Activate

by Damon Suede

  SUFFOCATE (/): asphyxiate, bar, block, burke, check, choke, clog, close, confine, constrict, control, curb, dampen, daunt, demotivate, depress, -deter, discourage, dissuade, endanger, extinguish, -frustrate, gag, garrote, hamper, hinder, hush, impede, imperil, inhibit, kill, limit, lynch, muffle, murder, mute, muzzle, obstruct, overpower, overwhelm, paralyze, plug, quash, quiet, repress, restrain, shush, silence, smoke, smother, squeeze, squelch, stifle, stop, strangle, stymie, subdue, suppress, throttle, wring (≠ aerate, clear, encourage, evince, express, free, heal, help, inspire, loose, nurture, open, oxygenate, reinvigorate, release, restimulate, restore, resuscitate, revive, unclog, unseal, vent, ventilate)

  SUFFUSE (→): bathe, charge, color, cover, douse, drench, drown, fill, flood, imbue, immerse, implant, infiltrate, infuse, interpenetrate, inundate, macerate, mantle, marinate, moisten, penetrate, perfume, permeate, pervade, pigment, presoak, satisfy, saturate, scent, soak, sop, souse, spread, steep, submerge, swamp, swill, transfuse, wash, water (≠ clear, close, dehydrate, deplete, deprive, desiccate, divest, drain, dry, eliminate, empty, extract, leach, parch, remove, strip, void, withdraw, wring) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!

  SUGAR (→): alleviate, appease, assuage, blandish, cajole, candy, candy-coat, cushion, dulcify, ease, flannel, flatter, gratify, grease, harmonize, honey, ingratiate, mellow, mitigate, mollify, oil, pacify, palaver, placate, propitiate, relieve, schmooze, soften, soothe, sugarcoat, sweeten, syrup, temper (≠ alienate, annoy, bother, bug, disaffect, displease, disrupt, embitter, irk, malign, salt, sour, traumatize, trouble, worry, wrong)

  SUGGEST (→): admonish, advance, advise, advocate, affirm, brief, broach, caution, commend, condone, conjecture, counsel, countenance, direct, encourage, endorse, envisage, exhort, float, forward, goad, greenlight, guide, inform, insist, instruct, move, nominate, notify, offer, plug, pose, prefer, present, press, prompt, propose, proposition, push, recommend, spitball, spur, steer, submit, table, tender, theorize, tip, tout, urge, validate, volunteer, vote, warn (≠ block, bury, command, conceal, condemn, cover, criticize, demand, denounce, -deny, discourage, -halt, hide, hush, oppose, order, pooh-pooh, -refuse, -reject, stifle, suppress, withdraw, withhold) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!

  SUGGEST (→): allege, allude, conjure, connote, couch, evoke, hint, imply, infer, insinuate, intimate, promise, prompt, represent, savor, shadow, signify (≠ announce, declare, delineate, demand, describe, dictate, explain, proclaim, profile, specify) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!

  SULLY (/): abase, adulterate, bastardize, bedraggle, besmear, besmirch, bestialize, blacken, blackguard, blemish, blight, blot, callous, coarsen, compromise, contaminate, corrupt, damage, debase, debauch, defame, defile, degrade, demean, demote, deprave, desecrate, devalue, diminish, dirty, disgrace, dishonor, foul, harm, humble, humiliate, infect, injure, insult, libel, lower, malign, mortify, muddy, offend, outrage, poison, pollute, reduce, ridicule, ruin, shame, slander, -slight, smear, -snub, soil, spike, spoil, stain, suborn, taint, tarnish, trample, violate, vulgarize (≠ acclaim, admire, brush, cherish, clean, cleanse, decontaminate, delouse, dignify, disinfect, filter, honor, launder, polish, praise, purge, purify, rarefy, refine, rinse, sanitize, scour, scrub, shine, upgrade, wash)

  SUMMON (←): amass, arouse, ask, assemble, beckon, bid, buzz, call, challenge, charge, cite, collect, command, conjure, convene, convoke, demand, direct, draft, educe, elicit, enjoin, evoke, gather, group, hail, herd, invite, invoke, mobilize, muster, order, page, petition, provoke, raise, rally, recall, recollect, request, requisition, ring, rouse, sign, signal, subpoena (≠ ban, banish, bar, blackball, block, boot, discharge, dismiss, dissolve, eject, exorcise, expel, free, -ostracize, oust, release, remove, repel, repulse, rout, send)

  SUNDER (/): bisect, break, chop, chunk, cleave, cut, detach, disassociate, disconnect, disengage, disentangle, disintegrate, disjoin, disjoint, dissect, dissolve, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, fracture, halve, insulate, isolate, orphan, oust, part, partition, pull, quarter, razor, rend, resolve, rip, rive, rupture, seclude, segment, segregate, separate, sequester, sever, slice, split, subdivide, tear, uncouple, unlink, unravel, untie, unyoke, vivisect (≠ accumulate, annex, assemble, associate, attach, bind, blend, cement, churn, cinch, close, combine, connect, couple, fasten, fuse, integrate, join, jumble, knit, link, meld, mingle, mix, mortar, reintegrate, return, reunite, scramble, stick, unify, unite, weld)

  SUPERVISE (→): administer, arbitrate, boss, captain, chair, chaperone, command, conduct, control, determine, direct, edit, govern, guard, guide, handle, inspect, keep, lead, manage, micromanage, mind, monitor, nanny, observe, operate, order, organize, oversee, patrol, pilot, proctor, protect, quarterback, referee, regiment, regulate, rule, run, safeguard, settle, shepherd, show, stage-manage, steer, steward, superintend, survey, tend, umpire, watch (≠ -abandon, challenge, contradict, debate, -deny, -disregard, follow, forget, heed, -ignore, mind, mismanage, misrule, miss, -neglect, note, obey, oppose, -overlook, -refuse, respect, serve)

  SUPPLANT (→): bounce, crowd, displace, eject, expel, force, oust, overthrow, preempt, relieve, remove, replace, ring, substitute, succeed, supersede, topple, transfer, undermine, unman, unseat, usurp (≠ authorize, cherish, defend, establish, gentrify, preserve, promote, reinstate, renew, restore, support, survive, sustain)

  SUPPLY (→): accoutre, afford, allocate, allot, apportion, arm, assign, bestow, bootleg, budget, cater, commodify, comp, contribute, deal, deliver, dispense, distribute, dole, dollop, donate, dower, drop, earmark, endow, equip, feed, fill, find, fit, fortify, fuel, fulfill, furnish, gird, give, grant, gratify, hand, mete, outfit, parcel, portion, prepare, present, produce, prorate, provide, provision, remainder, replenish, rig, satisfy, sell, source, stake, stock, store, tender, tithe, transfer, victual, yield (≠ cannibalize, commandeer, confiscate, consume, cripple, demand, -deny, deplete, depredate, deprive, disarm, dispossess, divest, drain, empty, exhaust, grab, hold, impound, keep, leach, poach, pocket, -refuse, remove, reserve, rob, scant, scrimp, seize, skimp, snag, steal, stint, strip, suppress, swipe, take, tap, unload, unpack, withhold)

  SUPPORT (→): back, bankroll, bequeath, capitalize, deliver, donate, endow, equip, finance, fund, furnish, grant, greenlight, hand, keep, kindle, maintain, patronize, promote, prop, provide, secure, sponsor, stake, subsidize, succor, supply, sustain, underwrite, upgrade (≠ bankrupt, beggar, defalcate, defund, disinherit, -disown, embezzle, impoverish, -neglect, obstruct, ruin, swindle)

  SUPPORT (←): anchor, back, base, bear, beef, bolster, brace, buffer, build, bulwark, buoy, buttress, carry, cover, cradle, defend, embattle, embed, entrench, fence, fix, fortify, found, garrison, gird, ground, guard, harden, hold, patch, pillow, poise, prepare, prop, rampart, ready, reinforce, safeguard, secure, shore, shoulder, stabilize, stand, stay, steady, steel, stiffen, strengthen, strut, sustain, temper, toughen, truss, undergird, underpin, uphold, wall (≠ agitate, attack, boobytrap, breach, break, burden, canker, compromise, convulse, corrode, corrupt, crack, damage, destabilize, destroy, doom, drop, endanger, erode, fail, forget, harm, hurt, -ignore, imperil, injure, loosen, lumber, mar, melt, monkey-wrench, -neglect, rattle, release, roil, sabotage, scuttle, shake, short-circuit, soften, subvert, threaten, undercut, undermine, weaken)

  SUPPORT (+): abet, accept, advance, advocate, affirm, aid, approve, assert, assist, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, back, bolster, boost, brook, carry, certify, champion, cheer, claim, comfort, condone, confirm, contend, corroborate, countenance, crosscheck, declare, defend, document, endorse, energize, espouse, establish, express, forward, foster, further, greenlight, help, hold, justify, legalize, maintain, optimize, overhaul, pledge, prioritize, proclaim, profess, promise, promote, propound, prove, ratify, recommend, rubber-stamp, sanction, second, sponsor, state, submit, substantiate, sustain, testify, tolerate, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant (≠ annul, block, challenge, contest, contradict, counteract, cross-examine, debate, -deny, disapprove, disavow, disclaim, discredit, -
disown, disprove, dispute, doubt, gainsay, grill, hamper, interrogate, invalidate, oppose, -prevent, question, rebut, -refuse, refute, -reject, -repudiate)

  SUPPORT (+): abet, aid, assist, attend, befriend, benefit, boost, buoy, chaperone, cherish, comfort, commend, defend, empower, encourage, energize, enliven, facilitate, favor, feed, fortify, foster, fuel, further, guard, help, inspire, invigorate, kindle, lift, maintain, mother, motivate, nourish, nurse, nurture, optimize, overhaul, preserve, prioritize, promote, prop, protect, provoke, raise, reinforce, relieve, restimulate, revive, save, secure, serve, shield, spur, stiffen, strengthen, stroke, succor, sustain, tend, upgrade, uphold (≠ block, checkmate, counteract, damage, discourage, discredit, disfavor, disgrace, dissuade, foil, -frustrate, hamper, hamstring, harm, hinder, hurt, -ignore, injure, monkey-wrench, muzzle, -neglect, obstruct, oppose, override, -refuse, -reject, resist, sabotage, scotch, scupper, scuttle, shelve, -shun, -snub, subvert, -thwart, undermine, withstand)

  SUPPRESS (/): abolish, abuse, arrest, ban, block, bottle, burke, -cancel, censor, check, choke, clamp, conceal, contain, control, crush, curb, cushion, deaden, demotivate, -deter, devoice, discourage, extinguish, gag, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hush, impair, incapacitate, inhibit, interrupt, -kibosh, mince, muffle, muzzle, obstruct, oppress, overcome, overpower, overthrow, -prevent, quash, quell, quench, quiet, redact, repress, restrain, restrict, shush, silence, sink, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, still, stop, strangle, stultify, stymie, subdue, subjugate, submerge, subvert, taboo, throttle, -thwart, trample, tyrannize, vanquish, withhold, wrong (≠ activate, add, advance, aid, authorize, back, boost, dish, encourage, endorse, enhance, foment, greenlight, help, incite, inspire, instigate, legalize, liberate, optimize, overhaul, praise, prioritize, promote, provoke, rabble-rouse, reinvigorate, release, renew, repair, restore, revive, revolutionize, rouse, rumor, sanction, spread, spur, stimulate, stir, support, tantalize, tease, tempt, trigger, uphold, urge)

  SURF (→): ascend, brave, conquer, dominate, endure, face, handle, manage, maneuver, manipulate, master, mount, navigate, negotiate, outlast, overcome, ride, rule, subdue, survive, tackle, tame, tolerate, use, weather, withstand, wrestle (≠ attack, battle, block, -bypass, -circumvent, combat, debate, defy, -dodge, -duck, fight, -ignore, leave, oppose, resist, stop)

  SURFACE (+): armor, asphalt, blanket, bronze, cake, canopy, carpet, caulk, cement, cloak, coat, concrete, cover, curtain, daub, deck, decorate, drape, dust, electroplate, enamel, encase, enfold, enshroud, envelop, face, flag, floor, gild, glaze, ice, japan, lacquer, layer, mantle, overlay, paint, palliate, panel, paper, pave, plaster, plate, render, resurface, roughcast, seal, shellac, shield, shroud, size, spackle, spread, stucco, sugarcoat, swathe, tar, thatch, tile, turf, upholster, veil, wallpaper, wax, whitewash, wrap (≠ bare, burnish, callous, coarsen, crack, denude, excoriate, expose, flay, fleece, graze, husk, peel, pierce, polish, remove, reveal, scalp, scorch, scour, scrape, scrub, shine, shred, shuck, skin, strip, tatter, uncover)

  SURPASS (→): beat, best, better, checkmate, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, eclipse, exceed, lap, leave, lick, lose, master, one-up, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outgun, outlast, outpace, outrank, outreach, outrun, outsell, outshine, outstrip, outthink, outweigh, overcome, overshadow, overtake, pass, rout, shame, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, top, topple, transcend, trim, trounce, trump, wallop, whip (≠ -abandon, cede, concede, defer, fail, forfeit, -forsake, lose, miss, -neglect, -omit, -overlook, relinquish, -renounce, sacrifice, skip, support)

  SURPRISE (→): agitate, alarm, amaze, appall, astonish, astound, awe, baffle, befuddle, bewilder, blindside, boggle, bushwhack, confound, confuse, consternate, daze, dazzle, deafen, discombobulate, discomfit, disconcert, disgust, dismay, distress, disturb, dumbfound, electrify, excite, flabbergast, floor, flummox, fluster, frighten, galvanize, gaslight, gobsmack, horrify, invigorate, jar, jolt, muckrake, muddle, nauseate, nonplus, numb, offend, outrage, overwhelm, panic, paralyze, perplex, petrify, rattle, razzle-dazzle, repel, revolt, rile, rock, roil, rouse, scandalize, scare, shake, shock, sicken, stagger, startle, stir, stump, stun, stupefy, terrify, thrill, throw, traumatize, trigger, unnerve, unsettle, upset, wow (≠ anchor, annoy, anticipate, appease, assure, balance, blunt, bore, buffer, calm, caution, center, charm, cheer, clarify, comfort, compose, console, cushion, dampen, deaden, delight, -disregard, dull, elucidate, embolden, encourage, entice, expect, explain, follow, forecast, foretell, gratify, hearten, help, hypnotize, -ignore, jade, lull, mellow, mesmerize, mind, miss, mitigate, moderate, mollify, numb, obey, orchestrate, organize, outguess, -overlook, pacify, placate, please, predetermine, predict, quiet, reassure, regiment, regret, relax, remind, sedate, signal, soothe, stabilize, steady, steel, stultify, tantalize, tease, tempt, threaten, tranquilize, warn, weary) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!

  SURPRISE (→): accost, ambush, arrest, assail, assault, attack, blindside, bushwhack, buttonhole, capture, catch, charge, checkmate, corner, ensnare, entrap, hunt, intercept, jump, mousetrap, mug, net, sabotage, sandbag, seize, snare, spring, stalk, storm, strike, tackle, trap, waylay (≠ announce, anticipate, await, -circumvent, -elude, -evade, expect, foresee, intercept, outguess, -preclude, predict, preempt, -prevent, second-guess, -sidestep)

  SURRENDER (→): -abandon, abnegate, bequeath, bestow, cede, chuck, commit, concede, consign, deliver, -desert, discard, -ditch, drop, dump, entrust, forfeit, -forsake, give, hand, offload, release, relinquish, render, -renounce, -repudiate, resign, sacrifice, shed, submit, transfer, waive, yield (≠ adopt, archive, cache, claim, conserve, defend, hoard, hold, keep, maintain, pickle, preserve, protect, reserve, resist, retain, seek, stash, store, stow, tuck, withhold)

  SURRENDER (/): -abandon, abdicate, abjure, cede, concede, -deny, -desert, disavow, disclaim, -disown, -forsake, hand, -quit, relinquish, -renounce, resign, survive, vacate, waive, yield (≠ appropriate, arrogate, assume, claim, confiscate, defend, guard, protect, safeguard, secure, seize, usurp, wrest)

  SURROUND (←): abut, belt, beset, besiege, blockade, border, bound, box, cage, circle, circumscribe, -circumvent, compass, confine, contain, cordon, corner, corral, cover, delimit, edge, embrace, encase, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, entrench, envelop, fence, flank, fringe, gird, girdle, hem, herd, hold, hug, impound, imprison, inundate, invest, limit, loop, margin, orbit, outline, package, rim, ring, round, skirt, swarm, trap, wall, wrangle, wrap, wreathe (≠ -abandon, allow, -avoid, center, expel, expose, -forsake, free, -ignore, invade, lose, occupy, -omit, open, outlast, peel, penetrate, permit, pierce, release, shuck, -shun, -sidestep, strip, uncover)

  SURVEY (←): analyze, appraise, audit, benchmark, calculate, calibrate, case, check, climb, clock, comb, compare, compute, con, consider, contemplate, critique, detect, determine, dissect, estimate, evaluate, examine, explore, inspect, investigate, judge, learn, measure, notice, observe, oversee, parse, peruse, plan, plumb, poll, probe, prospect, prowl, quantify, quantize, rank, rate, read, reconnoiter, reference, research, review, sample, scale, scan, scope, score, scrutinize, size, spy, study, summarize, supervise, suss, test, time, triangulate, valuate, verify, view, watch (≠ assume, blind, blindfold, browse, bury, -bypass, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, disguise, -disregard, doctor, embellish, embroider, falsify, fiddle, fudge, garble, guess, guesstimate, hide, -ignore, manipulate, mask, massage, misrepresent, miss, mistake, muddy, mystify, -neglect, -overlook, pass, perplex, puzzle, riffle, skim, skip)

  SURVEY (←): ask, canvass, catechize, challenge, consult, contemplate, cross-examine, debate, dispute, examine, explore, grill, interpolate, interrogate, interview, investigate, poll, probe, query, question, quiz, seek, solicit (≠ analyze, answer, debrief, declare, -disregard, forget, -ignore, learn, miss, -neglect, -overlook, present, report, study)

  SURVIVE (+): abide, accept, allow, bear, brave, brook, confront, continue, countenance, endure, face, indulge, know, outlast, outlive, overcome, permit, receive, ride, sanction, shoulder, stand, stomach, suffer, support, surmount, swallow, sweat, take, tolerate, weather, wi
thstand (≠ -avoid, -bypass, cease, depart, -deter, -ditch, -dodge, -duck, end, -escape, -eschew, fail, -flee, foil, -ignore, miss, -preclude, -prevent, -reject, -sidestep, spoil, stop, -thwart)

  SUSPECT (+): anticipate, assume, await, believe, conceive, conclude, conjecture, deduce, dread, expect, fancy, fear, feel, gather, guess, hypothesize, imagine, infer, judge, presume, profile, reckon, suppose, surmise, suss, take, theorize, think, understand, wonder (≠ adjudge, ascertain, deduce, demonstrate, determine, discover, document, establish, learn, observe, prove, substantiate, validate, verify) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!

  SUSPECT (/): accuse, attaint, believe, blame, challenge, charge, cite, cross-examine, debate, disbelieve, -discount, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, fault, finger, gainsay, grill, impeach, implicate, interrogate, interview, involve, mistrust, -negate, question, refute, scruple (≠ accept, attest, clear, consult, credit, crosscheck, discover, disprove, ensure, frame, guarantee, know, prove, trust, verify, warrant, witness)

  SUSPEND (+): append, attach, balance, dangle, drape, extend, festoon, garland, hang, hook, mount, pin, poise, project, sling, stick, string, swing, tack, unspool, wave (≠ cut, drop, elevate, jerk, lift, lose, pull, raise, remove, retract, strip, tear, tug, wrench, yank)