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correspond collapse: exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years"

defer collapse

harden collapse: become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"; make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter"

mutate collapse: undergo mutation; "cells mutate"

reconstruct collapse: cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically; reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"

many sided collapse

transcribe collapse: convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA; make a phonetic transcription of; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant"; write out from speech, notes, etc.; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe"; rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended

synchronize collapse: make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"; cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches"; operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize"; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events"; make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"; happen at the same time

furnish collapse: provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"

deform collapse: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"; become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"; make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

denature collapse: make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes; modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished; add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb

turn upside down collapse

turn over a new leaf collapse

kaleidoscopic collapse: continually shifting or rapidly changing

edit collapse: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"; cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"; cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"; supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

transitory collapse

equalize collapse: compensate; make the score equal

wont collapse

adaptable collapse: capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"

observe collapse: observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"; watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"; celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur"; conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"

suit collapse: a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit"; playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"; a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank; a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line"; be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"; be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"

tailor collapse: a person whose occupation is making and altering garments

mobile collapse: sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents; a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay; a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay; capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another; "a highly mobile face"; moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator"; having transportation available; (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"

harmonize collapse: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing; bring into consonance or accord; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities"; bring into consonance or relate harmoniously; "harmonize the different interests"; sing or play in harmony; write a harmony for; go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"

transpose collapse: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix; change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"; put (a piece of music) into another key; transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

fluid collapse: a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas; a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure; subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"; affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"; in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"; characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

malleable collapse

diversify collapse: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"; spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"; make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"

modify collapse: make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"; add a modifier to a constituent

alter collapse: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"; make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"

accommodate collapse: make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"; provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"; have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

assimilate collapse: become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"; make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"; become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"; take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

flexible collapse: bending and snapping back readily without breaking; able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"; capable of being changed; "flexible schedules"

adjust collapse: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"; make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"; decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

groom collapse: a man who has recently been married; a man participant in his own marriage ceremony; care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

differentiate collapse: become distinct and acquire a different character; become different during development; "cells differentiate"; calculate a derivative; take the derivative

set right collapse

ameliorate collapse

correct collapse: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"; socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"; in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"; treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"; make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

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