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subsume collapse: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle; contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

predispose collapse: make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"

operate on collapse: perform surgery on; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life"

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

go through the motions collapse: pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"

sadden collapse: make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"; come to feel sad

plagiarize collapse: take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

feign collapse: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

engram collapse: a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory

amaze collapse: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

poker face collapse: a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)

adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

belong collapse: be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"; be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"; be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"; be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

focus on collapse: center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

frequent collapse: frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'";; coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"; be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"

attract collapse: exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"; direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"; be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

hang out collapse: spend time in a certain location or with certain people; "She hangs out at the corner cafe"

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