account#v#3: 	3. report, describe, account -- (to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental")

account#v#4: 	4. account, answer for -- (furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money")

account_for#v#2: 	2. (6) account for -- (give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?")

acknowledge#v#1: 	1. (5) admit, acknowledge -- (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten")

add#v#2: 	2. (328) add, append, supply -- (state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied")

address#v#1: 	1. (16) address, turn to -- (speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window")

address#v#2: 	2. (5) address, speak -- (give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees")

adjudge#v#1: 	1. declare, adjudge, hold -- (declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent")

admit#v#1: 	1. (64) admit, acknowledge -- (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten")

admonish#v#2: 	2. caution, admonish, monish -- (warn strongly; put on guard)

advance#v#2: 	2. (6) advance, throw out -- (bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument")

advert#v#3: 	3. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer -- (make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention")

advertise#v#1: 	1. (7) advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise -- (call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS")

advise#v#3: 	3. (4) propose, suggest, advise -- (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)

affirm#v#2: 	2. (3) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

affirm#v#3: 	3. (2) affirm -- (say yes to)

allege#v#1: 	1. (5) allege, aver, say -- (report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money")

annotate#v#2: 	2. gloss, comment, annotate -- (provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written")

announce#v#1: 	1. (74) announce, denote -- (make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly")

announce#v#2: 	2. (13) announce, declare -- (announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war")

announce#v#3: 	3. (2) announce -- (give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee")

answer#v#1: 	1. (63) answer, reply, respond -- (reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation")

append#v#3: 	3. add, append, supply -- (state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied")

articulate#v#4: 	4. articulate, enunciate, vocalize, vocalise -- (express or state clearly)

assert#v#1: 	1. (22) assert, asseverate, maintain -- (state categorically)

assert#v#2: 	2. (6) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

assert#v#4: 	4. (1) insist, assert -- (assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society")

asseverate#v#1: 	1. assert, asseverate, maintain -- (state categorically)

assure#v#2: 	2. (9) assure, tell -- (inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!")

assure#v#6: 	6. (1) promise, assure -- (make a promise or commitment)

attest#v#2: 	2. (1) attest -- (authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature")

attest#v#3: 	3. testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness -- (give testimony in a court of law)

attorn#v#1: 	1. attorn -- (acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants")

aver#v#1: 	1. allege, aver, say -- (report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money")

aver#v#2: 	2. affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

avouch#v#1: 	1. avow, avouch -- (admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about)

avow#v#1: 	1. affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

avow#v#2: 	2. avow, avouch -- (admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about)

babble#v#1: 	1. (3) babble -- (utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention")

bark#v#1: 	1. (1) bark -- (speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone")

bastardize#v#2: 	2. bastardize, bastardise -- (declare a child to be illegitimate)

bay#v#1: 	1. (1) bay -- (utter in deep prolonged tones)

beam#v#3: 	3. (1) beam -- (express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval")

bear_witness#v#2: 	2. (1) testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness -- (give testimony in a court of law)

beatify#v#3: 	3. beatify -- (declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican")

beef#v#1: 	1. gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")

begin#v#4: 	4. (9) begin -- (begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began)

bellyache#v#1: 	1. gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")

blare_out#v#1: 	1. blare out, blat out -- (announce loudly)

blaze_away#v#3: 	3. blaze away -- (speak with fire and passion; "He blazed away at his opponents in the Senate")

blow#v#19: 	19. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

blubber#v#2: 	2. blubber, blubber out -- (utter while crying)

blurt_out#v#1: 	1. blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate -- (utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas")

bluster#v#2: 	2. (1) boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

boast#v#1: 	1. (7) boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

brag#v#1: 	1. (2) boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

breathe#v#6: 	6. breathe -- (manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit")

bring_up#v#7: 	7. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer -- (make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention")

bumble#v#3: 	3. bumble, stutter, stammer, falter -- (speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room")

burst_out#v#1: 	1. (3) burst out -- (give sudden release to an expression; "We burst out laughing"; "'I hate you,' she burst out")

cackle#v#1: 	1. (2) cackle -- (talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine")

call#v#14: 	14. (8) call -- (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee; "call a runner out")

call_out#v#1: 	1. (12) exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout -- (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost")

call_out#v#2: 	2. (6) call out -- (call out loudly, as of names or numbers)

cancel#v#3: 	3. cancel, strike down -- (declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law")

canonize#v#1: 	1. (1) canonize, canonise, saint -- (in the Catholic church; declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized")

carry#v#4: 	4. (8) carry, convey, express -- (serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger")

caution#v#1: 	1. (6) caution, admonish, monish -- (warn strongly; put on guard)

certify#v#5: 	5. certify -- (declare legally insane)

challenge#v#1: 	1. (12) challenge, dispute, gainsay -- (take exception to; "She challenged his claims")

charge#v#7: 	7. (3) charge -- (make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased")

chat_up#v#1: 	1. chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash -- (talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women")

chatter#v#4: 	4. (1) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble -- (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)

chatter#v#5: 	5. chatter -- (make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees")

cheek#v#1: 	1. cheek -- (speak impudently to)

cite#v#1: 	1. (14) mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer -- (make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention")

cite#v#2: 	2. (4) mention, cite -- (commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements")

claim#v#1: 	1. (34) claim -- (assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar")

claim#v#4: 	4. (4) claim, take -- (lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea")

clarify#v#1: 	1. (3) clarify, clear up, elucidate -- (make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death")

clarion#v#2: 	2. clarion -- (proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion)

command#v#2: 	2. (8) command, require, compel -- (make someone do something)

commend#v#5: 	5. commend, remember -- (mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife")

comment#v#1: 	1. (23) comment, notice, remark, point out -- (make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague")

comment#v#2: 	2. (1) comment -- (explain or interpret something)

comment#v#3: 	3. gloss, comment, annotate -- (provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written")

complain#v#2: 	2. complain -- (make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client")

concede#v#1: 	1. (10) concede, profess, confess -- (admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money")

condemn#v#2: 	2. (2) condemn -- (declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector")

confess#v#1: 	1. (10) confess, squeal, shrive -- (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)

confess#v#2: 	2. (3) concede, profess, confess -- (admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money")

confess#v#3: 	3. confess -- (confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith)

confirm#v#2: 	2. (5) confirm, reassert -- (strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account")

confirm#v#3: 	3. (2) confirm -- (make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!")

conjecture#v#1: 	1. (1) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

consecrate#v#4: 	4. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify -- (render holy by means of religious rites)

contend#v#1: 	1. (11) contend, postulate -- (maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future")

contend#v#3: 	3. (2) contest, contend, repugn -- (to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race")

continue#v#2: 	2. (39) continue, go on, carry on, proceed -- (continue with one's activities; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room")

contract#v#1: 	1. (8) contract, undertake -- (enter into a contractual arrangement)

contradict#v#2: 	2. (1) contradict, negate, contravene -- (deny the truth of)

convey#v#1: 	1. (9) convey, impart -- (make known; pass on, of information)

convey#v#2: 	2. (8) carry, convey, express -- (serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger")

count_out#v#1: 	1. count out -- (declare the loser)

cover#v#8: 	8. (3) report, cover -- (be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City")

crab#v#4: 	4. gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")

crack#v#9: 	9. crack -- (tell spontaneously; "crack a joke")

create_verbally#v#1: 	1. create verbally -- (create with or from words)

croak#v#3: 	3. murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl -- (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked")

cross-refer#v#1: 	1. cross-refer -- (refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists)

crow#v#1: 	1. (2) gloat, triumph, crow -- (dwell on with satisfaction)

cry#v#3: 	3. (11) exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout -- (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost")

cry#v#4: 	4. (2) cry, blazon out -- (proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square")

cry_out#v#1: 	1. (10) exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout -- (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost")

declare#v#1: 	1. (33) declare -- (state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with")

declare#v#2: 	2. (13) announce, declare -- (announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war")

declare#v#3: 	3. (12) declare -- (state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent")

declare#v#4: 	4. (9) declare, adjudge, hold -- (declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent")

declare#v#7: 	7. declare -- (make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?")

declare#v#8: 	8. declare -- (proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast")

decree#v#1: 	1. (2) decree -- (issue a decree; "The King only can decree")

deliver#v#1: 	1. (21) deliver, present -- (deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students")

denote#v#2: 	2. (8) denote, refer -- (have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' ")

denote#v#3: 	3. (1) announce, denote -- (make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly")

denounce#v#3: 	3. (1) denounce -- (announce the termination of, as of treaties)

deny#v#1: 	1. (24) deny -- (declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money")

describe#v#2: 	2. (54) report, describe, account -- (to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental")

disclaim#v#2: 	2. disclaim -- (make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility")

discourse#v#3: 	3. discourse, dissertate -- (talk or hold forth formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England")

dish_the_dirt#v#1: 	1. dish the dirt, gossip -- (wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt")

ditto#v#1: 	1. ditto -- (repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument")

dogmatize#v#2: 	2. dogmatize, dogmatise -- (speak dogmatically)

dot#v#3: 	3. dot -- (make a dot or dots)

drag_up#v#1: 	1. drag up, dredge up -- (mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories")

drone#v#2: 	2. drone, drone on -- (talk in a monotonous voice)

encode#v#1: 	1. encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code -- (convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons")

enjoin#v#2: 	2. (1) order, tell, enjoin, say -- (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed")

enthuse#v#2: 	2. enthuse -- (utter with enthusiasm)

entitle#v#2: 	2. (6) entitle, title -- (give a title to)

evince#v#1: 	1. express, show, evince -- (give expression to; "She showed her disappointment")

evoke#v#5: 	5. suggest, evoke, paint a picture -- (call to mind or evoke)

exclaim#v#1: 	1. (8) exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout -- (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost")

exclaim#v#2: 	2. (5) proclaim, exclaim, promulgate -- (state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty")

expect#v#1: 	1. (889) expect, anticipate -- (regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow")

explain#v#1: 	1. (114) explain, explicate -- (make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students")

explain#v#2: 	2. (12) explain -- (define; "The committe explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean")

explicate#v#1: 	1. explain, explicate -- (make palin and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students")

express#v#1: 	1. (60) express, show, evince -- (give expression to; "She showed her disappointment")

express#v#3: 	3. (23) express, state -- (indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?")

express#v#4: 	4. (18) carry, convey, express -- (serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger")

exude#v#2: 	2. exude -- (make apparent by one's mood or behaviour; "She exude great confidence")

feed_back#v#2: 	2. feed back -- (respond to a query or outcome)

flash#v#4: 	4. (3) flash -- (make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts")

formalize#v#1: 	1. formalize, formalise -- (make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title")

gas#v#2: 	2. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

gasconade#v#1: 	1. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

generalize#v#2: 	2. generalize, generalise -- (speak or write in generalities)

get_out#v#4: 	4. (2) get out -- (express with difficulty; "I managed to get out a few words")

give#v#36: 	36. give -- (manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering")

give#v#4: 	4. (79) give -- (convey or reveal information; "Give one's name")

give_voice#v#1: 	1. give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate -- (put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees")

gloat#v#1: 	1. (1) gloat, triumph, crow -- (dwell on with satisfaction)

gloat#v#2: 	2. gloat -- (gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy)

gloss#v#2: 	2. gloss, comment, annotate -- (provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written")

gnarl#v#2: 	2. murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl -- (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked")

grimace#v#1: 	1. (2) grimace, make a face, pull a face -- (contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do")

gripe#v#1: 	1. gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")

grouch#v#1: 	1. grouch, grumble, scold -- (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load")

grouse#v#2: 	2. gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")

growl#v#1: 	1. (4) grumble, growl, rumble -- (to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff")

grumble#v#1: 	1. (5) grouch, grumble, scold -- (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load")

grumble#v#2: 	2. (3) murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl -- (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked")

grumble#v#3: 	3. (1) grumble, growl, rumble -- (to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff")

grumble#v#4: 	4. rumble, grumble -- (make a low noise; "rumbling thunder")

guess#v#2: 	2. (10) guess, venture, pretend, hazard -- (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong")

gulp#v#2: 	2. (1) gulp -- (utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat")

handwrite#v#1: 	1. handwrite -- (write by hand; "You should handwrite the note to your guests")

harangue#v#1: 	1. (4) harangue -- (deliver a harangue to; address forcefully)

harmonize#v#2: 	2. harmonize, harmonise -- (write a harmony for)

harp#v#1: 	1. (1) harp, dwell -- (come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things")

hazard#v#1: 	1. (1) guess, venture, pretend, hazard -- (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong")

hint#v#1: 	1. (7) hint, suggest -- (drop a hint; intimate by a hint)

hiss#v#3: 	3. hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate -- (express or utter with a hiss)

hold#v#12: 	12. (61) hold -- (assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good")

hold#v#24: 	24. (12) declare, adjudge, hold -- (declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent")

holler#v#3: 	3. (1) gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")

hypothecate#v#2: 	2. speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

hypothesise#v#1: 	1. speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

hypothesize#v#1: 	1. (3) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

impart#v#4: 	4. convey, impart -- (make known; pass on, of information)

imply#v#1: 	1. (18) imply, connote -- (express or state indirectly)

imply#v#2: 	2. (14) imply -- (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)

inform#v#1: 	1. (46) inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")

ingeminate#v#1: 	1. repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell -- (to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request")

insist#v#1: 	1. (59) insist, take a firm stand -- (be insistent and refuse to budge; "I must insist!")

insist#v#3: 	3. (1) insist, assert -- (assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society")

interpret#v#2: 	2. (10) interpret -- (give an interpretation or explanation to)

interpret#v#5: 	5. (1) translate, interpret, render -- (restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N.")

invoke#v#2: 	2. (4) invoke, appeal -- (cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law")

iterate#v#1: 	1. repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell -- (to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request")

jot_down#v#1: 	1. (1) jot down, jot -- (write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of)

keynote#v#2: 	2. (1) keynote -- (give the keynote address to (an audience))

kibitz#v#1: 	1. kibitz, kibbitz -- (make unwanted and intrusive comments)

knock#v#6: 	6. knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart -- (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free")

lecture#v#1: 	1. (4) lecture, talk -- (deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?")

level#v#5: 	5. level -- (talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you")

lip_off#v#1: 	1. lip off, shoot one's mouth off -- (speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets")

look#v#7: 	7. (1) look -- (convey by one's expression; "She looked her devotion to me")

maintain#v#4: 	4. (8) assert, asseverate, maintain -- (state categorically)

maintain#v#8: 	8. maintain, defend -- (state or assert; "He maintained his innocence")

make_out#v#10: 	10. make out -- (try to establish; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime")

mean#v#1: 	1. (97) mean, intend -- (mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?")

meld#v#1: 	1. meld -- (announce for a score; of cards in a card game)

memorialize#v#1: 	1. memorialize, memorialise -- (address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle")

menace#v#2: 	2. (1) menace -- (express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick")

mention#v#1: 	1. (62) mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer -- (make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention")

mention#v#2: 	2. (17) note, observe, mention, remark -- (make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing")

mention#v#3: 	3. (6) mention, cite -- (commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements")

misstate#v#1: 	1. misstate -- (state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position")

monish#v#1: 	1. caution, admonish, monish -- (warn strongly; put on guard)

monologuize#v#1: 	1. monologuize, monologuise, soliloquize, soliloquise -- (talk to oneself)

mop#v#2: 	2. (1) pout, mop, mow -- (make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted")

mouth#v#1: 	1. (3) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

move#v#16: 	16. move, make a motion -- (propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting)

mow#v#2: 	2. pout, mop, mow -- (make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted")

mumble#v#1: 	1. (6) mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate -- (talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice)

murmur#v#1: 	1. (15) murmur -- (speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms")

murmur#v#2: 	2. murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl -- (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked")

mutter#v#2: 	2. (6) murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl -- (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked")

name#v#2: 	2. (6) name, identify -- (give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months")

name#v#7: 	7. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer -- (make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention")

namedrop#v#1: 	1. namedrop -- (refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them)

narrate#v#2: 	2. tell, narrate, recount, recite -- (narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child")

naturalize#v#2: 	2. naturalize -- (explain with reference to nature)

note#v#1: 	1. (41) note, observe, mention, remark -- (make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing")

notice#v#3: 	3. (1) comment, notice, remark, point out -- (make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague")

observe#v#2: 	2. (17) note, observe, mention, remark -- (make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing")

open_up#v#7: 	7. open up -- (talk freely and without inhibition)

opine#v#1: 	1. opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off -- (speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting")

oppose#v#1: 	1. (24) oppose -- (be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion")

orate#v#1: 	1. orate -- (talk pompously)

order#v#1: 	1. (28) order, tell, enjoin, say -- (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed")

outcry#v#2: 	2. exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout -- (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost")

paint_a_picture#v#1: 	1. (1) suggest, evoke, paint a picture -- (call to mind or evoke)

paraphrase#v#1: 	1. (1) paraphrase, rephrase, reword -- (express the same message in different words)

peep#v#4: 	4. peep -- (speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice)

perseverate#v#1: 	1. perseverate -- (psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated")

plan#v#2: 	2. (27) plan -- (make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family")

plead#v#3: 	3. (4) plead -- (enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty")

pledge#v#1: 	1. (3) pledge, plight -- (promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife")

point_out#v#1: 	1. (42) comment, notice, remark, point out -- (make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague")

pontificate#v#2: 	2. pontificate -- (talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates")

posit#v#2: 	2. submit, state, put forward, posit -- (put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty")

post#v#2: 	2. (3) post -- (publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board")

postulate#v#1: 	1. (3) contend, postulate -- (maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future")

postulate#v#2: 	2. (1) postulate, posit -- (take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature")

pout#v#2: 	2. pout, mop, mow -- (make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted")

preach#v#1: 	1. (9) preach, prophesy -- (deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday")

precede#v#5: 	5. precede, preface, premise, introduce -- (furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution")

predicate#v#2: 	2. predicate, proclaim -- (affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President")

present#v#2: 	2. (28) present, represent, lay out -- (bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason")

pretend#v#4: 	4. guess, venture, pretend, hazard -- (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong")

pretend#v#6: 	6. profess, pretend -- (state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine")

proclaim#v#1: 	1. (13) proclaim -- (declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King")

proclaim#v#2: 	2. (10) proclaim, exclaim, promulgate -- (state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty")

profess#v#1: 	1. (4) profess -- (practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry")

profess#v#2: 	2. (3) profess -- (confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist")

profess#v#3: 	3. (1) concede, profess, confess -- (admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money")

profess#v#4: 	4. profess -- (state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades")

profess#v#7: 	7. profess, pretend -- (state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine")

project#v#8: 	8. (1) project, propose -- (present for consideration)

promise#v#1: 	1. (26) promise, assure -- (make a promise or commitment)

promise#v#2: 	2. (11) promise -- (promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort")

promulgate#v#1: 	1. (1) proclaim, exclaim, promulgate -- (state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty")

pronounce#v#2: 	2. (3) pronounce, label, judge -- (pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here")

propose#v#1: 	1. (24) propose, suggest, advise -- (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)

propose#v#2: 	2. (21) project, propose -- (present for consideration)

proposition#v#1: 	1. (1) proposition -- (suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party")

protest#v#3: 	3. (1) protest -- (affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence")

publish#v#3: 	3. (4) publish, write -- (have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career")

purport#v#1: 	1. (3) purport -- (have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion")

put_forward#v#1: 	1. (1) submit, state, put forward, posit -- (put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty")

quote#v#1: 	1. (30) quote, cite -- (repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her")

quote#v#3: 	3. quote, cite -- (refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior")

raise#v#19: 	19. raise, bring up -- (put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic")

rant#v#1: 	1. rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave -- (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)

rap#v#4: 	4. rap -- (talk volubly)

rasp#v#2: 	2. rasp -- (utter in a grating voice)

read#v#3: 	3. (15) read -- (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon")

reaffirm#v#1: 	1. (6) reaffirm -- (affirm once again; "He reaffirmed his faith in the church")

recite#v#4: 	4. tell, narrate, recount, recite -- (narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child")

recommend#v#1: 	1. (50) recommend, urge, advocate -- (push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day")

reconstruct#v#1: 	1. (3) reconstruct, construct, retrace -- (reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago")

recount#v#1: 	1. (10) tell, narrate, recount, recite -- (narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child")

refer#v#1: 	1. (21) mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer -- (make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention")

reiterate#v#1: 	1. (5) repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell -- (to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request")

relate#v#3: 	3. (7) relate -- (give an account of; "The witness related the events")

remark#v#1: 	1. (41) note, observe, mention, remark -- (make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing")

remark#v#2: 	2. comment, notice, remark, point out -- (make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague")

remember#v#5: 	5. remember -- (mention favourably, as in prayer; "remember me in your prayers")

render#v#12: 	12. translate, interpret, render -- (restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N.")

repeat#v#1: 	1. (33) repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell -- (to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request")

report#v#1: 	1. (64) report, describe, account -- (to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental")

report#v#2: 	2. (52) report -- (announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research")

report#v#3: 	3. (12) report -- (announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock")

report#v#5: 	5. (1) report, cover -- (be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City")

request#v#2: 	2. (7) request -- (ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript")

restate#v#1: 	1. (2) repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell -- (to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request")

retell#v#3: 	3. repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell -- (to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request")

rewrite#v#1: 	1. (3) rewrite -- (write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis")

rhapsodize#v#1: 	1. rhapsodize, rhapsodise -- (recite a rhapsody)

rumble#v#2: 	2. (1) grumble, growl, rumble -- (to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff")

say#v#1: 	1. (2593) state, say, tell -- (express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name")

say#v#10: 	10. (3) say -- (communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?")

say#v#2: 	2. (722) allege, aver, say -- (report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money")

say#v#6: 	6. (23) say -- (utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office")

say#v#7: 	7. (11) order, tell, enjoin, say -- (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed")

scold#v#2: 	2. (1) grouch, grumble, scold -- (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load")

scribble#v#1: 	1. (1) scribble, scrabble -- (write down quickly without much attention to detail)

sentence#v#1: 	1. (6) sentence, condemn, doom -- (pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison")

shoot_a_line#v#1: 	1. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

shout#v#1: 	1. (39) shout -- (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout")

shout#v#3: 	3. (2) exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout -- (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost")

show#v#6: 	6. (24) express, show, evince -- (give expression to; "She showed her disappointment")

shrive#v#1: 	1. confess, squeal, shrive -- (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)

sign#v#1: 	1. (16) sign, subscribe -- (mark with one's signature; write one's name (on); "She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here")

simper#v#1: 	1. smirk, simper -- (smile affectedly or derisively)

sing#v#2: 	2. (35) sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")

slip_in#v#1: 	1. (1) slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert -- (insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work")

slur#v#3: 	3. slur -- (utter indistinctly)

smile#v#1: 	1. (79) smile -- (change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure)

smile#v#2: 	2. smile -- (express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks")

smirk#v#1: 	1. (1) smirk, simper -- (smile affectedly or derisively)

snap#v#1: 	1. (7) snap, snarl -- (utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us")

sneer#v#1: 	1. (2) sneer -- (express through a scornful smile; "she sneered her contempt")

snivel#v#1: 	1. snivel, whine -- (talk in a tearful manner)

sound#v#4: 	4. (1) sound -- (announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm")

speak#v#1: 	1. (88) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

speak#v#2: 	2. (53) talk, speak -- (exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words")

speak#v#3: 	3. (23) speak, talk -- (use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect")

speak#v#4: 	4. (11) address, speak -- (give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees")

speak_in_tongues#v#1: 	1. speak in tongues -- (speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues")

speak_of_the_devil#v#1: 	1. speak of the devil -- (mention someone's name who just then appears)

speak_up#v#2: 	2. speak up -- (speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up")

speculate#v#1: 	1. (5) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

spiel#v#2: 	2. spiel -- (speak at great length (about something))

spill#v#5: 	5. spill, talk -- (reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details")

squawk#v#2: 	2. gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler -- (complain; "What was he hollering about?")

squeal#v#2: 	2. confess, squeal, shrive -- (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)

stand_pat#v#1: 	1. stand pat, stand firm, hold firm, stand fast -- (refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief)

state#v#1: 	1. (75) state, say, tell -- (express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name")

state#v#2: 	2. (16) submit, state, put forward, posit -- (put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty")

state#v#3: 	3. (4) express, state -- (indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?")

strengthen#v#1: 	1. (24) strengthen, beef up, fortify -- (make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries")

stress#v#1: 	1. (30) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet")

style#v#3: 	3. style -- (make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript")

submit#v#2: 	2. (8) submit, state, put forward, posit -- (put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty")

suggest#v#1: 	1. (57) propose, suggest, advise -- (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)

suggest#v#3: 	3. (21) hint, suggest -- (drop a hint; intimate by a hint)

suggest#v#5: 	5. (12) suggest, evoke, paint a picture -- (call to mind or evoke)

sum_up#v#1: 	1. (5) sum up, summarize, summarise, resume -- (give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize")

summarize#v#2: 	2. summarize, summarise, sum, sum up -- (be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper")

superannuate#v#2: 	2. superannuate -- (declare to be obsolete)

supply#v#4: 	4. (1) add, append, supply -- (state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied")

suppose#v#3: 	3. (17) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

sustain#v#6: 	6. (1) sustain -- (admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion")

swallow#v#4: 	4. swallow -- (utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech")

swan#v#1: 	1. (1) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

swash#v#3: 	3. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

swear#v#2: 	2. (8) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

swear#v#4: 	4. (1) swear, depose, depone -- (make a deposition; declare under oath)

swear_off#v#1: 	1. (2) swear off -- (promise to abstain from; "I have sworn off cigarettes altogether")

take_the_Fifth#v#1: 	
take_the_stand#v#1: 	1. (1) testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness -- (give testimony in a court of law)

talk#v#1: 	1. (109) talk, speak -- (exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words")

talk#v#2: 	2. (26) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

talk#v#3: 	3. (8) speak, talk -- (use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect")

talk#v#4: 	4. (4) spill, talk -- (reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details")

talk_down#v#2: 	2. talk down -- (speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her")

talk_of#v#1: 	1. (4) talk of, talk about -- (discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things")

tell#v#1: 	1. (196) state, say, tell -- (express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name")

tell#v#2: 	2. (190) tell -- (let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late")

tell#v#3: 	3. (75) tell, narrate, recount, recite -- (narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child")

tell#v#4: 	4. (60) order, tell, enjoin, say -- (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed")

testify#v#1: 	1. (13) testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness -- (give testimony in a court of law)

thank#v#1: 	1. (17) thank, give thanks -- (express gratitude or show appreciation to)

theorise#v#1: 	1. speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

theorize#v#1: 	1. (2) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps")

think_of#v#4: 	4. (20) think of, have in mind, mean -- (intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!")

tone#v#1: 	1. tone, chant, intone -- (utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again")

tone#v#2: 	2. tone, inflect, modulate -- (of one's speech, varying the pitch)

toss_in#v#1: 	1. toss in -- (add casually to a conversation; "I don't agree with this," she tossed in)

touch_on#v#1: 	1. (4) touch on -- (refer to or discuss briefly)

tout#v#2: 	2. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

translate#v#1: 	1. (10) translate, interpret, render -- (restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N.")

triumph#v#3: 	3. gloat, triumph, crow -- (dwell on with satisfaction)

troll#v#7: 	7. troll -- (speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice)

trump#v#4: 	4. trump, trump out -- (proclaim or announce with or as if with a fanfare)

trumpet#v#1: 	1. (1) trumpet -- (proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty")

turn_to#v#1: 	1. (12) address, turn to -- (speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window")

type#v#1: 	1. (2) type, typewrite -- (write by means of a keyboard with types; "type the acceptance letter, please")

undertake#v#3: 	3. (2) undertake, guarantee -- (promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners")

utter#v#3: 	3. (1) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

vaunt#v#1: 	1. boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)

vent#v#1: 	1. (3) vent, ventilate, give vent -- (give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers")

venture#v#2: 	2. (4) guess, venture, pretend, hazard -- (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong")

verbalise#v#2: 	2. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

verbalize#v#1: 	1. verbalize, verbalise -- (be verbose; "This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious")

verbalize#v#2: 	2. talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")

verify#v#4: 	4. affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

vocalize#v#5: 	5. vocalize, vocalise, phonate -- (utter speech sounds)

voice#v#1: 	1. (4) voice -- (give voice to; "He voiced his concern")

vote#v#3: 	3. (1) vote -- (express a choice or opinion; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant")

warn#v#1: 	1. (22) warn -- (notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking")

whiff#v#5: 	5. whiff -- (utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer")

whisper#v#1: 	1. (22) whisper -- (speak softly; in a low voice)

wisecrack#v#1: 	1. (2) wisecrack -- (make a comment, usually ironic)

write#v#2: 	2. (97) write -- (communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")

write#v#3: 	3. (33) publish, write -- (have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career")

write#v#5: 	5. (10) write -- (communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon")

write#v#6: 	6. (9) compose, write -- (write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies")

write_down#v#1: 	1. (4) write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.)

write_in#v#2: 	2. write in -- (write to an organization; "Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program")

write_off#v#1: 	1. (2) write off -- (concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss")

write_out#v#2: 	2. write out, issue, make out, cut -- (make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me")

write_up#v#1: 	1. (1) write up -- (bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?")

yack#v#1: 	1. yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away -- (talk incessantly and tiresomely)

yarn#v#1: 	1. yarn -- (tell or spin a yarn)

