smash, extract, concentrate, rotate, split, distill, stain, fuse, fix, saturate, infiltrate, scavenge, catalyze, invert, bond, explode, attract, spin, oxidize, ionize, decay, polarize, inhibit, stratify, combine, leach, repel, neutralize, potentiate, resonate, derive, aerate, vaporize, turn (into), act upon, titrate, react, sequence (dna), configure, precipitate, assay
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
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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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
smash, bang, bash, hit, clang, pound, strike, batter, crack, crash, slide, pitch, hang, shake, snap, shimmy, quiver, swing, topple, break, rattle, rumble, lurch, growl, roar, tremble, buckle, crumple, dangle, tilt, pulse, wobble, collapse, sway, fall, list, plunge, vibrate, shudder, quake, throb, pulsate, hurtle, clatter, career, lose balance, hit (the floor), clank, cave (buildings)
weigh, litigate, evade, spin, block, exploit, claim, restrict, filibuster, prohibit, authorize, exempt, argue, dispute, tout, stonewall, veto, repeal, resist, lobby, legislate, sanction, manipulate (data), grandstand, legalize, dither, declaim, adjust (data to suit one's agenda), greenwash, buy (votes), tailor (regulations to suit big business), eliminate (restrictions on agribusiness), walk out, posture, refuse to (compromise), submit (revisions), institute (regressive measures)
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)
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)
lubricate, hydrate, stain, wet, saturate, infiltrate, bleed, wash, bathe, soak, drench, marinate, moisten, ooze, seep, leak, absorb, douse, suffuse, infuse, permeate, sponge, penetrate, dissolve, damp, dampen, enter, go in/through, mop, stream through, suck up, squeegee, soak up/into, steep (tea leaves)
wring, force, scoop, liquefy, atomize, dump, flounder, drop, power, lubricate, pour, hydrate, churn, etch, flush, fill, spray, wet, saturate, swallow, gulp, wash, soak, rinse, splash, dribble, douse, soak up, squirt, flood, spill, steep, drain, bail, irrigate, purify, dissolve, submerge, dampen, drink, scald, drizzle, wick, rile, draw (a bath), run (a bath), tread (water), wash up/away, sprinkle (water from a hose), water (a garden), water down (a sauce), generate (electricity), dilute
crash, roll, envelop, tip, curl, rock, rise, spray, suck, swallow, roar, fleck, gain momentum, moisten, engulf, sink, capsize, surge, swell, roil, peak, hurtle, eddy, ebb and flow, crest, salinate, come in and go out, ripple (the sand), stipple (the surface of the water), crash against, slam (the rocks)
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)
heave, tack, rig, cast, wade, catch, bait, trap, gut, tie, untangle, reel in, troll, net, hook, fish, trawl (a net in through the water), spear, spearfish, snare (fish in a line), fly-fish, remove (a hook from a fish), gill, clean (fish), cut (the line), release (fish), throw out (one's line), throw back, pull on (the line), land (a catch)