scheme (verb)
91wheeze — verb breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages. ↘(of a device) make an irregular rattling or spluttering sound. noun 1》 a sound of a person wheezing. 2》 Brit. informal a clever or… …
92evaluate — verb (T) to carefully consider something to see how useful or valuable it is: evaluating the success of the training scheme …
93abet — verb I refused to abet the neighbors in their scheme to sabotage the construction site Syn: assist, aid, help, lend a hand to, support, back, encourage; cooperate with, collaborate with, work with, connive with, collude with, go along with, be in …
94boomerang — verb their tax evading scheme boomeranged, and now they re facing serious legal trouble Syn: backfire, recoil, reverse, rebound, ricochet; be self defeating; informal blow up in one s face …
95connive — verb it is now known that at least two of the directors connived with Officer Cutler in the cover up Syn: conspire, collude, collaborate, intrigue, be hand in glove, plot, scheme; informal be in cahoots …
96conspire — verb 1) they admitted conspiring to steal cars Syn: plot, scheme, plan, intrigue, machinate, collude, connive, collaborate, work hand in glove; informal be in cahoots 2) circumstances conspired against them Syn: act together …
97enrage — verb the scheme is bound to enrage union members Syn: anger, infuriate, incense, madden, inflame; antagonize, provoke, exasperate; informal drive mad/crazy, drive up the wall, make someone see red, make someone s blood boil, make someone s… …
98jettison — verb 1) six aircraft jettisoned their loads Syn: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, throw out, unload, throw overboard 2) he jettisoned his unwanted papers the scheme was jettisoned Syn: discard, dispose of …
99persuade — verb 1) he tried to persuade her to come with him Syn: prevail on, coax, convince, get, induce, win over, bring around, coerce, influence, sway, inveigle, entice, tempt, lure, cajole, wheedle; Law procure; informal sweet talk …
100conspire — verb 1) they admitted conspiring to steal cars Syn: plot, scheme, intrigue, manoeuvre, plan 2) circumstances conspired against them Syn: combine, unite, join forces, work together …
