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grudging collapse: petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"; of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"

unassertive collapse: inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"

translate collapse: change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"; change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation; determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA; restate (words) from one language into another language; "I have to translate when my in-laws from Austria visit the U.S."; "Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries?"; "She rendered the French poem into English"; "He translates for the U.N."; express, as in simple and less technical language; "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"; "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?"; bring to a certain spiritual state; subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body; be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way; "poetry often does not translate"; "Tolstoy's novels translate well into English"; be equivalent in effect; "the growth in income translates into greater purchasing power"

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"

preservative collapse: a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition; tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should be treated with a preservative"

delayed collapse: caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"; not as far along as normal in development

forth collapse: a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth; out into view; "came forth from the crowd"; "put my ideas forth"; forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"

civilize collapse: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

sinking collapse: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"; a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"; a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

reversed collapse: turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new"

untreated collapse: (of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye; not subjected to chemical or physical treatment; "an untreated fabric"; not given medical care or treatment; "an untreated disease"; "the untreated wounded lay on makeshift cots"

unprocessed collapse: not treated or prepared by a special process; not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities"

educate collapse: give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

emend collapse: make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

issue forth collapse: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"

seesaw collapse: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end; move up and down as if on a seesaw

brandish collapse: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"; exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

unenthusiastic collapse: not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

belated collapse: after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

ago collapse: gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"; in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

mongoloid collapse: a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense); a member of the Mongoloid race; of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome;; of or pertaining to or characteristic of one of the traditional racial division of humankind including especially peoples of central and eastern Asia; characteristic of or resembling a Mongol; "the mongoloid epicanthic fold"

mentally retarded collapse: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"

regress collapse: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence; get worse or fall back to a previous condition; go back to a statistical means

advantage collapse: benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity"; the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"; (tennis) first point scored after deuce; give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"

proceed collapse: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"; move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

childish collapse: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"

offer collapse: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"; the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"; put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"; threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"; produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"; make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"; present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"; make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"; offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"; propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"; present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

self-appointed collapse: designated or chosen by yourself; "a self-appointed guardian of public morals"

flaunt collapse: the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"; display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"

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