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Synonyms
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Meaning:
atone

to make repayment (for doing wrong)

compensate; make amends for former misdoing

beautify

to make (a person, a room etc) beautiful (for a special occasion)

make more physically attractive

counterbalance

(to act as) a weight, force, equal to (another) and balancing it

offset an action

differentiate

to treat (something) as different; show things to be different

make a distinction

distinguish

to identify, state, a difference between people, things (by looking, listening, thinking etc)

tell the difference

explode

(to cause something) to burst with a loud noise; (of a person) to show violent emotion

blow up

glamourize

to make (a person or thing) appear very attractive and exciting

make more physically attractive

incite

to encourage, cause (an effect)

encourage, provoke

intensified

make more forceful, severe

make more forceful, severe

intensify

(to cause something) to become stronger or more determined

make more forceful, severe

mobilize

(to cause people, help etc) to group together in order to carry out a particular task

ready for action, movement

offset

to balance, make up for, (something)

counterbalance, compensate

outweigh

to be more in value or importance than (something)

override, dominate

shoot

a new, young growth on a plant or bush; a group of people shooting birds, animals

discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill

trigger

a lever used for releasing a spring, especially of a gun; to be the immediate cause of something serious or violent

cause to happen

went

of go

advance, proceed physically

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