811 entries under verb topic. ×
| patrol(cover, keep, secure, observe) | |
| prevent(stop, separate, secure, resist) | |
| promote(support, hold, take, help) | |
| retain(keep, maintain, secure, continue) | |
| retort(get, settle, return, acknowledge) | |
| ride shotgun for(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support) | |
| second(support, hold, help, show) | |
| shroud(close, cover, hide, protect) | |
| substantiate(support, hold, help, maintain) | |
| tend(cover, keep, maintain, secure) | |
| war(secure, protect, guard, shield) | |
| accommodate(suppress, hide, protect, shelter) | |
| acquit(support, favor, spare, relieve) | |
| adjudge | |
| agitate(persuade, preach, evangelize) | |
| apologize for(expression, phrasal verb, support, show) | |
| apply | |
| argue for(expression, support, take, promote) | |
| asseverate(hold, claim, argue, insist) | |
| aver(state, hold, charge, press) |
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