Synonyms of the word

bless

• v. To make something blessed; to confer blessing upon.
• v. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (oneself).
• v. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.
• v. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
• v. (obsolete) To wave; to brandish.
• v. (Perl programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.
• v. (archaic) To secure, defend, or preserve from.
• interj. (Britain, informal) Used as an expression of endearment, or (ironically) belittlement.

arouse

• v. To stimulate feelings.
• v. To sexually stimulate.
• v. To wake from sleep or stupor.

bestow

• v. (transitive) To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.
• v. (transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
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• v. (transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone or something, especially…
• v. (transitive) To give in marriage.
• v. (transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
• v. (Can we verify^{([fullurl:Wiktionary:Requests for verification/English?? +])} this sense?) (transitive, obsolete)…

confer

• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To compare.
• v. (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather.
• v. (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To contribute; to conduce.

conjure

• v. (intransitive) To perform magic tricks.
• v. (transitive) To summon up using supernatural power, as a devil.
• v. (intransitive) To practice black magic.
• v. (transitive) To evoke.
• v. (transitive) To imagine or picture in the mind.
• v. (transitive) To make an urgent request to; to appeal to or beseech.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To conspire or plot.
• n. (African American Vernacular) A practice of magic; hoodoo; conjuration.

consecrate

• v. To declare something holy, or otherwise make it holy.
• adj. Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.

declare

• v. (obsolete, transitive) To make clear, explain, interpret.
• v. (intransitive) To make a declaration.
• v. (transitive) To announce one’s support, choice, opinion, etc.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) For the captain of the batting side to announce the innings complete even though…
• v. (transitive) To announce something formally or officially.
• v. (intransitive, politics) For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result.
• v. (transitive) To affirm or state something emphatically.
• v. (transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income,…
• v. (transitive) To make outstanding debts, e.g. taxes, payable.
• v. (transitive, programming) To explicitly include (a variable) as part of a list of variables, often providing…

evoke

• v. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

gesticulate

• v. (intransitive) To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
• v. (transitive) To say or express through gestures.

gesture

• n. A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
• n. An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
• n. (obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
• v. (intransitive) To make a gesture or gestures.
• v. (transitive) To express something by a gesture or gestures.
• v. (transitive) To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.

hallow

• n. (obsolete outside set phrases) A saint; a holy person; an apostle.
• v. (transitive) To make holy, to sanctify.
• v. To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
• n. A shout, cry; a hulloo.
• adj. Alternative spelling of hollow.

invoke

• v. (transitive) To call upon (a person, especially a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
• v. (transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
• v. (transitive) To conjure up with incantations.
• v. (transitive) To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
• v. (transitive) To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
• v. (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.

motion

• n. (uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
• n. (countable) A change of position with respect to time.
• n. (physics) A change from one place to another.
• n. (countable) A parliamentary action to propose something.
• n. (obsolete) An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.
• n. (philosophy) from κίνησις; any change. Traditionally of four types: generation and corruption, alteration,…
• n. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
• n. (law) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or…
• n. (euphemistic) A movement of the bowels; the product of such movement.
• n. (music) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. (Conjunct…
• n. (obsolete) A puppet, or puppet show.
• v. To gesture indicating a desired movement.
• v. (proscribed) To introduce a motion in parliamentary procedure.
• v. To make a proposal; to offer plans.

raise

• v. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
• v. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
• v. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
• v. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
• v. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
• v. (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof…
• v. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or…
• v. (computing) To throw (an exception).
• n. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
• n. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
• n. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
• n. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
• n. A cairn or pile of stones.

sanctify

• v. (transitive) To make holy; to consecrate. Set aside for sacred or ceremonial use.
• v. (transitive) To free from sin; to purify.
• v. (transitive) To make acceptable or useful under religious law or practice.
• v. (transitive) To endorse with religious sanction.

sign

• n. (sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication.
• n. A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
• n. (astrology) An astrological sign.
• n. (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity. (Note: it is improper to place a sign on the number zero).
• n. A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically,…
• n. (uncountable) Sign language in general.
• n. An omen.
• n. (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, is unlikely to be noticed…
• n. A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.
• v. To make a mark.
• v. To make the sign of the cross.
• v. To indicate.

stir

• v. (transitive, dated) To change the place of in any manner; to move.
• v. (transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something…
• v. (transitive) To agitate the content of (a container) by passing something through it.
• v. (transitive) To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
• v. (transitive) To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt; to excite.
• v. (intransitive) To move; to change one’s position.
• v. (intransitive) To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
• v. (intransitive) To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
• v. (intransitive, poetic) To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
• n. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
• n. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
• n. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
• n. (slang) Jail; prison.