All concuss antonyms
conΒ·cuss
C c verb concuss
- tranquillize β To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- stabilise β to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- lull β to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- soothe β to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- tranquilize β calm sb with drugs
- 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.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- suppress β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- release β to lease again.
- 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.
- 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.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- leave alone β separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- deter β To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- loosen β to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- liberate β to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- permit β to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- indulge β 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.
- disallow β to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- give β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- ignore β to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- destroy β To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- ruin β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- demote β If someone demotes you, they give you a lower rank or a less important position than you already have, often as a punishment.
- renounce β to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- deny β When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse β to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- refute β to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- 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.