Phrase
Phrase verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
Usage example: he had trouble thinking of how to phrase his question for the visiting dignitary
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Synonyms for Phrase
Render and phrase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Render" instead a verb "Phrase".
Render
Render verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Malaproper: Tonetti when he attempts to render his code phrase.
Source: Film / The Gay Divorcee - The phrase "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and unto God what is God's" is familiar enough, but the subtext isn't quite obvious.
Source: Morton's Fork -
In the Star Wars Legends canon, the phrase "Base Delta Zero" is the Imperial command code to commence an Orbital Bombardment that would wipe out all life on a planet and effectively render it uninhabitable.
Source: My Hero Zero
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Render and Phrase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/phrase/render
Phrase & Render. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/phrase/render>.
Render or Phrase. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/phrase/render.
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