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depend upon
verb
1 depend upon
Be contingent on.
synonyms: depend on, devolve on, hinge on, hinge upon, ride, turn on.
Roget 467:
be evidence
etc.
n.;
evince,
show,
betoken,
tell of;
indicate
etc.
(denote)
550;
imply,
involve,
argue,
bespeak,
breathe.
have weight,
carry weight;
tell,
speak volumes;
speak for itself
etc.
(manifest)
525.
rest upon,
depend upon;
repose on.
bear witness
etc.
n.;
give evidence
etc.
n.;
testify,
depose,
witness,
vouch for;
sign,
seal,
undersign†,
set one's hand and seal,
sign and seal,
deliver as one's act and deed,
certify,
attest;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488.
[provide conclusive evidence]
make absolute,
confirm,
prove
(demonstrate)
478.
[add further evidence]
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate,
support,
ratify,
bear out,
uphold,
warrant.
adduce,
attest,
cite,
quote;
refer to,
appeal to;
call,
call to witness;
bring forward,
bring into court;
allege,
plead;
produce witnesses,
confront witnesses.
place into evidence,
mark into evidence.
[obtain evidence]
collect evidence,
bring together evidence,
rake up evidence;
experiment
etc.
463.
have a case,
make out a case;
establish,
authenticate,
substantiate,
verify,
make good,
quote chapter and verse;
bring home to,
bring to book.
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Roget 749:
be subject
etc.
adj.;
be at the mercy of,
lie at the mercy of;
depend upon,
lean upon,
hang upon;
fall a prey to,
fall under;
play second fiddle.
be a mere machine,
be a puppet,
be a football;
not dare to say one's soul is his own;
drag a chain.
serve
etc.
746;
obey
etc.
743;
submit
etc.
725.
break in,
tame;
subject,
subjugate;
master
etc.
731;
tread down,
tread under foot;
weigh down;
drag at one's chariot wheels;
reduce to subjection,
reduce to slavery;
enthrall,
inthrall†,
bethrall†;
enslave,
lead captive;
take into custody
etc.
(restrain)
751;
rule
etc.
737;
drive into a corner,
hold at the sword's point;
keep under;
hold in bondage,
hold in leading strings,
hold in swaddling clothes.
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Roget 154:
be the effect of
etc.
n.;
be due to,
be owing to;
originate in,
originate from;
rise from,
arise,
take its rise spring from,
proceed from,
emanate from,
come from,
grow from,
bud from,
sprout from,
germinate from,
issue from,
flow from,
result from,
follow from,
derive its origin from,
accrue from;
come to,
come of,
come out of;
depend upon,
hang upon,
hinge upon,
turn upon.
take the consequences,
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
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2 depend upon
Put trust in with confidence.
synonyms: depend on, rely on, rely upon.
Roget 484:
believe,
credit;
give faith to,
give credit to,
credence to;
see,
realize;
assume,
receive;
set down for,
take for;
have it,
take it;
consider,
esteem,
presume.
count upon,
depend upon,
calculate upon,
pin one's faith upon,
reckon upon,
lean upon,
build upon,
rely upon,
rest upon;
lay one's account for;
make sure of.
make oneself easy about,
on that score;
take on trust,
take on credit;
take for granted,
take for gospel;
allow some weight to,
attach some weight to.
know,
know for certain;
have know,
make no doubt;
doubt not;
be,
rest assured
etc.
adj.;
persuade oneself,
assure oneself,
satisfy oneself;
make up one's mind.
give one credit for;
confide in,
believe in,
put one's trust in;
place in,
repose in,
implicit confidence in;
take one's word for,
at one's word;
place reliance on,
rely upon,
swear by,
regard to.
think,
hold;
take,
take it;
opine,
be of opinion,
conceive,
trow†,
ween†,
fancy,
apprehend;
have it,
hold a belief,
possess,
entertain a belief,
adopt a belief,
imbibe a belief,
embrace a belief,
get hold of a belief,
hazard,
foster,
nurture a belief,
cherish a belief,
have an opinion,
hold an opinion,
possess,
entertain an opinion,
adopt an opinion,
imbibe an opinion,
embrace an opinion,
get hold of an opinion,
hazard an opinion,
foster an opinion,
nurture an opinion,
cherish an opinion
etc.
n..
view as,
consider as,
take as,
hold as,
conceive as,
regard as,
esteem as,
deem as,
look upon as,
account as,
set down as;
surmise
etc.
514.
get it into one's head,
take it into one's head;
come round to an opinion;
swallow
etc.
(credulity)
486.
cause to be believed
etc.
v.;
satisfy,
persuade,
have the ear of,
gain the confidence of,
assure;
convince,
convict†,
convert;
wean,
bring round;
bring over,
win over;
indoctrinate
etc.
(teach)
537;
cram down the throat;
produce conviction,
carry conviction;
bring home to,
drive home to.
go down,
find credence,
pass current;
be received
etc.
v.,
be current
etc.
adj.;
possess,
take hold of,
take possession of the mind.
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adverb
Roget 484:
in the opinion of,
in the eyes of;
me judice [Lat.];
meseems†,
methinks;
to the best of one's belief;
I dare say,
I doubt not,
I have no doubt,
I am sure;
sure enough
etc.
(certainty)
474;
depend upon,
rely upon it;
be assured,
rest assured;
I'll warrant you
etc.
(affirmation)
535.
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