Words that rhyme with depredate

v 1: make less active or intense [syn: slake, abate, slack] 2: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" [syn: abate, let up, slack off, slack, die away]

v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: suit, accommodate, fit] 2: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" [syn: adapt, accommodate] 3: provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" 4: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: accommodate, hold, admit] 5: provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" [syn: lodge, accommodate] 6: provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him" [syn: oblige, accommodate] [ant: disoblige] 7: make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" [syn: accommodate, reconcile, conciliate]

v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow, postdate] 2: establish something as being earlier relative to something else [syn: predate, antedate, foredate] [ant: postdate]

n 1: goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

v 1: look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted" [syn: expect, look, await, wait]

v 1: make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"

n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: bait, come- on, hook, lure, sweetener] 2: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed [syn: bait, decoy, lure] v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride] 2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait 3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon

v 1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" 2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons 3: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]

adj 1: having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth); "bicuspid teeth"; "bicuspid leaves" [syn: bicuspid, bicuspidate]

n 1: a politician who is running for public office [syn: campaigner, candidate, nominee] 2: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) [syn: candidate, prospect]

adj 1: having a tail or taillike appendage [syn: caudate, caudated] [ant: acaudal, acaudate] 2: (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip n 1: a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain [syn: caudate nucleus, caudate] 2: amphibians that resemble lizards [syn: urodele, caudate]

v 1: compare critically; of texts 2: to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

v 1: mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" [syn: blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge]

v 1: unite into one; "The companies consolidated" 2: make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place" 3: bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated" 4: form into a solid mass or whole; "The mud had consolidated overnight" 5: make or form into a solid or hardened mass; "consolidate fibers into boards"

n 1: a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping 2: the quantity contained in a crate [syn: crate, crateful] v 1: put into a crate; as for protection; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" [ant: uncrate]

v 1: make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" [syn: make, create] 2: bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting" 3: pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating" 4: invest with a new title, office, or rank; "Create one a peer" 5: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" [syn: create, make] 6: create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" [syn: produce, make, create]

adj 1: having cusps or points [syn: cuspate, cuspated, cusped, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidated]

n 1: the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?" [syn: date, day of the month] 2: a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" [syn: date, escort] 3: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" [syn: date, appointment, engagement] 4: a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date" [syn: date, particular date] 5: the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date" 6: the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class" 7: a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law" 8: sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed v 1: go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart" 2: stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24" [syn: date, date stamp] 3: assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings" 4: date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" [syn: go steady, go out, date, see] 5: provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"

n 1: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" [syn: argument, argumentation, debate] 2: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) [syn: debate, disputation, public debate] v 1: argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" 2: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate] 3: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: debate, deliberate] 4: have an argument about something [syn: argue, contend, debate, fence]

v 1: bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse 2: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" [syn: decay, crumble, dilapidate]

v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [syn: clarify, clear up, elucidate] [ant: obfuscate] 2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate]

v 1: subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" [syn: fluoridate, fluoridize, fluoridise]

v 1: arrange according to grades; "These lines are gradated" 2: pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another; "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it"

v 1: make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her" 2: to compel or deter by or as if by threats [syn: intimidate, restrain]

v 1: fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" [syn: deluge, flood, inundate, swamp] 2: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: inundate, deluge, submerge]

v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify] [ant: formalise, formalize, validate] 2: make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets" [syn: cancel, invalidate] 3: show to be invalid [syn: invalidate, nullify] [ant: validate] 4: take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract" [syn: invalidate, void, vitiate] [ant: validate]

v 1: kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock" [syn: stone, lapidate] 2: throw stones at; "Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham's temptation"

v 1: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" [syn: neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in] 2: eliminate by paying off (debts) [syn: liquidate, pay off] 3: convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband" 4: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"

n 1: a document giving an official instruction or command [syn: mandate, authorization, authorisation] 2: a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves [syn: mandate, mandatory] 3: the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory v 1: assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony" 2: make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests" 3: assign authority to

v 1: assign the wrong date to

v 1: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" [syn: postdate, follow] [ant: antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate] 2: establish something as being later relative to something else [ant: antedate, foredate, predate]

v 1: be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" [syn: predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate] [ant: follow, postdate] 2: come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" [syn: precede, predate] 3: prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" [syn: raven, prey, predate] 4: establish something as being earlier relative to something else [syn: predate, antedate, foredate] [ant: postdate]

adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: sedate, staid] 2: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: grave, sedate, sober, solemn] v 1: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn: sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise] [ant: arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate]

n 1: news that updates your information v 1: modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house" 2: bring up to date; supply with recent information 3: bring to the latest state of technology

v 1: declare or make legally valid [syn: validate, formalize, formalise] [ant: annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void] 2: prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something [ant: invalidate, nullify] 3: give evidence for [syn: validate, corroborate] 4: make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket" [ant: invalidate, vitiate, void]

adj 1: (of a leaf) shaped like a heart [syn: cordate, heart- shaped, cordiform]

n 1: a substance that oozes out from plant pores [syn: exudate, exudation] v 1: release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" [syn: exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze]

v 1: make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" [syn: fertilize, fecundate, fertilise] 2: introduce semen into (a female) [syn: inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise]

adj 1: of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided 2: having or resembling a foot

adj 1: lacking a tail or taillike appendage [syn: acaudate, acaudal] [ant: caudate, caudated]