v. Function: verb
1 to have a firm conviction in the reality of something FF1C; believes in ghosts FF1E;
Synonyms: accept, ||buy, swallow
Related Words: accredit, credit, trust; admit
Idioms: have no doubts about, hold the belief that, take ( or accept) as gospel, take at one's word, take one's word for
Contrasted Words: discredit, distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect; challenge, dispute; reject, turn down
Antonyms: disbelieve, misbelieve
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Synonyms: FEEL 3, consider, credit, deem, hold, sense, think
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Synonyms: UNDERSTAND 3, assume, expect, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, suspect, take, think