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| VERB: | 1. To conduct oneself in a specified way: acquit, act, behave, carry, comport, demean1, deport, do, quit. See BE. 2. To be endowed with as a visible characteristic or form: carry, display, exhibit, have, possess. See SHOW. 3. To bring forth (a product): give, produce, yield. See RICH. 4. To exert pressure: press, push. See OVER. 5. To give birth to: bring forth, deliver, have. Chiefly Regional : birth. Idioms: be brought abed (or to bed) of. See RICH. 6. To hold and turn over in the mind: harbor, nourish, nurse. See THOUGHTS. 7. To hold up: carry, support, sustain. See OVER. 8. To proceed in a specified direction: go, head, make, set out, strike out. See APPROACH. 9. To cause to come along with oneself: bring, carry, convey, fetch, take, transport. See ACCOMPANIED. 10. To hold on one's person: carry, have, possess. Informal : pack. See OWNED. 11. To move while supporting: carry, convey, lug2, transport. Informal : tote. Slang : schlep. See OVER. 12. To put up with: abide, accept, brook2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal : lump2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See ACCEPT. 13. To sustain the weight of: carry, hold, support, uphold. See SUPPORT. | | PHRASAL VERB: | bear on To be pertinent: appertain, apply, concern, pertain, refer, relate. Idioms: have a bearing on, have to do with. See RELEVANT. bear out 1. To assure the certainty or validity of: attest, authenticate, back (up), confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, testify (to), validate, verify, warrant. See SUPPORT, TRUE. 2. To establish as true or genuine: authenticate, confirm, corroborate, demonstrate, endorse, establish, evidence, prove, show, substantiate, validate, verify. See SHOW, SUPPORT. bear up To withstand stress or difficulty: endure, hold up, stand up. See CONTINUE.
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