| VERB | communication | put forward, submit, state, posit | put before |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | put forward, assert | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized | |
| creation | put forward, raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, call forth | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | |
| communication | put forward, nominate, put up | propose as a candidate for some honor |
| Meaning | put before. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonyms | submit, state, posit | |
| Broader | propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
| Spanish | afirmar, decir, declarar, exponer, presentar, proponer | |
| Catalan | afirmar, declarar, dir, exposar, presentar, proposar | |
| Meaning | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | assert | |
| Broader | behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry | Behave in a certain manner |
| Spanish | defender, hacerse valer | |
| Catalan | fer-se valer | |
| Meaning | Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, call forth | |
| Narrower | bless | Give a benediction to |
| curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict | wish harm upon | |
| Broader | call up, summon | Cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively |
| Similar to | provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up | Evoke or provoke to appear or occur |
| Spanish | agitar, conjurar, despertar, evocar, exponer, invitar, invocar, llamar, recaudar, remover, revolver, traer | |
| Catalan | invocar | |
| Meaning | Propose as a candidate for some honor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | nominate, put up | |
| Broader | nominate, propose | Put forward |
| Spanish | designar, entablar, nominar, proponer | |
| Catalan | designar, nominar, proposar | |
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