Question

C. Use a thesaurus to find out and write the antonyms of the following verbs. Use any ten
of them in sentences of your own.
1. persuade
2. desist
3. repel
4. reserve
5. retract
6. occupy
7. exhaust
8. record
9. depart
10. confine
11. exclude
12. support
13. resemble
14. gather
15. indicate
16. postpone
17. abolish
18. descend​

Answer 1

The antonyms are as follows;

1. Persuade - Dissuade

2. Desist - Persist

3. Repel - Delight

4. Reserve - Use up

5. Retract - assert

6. Occupy - Vacant

7. Exhaust - replenish

8. Record - Loss

9. Depart - arrive

10. Confine - liberate

11. Exclude - Include

12. Support - Oppose

13. Resemble - Contradict

14. Gather - Disperse

15. Indicate - Conceal

16. Postpone - Advance

17. Abolish- Approve

18. Descend - Ascend

Use of the antonyms in sentences.

1. She tried to dissuade me to give my position
2. The kids watched their balloons slowly ascend to the sky.
3. The social worker asserted that there are loopholes in the governament.
4. Mayor's actions always contradicts his promises.
5. Ramesh said that he is ready to liberate the country.
6. The children at the park screamed in delight after watching the dog.
7. The institute will include several experts for poor students.
8. The detective tried to conceal his identity.
9. The photographer charged half of the payment in advance.
10. She arrived home at 6 am.

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Answer 2

A word that has the opposite meaning from another word is called an antonym. For example, heat and cold are antonyms.

1. Persuade- Discourage

I wanted to discourage him because I wanted him to fail.

2. Desist- Continue

I will continue studying.

3. Repel- Delight

4. Reserve- Use up

5. Retract- Confirm

I wanted to confirm that.

6. Occupy- Free

I felt free when I saw you.

7. Exhaust- Refresh

Mint will refresh me.

8. Record- Failure

9. Depart- Arrive

she was going to arrive at 7 pm.

10. Confine- Release

Please release the your next payment due.

11. Exclude- Include

Please include me in your team.

12. Support- Oppose

You can oppose if you want.

13. Resemble- Differ

I like to differ from public opinion.

14. Gather- Scatter

15. Indicate- Hide

16. Postpone- Prepone

The meeting preponed by two hours.

17. Abolish- Create

18. Descend- Ascend

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