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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

vouch collapse: give supporting evidence; "He vouched his words by his deeds"; summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title; give personal assurance; guarantee; "Will he vouch for me?"

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

propose collapse: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

recite collapse: repeat aloud from memory; "she recited a poem"; "The pupil recited his lesson for the day"; render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story"

disclaim collapse: make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"; renounce a legal claim or title to

retract collapse: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

plead collapse: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"; enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"; offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"; make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

announce collapse: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"; foreshadow or presage; make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"; give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"

respond collapse: respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

allege collapse: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

persist collapse: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

declare collapse: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"; declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"; proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"; state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"; make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"; designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand; authorize payments of; "declare dividends"

guarantee collapse: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications; a pledge that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"; a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults; give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"; make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"; stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"

proclaim collapse: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"; declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

abjure collapse: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

affirm collapse: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"; say yes to

pronounce collapse: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

stand for collapse: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

premise collapse: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"; take something as preexisting and given; set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

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