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give the word

VERB
advise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprise inform notify tell warn
STRONG
acquaint clue post report show update
WEAK
clue in fill in keep posted lay it out let in on make known put next to put on the line put on to tip off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide
STRONG
withhold
WEAK
betray deceive delude fool keep mum keep quiet keep secret lie pretend trick
VERB
authorize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
empower enable entitle license okay
STRONG
accredit bless commission invest vest
WEAK
give authority give the go-ahead give the green light rubber-stamp say the word
Antonyms
STRONGEST
refuse reject
STRONG
deny disapprove
WEAK
disallow
VERB
enlighten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquaint advise civilize edify educate inform uplift
STRONG
apprise brief catechize convert counsel direct disclose divulge elucidate guide illume illuminate illumine imitate improve inculcate indoctrinate inspirit instruct persuade preach reveal save school teach tell train update
WEAK
cause to understand give faith give the lowdown let in on open up put on to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal deceive hide
STRONG
harm hurt keep learn listen misguide mislead neglect obscure secrete suppress
WEAK
be vague bewilder confound confuse delude puzzle
VERB
relate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
describe detail disclose present reveal
STRONG
chronicle depict divulge express impart itemize narrate particularize picture recite recount rehearse report retell sling spill state tell track verbalize
WEAK
break a story clue one in get off one's chest lay it on the line let one's hair down run down run through set forth shoot the breeze spill the beans spin a yarn
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide misrepresent suppress withhold
STRONG
keep
WEAK
dissociate

Example Sentences

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"In moments like this there is always a solution in democracy, without drama or fears ... to give the word back to the people," Rebelo de Sousa said in a televised address.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2021

Her nuanced performance on the show helps give the word a more inclusive meaning.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2019

All he has to do is give the word.

From Newsweek • Mar. 17, 2013

Its conclusion: "To discover in artificial insemination by an anonymous donor an act of adultery is certainly to give the word a meaning that it does not have in the New Testament."

From Time Magazine Archive

No: I can never give the word for this.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer