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attribute

Synonyms:
verb: ascribe, impute, accredit, refer, credit, attach
noun: quality, property, characteristic, trait, feature,character, attributive

1. Regard something as being caused by (someone or something)
   • he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director
   • the bombing was attributed to the IRA
2. Ascribe a work or remark to (a particular author, artist, or speaker)
   • the building was attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright
3. Regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by (someone or something)
   • ancient peoples attributed magic properties to certain stones

at·trib·ute Noun

attributes plural

1. A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something
   • flexibility and mobility are the key attributesof our army
2. A material object recognized as symbolic of a person, esp. a conventional object used in art to identify a saint or mythical figure
3. An attributive adjective or noun
4. A real property that a statistical analysis is attempting to describe

comparable

com·pa·ra·ble Adjective /ˈkämp(ə)rəbəl/ 

1. (of a person or thing) Able to be likened to another; similar
   • flaked stone and bone tools comparableto Neanderthal man's tools
2. Of equivalent quality; worthy of comparison
   • nobody is comparable with this athlete

fabricate

Synonyms:
verb: manufacture, invent, make, concoct, forge, make up, produce, contrive, fake

fabricates 3rd person singular present; fabricatedpast tense; fabricated past participle; fabricatingpresent participle

1. Invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent
   • officers fabricated evidence
2. Construct or manufacture (something, esp. an industrial product), esp. from prepared components
   • you will have to fabricate an exhaust system

precaution

Synonyms:
noun: prudence, care, wariness, providence, vigilance

precautions plural

1. A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening
   • he had taken the precaution of seeking legal advice

separately

Synonyms:
adverb: apart, singly, severally, asunder, individually

1. As a separate entity or entities; not together
   • they arrived together but left separately
   • I shall consider that figure separately from the prime costs

utilize

Synonyms:
verb: use, employ, exploit, make use of, apply, take advantage of

utilized past participle; utilized past tense; utilizes3rd person singular present; utilises3rd person singular present; utilised past tense; utilisingpresent participle; utilizing present participle; utilisedpast participle

1. Make practical and effective use of
   • vitamin C helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet

quota

Synonyms:
noun: share, allotment, portion, part, contingent

quotas plural

1. A limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular
2. A limited quantity of a particular product that under official controls can be produced, exported, or imported
   • the country may be exceeding its OPECquota of 1,100,000 barrels of oil per day
3. A fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive from a total
   • the Faeroe Islands' commercial salmonquota
4. A person's share of something that must be done
   • they were arrested to help fill the quota of arrests the security police had to make during the crackdown
5. A fixed minimum or maximum number of a particular group of people allowed to do something, as immigrants to enter a country, workers to undertake a job, or students to enroll for a course
   • they demanded a quota for women on the committee
6. (in a system of proportional representation) The minimum number of votes required to elect a candidate
7. A person's share of a particular thing, quality, or attribute
   • an Irishman with a double ration of blarney and a treble quota of charm

procurement

Synonyms:
noun: acquisition, purchase, procuration

procurements plural

1. The action of obtaining or procuring something
   • financial assistance for the procurementof legal advice
   • the company's procurements from foreign firms
2. The action or occupation of acquiring military equipment and supplies
   • defense procurement

launch

Synonyms:
verb: start, throw, fling

launches plural

1. A large motorboat, used esp. for short trips
2. The largest boat carried on a man-of-war

launch Verb /lônCH/ /länCH/

launching present participle; launched past tense; launches3rd person singular present; launched past participle

1. Set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water
   • the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen
2. Set (a newly built ship or boat) afloat for the first time, typically as part of an official ceremony
   • King Gustav II Adolph of Sweden launcheda huge new warship
3. Send (a missile, satellite, or spacecraft) on its course or into orbit
   • they launched two Scud missiles
4. Hurl (something) forcefully
   • she launched a tortoiseshell comb
5. (of a person) Make a sudden energetic movement
   • I launched myself out of bed
6. Utter (criticism or a threat) vehemently
   • scores of customers launched a volley of complaints
7. Start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise)
   • she was launching a campaign against ugly architecture
8. Introduce (a new product or publication) to the public for the first time
   • the company has launched a software package specifically for the legal sector

launch Noun /lônCH/ /länCH/

launches plural

1. An act or an instance of launching something
   • the launch of a new campaign against drinking and driving
2. An occasion at which a new product or publication is introduced to the public
   • a book launch

halt

Synonyms:
adjective: lame, limping, gammy
verb: stop, arrest, pause, cease, hesitate
noun: stop, stoppage, standstill, pause, stand

halting present participle; halted past tense; halts3rd person singular present; halted past participle

1. Walk with a limp
   • he halted slightly in his walk
2. Hesitate; waver
   • that night the ingénue halted in her lines and put no heart into her work

halt Verb /hôlt/

halts 3rd person singular present; halting present participle;halted past tense; halted past participle

1. Bring or come to an abrupt stop
   • there is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed
   • she halted in mid-sentence
2. Used as a military command to bring marching soldiers to a stop
   • company, halt!

halt Noun /hôlt/

halts plural

1. A suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one
   • a halt in production
   • a bus screeched to a halt

halt Adjective

1. Lame

capable

Synonyms:
adjective: efficient, competent, clever, skilful, fit, skillful,apt, proficient, gifted

1. Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing
   • I'm quite capable of taking care of myself
   • the aircraft is capable of flying 5,000 miles nonstop
2. Open to or admitting of something
   • the strange events are capable of rational explanation
3. Able to achieve efficiently whatever one has to do; competent
   • she looked enthusiastic and capable
   • a highly capable man

place

Synonyms:
verb: put, set, lay, situate, locate, lodge, invest
noun: position, spot, situation, locality, space, location,seat, room, site, post, station, residence

places plural

1. A particular position or point in space
   • there were still some remote places in the world
   • the monastery was a peaceful place
2. Used to refer to an area already identified (giving an impression of informality)
   • we head to a disco—the place is pandemonium
3. A particular point on a larger surface or in a larger object or area
   • he lashed out and cut the policeman's hand in three places
4. A building or area used for a specified purpose or activity
   • the town has many excellent eating places
5. A person's home
   • what about dinner at my place?
6. A point in a book or other text reached by a reader at a particular time
   • I must have lost my place in the script
7. A portion of space occupied by someone
   • he was watching from his place across the room
8. A portion of space available or designated for someone
   • they hurried to their places at the table
9. A vacancy or available position
   • she won a place to study German at the university
10. The regular or proper position of something
    • lay each slab in place
11. Somewhere where it is appropriate or prudent for someone to be or for something to occur
    • that street at that time was no place for a lady
12. A chance to be accepted or to be of use
    • the policy left no place for individual initiative
13. A person's rank or status
    • occupation structures a person's place in society
14. A right or privilege resulting from someone's role or position
    • I'm sure she has a story to tell, but it's not my place to ask
15. The role played by or importance attached to someone or something in a particular context
    • the place of computers in improving office efficiency varies between companies
16. A position in a sequence, in particular
17. A position in a contest
    • his score was good enough to leave him in ninth place
18. The second position, esp. in a horse race
19. Any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race (used esp. of the second, third, or fourth positions)
20. The degree of priority given to something
    • accurate reportage takes second place to lurid detail
21. The position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal or similar notation, esp. one after the decimal point
    • calculate the ratios to one decimal place
22. A square or a short street
    • our new restaurant is in Hilliard Place
23. A country house with its grounds

place Verb /plās/

placed past participle; places 3rd person singular present;placing present participle; placed past tense

1. Put in a particular position
   • a newspaper had been placed beside my plate
2. Cause to be in a particular situation
   • enemy officers were placed under arrest
   • you are not placing yourself under any obligation
3. Used to express the attitude someone has toward someone or something
   • I am not able to place any trust in you
4. Used to indicate the degree of advantage or convenience enjoyed by someone or something as a result of their position or circumstances
   • the company is well placed to seize the opportunity
5. Find a home or employment for
   • the children were placed with foster parents
   • the agency had placed 3,000 people in full-time jobs
6. Dispose of (something, esp. shares) by selling to a customer
7. Arrange for the recognition and implementation of (an order, bet, etc.)
   • they placed a contract for three boats
8. Order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call) through an operator
9. Identify or classify as being of a specified type or as holding a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy
   • a survey placed the company 13th for achievement
10. Remember where one has seen or how one comes to recognize (someone or something)
    • she eventually said she couldn't place him
11. Achieve a specified position in a race
    • he was placed eleventh in the long individual race
12. Be among the first three in a race (or the first three or four in the UK)

processing

Synonyms:
noun: treatment

processes 3rd person singular present; processingpresent participle; processed past tense; processedpast participle

1. Perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it
   • the various stages in processing the wool
2. Operate on (data) by means of a program
3. Deal with (someone) using an official and established procedure
   • the immigration authorities whoprocessed him

pro·cess Verb /prəˈses/

processes 3rd person singular present; processingpresent participle; processed past tense; processedpast participle

1. Walk or march in procession
   • they processed down the aisle

operational

Synonyms:
adjective: operative, operating

1. In or ready for use
   • the new laboratory is fully operational
2. Of or relating to the routine functioning and activities of a business or organization
   • the coffee bar's initial operational costs
3. Engaged in or relating to active operations of the armed forces, police, or emergency services
   • an operational fighter squadron

capacity

Synonyms:
noun: ability, capability, power, aptitude, competence,faculty, volume

capacities plural

1. The maximum amount that something can contain
   • the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet
   • the stadium's seating capacity
   • the room was filled to capacity
2. Fully occupying the available area or space
   • they played to a capacity crowd
3. The amount that something can produce
   • the company aimed to double its electricity-generating capacity
   • when running at full capacity, the factory will employ 450 people
4. The total cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons in an internal combustion engine
5. The ability or power to do, experience, or understand something
   • I was impressed by her capacity for hard work
   • his capacity to inspire trust in others
   • their intellectual capacities
6. A person's legal competence
   • cases where a patient's testamentarycapacity is in doubt
7. A specified role or position
   • I was engaged in a voluntary capacity
   • writing in his capacity as legal correspondent