Saturday, October 17, 2009

rome

Main Entry: bask
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lie in glory

Synonyms:

delight in, derive pleasure, enjoy, indulge, luxuriate, relish, revel, rollick, savor, take comfort, take pleasure, wallow, welter
Main Entry: care
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: regard highly

Synonyms:

be crazy about, be fond of, cherish, desire, enjoy, find congenial, hold dear, like, love, prize, respect, take to, want

Antonyms:

dislike, hate, not care
Main Entry: delight in
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take pleasure from

Synonyms:

admire, adore, amuse oneself, appreciate, be content, be pleased, cherish, dig*, eat up, enjoy, feast on, get a kick out of, get high on, get off on, glory in, groove on, indulge in, like, live a little, live it up, love, luxuriate in, relish, revel in, savor

Antonyms:

dislike, hate
Main Entry: desire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: want, long for

Synonyms:

aim, aspire to, be smitten, be turned on by, choose, cotton to, covet, crave, desiderate, die over, enjoy, fall for, fancy, give eyeteeth for, go for, hanker after, have eyes for, have the hots for, hunger for, like, lust after, make advances to, partial to, pine, set heart on, spoil for, sweet on, take a liking to, take a shine to, take to, thirst, wish for, yearn for

Antonyms:

not want
Main Entry: devour
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: swallow, consume

Synonyms:

absorb, annihilate, appreciate, be engrossed by, be preoccupied, bolt, bolt down, chow down, cram, delight in, destroy, dispatch, do compulsively, do voraciously, drink in, eat, enjoy, exhaust, feast on, feed on, gloat over, go through, gobble, gorge*, gulp, guzzle, hoover, imbibe, ingest, inhale, partake of, pig out, polish off, ravage, rejoice in, relish, revel in, scarf down, spend, stuff, take, take in, use up, waste, wipe out, wolf down, wolf*

Antonyms:

abstain, pick
Main Entry: dote on/dote upon
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lavish affection on

Synonyms:

admire, adore, be fond of, be infatuated with, be sweet on, cherish, enjoy, fancy, hold dear, idolize, like, love, pet, prize, treasure, worship

Antonyms:

ignore, neglect
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition

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