to vise
- verb
- /vaɪz/
- Formal
:
visar
Examples
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He vise his fist shut.
Fiction book (1994) -
How could he not have guessed the loneliness that would vise him once he was ordained and on his own?
Fiction book (2002) -
I vise-gripped my tongue.
Fiction book (2002) -
The manager must vise the contract before it is finalized.
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To ensure compliance, the document must be vised by the authorized person.
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Before we can proceed, the director needs to vise the project proposal.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To write your name on a paper to show you agree
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3.9
To give official approval, usually by writing your name on a document
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6.0
Officially approve an agreement, law, or decision
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3.2
Officially agree to a written deal between countries by putting your name on it
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4.4
To approve something without real discussion
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5.8
To sign a contract or agreement formally
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6.5
To sign the back of a cheque to allow someone else to cash it
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4.9
Write your name on a document to show you agree
To officially approve a product for legal or technical use
Mark a document with a rubber stamp to show it is approved
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A tool fixed to a workbench with two parts that press to hold things while you work
- Specialized
A tool that holds wood or metal at different angles for cutting and drilling
- Specialized
A heavy tool with two flat metal jaws that holds metal parts while you work
- Specialized
A heavy tool with two metal jaws that holds pieces firmly while you work on them
- Specialized
A small tool that holds tiny jewelry pieces steady while someone works on them
- Specialized
A strong clamp with soft jaws that holds wood firmly without damage
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb vise comes from a word meaning 'to see' and is the same root as vision, because an official would look at and mark a paper to show it was approved, so to vise a document is to check and approve it.