -cancel, consume, cut, dash, decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, devour, discard, dismantle, dispatch, dissolve, -ditch, doom, dynamite, efface, eject, eliminate, eradicate, erase, excise, expel, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, finish, flatten, fragment, jettison, kill, massacre, murder, obliterate, oust, powder, pulverize, purge, ravage, raze, remove, ruin, scour, shatter, silence, smash, snuff, splinter, terminate, total, vaporize, waste, wreck, zap (≠ budget, build, conserve, construct, create, embalm, erect, fabricate, fashion, fix, forge, form, frame, maintain, make, manufacture, mend, patch, preserve, protect, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renew, renovate, repair, restore, revamp, save, shape, survive, sustain)

  LITIGATE (/): accuse, appeal, argue, arraign, charge, contest, debate, dispute, indict, press, prosecute, sue, summon, try (≠ accuse, acquit, alibi, clear, exonerate, free, judge, justify, pardon, prove, spare, vindicate)

  LOAD (→): afflict, block, burden, clog, clutter, compromise, congest, constipate, constrain, cramp, curb, delay, disrupt, encumber, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, fetter, fill, foil, freight, -frustrate, hamper, handicap, heap, hinder, hobble, impede, inconvenience, inhibit, involve, lumber, mire, monkey-wrench, mound, obstruct, oppress, overburden, overextend, overload, overtax, overwhelm, pack, pile, -preclude, press, -prevent,
rein, repress, restrain, retard, roadblock, sabotage, saddle, slow, smother, stack, stifle, straightjacket, strain, stress, stuff, stump, stymie, subvert, suffocate, suppress, surcharge, tax, tether, -thwart, tie, trammel, trouble, weigh, weight (≠ aid, alleviate, assist, benefit, boost, buoy, clear, discharge, disencumber, dispatch, ease, encourage, expedite, facilitate, free, further, gladden, grease, hasten, help, hurry, liberate, lift, lighten, loosen, open, organize, permit, promote, propel, release, relieve, remove, rush, separate, smooth, speed, spur, stir, stroke, support, unblock, unburden, unclog, uncomplicate, unencumber, unload, unstop, untie)

  LOAD (→): bloat, brim, bulk, charge, cram, crowd, crush, drench, equip, fill, flood, glut, heap, honeycomb, insert, inundate, jam, jam-pack, lard, mat, overcharge, overfill, overflow, overstuff, pack, penetrate, press, prime, ram, refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish, sardine, saturate, shove, squash, squeeze, stuff, surfeit, swamp (≠ bleed, cannibalize, clean, clear, consume, deplete, drain, draw, eliminate, empty, evacuate, exhaust, flush, leach, leech, lighten, purge, scour, sweep, unload, unpack, vacate, void)

  LOAN (→): accommodate, advance, allow, bankroll, contribute, credit, fund, furnish, give, grant, invest, lease, lend, provide, rent, score, scratch, stake, touch, underwrite (≠ beg, borrow, charge, cheat, earn, mortgage, pawn, pay, receive, refund, reimburse, repay, restore, seize, steal, take)

  LOBBY (→): advance, affect, alter, bill, billboard, boost, bribe, change, convince, demand, drum, flannel, flatter, further, glad-hand, hard-sell, hype, induce, influence, inveigle, leverage, lubricate, midwife, mitigate, moderate, modify, persuade, pitch, plug, presell, press, pressure, prioritize, procure, promote, push, request, sell, soft-sell, soft-soap, solicit, splash, spot, sway, sweet-talk, thump, urge (≠ block, continue, demotivate, -deter, discourage, dishearten, disincline, dissuade, -forbid, -halt, hinder, insult, -negate, nobble, -prevent, protest, pull, repress, stop, stymie, subvert, suppress, -thwart, undermine, warn)

  LOCATE (→): access, ascertain, clock, deduce, descry, detect, determine, discover, dredge, espy, establish, ferret, find, flag, get, hit, hook, hunt, identify, lay, learn, mark, note, notice, orient, pinpoint, place, position, read, rout, rummage, scan, scout, scrutinize, search, seek, sight, sleuth, spot, station, strike, track, uncover, unearth (≠ -abandon, -bypass, detour, discard, -discount, -disregard, -ditch, dump, forget, -forsake, -ignore, lose, mislay, misplace, miss, -neglect, -overlook, -sidestep, skip, skirt)

  LOCATE (+): allocate, build, connect, contextualize, dispose, embed, ensconce, establish, fix, graft, implant, inhabit, initiate, insert, install, juxtapose, lay, niche, park, place, plant, position, post, put, root, seat, set, settle, site, situate, stand, station (≠ banish, depart, dislodge, dismantle, displace, -escape, extricate, -flee, leave, move, relocate, remove, replace, shift, shunt, supersede, supplant, take)

  LOCK (←): adhere, clasp, clench, clutch, embrace, encircle, enclose, grapple, grasp, grip, hold, hug, keep, press, retain, seize (≠ -avoid, drop, -evade, loose, loosen, offer, release, repel, -shun, slacken, unclasp)

  LOCK (+): bind, embody, encompass, engage, enmesh, entangle, entwine, envelop, include, incorporate, integrate, jam, join, link, marry, mesh, stick, unite, wed (≠ break, cut, dissolve, divide, scatter, sever, split, sunder, untangle)

  LOCK (+): bar, barricade, block, bolt, button, clinch, close, deadbolt, fasten, foil, jam, join, latch, padlock, -prevent, seal, secure, shut, stop, stymie, -thwart, zip (≠ expose, free, invite, loose, open, unlock, unseal, untie, welcome)

  LOOSE (→): blast, cast, catapult, discharge, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, pelt, pitch, project, shoot, skitter, sling, throw, toss, wing, zap (≠ accept, block, catch, deflect, hit, hold, holster, keep, obtain, penetrate, receive, smash, strike)

  LOOSE (→): aerate, air, announce, articulate, assert, communicate, concede, confess, confide, confirm, convey, declare, demonstrate, denote, depict, discharge, disclose, divulge, embody, emit, evince, exhibit, express, formulate, manifest, oxygenate, release, report, reveal, share, show, showcase, spill, state, testify, unleash, vent, ventilate, verbalize, vocalize, voice, vouchsafe (≠ bottle, bridle, check, choke, constrain, contain, control, curb, inhibit, muffle, quell, quiet, rein, repress, restrain, smother, soothe, stifle, still, straightjacket, strangle, suppress, swallow, tame)

  LOOSE (+): air, deliver, detach, discharge, disconnect, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, emancipate, enfranchise, enlarge, express, extricate, free, liberate, loosen, manumit, parole, ransom, redeem, release, rescue, save, separate, spring, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, unchain, unclasp, uncork, uncouple, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unhitch, unhook, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unmoor, unpin, unshackle, unstrap, untie, vent (≠ bale, bind, box, bridle, cage, chain, check, clinch, commit, confine, conquer, constrain, contain, control, convict, curb, enchain, enslave, fasten, fetter, fix, govern, halter, hamper, handcuff, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, inhibit, intern, jail, leash, limit, lock, manacle, pace, package, pen, regulate, rein, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, smother, subdue, subjugate, tame, trammel)

  LOOSEN (+): allay, alleviate, break, detach, diminish, disarticulate, disconnect, disjoin, disperse, ease, free, lessen, mitigate, moderate, open, reduce, relax, release, slack, slacken, unbind, unclamp, undo, unfasten, unscrew, untie, weaken (≠ affix, attach, bridle, clamp, clinch, close, constrict, cramp, crush, encumber, hamper, heighten, increase, obstruct, occlude, pucker, regulate, restrain, seize, squeeze, stiffen, strain, stymie, tighten)

  LOOT (←): appropriate, bogart, boost, burglarize, burgle, cheat, comb, defraud, despoil, grab, gut, harry, hijack, hunt, liberate, lift, loft, maraud, nobble, pilfer, pillage, pluck, plunder, poach, raid, rake, ransack, ravage, ravish, relieve, requisition, rifle, rob, rummage, sack, salvage, snatch, steal, swipe, take, thieve (≠ bestow, bury, conceal, defend, donate, furnish, give, guard, hide, hoard, hog, insure, keep, lock, lose, maintain, offer, police, preserve, protect, receive, refund, -refuse, reimburse, -reject, repay, rescue, restore, save, secure, shield, stash, supply, wall)

  LOSE (→): -abandon, abdicate, bereave, cede, -desert, discard, displace, dispossess, drop, fail, forfeit, forget, -forsake, mislay, misplace, miss, oust, -overlook, relinquish, resign, sacrifice, suffer, surrender, waste, yield (≠ acquire, adopt, detect, download, enjoy, find, gain, guard, hold, keep, lament, locate, mourn, own, patrol, possess, procure, protect, regret, remember, retain, safeguard, save, secure, survive, track, win)

  LOSE (/): -abandon, abdicate, abolish, annihilate, -avoid, cant, cashier, chuck, clear, -desert, discard, dismiss, -ditch, -dodge, -duck, dump, eliminate, -elude, eradicate, -escape, -evade, exorcise, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, fling, -forsake, jettison, junk, leave, liquidate, offload, outrun, pitch, -reject, remove, rid, root, scrap, shake, shed, shuck, slough, toss, unburden, unload (≠ adopt, ascertain, attach, confront, connect, embrace, employ, face, hold, keep, locate, meet, nail, pinpoint, procure, retain, secure, use, utilize)

  LOSE (/): bleed, blow, burgle, consume, deplete, disburse, disinherit, -disregard, dissipate, divest, drain, exhaust, expend, fritter, impoverish, indulge, lavish, leach, miss, misspend, -neglect, overindulge, overspend, rob, shoot, spend, squander, waste (≠ bank, budget, conserve, defend, economize, embalm, guard, hoard, invest, maintain, pickle, preserve, procure, protect, regain, retain, save, scant, scrimp, secure, skimp, take)

  LOWBALL (←): assess, bait, belittle, con, defraud, depreciate, devalue, dismiss, disparage, entice, gauge, guess, infer, inveigle, leverage, lure, minimize, miscalculate, misjudge, rank, underbid, undercharge, underemphasize, underestimate, undermine, underprice, underrate, undersell, undervalue (≠ accentuate, accrue, amplify, assert, augment, boost, emphasize, fetishize, hike, hype, inflate, measure, overvalue, presell, prioritize, read, weigh)

  LOWER (→): bobble, bungle, couch, deepen, depress, down, drop, flatten, floor, foozle, fumble, ground, immerse, knock, land, level, plonk, plop, plunge, plunk, sink, submerge, throw,
topple (≠ boost, buoy, crane, draw, elevate, expand, extend, float, fly, heave, hoist, launch, lift, pull, raise)

  LOWER (/): abate, abbreviate, abridge, attenuate, bob, clip, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, constrict, contract, crop, curtail, cut, decrease, decry, deduct, deepen, de-escalate, deflate, delete, demote, dent, deplete, depreciate, detract, devalue, dilute, diminish, discount, dock, downscale, downsize, drain, drop, ease, erode, halve, leach, leech, lessen, lowball, minimize, moderate, modify, modulate, pare, prune, qualify, reduce, retrench, shave, shear, shorten, shrink, slash, soften, subtract, trim, truncate, underbid, underemphasize, undervalue, whittle (≠ accent, accentuate, accrue, aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, broaden, complement, dilate, distend, elongate, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, increase, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, maximize, optimize, overhaul, prolong, protract, punctuate, raise, redouble, revolutionize, stretch, supplement, swell)

  LOWER (/): abase, abash, affront, badmouth, bastardize, belittle, bench, bestialize, blacken, blackguard, blame, blast, boo, castigate, censure, chasten, cheapen, collapse, condemn, confound, confuse, contaminate, cow, criticize, crush, damn, debase, decay, decry, deemphasize, defame, defile, degrade, demean, denounce, depreciate, depress, detract, devalue, diminish, discomfit, disconcert, -discount, discredit, disfigure, disgrace, dishonor, dismiss, disparage, downgrade, downplay, embarrass, execrate, faze, flatten, fluster, foul, harm, harshen, humble, humiliate, incriminate, injure, insult, libel, malign, mar, marginalize, minimize, mortify, nonplus, pollute, rattle, ridicule, shame, sideline, sink, slam, slander, slash, slate, smirch, subordinate, trivialize, underrate, vulgarize, weaken, worsen (≠ acclaim, acknowledge, advance, affirm, aggrandize, aid, apotheosize, applaud, assert, blandish, boast, boost, canonize, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decontaminate, decorate, deify, dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, enthrone, eulogize, exalt, extol, fête, flatter, glorify, gold-star, gratify, hail, heighten, help, heroicize, heroize, highlight, honor, hype, idealize, idolize, laud, lift, limelight, magnify, plug, praise, presell, prioritize, promote, push, raise, recognize, revere, romanticize, salute, sentimentalize, spotlight, strengthen, tout, upgrade, uplift)