Many employees with young children have been known to encounter difficulties in balancing work and family life.
synonyms
undergoconfrontexperience
word origin — Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries’; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- ‘in’ + contra ‘against’
Advanced — Set 47
Set 47 of Advanced covers 5 words: encounter, implement, prevail, eradicate, boost. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
encounter · verb/ɪnˈkaʊn(t)ər/
experience
Many employees with young children have been known to encounter difficulties in balancing work and family life.
Synonyms: undergo, confront, experience
Origin: Middle English (in the senses ‘meet as an adversary’ and ‘a meeting of adversaries’; formerly also as incounter): from Old French encontrer (verb), encontre (noun), based on Latin in- ‘in’ + contra ‘against’
implement · verb/ˈɪmpləmənt/
put into effect according to a decision
The challenging part was not making decisions, but rather implementing them in a productive way.
Synonyms: execute, apply, put into action
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘article of furniture, equipment, or dress’): partly from medieval Latin implementa (plural), partly from late Latin implementum ‘filling up, fulfillment’, both from Latin implere ‘fill up’ (later ‘employ’), from in- ‘in’ + Latin plere ‘fill’. The verb dates from the early 18th century
prevail · verb/priˈveɪl/
become the dominant condition; persuade someone to do something
A great sense of frustration was felt when the same party prevailed in the elections once again.
Synonyms: dominate, triumph; persuade
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin praevalere ‘have greater power’, from prae ‘before’ + valere ‘have power’
eradicate · verb/əˈrædəˌkeɪt/
put an end to a disease or a serious social problem
Although the polio virus has been eradicated in most of the world, a handful of countries still suffer from outbreaks.
Synonyms: destroy, wipe out, erase, abolish
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘pull up by the roots’): from Latin eradicat- ‘torn up by the roots’, from the verb eradicare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + radix, radic- ‘root’
boost · verb/bust/
increase something that is typically positive
Building brand new hotels and recreation parks in the area has definitely boosted tourism.
Synonyms: promote, increase, advance
Origin: early 19th century (originally US, in boost (sense 2 of the verb)): of unknown origin