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[ verb ] make available, as of an opportunity

Synonyms

open

Examples

"This opens up new possibilities"

Used in print

(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)

`` In_addition_to the usual tools , I make constant use of cleansing tissue , not_only to wipe my brushes , but to mop_up certain areas , to soften edges , and to open_up lights in dark washes .

Related terms

yield open

2
[ verb ] become available

Synonyms

open

Examples

"an opportunity opened up"

Used in print

(Los Angeles Times...)

Giving_up the violin opened a whole new career for Ilona_Schmidl-Seeberg , a tiny Hungarian who Fritz_Kreisler had predicted would have a promising career on the concert stage .

(Richard Tiernan, "Land of the Silver Dollar,"...)

The way was opening_up ; when the management brought around champagne , the breakfast settled its whirling_around in his stomach .

Related terms

arise opening

3
[ verb ] cause to open or to become open

Synonyms

open

Examples

"Mary opened the car door"

Used in print

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

Now , when everything was opening_up to him - even the court of Louis_/_15 15 , !

4
[ verb ] open up an area or prepare a way

Synonyms

pioneer

Examples

"She pioneered a graduate program for women students"

Used in print

(The Washington Post...)

After paying tribute to the conductor and his white-clad youthful students , President_Kennedy said , `` As an American I have the greatest possible pride in the work that_is being done in dozens of schools stretching across the United_States - schools where devoted teachers are studying with interested young_men and women and opening_up the whole wide horizon of serious_music '' .

Related terms

introduce pioneer

5
[ verb ] become open

Synonyms

open

Examples

"The door opened"

6
[ verb ] start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

Synonyms

open

Examples

"open a business"

7
[ verb ] talk freely and without inhibition

Related terms

close_up talk

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