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apply: ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"; refer (a word or name) to a person or thing; "He applied this racial slur to me!"; apply oneself to; "Please apply yourself to your homework"; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

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pertain collapse: be a part or attribute of

petition collapse: write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

puzzle over collapse: try to solve

utilize collapse: convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

ascribe collapse

appertain to collapse

pertain to collapse

interrelate collapse: place into a mutual relationship; "I cannot interrelate these two events"

beg leave collapse

whistle for collapse

generalize collapse: become systemic and spread throughout the body; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system"; draw from specific cases for more general cases; speak or write in generalities

bespeak collapse: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

theorize collapse: form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"; construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars"

intellectualize collapse

superimpose collapse: place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"

dedicate collapse: set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church; inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"; open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"

force upon collapse

exert collapse: put to use; "exert one's power or influence"; make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"

spread over collapse

lay on collapse

hammer away at collapse

attribute collapse: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

memorialize collapse: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle"

settle upon collapse

equate collapse: be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

request collapse: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority; the verbal act of requesting; express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"; inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

buttonhole collapse: a hole through which buttons are pushed

solicit collapse: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

wheedle collapse: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

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?"

overlay collapse: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

correlate collapse: either of two correlated variables; bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation; "I cannot correlate these two pieces of information"; to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; "Do these facts correlate?"

pray collapse: address God; say a prayer

calcimine collapse: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

lay to collapse

inflict collapse: impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

begild collapse

parget collapse: plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys; apply ornamental plaster to

cope collapse: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

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