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Antonyms for importing
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : verb im-pawrt, -pohrt; noun im-pawrt, -pohrt |
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; noun ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt |
- abandon
- abstain
- abuse
- avoid
- back out
- be idle
- be quiet
- bottle up
- close
- close up
- conceal
- cover
- define
- deny
- desist
- disbelieve
- disclaim
- discontinue
- disenchant
- dismiss
- disperse
- disprove
- disregard
- distribute
- dodge
- drop
- end
- erase
- estimate
- exclude
- exonerate
- explicate
- express
- extract
- fail
- finish
- fix
- forget
- free
- give up
- guess
- hide
- hold
- hold back
- ignore
- keep
- leave
- leave alone
- listen
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- mislead
- misuse
- mumble
- neglect
- pass up
- quit
- receive
- refrain
- refuse
- refute
- remain
- remove
- repulse
- run ragged
- shun
- state
- stay
- stop
- subtract
- suppress
- take
- take away
- take out
- use
- veto
- waste
- withdraw
- withhold
Definition of importing
Origin :- early 15c., "convey information, express, make known, signify," from Latin importare "bring in, convey," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Sense of "bring in goods from abroad" first recorded c.1500. Related: Imported; importing.
- As in indicate : verb signify, display
- As in intend : verb have in mind; determine
- As in interject : verb throw in; interrupt
- As in introduce : verb add, insert
- As in matter : verb be of consequence, importance
- As in mean : verb signify, convey
- As in purport : verb assert, mean
- As in signify : verb mean, indicate
- As in signify : verb be of importance
- As in spell : verb mean, imply
- As in weigh : verb have influence
- As in bring : verb transport or accompany
- As in betoken : verb indicate
- As in carry : verb transport physical object
- As in interlard : verb introduce
- As in tote : verb carry
- As in connote : verb imply
- As in count : verb have importance
- As in denote : verb designate, mean
- As in express : verb articulate; signify, mean
- As in imply : verb indicate, mean
- What do they mean by importing their methods of Crim-Tartary here?
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- The chief accusation was that of importing arms for the rebellion.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- They had enjoyed the right of importing slaves when colonies.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
- His father was the original founder of the importing trade graft.
- Extract from : « The Root of Evil » by Thomas Dixon
- All the same, I had another little nail to drive in importing you.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various
- She also had the support of France, and a means of importing supplies.
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- The landlady consented to his importing an oil-stove for cooking his meals.
- Extract from : « Free Air » by Sinclair Lewis
- He took malice in the moral sense, as importing a malevolent motive.
- Extract from : « The Path of the Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
- But why don't the Americans reel their own raw silk, then, instead of importing it?
- Extract from : « The Story of Silk » by Sara Ware Bassett
- We were cut off from the world, and there was no means of importing stores.
- Extract from : « My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War » by Ben Viljoen.
Synonyms for importing
- add
- add up
- add up to
- adumbrate
- affect
- aim
- air
- allege
- allude
- allude to
- amount to
- announce
- appoint
- argue
- aspire to
- assert
- asseverate
- attempt
- attend
- attest
- augur
- back
- backpack
- be a sign of
- be determined
- be heavy
- be important
- be influential
- be of consequence
- be of significance
- be of value
- be resolved
- be something
- be substantive
- be symptomatic
- bear
- bespeak
- betide
- betoken
- bring
- broach
- buck
- burden
- button down
- card
- carry
- carry weight
- cart
- channel
- chaperon
- charge
- circulate
- claim
- communicate
- companion
- conduct
- connote
- consort
- contemplate
- convey
- convoy
- couch
- count
- cumber
- cut
- cut ice
- cut some ice
- declare
- decree
- dedicate
- deliver
- demonstrate
- denote
- depict
- design
- designate
- destine
- determine
- devote
- disclose
- displace
- divulge
- drive at
- embody
- endeavor
- entail
- enter
- enter into consideration
- enunciate
- escort
- essay
- evidence
- evince
- exhibit
- expect
- express
- ferry
- fetch
- figure on
- fill in
- finger
- flash
- force in
- forebode
- foreshadow
- foreshow
- foretell
- formulate
- frame
- freight
- funnel
- gather
- give
- give a hint
- guide
- gun
- hang sign on
- haul
- have in mind
- have influence
- heel
- heft
- herald
- hint
- hint at
- hoist
- hope to
- illustrate
- implant
- imply
- import
- impress
- include
- indicate
- infiltrate
- infix
- infuse
- ingrain
- inject
- inlay
- inlet
- insert
- inset
- insinuate
- instill
- intend
- intercalate
- interject
- interpolate
- interpose
- intersperse
- intimate
- introduce
- intrude
- involve
- lade
- lead
- lift
- look forward
- lug
- maintain
- make
- make a difference
- make known
- manifest
- mark
- matter
- mean
- mean something
- meditate
- mention
- militate
- move
- name
- note
- omen
- ordain
- orthographize
- pack
- parenthesize
- peg
- phrase
- pick up
- piggyback
- pin down
- pinpoint
- pipe
- plan
- plot
- point out
- point to
- pop off
- portage
- portend
- pose as
- presage
- press
- presuppose
- pretend
- proclaim
- profess
- promise
- pronounce
- propose
- prove
- pull
- purport
- purpose
- put
- put across
- put down for
- put finger on
- put in
- put into words
- rate
- read
- record
- refer
- register
- relay
- relocate
- remove
- represent
- reserve
- resolve
- reveal
- ride
- saddle
- say
- scheme
- schlepp
- send
- set apart
- set aside
- shift
- ship
- shoulder
- show
- sign
- signal
- signify
- slot
- speak
- speak of
- specify
- spell
- splice
- squeeze in
- stack up against
- stand for
- state
- strive
- suggest
- sustain
- symbol
- symbolize
- tab
- tag
- take
- take along
- talk
- tax
- tell
- tell the meaning of
- testify
- think
- throw in
- tote
- touch on
- traject
- transfer
- transmit
- transplant
- transport
- truck
- try
- typify
- usher
- utter
- value
- vent
- ventilate
- verbalize
- voice
- waft
- weigh
- wink
- witness
- word
- work in
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