n. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: TOUCH 1, finger, handle, palpate, paw
Related Words: manipulate, ply, wield; explore, sound; fumble, grope
2 to have as an emotional response FF1C; felt pleasure in her company FF1E;
Synonyms: experience, know, savor, taste
Related Words: apprehend; notice, observe, perceive; encounter, meet; endure, suffer, undergo
Idioms: be aware ( or conscious) of, be sensible of
Contrasted Words: disregard, ignore
3 to view as right or true FF1C; we feel that he should retire soon FF1E;
Synonyms: believe, consider, credit, deem, hold, sense, think; compare CONSIDER 3
Related Words: assume, presume, suppose, suspect; conclude, deduce, gather, infer, judge; conjecture, guess, surmise; esteem; repute
Idioms: take (it) into one's head
Contrasted Words: challenge, distrust, doubt, misdoubt, mistrust, question
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Synonyms: GROPE , fumble, grabble