express

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. squeeze, press out, exude; represent, symbolize, show, reveal, denote, signify, delineate, depict; state, tell, frame, enunciate, expound, couch, utter, voice, communicate, speak; ship. See meaning, speech, transportation, haste, information, extraction. —adj. manifest, explicit, precise; special. See speciality.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Explicit]

Syn. definite, specific, clearly stated; see definite 1 , 2 .

2. [Fast]

Syn. nonstop, direct, high-speed; see direct 1 , fast 1 .

See Synonym Study at explicit . v.

1. [To put into words]

Syn. state, utter, declare, verbalize, word, phrase, formulate, couch; see also communicate 1 , utter .

2. [To make known]

Syn. reveal, show, manifest; see display 1 , expose 1 , prove .

3. [To symbolize]

Syn. represent, signify, denote; see mean 1 , represent 3 .

4. [To send by rapid conveyor]

Syn. dispatch, forward, ship; see send 1 .

See Synonym Study at utter .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

v.

communicate, articulate, say, verbalize, enunciate, convey, put across, put into words, declare, voice, tell, pronounce, state.

II

a.

1. explicit clear, certain, plain, direct, precise, distinct, obvious, specific, exact.

2. fast quick, swift, fleet, prompt.

ANT.: 1. vague, ambiguous, indirect. 2. slow, sluggish

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To put into words: articulate, communicate, convey, declare, say, state, talk, tell, utter1, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice. Idiom: give tongue (or vent or voice) to. See WORDS. 2. To utter publicly: air, put, state, vent, ventilate. Idiom: come out with. See SHOW, WORDS. 3. To give expression to, as by gestures, facial aspects, or bodily posture: communicate, convey, display, manifest. See SHOW. 4. To present a lifelike image of: delineate, depict, describe, image, limn, picture, portray, render, represent, show. See SHOW. 5. To convey in language or words of a particular form: couch, formulate, phrase, put, word. See WORDS. 6. To extract from by applying pressure: crush, press, squeeze. See TIGHTEN. II adjective 1. Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed: categorical, clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, positive, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal. See CLEAR. 2. Fixed and distinct from others: particular, set1, special, specific. See SPECIFIC.