serve (verb)
61announce — verb (announced; announcing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French annuncier, from Latin annuntiare, from ad + nuntiare to report, from nuntius messenger Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make known publicly ; …
62testify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English testifien, from Anglo French testifier, from Latin testificari, from testis witness Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief ; bear witness… …
63set up — verb 1. set up or found (Freq. 17) She set up a literacy program • Syn: ↑establish, ↑found, ↑launch • Ant: ↑abolish (for: ↑ …
64press-agent — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: press agent transitive verb : to serve as press agent to : provide publicity for : publicize press agented him as a popular hero G.F.Milton …
65come up — verb 1. bring forth, usually something desirable (Freq. 9) The committee came up with some interesting recommendations • Hypernyms: ↑generate, ↑bring forth • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. result or issue …
66line up — verb 1. form a line (Freq. 3) The buildings all line up neatly • Hypernyms: ↑arrange, ↑set up • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s …
67exclude — verb ADVERB ▪ altogether, completely, entirely, totally ▪ not absolutely, not wholly ▪ The possibility of error cannot be absolutely excluded. ▪ …
68illuminate — verb 1 give light to sth ADVERB ▪ brightly, brilliantly, clearly ▪ fully ▪ With the room fully illuminated, they students were able to see what they were doing. ▪ beautifully …
69illustrate — verb 1 put pictures in sth ADVERB ▪ copiously (esp. AmE), generously, heavily, lavishly, profusely (esp. AmE), richly ▪ fully ▪ …
70promote — verb 1 encourage sth ADVERB ▪ strongly ▪ Human rights are strongly promoted by all our members. ▪ actively, directly ▪ indirectly ▪ …
