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English verb: put forward | |||
| 1. | put forward (communication) put before | ||
| Samples | I submit to you that the accused is guilty. | ||
| Synonyms | posit, state, submit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advise, propose, suggest | ||
| 2. | put forward (social) insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized | ||
| Samples | Women should assert themselves more!. | ||
| Synonyms | assert | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | ||
| 3. | put forward (creation) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | ||
| Samples | Raise the specter of unemployment. He conjured wild birds in the air. Call down the spirits from the mountain. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, raise, stir | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, bless, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict | ||
| Verb group | call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | ||
| 4. | put forward (communication) propose as a candidate for some honor | ||
| Synonyms | nominate, put up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nominate, propose | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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