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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

fatten collapse: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

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

jibe collapse: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

lard collapse: soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog; prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"

deviate collapse: turn aside; turn away from; cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"; be at variance with; be out of line with

worsen collapse: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

subvert collapse: destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"

modulate collapse: vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves); adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of; change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"

mend collapse: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"; heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"

upgrade collapse: the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade"; hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did; the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises; a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"; software that provides better performance than an earlier version did; to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel"; give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full"; get better travel conditions; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked"; rate higher; raise in value or esteem

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