| Analyze |
To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.
Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of.
Mathematics To make a mathematical analysis of.
To psychoanalyze.
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| Categorize |
To put into a category or categories; classify |
| Clarify |
To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate: clarified her intentions.
To clear of confusion or uncertainty: clarify the mind.
To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently: clarify butter.
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| Classify |
To arrange or organize according to class or category.
To designate (a document, for example) as confidential, secret, or top secret.
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| Compare |
To consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; liken.
To examine in order to note the similarities or differences of.
Grammar To form the positive, comparative, or superlative degree of (an adjective or adverb).
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| Contrast |
To set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences: an essay that contrasts city and country life; contrasted this computer with inferior models. |
| Correspond |
To be in agreement, harmony, or conformity.
To be similar or equivalent in character, quantity, origin, structure, or function: English navel corresponds to Greek omphalos.
To communicate by letter, usually over a period of time.
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| Demonstrate |
To show clearly and deliberately; manifest: demonstrated her skill as a gymnast; demonstrate affection by hugging.
To show to be true by reasoning or adducing evidence; prove: demonstrate a proposition.
To present by experiments, examples, or practical application; explain and illustrate: demonstrated the laws of physics with laboratory equipment.
To show the use of (an article) to a prospective buyer: The salesperson plugged in and demonstrated the vacuum cleaner.
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| Derive |
To obtain or receive from a source.
To arrive at by reasoning; deduce or infer: derive a conclusion from facts.
To trace the origin or development of (a word).
Linguistics To generate (a surface structure) from a deep structure.
Chemistry To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
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| Describe |
To give an account of in speech or writing.
To convey an idea or impression of; characterize: She described her childhood as a time of wonder and discovery.
To represent pictorially; depict: Goya's etchings describe the horrors of war in grotesque detail.
To trace the form or outline of: describe a circle with a compass.
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| Differentiate |
To constitute the distinction between: subspecies that are differentiated by the markings on their wings.
To perceive or show the difference in or between; discriminate.
To make different by alteration or modification.
Mathematics To calculate the derivative or differential of (a function).
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| Discover |
To notice or learn, especially by making an effort: got home and discovered that the furnace wasn't working.
To be the first, or the first of one's group or kind, to find, learn of, or observe.
To learn about for the first time in one's experience: discovered a new restaurant on the west side.
To learn something about: discovered him to be an impostor; discovered the brake to be defective.
To identify (a person) as a potentially prominent performer: a movie star who was discovered in a drugstore by a producer.
Archaic To reveal or expose.
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| Discuss |
To speak with another or others about; talk over.
To examine or consider (a subject) in speech or writing.
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| Estimate |
To calculate approximately (the amount, extent, magnitude, position, or value of something).
To form an opinion about; evaluate: "While an author is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance" (Samuel Johnson).
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| Evaluate |
To ascertain or fix the value or worth of.
To examine and judge carefully; appraise.
Mathematics To calculate the numerical value of; express numerically
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| Exhibit |
To show outwardly; display: exhibited pleasure by smiling.
To present for others to see: rolled up his sleeve to exhibit the scar.
To present in a public exhibition or contest: exhibited her paintings at a gallery.
To give evidence or an instance of; demonstrate: young musicians eager to exhibit their talent; a plant that exhibits dimorphism.
Law To submit (evidence or documents) in a court.
To present or introduce officiall
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| Explain |
To make plain or comprehensible.
To define; expound: We explained our plan to the committee.
To offer reasons for or a cause of; justify: explain an error.
To offer reasons for the actions, beliefs, or remarks of (oneself).
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| Explore |
To investigate systematically; examine: explore every possibility.
To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery: exploring outer space.
Medicine To examine for diagnostic purposes
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| Express |
To set forth in words; state.
To manifest or communicate, as by a gesture; show.
To make known the feelings or opinions of (oneself), as by statement or art.
To convey or suggest a representation of; depict: The painting expresses the rage of war victims.
To represent by a sign or a symbol; symbolize: express a fraction as a decimal.
To squeeze or press out, as juice from an orange.
To send by special messenger or rapid transport: express a package to Los Angeles.
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| Generalize |
To reduce to a general form, class, or law.
To render indefinite or unspecific.
To infer from many particulars.
To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
To make generally or universally applicable.
To popularize
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| Hypothesize |
To assert as a hypothesis. |
| Investigate |
To observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically. |
| Justify |
To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid: justified each budgetary expense as necessary; anger that is justified by the circumstances.
To declare free of blame; absolve.
To free (a human) of the guilt and penalty attached to grievous sin. Used of God.
Law
To demonstrate sufficient legal reason for (an action taken).
To prove to be qualified as a bondsman.
Printing
To adjust the spacing within (lines in a document, for example), so that the lines end evenly at a straight margin.
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| Order |
A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group. |
| Persuade |
To induce to undertake a course of action or embrace a point of view by means of argument, reasoning, or entreaty: "to make children fit to live in a society by persuading them to learn and accept its codes" (Alan W. Watts). |
| Portray |
To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of.
To depict or describe in words.
To represent dramatically, as on the stage
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| Predict |
To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of
special knowledge. |
| Prioritize |
To arrange or deal with in order of importance |
| Rank |
A relative position in a society.
An official position or grade: the rank of sergeant.
A relative position or degree of value in a graded group. High or eminent station or position: persons of rank.
A row, line, series, or range
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Restate
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To state again or in a new form |
| Show |
To cause or allow to be seen; display.
To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition: showed her most recent paintings.
To conduct; guide: showed them to the table.
To direct one's attention to; point out: show them the biggest squash in the garden.
To manifest (an emotion or condition, for example); reveal: showed displeasure at his remark; a carpet that shows wear.
To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.
To reveal (oneself) as in one's behavior or condition: The old boat showed itself to be seaworthy.
To indicate; register: The altimeter showed that the plane was descending
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| Solve |
To find a solution to.
To work out a correct solution to (a problem).
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| Speak |
To utter words or articulate sounds with ordinary speech modulation; talk. |
| State |
A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances: a state of confusion.
A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development: the fetal state.
A mental or emotional condition: in a manic state.
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| Summarize |
To make a summary or make a summary of |
| Survey |
To examine or look at comprehensively.
To inspect carefully; scrutinize: "Two women were surveying the other people on the platform" (Thomas Wolfe).
To determine the boundaries, area, or elevations of (land or structures on the earth's surface) by means of measuring angles and distances, using the techniques of geometry and trigonometry.
Chiefly British To inspect and determine the structural condition of (a building).
To conduct a statistical survey on.
To range one's gaze leisurely over.
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| Validate |
To declare or make legally valid.
To mark with an indication of official sanction.
To establish the soundness of; corroborate.
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| Verify |
To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate.
To determine or test the truth or accuracy of, as by comparison, investigation, or reference: experiments that verified the hypothesis.
LawTo affirm formally or under oath.
To append a verification to (a pleading); conclude with a verification.
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