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To establish or stipulate as a previous condition

To give up, surrender, or yield

To enact or establish legally or legislatively

To specify or define something

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

(of an object) To put in a particular position or location

To produce a new recording of

To preserve in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected

To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet onto a subsequent wager

To yield to someone or something

To declare or announce in a formal or solemn way

To hold or maintain

To mark out the boundary or limits of

To declare loudly, openly or publicly

To offer for discussion or debate

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Verb

To establish or stipulate as a previous condition

particularizes^US

has as a condition

makes it a condition

particularises^UK

makes a condition of

makes a proviso of

makes a precondition of

individualizes^US

explicitizes^US

puts one's finger on

goes into detail

individualises^UK

draws a picture

gets to the point

getd down to brass tacks

comes to the point

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To give up, surrender, or yield

puts to one side

defrays the cost of

comes across with

kisses goodbye to

says goodbye to

washes your hands of

gives someone the push

gives the elbow

leaves in the lurch

turns your back on

gives someone the big E

leaves stranded

leaves high and dry

steps down from

breaks off with

gives notice to

steps aside from

stands down from

decentralizes^US

decentralises^UK

divorces oneself from

separates oneself from

changes one's tune

fails to take advantage of

pays a tithe on

gives someone the air

takes your leave of

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“Immediately cease resistance, lay down your weapons, and voluntarily leave your positions.”

Verb

To enact or establish legally or legislatively

carries through

lays down the law

brings into effect

puts your foot down

puts into effect

gives the green light to

gives the go-ahead to

puts into practice

votes favorably

gives the seal of approval to

gives the OK to

gives the thumbs up to

railroads through

reads the riot act

follows through with

constitutionalizes

puts laws in force

formulates laws

establishes laws

decriminalizes^US

legitimatizes^US

decriminalises^UK

pronounces lawful

gives the stamp of approval to

gives approval to

gives the go-ahead

gives the green light

gives the thumbs up

comes to an agreement on

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“You will note that the court did not legislate nor profess to lay down a new law.”

Verb

To specify or define something

reads the riot act

puts your foot down

particularizes^US

particularises^UK

makes provision for

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“This creates a need to lay down the proper procedure for the prosecution of wildlife crimes.”

Verb

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

swears up and down

swears on bible

shoots off one's mouth

shoots one's wad

gives an undertaking

gives assurances

gives an assurance

gives one's word

gives testimony

gets on soapbox

gets off your chest

makes a public declaration of

declares publicly

acknowledges publicly

gives utterance to

puts into words

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“Rather than lay down his thoughts about the appropriate form of government, Winthrop used the occasion to remind his listeners that their success depended on remaining a community bound together by love.”

Verb

(of an object) To put in a particular position or location

sets in position

puts in position

fixes in position

places at intervals

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Verb

To produce a new recording of

makes a recording

makes a recording of

makes a tape of

Verb

To preserve in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected

immortalises^UK

immortalizes^US

Verb

To carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet onto a subsequent wager

Verb

To yield to someone or something

concedes defeat

gives up the struggle

raises the white flag

puts up white flag

shows the white flag

throws in the towel

waves the white flag

throws in the sponge

gives oneself over

gives yourself up

eats humble pie

goes along with

has no fight left

hoists the white flag

humbles oneself

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Verb

To declare or announce in a formal or solemn way

lays down the law

gives a ruling on

gives a verdict on

sits in judgement on

passes judgment

sits in judgment

passes judgement on

makes a ruling on

makes a judgement

states publicly

passes the word

shouts from the rooftops

shoots off one's mouth

spreads it around

shouts from the housetops

gets on a soapbox

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Verb

To lie down

takes your ease

puts your feet up

takes a breather

refreshes oneself

takes life easy

has forty winks

gets some shut-eye

catches some Zs

snatches forty winks

Verb

To hold or maintain

Verb

To mark out the boundary or limits of

Verb

To declare loudly, openly or publicly

gives expression to

gives utterance to

puts into words

particularizes^US

gives an account of

particularises^UK

brings into the open

gives expression

gives utterance

shouts from the rooftops

gives testimony

brings to public notice

brings to public attention

propagandizes^US

propagandises^UK

circularizes^US

passes the word

circularises^UK

puts on the map

gives notice of

calls attention to

gives a puff to

bangs the drum for

beats the drum for

gives publicity to

gives a plug to

lets it be known

gets on soapbox for

beats the drum about

blows wide open

makes a statement

issues a statement about

runs off at mouth

states publicly

shoots off one's mouth

shouts from the housetops

gets on a soapbox

spreads it around

makes a pitch for

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Verb

To offer for discussion or debate

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