express

express

verb

Definition of EXPRESS

1

to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion) <in a true democracy, a person can freely express his or her views>

Synonyms air, expound, give, look, raise, sound, state, vent, ventilate, voice

Related Words advertise, announce, declare, enounce, enunciate, proclaim, say; broadcast, circulate, disseminate, publish; describe, write, write up; sound off, speak out, speak up; chime in; communicate, convey, put across, put over; offer, submit

Phrases give air to, put forth

Near Antonyms censor, restrain, restrict

Antonyms stifle, suppress

2

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of <except as a fun event at festivals, nowadays people do not make wine by expressing grapes with their feet>

Synonyms crush, express, mash, squeeze

Related Words ream; pulp, puree (or pur{eacute}e); extract, extrude

3

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind <an upraised thumb is now universally recognized as a gesture expressing approval or encouragement>

Synonyms denote, express, import, intend, signify, spell

Related Words connote, imply, suggest; add up (to), amount (to); hint, infer, insinuate, intimate; embody, epitomize, personify, represent, symbol, symbolize; advert, allude (to), cite, instance, mention, refer (to), specify, touch (on or upon); designate, indicate, point (to), signal; announce, declare, proclaim; elucidate, explain

4

to convey in appropriate or telling terms <could you express your opinion of the book in words a little more precise than “lousy”?>

Synonyms articulate, clothe, couch, express, formulate, put, say, state, word

Related Words craft, frame; hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest; paraphrase, rephrase, restate, reword, summarize, translate; communicate, disclose, speak, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize; describe, render, write up

5

to represent in visible form <towering spires express in glass and steel the optimism of the age>

Synonyms body, epitomize, express, externalize, incarnate, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate

Related Words actualize, concretize, realize; exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify

Antonyms disembody