13055824986 | Advocate | Publicly recommend or support | 0 | |
13055824987 | Clarify | Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible | 1 | |
13055824988 | Commemorate | Recall and show respect for for someone in a ceremony | 2 | |
13055824989 | Contradict | Assert the opposite of a statement made by someone | 3 | |
13055824990 | Defend | Speak or write in favor of; attempt to justify | 4 | |
13055824991 | Denounce | Publicly declare to be wrong or evil | 5 | |
13055824992 | Discredit | Harm the good reputation of someone or something | 6 | |
13055824993 | Endorse | Declare one's public approval or support of | 7 | |
13055824994 | Eulogize | Praise highly in speech or writing | 8 | |
13055824995 | Evaluate | Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess | 9 | |
13055824996 | Expose | Make something visible typically by uncovering it | 10 | |
13055824997 | Illustrate | Explain or make something clear by using examples, charts, pictures, etc. | 11 | |
13055824998 | Instigate | Incite someone to do something, especially something bad | 12 | |
13055824999 | Motivate | Stimulate interest in or enthusiasm for doing something | 13 | |
13055825000 | Mourn | Feel regret or sadness about the loss it disappearance of something | 14 | |
13055825001 | Patronize | Treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority | 15 | |
13055825002 | Provoke | Stimulate or give rise to in someone | 16 | |
13055825003 | Publicize | Make something widely known | 17 | |
13055825004 | Rationalize | Attempt to explain or justify one's own or another's behavior or attitude with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate | 18 | |
13055825005 | Reiterate | Say something again to clarify or emphasize | 19 | |
13055825006 | Satirize | Deride and criticize by means of satire | 20 | |
13055825007 | Solidify | Make stronger; reinforce | 21 | |
13055825008 | Tribute | An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration | 22 | |
13055825009 | Verify | Make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified | 23 | |
13055825010 | Vindicate | Show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified | 24 |
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