To regard (something) as true or real

• swallow

  1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
  2. To put up with (something unpleasant):
  3. To refrain from expressing; suppress:

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  1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
  2. To put up with (something unpleasant):
  3. To refrain from expressing; suppress:

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• buy

  1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase.
  2. To be capable of purchasing:
  3. To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade:

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  1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase.
  2. To be capable of purchasing:
  3. To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade:

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• accept

  1. To answer affirmatively:
  2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
  3. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval:

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  1. To answer affirmatively:
  2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
  3. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval:

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To have confidence in the truthfulness of

• trust

  1. Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance:
  2. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one:
  3. One in which confidence is placed.

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  1. Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance:
  2. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one:
  3. One in which confidence is placed.

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• credit

  1. An arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase:
  2. The terms governing such an arrangement:
  3. The time allowed for deferred payment:

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  1. An arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase:
  2. The terms governing such an arrangement:
  3. The time allowed for deferred payment:

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To have an opinion

• judge

  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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  1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration:
  2. To hear and decide on in a court of law:
  3. To pass sentence on; condemn.

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• figure

  1. A written or printed symbol representing something other than a letter, especially a number.
  2. Mathematical calculations:
  3. An amount represented in numbers:

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  1. A written or printed symbol representing something other than a letter, especially a number.
  2. Mathematical calculations:
  3. An amount represented in numbers:

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• think

  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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• opine

  1. To state as an opinion.
  2. To express an opinion:

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  1. To state as an opinion.
  2. To express an opinion:

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• hold

  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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• deem

  1. To regard as; consider:
  2. To suppose or believe:
  3. To have an opinion; think.

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  1. To regard as; consider:
  2. To suppose or believe:
  3. To have an opinion; think.

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• consider

  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To suppose or believe:

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  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To suppose or believe:

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To view in a certain way

• think

  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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• sense

  1. Any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside or inside the body are received and felt, as the faculties of hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste, and equilibrium.
  2. A perception or feeling produced by a stimulus; sensation:
  3. The faculties of sensation as means of providing physical gratification and pleasure.

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  1. Any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside or inside the body are received and felt, as the faculties of hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste, and equilibrium.
  2. A perception or feeling produced by a stimulus; sensation:
  3. The faculties of sensation as means of providing physical gratification and pleasure.

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• hold

  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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• feel

  1. To perceive through the sense of touch:
  2. To perceive as a physical sensation:
  3. To touch:

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  1. To perceive through the sense of touch:
  2. To perceive as a physical sensation:
  3. To touch:

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To regard in an appraising way

• think

  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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• suppose

  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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• repute

  1. To ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to:
  2. To consider; suppose:
  3. Reputation:

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  1. To ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to:
  2. To consider; suppose:
  3. Reputation:

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To accept as true

• swallow

  1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
  2. To put up with (something unpleasant):
  3. To refrain from expressing; suppress:

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  1. To cause (food or drink, for example) to pass through the mouth and throat into the stomach.
  2. To put up with (something unpleasant):
  3. To refrain from expressing; suppress:

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• buy

  1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase.
  2. To be capable of purchasing:
  3. To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade:

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  1. To acquire in exchange for money or its equivalent; purchase.
  2. To be capable of purchasing:
  3. To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade:

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• doubt not

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• take as gospel

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• take-on-faith

  1. (idiomatic) To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.

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  1. (idiomatic) To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.

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• put stock in

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• take stock in

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• attach some weight to

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• hold a belief

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• entertain a belief

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• be credulous

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• keep the faith

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• nurture a belief

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• cherish a belief

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• take one's word for

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• swear-by

  1. (idiomatic) To wholeheartedly trust.

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  1. (idiomatic) To wholeheartedly trust.

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• rest-assured

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) Be sure; no need to worry; trust.

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  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) Be sure; no need to worry; trust.

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• feel sure

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• have no doubt

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• credit

  1. An arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase:
  2. The terms governing such an arrangement:
  3. The time allowed for deferred payment:

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  1. An arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase:
  2. The terms governing such an arrangement:
  3. The time allowed for deferred payment:

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• give credence to

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• conceive

  1. To become pregnant with (offspring):
  2. To form or develop in the mind:
  3. To apprehend mentally; understand:

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  1. To become pregnant with (offspring):
  2. To form or develop in the mind:
  3. To apprehend mentally; understand:

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• opine

  1. To state as an opinion.
  2. To express an opinion:

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  1. To state as an opinion.
  2. To express an opinion:

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• postulate

  1. To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument:
  2. To propose as a hypothesis or explanation:
  3. To assume as a premise or axiom; take for granted.

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  1. To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument:
  2. To propose as a hypothesis or explanation:
  3. To assume as a premise or axiom; take for granted.

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• be of the opinion

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• maintain

  1. To keep up or carry on; continue:
  2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
  3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:

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  1. To keep up or carry on; continue:
  2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
  3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:

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• affirm

  1. To declare positively; assert to be true:
  2. To declare support for or belief in:
  3. To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:

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  1. To declare positively; assert to be true:
  2. To declare support for or belief in:
  3. To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:

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• consider

  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To suppose or believe:

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  1. To think carefully about (something), especially before making a decision;
  2. To think or deem to be; regard as:
  3. To suppose or believe:

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• take at one's word

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• regard

  1. To think of or consider in a particular way:
  2. To look at attentively; observe closely:
  3. To relate or refer to; concern:

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  1. To think of or consider in a particular way:
  2. To look at attentively; observe closely:
  3. To relate or refer to; concern:

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• understand

  1. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend:
  2. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  3. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:

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  1. To become aware of the nature and significance of; know or comprehend:
  2. To become aware of the intended meaning of (a person or remark, for example):
  3. To know and be tolerant or sympathetic toward:

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• deem

  1. To regard as; consider:
  2. To suppose or believe:
  3. To have an opinion; think.

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  1. To regard as; consider:
  2. To suppose or believe:
  3. To have an opinion; think.

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• be confident

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• be certain

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• be convinced

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• have faith

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• conclude

  1. To bring to an end; close:
  2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement):
  3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:

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  1. To bring to an end; close:
  2. To bring about (a final agreement or settlement):
  3. To arrive at (a conclusion, judgment, or opinion) by the process of reasoning:

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• think

  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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  1. To have or formulate in the mind:
  2. To reason about or reflect on; ponder:
  3. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering:

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• hold

  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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• accept

  1. To answer affirmatively:
  2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
  3. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval:

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  1. To answer affirmatively:
  2. To agree to take (a duty or responsibility).
  3. To receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval:

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To assume

• gather

  1. To collect from different places; assemble:
  2. To cause to come together; convene:
  3. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself:

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  1. To collect from different places; assemble:
  2. To cause to come together; convene:
  3. To draw (something or someone) closer to oneself:

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• guess

  1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
  2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  3. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of:

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  1. To predict (a result or an event) without sufficient information.
  2. To assume, presume, or assert (a fact) without sufficient information.
  3. To form a correct estimate or conjecture of:

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• suppose

  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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  1. To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation:
  2. To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
  3. To consider to be probable or likely:

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