Advanced English (2) • VERBS • 'M'

verb [T ] C1 formal/legal • synonyms: require, impose, authorize • mandate that someone do something; mandate safety rules/procedures/standards; be mandated by law/policy/regulation • freq in AmE: 5/10

to officially require, order, or authorize something — especially by law, regulation, or authoritative decision

verb [T ] C1 • synonyms: launch, organize, carry out • mount a campaign / mount an attack / mount an exhibition • freq in AmE: 5/10

to organize, initiate, or carry out a planned action — such as a campaign, protest, attack, exhibition, or investigation

verb [T ] C1 • synonyms: place, fix, prepare • mount a specimen / mount a slide / mount for analysis • freq in AmE: 3/10

to place a specimen or sample onto a slide, platform, or support for examination — especially in scientific, medical, or technical contexts

verb [T ] C1 • synonyms: attach, activate, connect • mount a disk / mount a drive / mount a volume • freq in AmE: 2/10

to make a storage device accessible to a computer system by attaching it to the file system — commonly used for hard drives, USBs, or virtual volumes

verb [T ] C2 • synonyms: deploy, assign, station • mount a guard / mount sentries / mount ceremonial troops • freq in AmE: 2/10

to assign or position guards, sentries, or troops for protective or ceremonial duty — often used in military or formal contexts

verb [T ] C2 • synonyms: silence, suppress, gag • muzzle dissent/journalists/emotions; brutally/legally muzzle • freq in AmE: 6/10

to prevent someone from expressing themselves freely, especially by force, intimidation, or censorship; metaphorically, to suppress ideas, emotions, or dissent

verb [T ] C1 • synonyms: threaten, endanger, intimidate • menace with violence/silence; menace communities/peace/stability • freq in AmE: 6/10

to threaten or endanger someone or something, either physically, emotionally, or symbolically; implies a looming danger or hostile intent

verb [I ] C1 • synonyms: hiss, snipe, snap • cats/kittens meow; meow softly/angrily/teasingly • freq in AmE: 6/10

to make the sound that a cat typically produces; metaphorically, to speak in a catty, spiteful, or sarcastic manner (especially among humans)

verb [T often passive ] C2 formal • synonyms: slander, defame, vilify, disparage, smear, bad-mouth • malign someone/something; be maligned by/for; unfairly/falsely/widely maligned; much maligned • freq in AmE: 7/10

to say false and unpleasant things about someone, or to criticize someone unfairly

collocation with malign verb [T often passive ] C2 formal • synonyms: unjustly criticized, wrongly discredited, misrepresented • unfairly maligned group/idea/person/genre; defense against unfair maligning • freq in AmE: 5/10

criticized, discredited, or spoken of negatively in a way that is unjust, undeserved, or based on misinformation; often used to defend reputations, ideas, or groups that have been misrepresented

collocation with with meld [I or T ] C2 • synonyms: blend, fuse, integrate • try to/aim to/successfully meld something with something • meld (A) with B; meld (A and B) (together) • freq in AmE: 4/10

to blend or combine two distinct elements into a unified whole, often in a way that preserves the character of both; used in contexts like design, cuisine, music, or ideas