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Verbs for Warning and Promising

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to warn
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to caution
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to alert
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to admonish
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to discourage
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to dissuade
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to dishearten
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to demoralize
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to dispirit
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to unnerve
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to promise
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to vow
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to swear
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to pledge
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to plight
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to undertake
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to assure
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to guarantee
to warn
to warn
Verb
w
w
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r
r
n
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to tell someone in advance about a possible danger, problem, or unfavorable situation

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The weather forecast warned residents of an approaching storm.
The software system warned users about potential security risks.

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transitive
to caution
to caution
Verb
c
k
au
ɑ
t
ʃ
io
ə
n
n

to warn someone of something that could be difficult or dangerous

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transitive
to alert
to alert
Verb
a
ə
l
l
e
ɜ
r
r
t
t

to warn someone of a possible danger, problem, or situation that requires their attention

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transitive
to admonish
to admonish
Verb
a
æ
d
d
m
m
o
ɑ
n
n
i
ɪ
sh
ʃ

to give criticism or a warning to someone for doing something that is wrong

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transitive
to discourage
to discourage
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
c
k
ou
ɜ
r
r
a
ɪ
g
ʤ
e

to officially forbid someone from doing a specific activity, usually to prevent it from happening

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transitive
to dissuade
to dissuade
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
ss
s
u
w
a
d
d
e

to make someone not to do something

persuade

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ditransitive
to dishearten
to dishearten
Verb
uk flag
/dɪshˈɑːɹʔn̩/

to cause someone to lose courage, enthusiasm, or hope

cheer

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to demoralize
to demoralize
Verb
uk flag
/dɪˈmɔɹəˌɫaɪz/

to make someone feel sad or less hopeful by weakening their confidence, mood, etc.

elate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to dispirit
to dispirit
Verb
d
d
i
ɪ
s
s
p
p
i
ɪ
r
r
i
ɪ
t
t

to cause someone to feel discouraged and less motivated

elate

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to unnerve
to unnerve
Verb
u
ə
nn
n
e
ɜ
r
r
v
v
e

to make someone feel uneasy or anxious, disrupting their usual calm or confidence

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transitive
to promise
to promise
Verb
p
p
r
r
o
ɑ
m
m
i
ə
s
s
e

to tell someone that one will do something or that a particular event will happen

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transitive
to vow
to vow
Verb
v
v
o
a
w
ʊ

to make a sincere promise to do or not to do something particular

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to swear
to swear
Verb
s
s
w
w
ea
ɛ
r
r

to strongly promise something, usually in serious or formal situations

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transitive
to pledge
to pledge
Verb
p
p
l
l
e
ɛ
dg
ʤ
e

to formally promise to do something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to plight
to plight
Verb
p
p
l
l
i
gh
t
t
Old use

to formally and sincerely promise something

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to undertake
to undertake
Verb
uk flag
/ˈəndɝˌteɪk/

to accept or promise to do something particular

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to assure
to assure
Verb
a
ə
ss
ʃ
u
ʊ
r
r
e

to guarantee that something specific will happen

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to guarantee
to guarantee
Verb
g
g
ua
ɛ
r
r
a
ə
n
n
t
t
ee
i

to formally promise that specific conditions related to a product, service, etc. will be fulfilled

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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