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bless
Overview of verb bless
The verb bless has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) bless -- (give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son")
2. (1) bless -- (confer prosperity or happiness on)
3. (1) bless, sign -- (make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate)
4. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify -- (render holy by means of religious rites)
Grep of noun bless
blessed event
blessed thistle
blessed trinity
blessed virgin
blessedness
blessing
Antonyms of verb bless
1 of 4 senses of bless
Sense 1
bless
Antonym of curse (Sense 3)
=>curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bless
4 senses of bless
Sense 1
bless
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> make, create
Sense 2
bless
=> confer, bestow
=> award, present
=> allocate, apportion
=> assign, allot, portion
=> distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 3
bless, sign
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bless
2 of 4 senses of bless
Sense 1
bless
=> anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate
Sense 4
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> reconsecrate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bless
4 senses of bless
Sense 1
bless
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
Sense 2
bless
=> confer, bestow
Sense 3
bless, sign
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sense 4
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> declare
'Cause To' of verb bless
Derived Forms of verb bless
1 of 4 senses of bless
Sense 1
bless
RELATED TO>(noun) blessing#4
=> benediction, blessing
RELATED TO>(noun) blessing#5
=> blessing, benediction
Domain of verb bless
Domain Terms of verb bless
Familiarity of verb bless
bless used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb bless
4 senses of bless
Sense 1
bless
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
bless
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
bless, sign
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bless
4 senses of bless
Sense 1
bless
> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict
=> bless
Sense 2
bless
> confer, bestow
=> miter
=> bless
=> graduate
Sense 3
bless, sign
> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> wink
=> exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> shrug
=> clap, spat
=> applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
=> bless, sign
=> nod
=> cross oneself
=> bow, bow down
=> shake
=> beckon, wave
Sense 4
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
> declare
=> plead
=> profess
=> condemn
=> consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> account, answer for
=> propose, suggest, advise
=> promise, assure
=> promise
=> take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment
=> sentence, condemn, doom
=> proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
=> profess
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> swear, depose, depone
=> testify, attest, take the stand, bear witness
=> decree
=> opine, speak up, animadvert, sound off
=> count out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bless
Sense 1
bless
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
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Sense 2
bless
=> confer, bestow
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Sense 3
bless, sign
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
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Sense 4
consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify
=> declare
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Grep of verb bless
bless
Grep of adj bless
bibless
blessed
blessed with
jobless
limbless
ribless
Grep of adv bless
blessedly
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