agency
Roget-categorie 170
1. Words expressing abstract relations› 1.8. Causation
›› 1.8.3. Power in operation
#170.
Agency
zelfstandig naamwoord
agency,
operation,
force,
working,
strain,
function,
office,
maintenance,
exercise,
work,
swing,
play —
interworking†,
interaction —
procurement.
causation
etc.
153 —
instrumentality
etc.
631 —
influence
etc.
175 —
action
etc.
(voluntary)
680 —
modus operandi
etc.
627.
quickening power,
maintaining power,
sustaining power —
home stroke.
werkwoord
be in action
etc.
adj. —
operate,
work —
act,
act upon —
perform,
play,
support,
sustain,
strain,
maintain,
take effect,
quicken,
strike.
come play,
come bring into operation —
have play,
have free play —
bring to bear upon.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
operative,
efficient,
efficacious,
practical,
effectual.
at work,
on foot —
acting
etc.
(doing)
680 —
in operation,
in force,
in action,
in play,
in exercise —
acted upon,
wrought upon.
bijwoord
by the agency of,
etc.
n. —
through
etc.
(instrumentality)
631 —
by means of
etc.
632.
uitdrukking
I myself must mix with action lest I wither by I myself must mix with action lest I wither by despair"
[Tennyson].
The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.
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