Words that rhyme with apartheid
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acetate
n 1: a salt or ester of acetic acid [syn: acetate, ethanoate] 2: a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate [syn: acetate rayon, acetate] -
affright
n 1: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety [syn: panic, terror, affright] v 1: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" [syn: frighten, fright, scare, affright] -
agitate
v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: agitate, foment, stir up] 2: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up] [ant: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize] 3: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate] 4: move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: stir, shift, budge, agitate] 5: move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: shake, agitate] 6: change the arrangement or position of [syn: agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up] -
airtight
adj 1: having no weak points; "an airtight defense"; "an airtight argument" [syn: airtight, air-tight] 2: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out [syn: airtight, air-tight, gas-tight] -
alight
adj 1: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" [syn: ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)] v 1: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" [syn: alight, light, perch] 2: come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: alight, climb down] -
alright
adv 1: without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's expensive all right" [syn: all right, alright] 2: an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence [syn: very well, fine, alright, all right, OK] 3: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: okay, O.K., all right, alright] adj 1: nonstandard usage -
amputate
v 1: remove surgically; "amputate limbs" [syn: amputate, cut off] -
annotate
v 1: add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" [syn: annotate, footnote] 2: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: gloss, comment, annotate] -
apatite
n 1: a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus -
apostate
adj 1: not faithful to religion or party or cause n 1: a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratter] -
appetite
n 1: a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks [syn: appetite, appetency, appetence] -
aright
adv 1: in an accurate manner; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right" [syn: correctly, right, aright] [ant: incorrectly, wrong, wrongly] -
ate
n 1: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment -
betide
v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: befall, bechance, betide] -
bight
n 1: a loop in a rope 2: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) 3: a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight" 4: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) v 1: fasten with a bight -
bipartite
adj 1: divided into two portions almost to the base 2: involving two parts or elements; "a bipartite document"; "a two-way treaty" [syn: bipartite, two-part, two-way] -
bite
n 1: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person 2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit, bite] 3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: sting, bite, insect bite] 4: a light informal meal [syn: bite, collation, snack] 5: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" 6: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: pungency, bite] 7: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" [syn: pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness] 8: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws [syn: bite, chomp] 9: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" v 1: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" [syn: bite, seize with teeth] 2: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: bite, sting, burn] 3: penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" 4: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: sting, bite, prick] -
blight
n 1: a state or condition being blighted 2: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting v 1: cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" [syn: blight, plague] -
bright
adv 1: with brightness; "the stars shone brilliantly"; "the windows glowed jewel bright" [syn: brilliantly, brightly, bright] adj 1: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" [ant: dull] 2: having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage" [syn: bright, brilliant, vivid] 3: characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average" [syn: bright, smart] 4: having lots of light either natural or artificial; "the room was bright and airy"; "a stage bright with spotlights" 5: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents" [syn: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny] 6: splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court" 7: not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed" [syn: undimmed, bright] [ant: dim, dimmed] 8: clear and sharp and ringing; "the bright sound of the trumpet section"; "the brilliant sound of the trumpets" [syn: bright, brilliant] 9: characterized by happiness or gladness; "bright faces"; "all the world seems bright and gay" 10: full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" [syn: bright, hopeful, promising] -
byte
n 1: a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information -
capacitate
v 1: make legally capable or qualify in law 2: cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg 3: make capable; "This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem" -
cite
n 1: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" [syn: citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention, quotation] v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer] 2: commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements" [syn: mention, cite] 3: refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work" [syn: reference, cite] 4: repeat a passage from; "He quoted the Bible to her" [syn: quote, cite] 5: refer to for illustration or proof; "He said he could quote several instances of this behavior" [syn: quote, cite] 6: advance evidence for [syn: adduce, abduce, cite] 7: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: summon, summons, cite] -
cogitate
v 1: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind 2: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" [syn: think, cogitate, cerebrate] -
commentate
v 1: make a commentary on 2: serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting -
commutate
v 1: reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current -
contrite
adj 1: feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses [syn: contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthful] -
crepitate
v 1: make a crackling sound; "My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl" [syn: crepitate, crackle] -
debilitate
v 1: make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" [syn: enfeeble, debilitate, drain] -
decapitate
v 1: cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" [syn: decapitate, behead, decollate] -
delimitate
v 1: determine the essential quality of [syn: specify, define, delineate, delimit, delimitate] 2: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something [syn: demarcate, delimit, delimitate] -
dentate
adj 1: having toothlike projections in the margin -
devastate
v 1: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge] 2: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" -
dictate
n 1: an authoritative rule 2: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason" v 1: issue commands or orders for [syn: order, prescribe, dictate] 2: say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary" 3: rule as a dictator -
disorientate
v 1: cause to be lost or disoriented [syn: disorient, disorientate] [ant: orient, orientate] -
dissertate
v 1: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England" [syn: hold forth, discourse, dissertate] -
edentate
adj 1: having few if any teeth; "anteaters are edentate animals" [syn: edental, edentate, edentulate] n 1: primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America -
estate
n 1: everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities 2: extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" [syn: estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne] 3: a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights [syn: estate of the realm, estate, the three estates] -
eventide
n 1: the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" [syn: evening, eve, even, eventide] -
excogitate
v 1: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" [syn: invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge] 2: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate] -
facilitate
v 1: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" [syn: facilitate, ease, alleviate] 2: be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" [syn: help, facilitate] 3: increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse" -
felicitate
v 1: express congratulations [syn: congratulate, felicitate] -
gestate
v 1: have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived" [syn: gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise] 2: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" [syn: have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect] -
gravitate
v 1: move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics" 2: be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age" 3: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other" -
habilitate
v 1: qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university" 2: provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" [syn: dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel] [ant: discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress] -
haematite
n 1: the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form [syn: hematite, haematite] -
hastate
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base [syn: hastate, spearhead- shaped] -
hematite
n 1: the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form [syn: hematite, haematite] -
hesitate
v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" [syn: hesitate, waver, waffle] 2: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" [syn: hesitate, pause] -
imitate
v 1: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: imitate, copy, simulate] 2: appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art" 3: make a reproduction or copy of -
incapacitate
v 1: make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" [syn: disable, disenable, incapacitate] [ant: enable] 2: injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident" [syn: disable, invalid, incapacitate, handicap] -
interstate
adj 1: involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States; "Interstate Highway Commission"; "interstate highways"; "Interstate Commerce Commission"; "interstate commerce" [ant: intrastate] n 1: one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States [syn: interstate, interstate highway] -
intestate
adj 1: having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will; "he died intestate"; "intestate property" [ant: testate] -
irritate
v 1: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil] 2: excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" [ant: soothe] 3: excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf" -
lactate
n 1: a salt or ester of lactic acid v 1: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places" [syn: breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck] [ant: bottlefeed] -
levitate
v 1: cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman" 2: be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" [syn: levitate, hover] -
magnetite
n 1: an oxide of iron that is strongly attracted by magnets [syn: magnetite, magnetic iron-ore] -
meditate
v 1: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" [syn: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate] 2: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" [syn: study, meditate, contemplate] -
militate
v 1: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed" -
misstate
v 1: state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position" -
multipartite
adj 1: involving more than two parties -
mutate
v 1: undergo mutation; "cells mutate" -
necessitate
v 1: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of] 2: cause to be a concomitant -
nictitate
v 1: briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" [syn: blink, wink, nictitate, nictate] -
noontide
n 1: the middle of the day [syn: noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide] -
nucleotide
n 1: a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) [syn: nucleotide, base] -
orientate
v 1: determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" [syn: orient, orientate] [ant: disorient, disorientate] -
overstate
v 1: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify] [ant: downplay, minimise, minimize, understate] -
palpitate
v 1: cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" 2: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" [syn: quiver, quake, palpitate] 3: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" [syn: palpitate, flutter] -
pegmatite
n 1: a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements -
peptide
n 1: amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein -
polypeptide
n 1: a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids -
potentate
n 1: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator, potentate] -
precipitate
adj 1: done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king" [syn: hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, precipitous] n 1: a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering v 1: bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution" 2: separate as a fine suspension of solid particles 3: fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" [syn: precipitate, come down, fall] 4: fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin" 5: hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below" -
premeditate
v 1: consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder" 2: think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" -
prostate
adj 1: relating to the prostate gland [syn: prostate, prostatic] n 1: a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen [syn: prostate gland, prostate] -
quadripartite
adj 1: involving four parties [syn: quadripartite, four- party] -
ratite
n 1: flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [syn: ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird] [ant: carinate, carinate bird, flying bird] -
regurgitate
v 1: pour or rush back; "The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle" 2: feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food; "many birds feed their young by regurgitating what they have swallowed and carried to the nest" 3: repeat after memorization; "For the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information" [syn: regurgitate, reproduce] 4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down] -
rehabilitate
v 1: help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated" 2: reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime" [ant: purge] 3: restore to a state of good condition or operation -
reinstate
v 1: restore to the previous state or rank 2: bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" [syn: restore, reinstate, reestablish] -
restate
v 1: to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request" [syn: repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell] -
resuscitate
v 1: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man" [syn: resuscitate, revive] 2: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" [syn: come to, revive, resuscitate] -
riptide
n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent] 2: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore [syn: riptide, rip current] -
springtide
n 1: a swelling rush of anything; "he rose on the springtide of prosperity" 2: a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons [ant: neap, neap tide] -
stalactite
n 1: a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave -
steatite
n 1: a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments [syn: soapstone, soaprock, soap-rock, steatite] -
tektite
n 1: thought to derive from meteorites -
testate
adj 1: having made a legally valid will before death [ant: intestate] n 1: a person who makes a will [syn: testator, testate] -
transvestite
adj 1: receiving sexual gratification from wearing clothing of the opposite sex [syn: transvestic, transvestite] n 1: someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex [syn: transvestite, cross-dresser] -
triacetate
n 1: cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film [syn: cellulose triacetate, triacetate] -
tripartite
adj 1: involving three parties or elements; "a tripartite treaty"; "a tripartite division"; "a three-way playoff" [syn: tripartite, three-party, three-way] -
understate
v 1: represent as less significant or important [syn: understate, minimize, minimise, downplay] [ant: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate] -
upstate
adv 1: in or toward the northern parts of a state; "he lives upstate New York" -
vegetate
v 1: lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind 2: establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house" 3: produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously" 4: grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously" 5: grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed" 6: propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along" 7: engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" [syn: vege out, vegetate] -
watertight
adj 1: not allowing water to pass in or out 2: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn: unassailable, unshakable, watertight, bulletproof] -
yuletide
n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel] -
sagittate
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes [syn: sagittate, sagittiform, arrow-shaped] -
spectate
v 1: be a spectator in a sports event -
auscultate
v 1: examine by auscultation -
digitate
adj 1: resembling a finger; "digitate leaves of the horse chestnut" [syn: digitate, fingerlike]
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