The smell of the apple pie reminded him of his childhood.
synonyms
recallbring back
word origin — mid 17th century: from re-‘again’ + the verb mind, probably suggested by obsolete rememorate, in the same sense
Intermediate — Set 76
Set 76 of Intermediate covers 5 words: remind, persuade, postpone, affect, obey. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.
remind · verb/rəˈmaɪnd/
to help somebody remember something
The smell of the apple pie reminded him of his childhood.
Synonyms: recall, bring back
Origin: mid 17th century: from re-‘again’ + the verb mind, probably suggested by obsolete rememorate, in the same sense
persuade · verb/pərˈsweɪd/
to make someone accept doing something
The citizens managed to persuade the authorities to turn the area into a park.
Synonyms: convince, encourage
Origin: late 15th century: from Latin persuadere, from per- ‘through, to completion’ + suadere ‘advise’
postpone · verb/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈpoʊn/
to decide to do something at a later time
The couple decided to postpone having a kid for a while.
Synonyms: put off, reschedule, delay
Origin: late 15th century: from Latin postponere, from post ‘after’ + ponere ‘to place’
affect · verb/əˈfɛk(t)/
to cause a change to somebody/something
Changing many things in a child's life could affect his psychology greatly.
Synonyms: influence, alter, impact
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘attack as a disease’): from French affecter or Latin affect- ‘influenced, affected’, from the verb afficere (see affect)
obey · verb/əˈbeɪ/
to do what a person in charge or law tells you to do
All the crew on the ship must obey the captain's commands.
Synonyms: accept, conform,comply
Origin: Middle English: from Old French obeir, from Latin oboedire, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + audire ‘hear’