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Sense: Verb: consider as fact - often followed by 'that'
Synonyms:
suppose Collocations, presume Collocations, think Collocations, conclude Collocations, take it as a given, take for granted, imagine Collocations, surmise, reckon Collocations, understand Collocations, believe Collocations, hope Collocations, expect Collocations, postulate, accept Collocations, hypothesize, hypothesise , speculate, be inclined to think, hold the opinion, predict Collocations, guess Collocations, suspect Collocations, consider Collocations, infer, dare to say, be of the opinion, presuppose, predicate, premise Collocations, find Collocations, theorize, theorise , consider as true, put two and two together, deem Collocations, estimate Collocations, fancy Collocations, deduce, count upon, calculate
Antonyms:
prove Collocations, demonstrate Collocations, know Collocations, challenge Collocations, disagree Collocations, doubt Collocations, question Collocations, disbelieve, reject Collocations, be surprised that
Sense: Verb: pretend
Synonyms:
pretend Collocations, fake Collocations, feign, simulate, put on , affect Collocations, act Collocations, bluff Collocations
Antonyms:
be honest about, be truthful about, be natural, tell the truth
Sense: Verb: take control of
Synonyms:
take control of, take possession of, take Collocations, take over, take on, take up, take the helm, set about, go about, occupy Collocations, embark upon, seize Collocations, claim Collocations, acquire, appropriate Collocations, undertake Collocations, accept Collocations, bear Collocations
Antonyms:
give Collocations, grant Collocations, distribute Collocations, lose Collocations, abandon Collocations, surrender Collocations, give up, hand over, relinquish Collocations