bless
1. give a benediction to (Freq. 4)
- The dying man blessed his son
• Ant:
curse
• Derivationally related forms:
blessing
• Hypernyms:
raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke,
stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
• Hyponyms:
anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. confer prosperity or happiness on (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
confer, bestow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
3. make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection;
consecrate (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
sign
• Derivationally related forms:
sign (for: sign)
• Hypernyms:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. render holy by means of religious rites
• Syn:
consecrate, hallow, sanctify
• Ant:
desecrate (for: consecrate)
• Derivationally related forms:
sanctification (for: sanctify), saint (for: sanctify), consecration (for: consecrate)
• Hypernyms:
declare
• Hyponyms:
reconsecrate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
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