wanted (verb)
41buy out — verb take over ownership of; of corporations and companies (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑take over, ↑buy up • Derivationally related forms: ↑buyout, ↑takeover (for: ↑take over) …
42go steady — verb date regularly; have a steady relationship with (Freq. 1) Did you know that she is seeing an older man? He is dating his former wife again! • Syn: ↑go out, ↑date, ↑see • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
43hook up — verb connect or link (Freq. 1) hook up the houses to the gas supply line Hook up the components of the new sound system • Derivationally related forms: ↑hookup • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames …
44kill off — verb kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many (Freq. 1) Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe • Syn: ↑exterminate • Derivationally related forms: ↑exterminator (for: ↑ …
45lapidate — verb 1. kill by throwing stones at People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock • Syn: ↑stone • Derivationally related forms: ↑lapidation, ↑lapidator, ↑stone (for: ↑ …
46stigmatise — verb 1. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful He denounced the government action She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock • Syn: ↑stigmatize, ↑brand, ↑denounce, ↑mark • Derivationally rela …
47toss out — verb throw or cast away Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside, ↑dispose, ↑throw out, ↑ …
48gold-dig — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: back formation from gold digger transitive verb : to extract money or gifts from by coaxing or flattery why did you coax him, tease him, gold dig him Sinclair Lewis intransitive verb : to extract money or gifts fr …
49succeed — verb 1 NOT FAIL (I) to do what you have tried or wanted to do: I m sure you ll succeed if you work hard. | succeed in doing sth: Negotiators have not yet succeeded in establishing a cease fire. | succeed only in doing sth (=fail and do the… …
50confirm — verb ADVERB ▪ just, merely, only, simply ▪ This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened. ▪ independently ▪ These results were ind …
