I. verb
1.
Synonyms: set 1, establish, lay, place, put, settle, stick
Related Word: stabilize, steady; decide, determine, rule; specify
Contrasted words: change, modify, vary
Antonyms: alter; abrogate
2.
Synonyms: entrench 1, embed, infix, ingrain, lodge, root
Related Word: inculcate, instill
Contrasted words: overthrow, overturn, subvert, upset
3.
Synonyms: fasten 1, affix, attach, rivet
4.
Synonyms: fasten 2, anchor, catch, moor, secure
Contrasted words: dislodge, displace
5.
Synonyms: fasten 3, concenter, concentrate, fixate, focus, put, rivet
6.
Synonyms: prepare 1, fit, get, make, make up, ready
7.
Synonyms: mend 2, doctor, do up, overhaul, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, repair, revamp
8.
Synonyms: adjust 2, regulate, tune (up)
Related Word: mend, patch, rebuild, repair; amend, emend, revise
Contrasted words: disorganize, unsettle
9.
Synonyms: solve 1, resolve, work, work out
10.
Synonyms: sterilize , alter, castrate, change, desexualize, geld, mutilate, neuter, unsex
11.
Synonyms: bribe , buy, buy off, have, ||lubricate, sop, square, tamper (with)
II. noun
Synonyms: predicament , box, corner, dilemma, hole, jam, pickle, plight, scrape, spot