Hypernyms for "swallow"
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Hypernyms
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abide
bear
believe
brook
close in
consume
consumption
demolish
destroy
digest
disown
enclose
endure
have
inclose
ingest
ingestion
intake
mouth
mouthful
oscine
oscine bird
put up
renounce
repress
repudiate
shut in
speak
stand
stick out
stomach
suffer
support
suppress
take
take in
talk
taste
tolerate
uptake
utter
verbalise
verbalize
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.