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All lay on antonyms

lay on
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verb lay on

  • withhold β€” to hold back; restrain or check.
  • disallow β€” to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
  • refrain β€” to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • dishonor β€” lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
  • take β€” to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • keep β€” to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • taking β€” the act of taking.
  • conceal β€” If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • renege β€” Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
  • disagree β€” to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
  • decrease β€” When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • destroy β€” To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • disapprove β€” to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • condemn β€” If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  • deny β€” When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • reduce β€” to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
  • hurt β€” to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
  • neglect β€” to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • oppose β€” to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • take away β€” something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
  • discourage β€” to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • receive β€” to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
  • veto β€” the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
  • give β€” to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • displace β€” to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
  • remove β€” to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • subdue β€” to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
  • disorder β€” lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
  • disorganize β€” to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • disperse β€” to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • scatter β€” to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
  • forget β€” to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
  • cancel β€” If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
  • let go β€” to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • compliment β€” A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
  • praise β€” the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • laud β€” to praise; extol.
  • sanction β€” authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
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