Verbs Beginning With P

Verb

Definition

Synonyms

paint

to create picture or extending a surface with paint

brush, coat, color, cover

participate

to take component in one activity

contribute, cooperate, partake

pass

to relocate in front of or go by someone or miscellaneous

move past, go beyond, slip by

pause

to protect against for a brief duration of time

wait, delay, halt

pay

to provide money for items or services

compensate, purchase, reimburse

peel

to pull or tear away something that"s attached come something else

shell, shuck, husk

penetrate

to pass into or through something

enter, permeate, puncture

perceive

to an alert or see

comprehend, discern, become aware

perform

to lug out or accomplish duties or tasks

do, carry out, bring out

permit

to permit something

authorize, let, sanction

persist

to refuse to give up

continue, persevere, store going

persuade

to to convince someone to perform something

convince, victory over, induce

pick

to choose

select, opt, elect

place

to collection down

deposit, position, put

plan

to build a plan or routine to get something done

arrange, plot, organize

play

to engage in task for fun

carouse, cavort, frolic

pledge

to provide something as security for one agreement

guarantee, vouch, promise

plug

to to fill a feet by inserting material right into it

block, fill, seal

point

to movement in the direction that something, usually through a finger

gesture, indicate, signal

pop

to make a sudden, short, explosive noise

bang, burst, crack

pose

to gain into a details position

arrange, model, assume a stance

possess

to have an object or property

hold, retain, own

post

to display or publish something up in a windy location

place, put, make known

pour

to circulation or drop right into something

stream, splash, trickle

praise

to lavish approval top top someone

recognize, applaud, laud

pray

to ask because that something or offer thanks to a higher being

ask a divine being for favor, inquiry favor, supplicate

prefer

to prefer someone or something much better than another

favor, be partial to, skinny toward

prepare

to do ready

make ready, make arrangements, plan

present

to formally present someone or give an honor via a ceremony

introduce, recognize, bestow

preserve

to treatment for or maintain something

secure, protect, safeguard

pretend

to make believe or imitate

fake, falsify, purport

prevent

to store from happening

avert, avoid, intervene

print

to develop written records via hand or machine

publish, write, letter

proceed

to relocate forward

advance, start, collection in motion

produce

to create or lug into being

generate, create, make

prohibit

to forbid someone from act something

stop, ban, block

promise

to guarantee the one will do something

affirm, commit, declare

promote

to offer someone a greater position

advance, move up, update

prompt

to cause something rather to happen

incite, elicit, star

propose

to indicate or recommend

initiate, put forward, submit

protect

to protect or guard

shield, secure, safeguard

prove

to establish that something is true

confirm, convince, substantiate

provide

to it is provided or do available

furnish, give, issue

publish

to issue a occupational of writing for revenue or reading

circulate, issue, walk live

pull

to make something move toward something rather by tugging or dragging

drag, tow, haul

punish

to i charged suffering

penalize, discipline, corrective action

purchase

to achieve something by paying because that it

acquire, buy, procure

pursue

to actively seek to obtain or record something

go after, follow, follow

push

to press, pressure or urge a human or point to move

shove, force, knock

put

to location something

position, set, situate