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battle fatigue collapse: a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare

trauma collapse: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

neutralize collapse: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"; make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"; make incapable of military action; get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"; make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"

shock therapy collapse: treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions

immerse collapse: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

sorb collapse: acid gritty-textured fruit; take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

fascinate collapse: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

sicken collapse: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"; make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"; upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"

amuse collapse: make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"; occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

deaden collapse: convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil; make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"; become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor; lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"; make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"

cushion collapse: a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.; protect from impact; "cushion the blow"

prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

frustration collapse: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts; a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"; the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

absorb collapse: cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"; engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"; take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"; assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"; take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"; become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"; take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"; suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"

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