giving
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Sense: Noun: act of donating or offering
Synonyms:
donation, donating, granting, supplying, offering Collocations, imparting, gift-giving, doling out, distributing, handing out, passing out, awarding, bestowing, endowing, dispensing, contributing, presenting, conferring, furnishing, bequeathing, transferring, paying, payment Collocations, compensation Collocations, remittance Collocations, remitting, gifting, passing down, handing down, handing over
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Sense: Adjective: generous
Synonyms:
generous Collocations, charitable, unselfish, bighearted, big-hearted, freehanded, selfless Collocations, philanthropic, altruistic, caring Collocations
give
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Sense: Verb: bestow
Synonyms:
bestow , grant Collocations, contribute Collocations, confer Collocations, impart, present Collocations, endow, award Collocations, parcel out, hand out, dole out, give out, distribute Collocations, gift Collocations, donate Collocations
Antonyms:
take Collocations, snatch Collocations, accept Collocations, receive Collocations, get Collocations, withhold Collocations, keep Collocations, hold on to, save Collocations, refuse Collocations
Sense: Verb: transfer
Synonyms:
transfer Collocations, consign, deliver Collocations, entrust Collocations, hand over, give over, turn over, transmit, hand Collocations, pass on, pass down, bequeath, leave Collocations
Sense: Verb: provide sb with
Synonyms:
provide sb with, furnish sb with, supply sb with, hand Collocations, hand over, lend, make sure sb has, ensure that sb has, make sth available to, make provision for
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Sense: Verb: administer
Synonyms:
administer, serve Collocations, dole out, dish out , mete out, mete, impose, dispense Collocations, inject sb with, dose sb with, impart
Antonyms:
take Collocations, refuse Collocations, withhold Collocations, resist Collocations, deny Collocations
Sense: Verb: produce
Synonyms:
produce Collocations, yield Collocations, return Collocations, create Collocations, result in, lead to, give off, give out, give up, provide Collocations, issue Collocations, emit, let off
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Sense: Verb: spread or convey - followed by 'out'
Synonyms:
spread Collocations, transmit, communicate Collocations, convey Collocations, transfer Collocations, broadcast Collocations, deliver Collocations, disseminate, pass on, share Collocations, impart, make sth known, make sth public
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Sense: Verb: deliver a speech, etc.
Synonyms:
deliver Collocations, present Collocations, make Collocations, pronounce Collocations, utter Collocations
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Sense: Verb: sacrifice
Synonyms:
give up, give away, give over, sacrifice Collocations, relinquish Collocations, part with, abdicate, cede, renounce, forsake Collocations
Sense: Verb: yield under pressure
Synonyms:
give way, buckle Collocations, fold Collocations, break Collocations, collapse Collocations, cave in, come apart, fall apart, crumple, yield Collocations, submit Collocations, submit to pressure, snap Collocations, go Collocations
Antonyms:
resist Collocations, remain rigid, hold Collocations, hold tight, rise Collocations, swell Collocations, grow Collocations