wanted (verb)
101infuse — verb 1 formal (T) to fill something or someone with a particular feeling or quality: infuse sth/sb with: She managed to infuse the situation with humour. | infuse sth into: Hannah wanted desperately to infuse some vitality into their dull… …
102introduce — verb (T) 1 WHEN PEOPLE MEET if you introduce someone to another person, you formally tell them each other s names, for example at a party or meeting: “Have you two been introduced? Tom, this is Greg.” | introduce sb to sb: I was introduced to Mrs …
103invade — verb 1 (I, T) to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it: Hitler invaded Poland in 1939. 2 (T) to go into a place in large numbers, especially when you are not wanted: Every summer the town is invaded… …
104obtrude — verb (I, T) formal 1 if something obtrudes, or you obtrude something, it becomes noticed where it is not wanted (+ into/upon): Personal taste is bound to obtrude into a book about wine. compare intrude (1), protrude 2 to stick out or make… …
105repay — verb repaid, repaying (T) 1 to pay back money that you have borrowed: The loan must be repaid with interest. | repay sb sth: Jenny repaid her parents the 1000 they lent her. 2 to reward someone for helping you: repay sb for sth: How can I ever… …
106sidle — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk towards something or someone slowly and quietly, as if you do not want to be noticed (+ up/towards/along): A woman in dark glasses sidled up to us and asked if we wanted to buy a watch …
107stymie — verb (T) informal to prevent someone from doing what they have planned or want to do; thwart: He desperately wanted to save his marriage, but felt stymied and doomed to fail …
108annul — verb their parents wanted to get the marriage annulled Syn: declare invalid, declare null and void, nullify, invalidate, void, disallow; repeal, reverse, rescind, revoke; Law vacate; formal abrogate; recall See note at void Ant: restore …
109assume — verb 1) I assumed he wanted me to keep the book Syn: presume, suppose, take it (as given), take for granted, take as read, conjecture, surmise, conclude, deduce, infer, reckon, reason, think, fancy, believe, understand, gath …
110deflect — verb 1) she wanted to deflect attention from herself Syn: turn aside/away, divert, avert, sidetrack; distract, draw away; block, parry, fend off, stave off 2) the ball deflected off the wall Syn: bounce …
