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BE KNOWN AS
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Look on as or consider
Example:
He is reputed to be intelligent
Synonyms:
be known as; esteem; know as; look on; look upon; regard as; repute; take to be; think of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "be known as" is one way to...):
believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Example:
The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
Synonyms:
be known as; call; know as; name
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "be known as" is one way to...):
label (assign a label to; designate with a label)
Verb group:
call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)
address; call (greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "be known as"):
baptise; baptize; christen (administer baptism to)
refer (use a name to designate)
style; title (designate by an identifying term)
dub; nickname (give a nickname to)
rename (assign a new name to)
entitle; title (give a title to)
term (name formally or designate with a term)
tag (provide with a name or nickname)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
