811 entries under verb topic. ×
| contest(return, fight, acknowledge, deny) | |
| contrast | |
| control(keep, maintain, do, resist) | |
| correspond | |
| countenance(support, hold, take, help) | |
| counterattack | |
| counterbalance | |
| cover up(expression, support, cover, keep) | |
| curb | |
| cushion(support, cover, keep, secure) | |
| deem | |
| defy | |
| disprove(maintain, return, acknowledge, deny) | |
| echo(return, acknowledge, deny, counter) | |
| embrace(love, honor, maintain, encourage) | |
| ensure(maintain, approve, uphold, protect) | |
| entertain(love, honor, encourage, suppress) | |
| escort(cover, keep, secure, observe) | |
| establish(support, hold, help, present) | |
| extenuate(maintain, claim, uphold, explain) |
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