n. Function: verb
1 to go or come back (as to a person, place, or condition) FF1C; the converted sinner soon returned to his old ways FF1E;
Synonyms: react, recrudesce, recur, revert, turn back
Related Words: advert; revolve, rotate, turn; renew, restore; recover, regain; rebound, reflect, repercuss, reverberate
Contrasted Words: abandon, depart, leave, quit
Antonyms: forsake
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Synonyms: ANSWER 1, come in, rejoin, reply, respond, retort
3 to bring back (as a writ or verdict) to an office or tribunal FF1C; return a verdict of not guilty FF1E;
Synonyms: render
4 to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place FF1C; return the gun to its holster FF1E;
Synonyms: replace, restitute, restore, take back
Antonyms: remove
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Synonyms: RESTORE 5, give back, put (back), reinstate, replace
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Synonyms: YIELD 5, bring in, pay
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Synonyms: RECIPROCATE , recompense, requite, retaliate
Related Words: bestow, give