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decompose collapse: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

dislodge collapse: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"; remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

surface collapse: the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"; a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"; the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"; the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"; on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"; come to the surface

intervene collapse: occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"; get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?"; be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events; "This interludes intervenes between the two movements"; "Eight days intervened"

clambake collapse: a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed

march collapse: a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"; the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching"; a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue"; the month following February and preceding April; walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"; march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"; force to march; "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"; cause to march or go at a marching pace; "They marched the mules into the desert"

break in collapse: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"; break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"; start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role; intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"

transpire collapse: give off (water) through the skin; come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week"; come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"; exude water vapor; "plants transpire"; pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

familiarize collapse: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

polar collapse: having a pair of equal and opposite charges; of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions"; located at or near or coming from the earth's poles; "polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent"

invade collapse: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"; penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"; occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

naturalize collapse: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"; make more natural or lifelike; adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"; explain with reference to nature

get out collapse: express with difficulty; "I managed to get out a few words"

limiting collapse: strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"

caesura collapse: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line; a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"

wrist collapse: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

anatomize collapse: analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"; dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"

respite collapse: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"; a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

drop out collapse: give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"; leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

decamp collapse: leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"; leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"

extremity collapse: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm"; that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso; the outermost or farthest region or point; the greatest or utmost degree; "the extremity of despair"; an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)

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