Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"This dress accentuates your nice figure!"
"I set off these words by brackets"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 2
"Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 3
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"
Type of:
encourage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"publish a magazine or newspaper"
Kinds of:
edit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 7
"Summer brings out bright clothes"
"He brings out the best in her"
"The newspaper uncovered the President''s illegal dealings"
Type of:
show
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 8
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
"The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"
"The actress won''t reveal how old she is"
"bring"
Type of:
tell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
56
Times Searched
4
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