All make the grade synonyms

verb make the grade

• dispense — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
• wield — to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
• direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
• ply — British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
• command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
• steer — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
• swing — to play (music) in the style of swing.
• bestow — To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
• apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
• advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
• dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
• guide — to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
• manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
• humor — hacker humour
• content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
• overjoy — to cause to feel great joy or delight; elate: It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.
• kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
• indulge — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
• gladden — to make glad.
• titillate — to excite or arouse agreeably: to titillate the fancy. Synonyms: rouse, tempt, tease.
• grab — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
• authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
• fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
• permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
• commission — If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
• sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
• condition — If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
• ground — the act of grinding.
• capacitate — to make legally competent
• befriend — If you befriend someone, especially someone who is lonely or far from home, you make friends with them.
• surfeit — excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
• quench — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
• glut — to feed or fill to satiety; sate: to glut the appetite.
• slake — to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
• gorge — to swallow, especially greedily.
• animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
• cloy — to make weary or cause weariness through an excess of something initially pleasurable or sweet
• sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
• capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
• conciliate — If you conciliate someone, you try to end a disagreement with them.
• captivate — If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
• comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
• propitiate — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
• sate — to cause to sit; seat (often followed by down): Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.
• satiate — to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
• pacify — to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.
• rejoice — to be glad; take delight (often followed by in): to rejoice in another's happiness.
• complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
• quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
• induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.