Verbs of Everyday Use

Word	Meaning	Synonyms
Aver	1. To assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.	Declare, affirm, assert, avow, swear,

Pander	To act as a pander; cater basely: to pander to the vile tastes of vulgar persons. (As a noun, pander means ‘a person who caters to or profits from the weaknesses or vices of others’)	Gratify, *Brownnose* (to curry favor; behave obsequiously)

Beset	1. To attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties. 2. To surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest. 3. To set or place upon; bestud: a gold bracelet beset with jewels.	*Chevy, Chivy* (1. to chase; run after 2.to harass; nag; torment), harass, harry, hassle, encircle, snowed down, beleaguered, weighed down, plagued, inundated

Adjure	Ask for or request earnestly	Beseech, conjure, entreat

Inure	1. To accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually fol. by to): inured to cold. 2. To come into use; take or have effect.	*Enure*, harden, habituate,

Inveigle	To entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually fol. by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.	Bait, seduce, charm, allure, coax, cajole, sweet talk, palaver, wheedle

Belie	1. to show to be false; contradict: His trembling hands belied his calm voice. 2. to misrepresent: The newspaper belied the facts	Give the lie to, misrepresent, pervert, gloss over

Disgorge	1. To eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth. 2. To surrender or yield (something, esp. something illicitly obtained). 3. To discharge forcefully or as a result of force.	Spew, eject, regurgitate, expel, throw up, *Retch, Barf* (Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth)

Accost	1. To confront boldly: The beggar accosted me for money. 2. (of prostitutes, procurers, etc.) to solicit for sexual purposes. 3. To approach, esp. with a greeting, question, or remark.	Hail, greet, Buttonhole, solicit, confront, challenge

Coruscate kawr-uh-skeyt	to emit vivid flashes of light; sparkle; scintillate; gleam.	Glister, scintillate, sparkle, shimmer, glisten, gleam

Satiate	1. To supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit. 2. To satisfy to the full; sate.	Overeat, overindulge, pig out, scarf out, gorge, glut, ingurgitate, Replete, Sate, surfeit,

Incriminate	1. Suggest that someone is guilty 2. Bring an accusation against; level a charge against	Accuse, criminate, pin on, frame, *Arraign* (Accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy)