Adjure, v. a. Entreat (as if under oath), conjure, obtest, beseech, pray, supplicate, beg, conjure, implore, invoke, enjoin solemnly.

Adjust, v. a. 1. Arrange, dispose, rectify, trim, put or set in order, put or set to rights, put in tune, put in good trim.

2. Regulate, set.

3. Settle, compose, reconcile, make up.

4. Fit, adapt, suit, proportion, accommodate, measure, make conform, make conformable.

Adjustment, n. 1. Arrangement, adjusting, putting in order, putting in good trim, setting to rights.

2. Regulation, setting, putting right.

3. Settlement, reconciliation, pacification.

4. Fitting, adapting, accommodation, making suitable or conformable.

Adjutant, n. (Mil.) Assistant (of a superior officer).

Admeasurement, n. Measurement.

Administer, v. a. 1. Dispense, give, distribute, supply, contribute, deal out, give out.

2. Direct, manage, conduct, control, superintend, preside over.

3. Tender, offer, proffer.

Administer, v. n. 1. Contribute, conduce, be helpful.

2. (Law.) Act as administrator.

Administration, n. 1. Dispensation, distribution.

2. Management, conduct, direction, control, superintendence.

3. Executive department (of a government), President (or other chief magistrate) and cabinet.

4. (Law.) Management of an estate (of an intestate).

Admirable, a. 1. [Rare.] Wonderful, surprising, striking, astonishing.

2. Excellent, incomparable, inimitable, fine, rare, transcendent, matchless, perfect, first-rate, worthy of admiration.

Admiration, n. 1. [Rare.] Wonder, surprise, astonishment, amazement.

2. Liking, love, high regard, high opinion.

Admire, v. a. 1. [Rare.] Wonder at, be surprised at, be astonished or amazed at.

2. Like much, think highly of, have a high opinion of, prize or value highly.

Admire, v. n. [Rare.] Wonder, marvel, be surprised or astonished.

Admirer, n. Lover, gallant, suitor, sweetheart, beau, cicisbeo.

Admissible, a. Permissible, allowable, lawful, proper, justifiable, warrantable.

Admission, n. 1. Admittance, introduction, access, entrance, initiation, entree.

2. Allowance, avowal, concession, acknowledgment, assent.

Admit, v. a. 1. Receive, grant entrance to, let in, take in, open the door to.

2. Concede, accept, grant, acknowledge, own, confess, take for granted, agree to, accede to, acquiesce in.

3. Permit, allow, bear, admit of, be capable of.

Admit of, Admit, permit, allow, bear, be capable of.

Admittance, n. 1. Admission, introduction, entree.

2. Access, means of approach, liberty to approach.

Admixture, n. 1. Mixture.

2. Spice, dash, infusion, sprinkling, touch, seasoning, smack, taste, tincture, tinge.

Admonish, v. a. 1. Reprove (gently), censure, warn of a fault.

2. Advise, counsel, caution, forewarn, enjoin.

3. Instruct, inform, teach, apprise, acquaint, notify, make acquainted, make aware.

Admonition, n. 1. Hint of a fault, gentle reproof.

2. Advice, counsel, caution, warning, monition.

Admonitory, a. Admonishing, monitory.

Ado, n. 1. Trouble, difficulty, labor, pains.

2. Bustle, stir, flurry, fuss, noise, tumult, turmoil, pother, confusion, commotion, to-do.

Adolescence, n. Youth, juvenility, minority, juniority, nonage, teens, prime of life, flower of life, bloom of life.

Adolescent, a. Youthful, juvenile, young.

Adopt, v. a. 1. Appropriate, take to one's self, take or select as one's own.

2. Approve, espouse, support, maintain.

3. Affiliate, father, treat as one's own child.

Adoption, n. 1. Appropriation.

2. Approval, espousal, support, maintenance.

3. Affiliation, adopting, fathering.

Adorable, a. 1. Divine, to be adored, worthy of adoration.

2. Estimable, venerable, worthy of love or honor.

Adoration, n. 1. Worship, devotion.

2. Homage, reverence, veneration.

Adore, v. a. 1. Worship.

2. Revere, venerate, idolize, honor, pay homage to.

Adorer, n. 1. Worshipper.