issue

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. product, offspring, progeny (See posterity); discharge; out-come, result; question, dispute (see inquiry). —v. leave, depart, debouch, emerge; circulate, dispatch, send, publish; emit, discharge, exude, eliminate; spout, spurt; flow, spring. See departure, effect, egress, money, publication.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Question]

Syn. point, matter, problem, concern, point in question, matter of contention, bone of contention, argument, point of departure; see also puzzle 2 , subject 1 .

2. [Result]

Syn. upshot, culmination, effect; see result .

3. [Edition]

Syn. number, copy, impression; see edition .

4. [Release]

Syn. issuance, circulation, delivery; see distribution 1 .

5. [That which has been released on the market]

Syn. stocks, issue of stock, bond issue; see investment .

• at issue,

Syn. in dispute, unsettled, controversial, undecided; see controversial , uncertain 2 .

• take issue,

Syn. differ, disagree, take a stand against; see oppose 1 .

See Synonym Study at result . v.

1. [To emerge]

Syn. flow out, emanate, proceed, come forth; see appear 1 , arise 3 .

2. [To be a result of]

Syn. arise from, spring, originate; see arise 3 , begin 2 , result .

3. [To release]

Syn. circulate, send out, announce; see advertise 1 , declare 1 , publish 1 .

4. [To distribute],

Syn. allot, dispense, assign; see distribute 1 .

5. [To emit]

Syn. exude, give off, send forth; see emit 1 .

See Synonym Study at arise .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. subject topic, matter, question at hand, bone of contention, controversy, problem.

2. result consequence, outcome, end, upshot, conclusion, effect.

3. installment copy, number.

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v.

1. put out give out, distribute, circulate, dispense, disseminate, deliver.

2. emit pour forth, emanate, exude, gush, effuse, stream, ooze.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The act or process of publishing printed matter: printing, publication, publishing. See WORDS. 2. Something brought about by a cause: aftermath, consequence, corollary, effect, end product, event, fruit, harvest, outcome, precipitate, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, sequent, upshot. See CAUSE. 3. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors: brood, get, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed. See KIN. 4. A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity: hornets' nest, problem, question. Informal: can of worms. See EASY. II verb 1. To pass or pour out: discharge, empty, flow. See ENTER. 2. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent. See FREE, MOVE. 3. To come into view: appear, emerge, loom, materialize, show. Idioms: make (or put in) an appearance, meet the eye. See SEE. 4. To have hereditary derivation: derive, descend, spring. Idiom: trace one's descent. See KIN. 5. To present for circulation, exhibit, or sale: bring out, publish, put out. See WORDS. 6. To have as a source: arise, come, derive, emanate, flow, originate, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring. See START.