All lead on antonyms
lead on
L l verb lead on
- disgust β to cause loathing or nausea in.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- release β to lease again.
- deter β To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- warn β to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- disenchant β to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
- repel β to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- repulse β to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- push β to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- turn off β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- threaten β to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- protect β to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- give β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- offer β to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- shorten β to make short or shorter.
- clip β A clip is a small device, usually made of metal or plastic, that is specially shaped for holding things together.
- liberate β to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- disentangle β Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
- untangle β to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
- organize β to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- clarify β To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail.
- clear up β When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- untwist β to untangle
- uncomplicate β to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- turn away β move further from sth, sb
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- tire β Archaic. to dress (the head or hair), especially with a headdress.
- offend β to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- displease β to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- bore β If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- reject β to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- antagonize β If you antagonize someone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you.
- counsel β Counsel is advice.
- guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- advise β If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.