| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. Slang. To move or excite greatly: carry away, electrify, enrapture, thrill, transport. See EXCITE. 2. To direct or allow to leave. Also used with away: dismiss. Idioms: send about one's business, send packing, show someone the door. See KEEP. 3. To direct (a person) elsewhere for help or information: refer, transfer, turn over. See MOVE. 4. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination: address, consign, dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit. See MOVE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | send for To demand to appear, come, or assemble: call, convene, convoke, muster, summon. See REQUEST. send forth To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, throw off, vent. See FREE, MOVE. send up Informal. To place officially in confinement: commit, consign, institutionalize. See FREE.
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