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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)
Overview of adj blest
The adj blest has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. blessed, blest -- (highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income")
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
Antonyms of adj blest
1 sense of blest
Sense 1
blessed (vs. cursed), blest
Similarity of adj blest
1 sense of blest
Sense 1
blessed (vs. cursed), blest
=> favored, fortunate, golden
=> glorious
Pertainyms of adj blest
Attributes of adj blest
Domain of adj blest
Domain Terms of adj blest
Familiarity of adj blest
blest used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj blest
blest
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