| VERB | contact | turn on, switch on | cause to operate by flipping a switch |
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| stative | turn on, depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, hinge on, hinge upon | be contingent on | |
| perception | turn on | produce suddenly or automatically | |
| change | turn on | become hostile towards | |
| emotion | turn on, agitate, rouse, charge, commove, excite, charge up | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | |
| emotion | turn on, arouse, sex, excite, wind up | stimulate sexually | |
| consumption | turn on, trip, trip out, get off | get high, stoned, or drugged |
| Meaning | Cause to operate by flipping a switch. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "turn on the stereo" | |
| Synonym | switch on | |
| Broader | throw, flip, switch | Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation |
| See also | turn | change to the contrary |
| Opposite | switch off, cut, turn off, turn out | Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch |
| Spanish | conectar, encender, prender | |
| Meaning | Be contingent on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, hinge on, hinge upon | |
| Narrower | repose on, rest on, build on, build upon | Be based on |
| Spanish | depender, pasar a, recaer | |
| Catalan | dependre | |
| Meaning | produce suddenly or automatically. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | produce, bring forth | bring out for display |
| Spanish | desplegar, poner en juego | |
| Meaning | Become hostile towards. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Meaning | Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | agitate, rouse, charge, commove, excite, charge up | |
| Narrower | bother | make nervous or agitated |
| electrify | excite suddenly and intensely | |
| hype up, psych up | Get excited or stimulated | |
| pother | make upset or troubled | |
| Broader | disturb, upset, trouble | Move deeply |
| Opposite | calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still | make calm or still |
| Spanish | agitar, emocionar, excitar, revolver | |
| Catalan | emocionar, excitar, regirar | |
| Nouns | turn-on | something causing excitement or stimulating interest |
| Meaning | stimulate sexually. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to turn on Sue | |
| Synonyms | arouse, sex, excite, wind up | |
| Entailed by | tease | To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them |
| Narrower | tempt | try to seduce |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
| Spanish | calentar, despertar, determinar el sexo, emocionar, encender, excitarse, excitar, prender, suscitar | |
| Catalan | animar, deixondir, despertar, emocionar, excitar, suscitar | |
| Nouns | turn-on | something causing excitement or stimulating interest |
| Meaning | Get high, stoned, or drugged. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s on something | |
| Synonyms | trip, trip out, get off | |
| Caused by | drug, do drugs | Use recreational drugs |
| Spanish | colocarse, drogarse | |
| Catalan | col·locar-se, drogar-se | |
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