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actual collapse: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"; being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"; taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"; existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

take over collapse: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies; free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

persevere collapse: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

twig collapse: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

imagine collapse: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

opine collapse: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"

factual collapse: characterized by fact; "the factual aspects of the case"; of or relating to or characterized by facts; "factual considerations"

derive collapse: develop or evolve from a latent or potential state; come from; "The present name derives from an older form"; obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"

acclaim collapse: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"; praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

sure enough collapse: as supposed or expected; "sure enough, he asked her for money again"

confirmed collapse: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker"; of persons; not subject to change; "a confirmed bachelor"; "a confirmed invalid"; having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic"

revoke collapse: the mistake of not following suit when able to do so; annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"; fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

take back collapse: cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"; move text to the previous line; in printing; regain possession of something; resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband

confess collapse: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith; confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

deduce collapse: reason by deduction; establish by deduction; conclude by reasoning; in logic

given collapse: an assumption that is taken for granted; acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"; having possession delivered or transferred without compensation

sponsor collapse: assume sponsorship of; assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

prefigure collapse: imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

brook collapse: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

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