" born "

1: being such from birth or by nature;

  * e.g., " ... a born artist and largely self-taught, John Singleton Copley was producing accomplished portraits by the time he was in his late teens "

•  Synonyms : 

•  congenital,

•  natural

•  Antonyms : 

•  nonnatural

2: belonging to a particular place by birth or origin;

  * e.g., " ... a born Texan and very proud of it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aboriginal,

•  autochthonous,

•  domestic,

•  endemic,

•  indigenous,

•  native

•  Antonyms : 

•  nonindigenous,

•  nonnative

1: as in nonindigenous;

•  Synonyms : 

•  nonindigenous,

•  external,

•  international,

•  multiculti,

•  multicultural,

•  multilateral,

•  multinational,

•  distant,

•  far-off,

•  overseas,

•  remote,

•  imported,

•  introduced,

•  naturalized,

•  transplanted,

•  bizarre,

•  exotic,

•  outlandish,

•  strange,

•  alien,

•  foreign,

•  nonnative

•  Antonyms : 

•  domestic,

•  native,

•  endemic,

•  local,

•  aboriginal,

•  indigenous

1: to bring forth from the womb;

  * e.g., " ... luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all "

•  Synonyms : 

•  birthed,

•  delivered,

•  dropped,

•  had,

•  mothered,

•  produced

•  Antonyms : 

•  disavowed,

•  disclaimed,

•  disowned,

•  repudiated

2: to put up with (something painful or difficult);

  * e.g., " ... I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abided,

•  absorbed,

•  accepted,

•  bided,

•  brooked,

•  countenanced,

•  endured,

•  gone,

•  hacked,

•  handled,

•  met,

•  pocketed,

•  stomached,

•  stood,

•  stuck out,

•  supported,

•  sustained,

•  sweat out,

•  taken,

•  tolerated,

•  worn

•  Antonyms : 

•  had,

•  held

3: to have a relation or connection;

  * e.g., " ... I just found another fact that bears on this issue "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appertained,

•  applied,

•  pertained,

•  referred,

•  related

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring forth from the womb;

  * e.g., " ... luckily, she turned out to be able to bear children after all "

•  Synonyms : 

•  birth,

•  deliver,

•  drop,

•  have,

•  mother,

•  produce

•  Antonyms : 

•  disavow,

•  disclaim,

•  disown,

•  repudiate

2: to put up with (something painful or difficult);

  * e.g., " ... I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abide,

•  absorb,

•  accept,

•  bide,

•  brook,

•  countenance,

•  endure,

•  go,

•  hack,

•  handle,

•  meet,

•  pocket,

•  stand,

•  stick out,

•  stomach,

•  support,

•  sustain,

•  sweat out,

•  take,

•  tolerate,

•  wear

•  Antonyms : 

•  have,

•  hold

3: to have a relation or connection;

  * e.g., " ... I just found another fact that bears on this issue "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appertain,

•  apply,

•  pertain,

•  refer,

•  relate

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to push steadily against with some force;

  * e.g., " ... you need to bear down on that cap a bit to get it to latch tightly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  depress,

•  press,

•  shove,

•  weigh (on or upon)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in squeezed, pressured;

•  Synonyms : 

•  compressed,

•  depressed,

•  jammed,

•  pressured,

•  squashed,

•  squeezed,

•  weighed (upon),

•  impelled,

•  moved,

•  bulldozed,

•  compelled,

•  forced,

•  leaned (on or against),

•  muscled,

•  rammed,

•  driven,

•  propelled,

•  pushed,

•  shoved,

•  thrust

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of;

  * e.g., " ... the newly discovered papers bore out the rumors about the president's personal life "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argue,

•  attest,

•  authenticate,

•  certify,

•  confirm,

•  corroborate,

•  substantiate,

•  support,

•  validate,

•  verify,

•  vindicate

•  Antonyms : 

•  disprove,

•  rebut,

•  refute

1: to fill with courage or strength of purpose;

  * e.g., " ... repeatedly borne up in times of adversity by his faith "

•  Synonyms : 

•  buck up,

•  buoy (up),

•  cheer (up),

•  chirk (up),

•  embolden,

•  encourage,

•  hearten,

•  inspire,

•  inspirit,

•  steel

•  Antonyms : 

•  daunt,

•  discourage,

•  dishearten,

•  dispirit

1: personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting;

  * e.g., " ... the young man's impeccable manners are an unmistakable sign of a good upbringing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  etiquette,

•  form,

•  mores,

•  proprieties

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a distinctive way of putting ideas into words;

  * e.g., " ... the former doctor writes his novels very much in the manner of someone who is used to observing the smallest details "

•  Synonyms : 

•  fashion,

•  locution,

•  mode,

•  phraseology,

•  style,

•  tone,

•  vein

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common;

  * e.g., " ... fish and all manner of sea life on view at the aquarium "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breed,

•  class,

•  description,

•  feather,

•  genre,

•  ilk,

•  kidney,

•  kind,

•  like,

•  nature,

•  order,

•  sort,

•  species,

•  strain,

•  stripe,

•  type,

•  variety

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a large impressive residence;

  * e.g., " ... the old family manor has 117 rooms "

•  Synonyms : 

•  castle,

•  château,

•  estate,

•  hacienda,

•  hall,

•  manor house,

•  manse,

•  mansion,

•  palace,

•  villa

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)