convert, hide, slough off, train, watch, mix, pass, cross, exchange, conform, gain, profit, assimilate, trade, acculturate, leave behind, pronounce, idolize, idealize, intermarry

worry, hide, pretend, betray, leave, orphan oneself, lose (connection with one's history), fear, dread, gnaw at, live in fear

shed, rise, benefit from, imitate, hide, train, adopt, adapt, watch, adjust, pass, copy, accept, assimilate, benefit, sacrifice, educate, idolize, idealize, dig oneself out (of poverty), move up, shut out, break (tradition), advance (financial goals), piggyback, profit from, gain (acceptance)

cooperate, repair, supply, fix, assemble, renovate, negotiate, organize, stand together, compromise, congregate, adapt, coordinate, celebrate, communicate, set up, brainstorm, collaborate, tolerate, accommodate, debate, restore, support, circulate, chip in, co-create, schmooze, partake, socialize, meet (neighbors), forge (alliances), build (community), bring together, share (tools), host, draw up (a list of contact information), air (concerns), steward (common land), network, confer, welcome (newcomers), convene (meetings), commune, bandy about/around, invest in (the neighborhood), dialog, undertake, establish (commonality), cultivate (friendliness), envision, invite, greet, volunteer, come together, barbecue, landscape (a common space), plant (a community vegetable garden), introduce (oneself)

wave, gather, conform, abstain, keep an eye on, pay a visit, support, loan, behave, befriend, introduce, chat, knock off, meet (neighbors), host, invite, greet, congratulate, help, prepare, visit, share, pitch in, talk, babysit, look after, bandy, converse, welcome, pop by/over, chitchat, check (on/in on), redeem (oneself), respect (privacy), celebrate (traditions/differences), bolster (neighborhood spirit), entertain (neighbors), cultivate (friendship/flowers), bring (a housewarming gift), shoot the breeze, lend (tools/a hand), shovel (snow from a neighbor's driveway)

squeeze, jam, strangle, choke, suffocate, press, cram, litter, plug, fill, swarm, rumble, proliferate, snarl, stake out, obliterate, crisscross, thread through, flood, spill, deluge, engulf, intrude, clog, obstruct, swamp, drown out, congest, crowd, block (the flow of traffic), glut (the streets with), infest, encroach, infringe, impinge, bustle

squeeze, cram, stake out, dodge, downsize, zigzag, wade through, spread out/into, wait (in long lines), rent (equipment), carpool, share (space), room with, turn off, tune out, couchsurf, tolerate (noise pollution), crave (quiet/space), rightsize

pull, force, tug, squeeze, bump, thrust, shove, push, maneuver, brush, dart, nudge, trample, spot, identify, shoulder, excuse oneself, sidestep, chart, apologize, grip (one's purse), budge, barge, shuffle, navigate (a crowd), zigzag, knock into/over, elbow, jostle, step on/over, infringe (on one's personal space), wade through (a crowd), bide (one's time), visualize, slip through/around

reach out, team up, cooperate, connect, assemble, organize, join, associate, set up, collaborate, plan, overcome, accept, bring together, invite, foster, ally, partner, bridge, empathize, build (relationships/tolerance), link, understand, forge (an alliance), put together (a joint venture), arrange, care

reach out, break down, rally, lead, enlarge, widen, expand, risk, hire, require, vary, broaden, forge (alliances), bring together, educate, ally, partner, raise (standards), bring (to the table), branch out, spread (awareness), take a stand, unite, assemble (parties for dialogue), dispel (stereotypes), address (discriminatory behavior), influence, garner (support), exert (pressure), diversify (the board of directors)

raise, repair, overhaul, construct, erect, renovate, remodel, spruce up, rebuild, update, improve, displace, restructure, fund, refashion, revamp, modernize, gentrify, fix up, price out

outfit, replace, split, inspect, overhaul, construct, convert, renovate, house, section off, front, demarcate, claim, divide, usurp, redefine, manage, service, rebuild, refurbish, update, enlist, restructure, steward, optimize, streamline, sponsor, insure, apportion, revamp, modernize, subdivide, foster, bridge (two sections of the city), tend to, levy on/upon, gentrify, cultivate (public space), terraform, channel

drum, apply, dance, gather, sing, chant, congregate, train, accentuate, celebrate, originate, practice, contextualize, commemorate, unite, play (games), prepare, pride, reach back, pass down/on, put (into practice), carry out (a tradition), perform (traditional music or dance), observe (one's holy days), unify, typify, venerate (ancestors), ritualize, mythologize, play (instruments), serve (ritual foods), rejoice

raise, embrace, shape, reinforce, rear, accentuate, observe, adhere, practice, encourage, inherit, donate, preserve, carry out (a tradition), live out, come home to one's roots, hand down, name (babies), teach (language/values), believe, worship, follow (customs), perform (ancient rituals), instill, narrate, respect, apprentice, entitle, dig in one's heels, disseminate (knowledge of customs), allow, give, love

repeat, echo, epitomize, misinterpret, misrepresent, invalidate, misjudge, justify, interpret, trivialize, oversimplify (the concerns of a marginalized group), joke, overreact, deign, race bait

twist, trigger, ignore, type, typecast, profile, stereotype, pigeonhole, misinterpret, underlie, gawk, distort, taint, depict, exaggerate, slander, disrespect, misunderstand, close off, justify, discount, subordinate, stigmatize, diminish, inculcate, despise, humiliate, ostracize, harbor (prejudice), pick on, loathe, hate, ghettoize, jump (to conclusions), dislike, dismiss, condescend to, pity, feel sorry for, look down on, disgust, discredit, overstate, fantasize, demonize, underestimate, indoctrinate, discriminate, put down

separate, bar, order, remove, suppress, condition, frisk, dominate, overlook, disregard, neglect, typecast, profile, stereotype, cover up, set apart, control, exploit, misrepresent, whitewash, conspire, target, impose, prohibit, forestall, impinge on/upon, censor, stifle, obstruct, deprive, undermine, destabilize, deny, ban, monopolize, oppress, mistreat, marginalize, relegate, disempower, discount, encroach, segregate, discriminate, rule, card, malign, redline, red-bait, favor (one group over another), disenfranchise, ignore (institutional inequality), dismiss (claims), blame, penalize, violate (civil rights), race bait

degrade, trigger, misread, scar, misjudge, alienate, demean, despise, incense, humiliate, ostracize, associate (negative traits with a group), reactivate

settle, right, repair, remove, mark, equalize, correct, regulate, compensate, recompense, amend, raise awareness, redress (inequities), level (the playing field), rectify, further, remove (stigma), designate (green space), police

plug, devise, draw up, boycott, picket, rally, litigate, settle on, chant, agitate, congregate, arouse, promote, scheme, risk, subvert, pressure, hatch (a plan), mobilize, demand, confront, consult, campaign, sponsor, champion, repeal, reform, network, redress, empower, resist, disobey, petition, ally, put forward, rehearse (talking points), speak out, stand (up/together), lead (a march), lobby, author (a bill), propose (legislation), protest (police brutality), depose, direct (efforts), legislate, redistrict, pass (legislation), assemble (a team), camp out, hack away at

negotiate, organize, rally, agitate, identify, promote, collaborate, assess, recruit, implement, diversify, confront, reform, bolster, bring together, foster, politicize, educate, pressure (officials), pursue (an agenda), determine, create (a campaign/community), address (grievances), build (consensus/collective power), conduct (power analysis), strategize (a housing campaign), stir up, petition, raise awareness, bring to the table, proposition

reach out, align, model, brave, establish, value, dare, earn, warrant, distinguish (oneself), ally, respect, come out/forward, trust, garner support (from the broader community), dignify, accomplish, give voice to, further (understanding)

brave, out, dare, redefine, reframe, humor, merit, warrant, empower, educate, pride (oneself on), come out/forward, unpack (institutional racism), embrace (one's roots), learn about, articulate

bristle, suffer, smolder, plumb, object, bear, slough off, wait, ignore, block out, shoulder, endure, persevere, persist, tolerate, withstand, succeed, discipline, sustain, long for, rankle, fear, hurt, last, yearn, wish, seethe, humble, sadden, prickle, undergo, push through, smart

force, punch, beat, bind, hang, order, demolish, destroy, bait, corner, stalk, attack, capture, burn, scheme, conspire, connive, overwhelm, alarm, ruin, spoil, execute, abuse, intimidate, hunt down, eradicate, snuff out, deface, terrify, horrify, whip, flay, torch (a house), rupture (relations), strong-arm, pervert, lynch, flagellate, persecute, torture

depress, separate, split, tone down, set apart, divide, derail, cut off, discourage, cost, dampen, estrange, daunt, wear down, dispirit, dishearten, dismay, embitter, isolate, segregate, disillusion, alienate, distance, inculcate

direct, plan, consult, map, rewrite, reform, zone, set standards, impose (requirements), propose (regulations/policies), code, generate (consensus), perform (outreach), guide (development), update (policies/code), record (public input), document (conditions), develop (strategies), identify (goals and objectives), write policies, establish (procedures/standards), develop (an approvals process), convene (stakeholders), hold (a public meeting), meet with (investors/developers), revise (policy), research (census data/mode share), implement (plans/policies/procedures), hire (consultants), rightsize

earmark, allocate, subsidize, incentivize, privatize, underwrite, reform, attract (investment), streamline (approvals), fast-track, encourage (development), cut out (red tape), develop (incentives), redevelop, allot (public space)

assist, earmark, target, allocate, subsidize, support, invest, transform, build (affordable housing), implement (programs), renew (dilapidated housing), mitigate (impacts), empower, rejuvenate, help

inspect, supervise, license, tear down, demolish, protect, monitor, promote, restrict, tax, deny, ban, regulate, approve, enforce, require, fine, mitigate, reform, pass (laws/ordinances), impose (limits), prohibit (smoking/landfills), impose (conditions), limit (building heights/growth of bars), order (corrective action), preserve, landmark, conserve (open space/natural resources), issue (citations), approve with modifications, disapprove

rustle, scatter, hang, caress, wind, rise, smoke, float, ruffle, hum, whirl, flutter, sigh, blow, tickle, thin, die down, cloud over, swirl, flow, stream, circulate, heat up, puff, billow, whisper, waft, oxygenate, cool (the patio), brush past, aerate, eddy, fill (sails), riffle

fan, ventilate, swing, flap, swish, dissipate, swoosh, breathe, re-circulate, evaporate, air, inhale, gasp, exhale, whiff, air out, air-dry, blow up (a balloon), pop (a balloon), whish, air-condition, fog up, fly (a kite)

hammer, picket, protest, litigate, engage, back, persuade, pressure, mobilize, confront, judge, admonish, localize, champion, abolish, educate, petition, inculcate, lobby, reproach, counteract, caution, impress upon, advocate, instigate, fault, raise (the issue of climate refugees), draft (proposals), assign (responsibility), endeavor, follow through

attribute, implicate, advise, write up, brief, publicize, prognosticate, corroborate, alert, attest, explicate

gauge, measure, appraise, calibrate, project, figure, examine, monitor, check, discover, authenticate, research, deliberate, evaluate, report, estimate, spike, forecast, specify, chart, rate, consult, enumerate, prognosticate, map, flag, prove, correlate, extrapolate, find, postulate, log (findings), chronicle, back up (claims), grade (severity of storms), assess (carbon emissions), predict (a rise in sea temperature), carbon-date, expose (greenwashing), conduct (field research), draw parallels, single out (a variable)

reforest, rescue, boycott, protest, rally, protect, occupy, restore, divest, volunteer, resist, blockade, barricade, clean up, replant, adopt (an old-growth tree/a highway), pick up litter, sit in, organize (a sit-in), rewild

chop, saw, cradle, watch, douse, stoke, rekindle, collect (firewood), split (firewood), drive (a wedge into a log to split it), stack (firewood), haul (firewood), carry (logs to the hearth), stir (embers), toss (wood into a campfire/woodstove), build (a fire), put a match to, light (kindling), kindle (a fire), smother (a fire), put out (a fire), extinguish (a fire), pour gasoline on, stamp out (embers), throw dirt on, empty (ashes from the woodstove), blow on, fan (the flames), feed (the fire), regulate (the flue), adjust (logs), add (logs to a fire)

plunk, crack, snap, pop, smoke, suck, hiss, roar, sputter, burn, spit, fizz, sizzle, crackle, char, crepitate

throw, spread, smoke, smolder, smelt, heat, sear, leap, dance, suck, catch, blaze, roar, peter out, glow, flicker, sputter, spark, blacken, flare, singe, explode, burn, light, smudge, ignite, engulf, erupt, consume, heat up, fizzle out, damp, spit, reduce to, blossom, bloom, roast, broil, sizzle, scorch, cremate, crackle, char, torch, flame, parch, scourge, incinerate, burst (into flame), burn down, immolate

smoke, smolder, blaze, kindle, glow, burn, ignite, oxidize, heat up, crackle, flame, catch (fire), combust, turn to ash

break down, dig in, burn, turn, steam, decompose, compost, aerate, take out (food scraps), spread (compost)

snip, trim, pinch, shovel, dig, feed, hose down, water, tend, thin, moisten, sprinkle, cross, diversify, stake, propagate, fertilize, irrigate, cultivate, sow, pluck, garden, farm, pollinate, till (soil), hoe, plow, graft, weed, turn (the soil), hill up, deadhead, transplant, rototill, hybridize (varieties of plants), pot, re-pot, dowse, tie (up)

snip, lug, trundle, rake, shovel, dig, snap, cut, remove, forage, collect, harvest, thresh, bale (hay), reap, pluck, separate (from the spur), pick (vegetables), brim, winnow, bring in (a crop), mow (grain), gather in

snip, clip, trim, snap, cut, shape, care for, thin, contour, open, cut back, prune, top

jimmy, measure, forge, pave, grade, proportion, design, spike, ratchet (up/down), fortify, buttress, shore up, prune, place, sow, mulch, shave (flagstones), light (a japanese maple), space (trees), level (soil/tier), unroll (sod), enrich (the soil), dig (holes for bushes), support (saplings with poles), curve (a path)

trim, fine-tune, power, rig, outfit, replace, refine, recycle, decarbonize, devise, certify, tear down, upgrade, convert, protect, switch, modify, green, solarize, funnel, invent, exchange, rethink, correct, regulate, scale up, chart, rate, optimize, guarantee, innovate, trade, barter, swap, conserve, eliminate, renew, remake, preserve, activate, invest in, safeguard, pioneer, reinvent, save (water), lighten (carbon footprint), lower (carbon emissions), install (solar panels), buy local, localize (sources of ingredients), communalize, raise (edible insects)

power, outfit, retool, recycle, retrofit, supply, overhaul, refit, upgrade, renovate, remodel, solarize, figure in, recondition, update, innovate, localize, conserve, refashion, revamp, modernize, remake, potentiate, reinvent, rethink (dated practices), upcycle, generate (green power), tap (resources), refine (green manufacturing practices), repurpose, reconfigure, reduce (emissions), reform (practices), revolutionize (green manufacturing), develop (new technologies)

replace, sew, recycle, cycle, insulate, green, solarize, salvage, replenish, trade in, swap, pool, skimp, conserve, simplify, carpool, preserve, reuse, share, turn off, can (fruit), pickle, compost, garden, bike, grow (vegetables), conserve (energy), patronize (green businesses), ride-share, plant (trees/garden), air-dry (laundry), weatherize, weather-strip, raise (chickens), reduce (carbon footprint), cut back (heat), cut down (water use)

break down, harness, convert, forage, scavenge, reduce, collect, rethink, offset, revitalize, dumpster dive, reuse, clean up, compost, upcycle, repurpose, sort (trash), reclaim, separate (garbage), reimagine

pollute, stink, smell, degrade, strip, heat, calve, scar, seep, drift, flood, taint, melt, collapse, contaminate, burden, tax, ruin, doom, spoil, deplete, disintegrate, corrupt, release, decline, cost, erode, foul, salt, warm, dirty (water/air), drain (reservoirs), raise (global temperature)

drill, extract, strip-mine, inject, toss, dump, trash, fuel, pump, clear-cut, riddle, emit, emanate, contaminate, waste, use up (resources), accumulate, crowd out, encroach, fill (ravines with trash), strip (forests), cut down (old-growth forests), dirty (water/air), give off (greenhouse gases), trap (heat), overfish, guzzle (gas), discharge (particulate matter)

raise, heat, migrate, calve, shrink, alter, flood, burn, melt, collapse, dry up, evaporate, diminish, storm, salt, warm, come early, rise (sea level), desertify

root, soften, burst, propagate, swell, drink, sprout, leaf out, push up (through the dirt), start (seedlings), take root, send down roots, grow roots, snip (a cutting)

cling, spread, climb, mature, proliferate, cover, vine, lengthen, burst, flourish, thrive, prosper, harden, shoot up, swell, blossom, bloom, flower, drink, sprout, leaf out, bud, turn (color), turn toward (sunlight), pollinate, cross-fertilize, photosynthesize, give off (scent)

shed, sag, nod, snap, drop, pop, generate, attach, float, turn color, mature, multiply, burst, explode, open, produce, yield, seed, fruit, ripen, self-seed, go to seed, effloresce, self-sow, rot (fruit)

enrich (soil), preserve (soil health), maintain (a healthy ecosystem), replenish (soil nutrients), protect (surrounding land/water table), boost (quality of food), prevent (erosion of topsoil), preserve (moisture in the soil), reduce (watering/waste), conserve water, prevent (evaporation)

trap, seed, rotate (crops), compost, mulch, hill up, enrich (soil), condition (the soil), spray (oil on pests), build up (loam), pick (aphids off leaves), spread (manure), double-dig, companion plant, collect (seed), naturalize

chew, chomp, freeze, swarm, peck, neglect, shade, contaminate, suck out, deplete, crowd out, infest, overshadow, injure, infect, parch, overwater, under-water, dry out (the soil)

crack, flatten, droop, sag, shrivel, drop, stink, perish, die, decay, wither, wilt, putrefy, bow, rot, die back, bolt (to seed), dry out/up, give off (a rank odor), shed (its leaves), lose (its leaves)

pack, sling, pick up, smooth, hang, trudge, forge, forage, roam, tread, clamber, scramble, track, hike, guide, acclimatize, carry out, camp, acclimate, wander, unpack, trek, stake out (a campsite), stake down (tent), pitch (tent), strap on (backpack), bivouac, backpack, cross (mountains/streams), climb (a mountain/a rock face), traverse, tramp, pick one's way (through the thicket), step around/through/into, follow (trail/map), map (route), blaze (a trail), build (campfire), kindle (a campfire), collect (firewood), gather (firewood), douse (campfire), stir (coals), stoke (campfire), put out (campfire/vinegar), picnic, lay out (sleeping bag)

twitch, follow, listen, stake out, pursue, watch, observe, detect, identify, research, verify, guide, distinguish, birding (invisible navigation word) bird, peer (through binoculars), read (audubon bird guidebook), determine (species)

roll, smell, whittle, jump, gather, roam, frolic, play, hunt, scramble, listen, gaze, collect, stargaze, photograph, breathe, calm down, slow down, marvel, unwind, wonder, fish, rest, wander, muck around/about, kindle (a campfire), picnic, meander, mess around, pick one's way (around sunbathers on the beach), soak up (the sun), lean back (against a tree), stroll, step into (a meadow/field of wildflowers), shoot (pictures/deer), look out/upon, watch (birds), stare at, build (a sculpture from driftwood)

fine-tune, decarbonize, reformulate, reforest, green, restrict, tax, limit, regulate, formulate, authorize, rein in, localize, levy, transform, propose, hone, eliminate, abolish, repeal, declare, legalize, phase out (dated practices), cap (emissions), scale up (efforts to produce clean energy), scale down (release of pollutants into air and water), cap and trade, reward (companies for green practices), schedule (time-line for reducing carbon emissions), carbon-tax, sue (companies that don't comply with regulations), present (a green model), submit (a proposal), advance (a bill), thwart (the expansion of a polluting plant), reduce (carbon emissions), prohibit (the use of toxic substances), institute, desalinate

replace, reforest, adapt, form, step back, sequester, restore, support, release, recover, return, retain, self-regulate, move in, rewild, bring back, reintroduce, regenerate (a forest), mulch, hold (moisture), create (niches for non-human species), sustain (ecosystem), absorb (carbon from the atmosphere), reduce (carbon), change (composition of the atmosphere), filter (carbon), take down (fences), trap (carbon on the ground)

chip, crack, snap, split, buckle, discolor, warp, dry out, decompose, rot, round, effloresce, harbor (termites), creak, squeak (doors), swell (with moisture)

smooth, bob, degrade, float, drift, decay, warp, disintegrate, rush, swell, rot, bloat, engorge, wash up against, sail, belly out

wedge, elevate, brace, manufacture, build, carve, whittle, sculpt, cure, reinforce, shim, prop up, fortify, buttress, repurpose, lash together (branches), board up, use (wood)

bend, droop, spread, swing, topple, fork, shade, sway, reach, blossom, bloom, rot, anchor, oxygenate, transport, leaf out, grow rings, send (roots), shed (bark), peel off (bark), drop (flowers/leaves), translocate, intertwine (branches)

liquefy, freeze, hydrate, wet, water down, melt, slow, firm up, quicken, evaporate, dissolve, condense, emulsify, dehydrate, solidify, wick, ice over/up, vaporize, dehumidify, humidify, deliquesce, liquidize