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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"

dare collapse: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"; to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

shag collapse: a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn; a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug"; a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag"; a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded; dance the shag

coincidence collapse: the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"; an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

degrade collapse: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; reduce the level of land, as by erosion

discredit collapse: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"; damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

bring up collapse: cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"; promote from a lower position or rank; "This player was brought up to the major league"

proceeding collapse: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

duet collapse: a musical composition for two performers; two performers or singers who perform together

improvisation collapse: an unplanned expedient; a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation)

recognition collapse: designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"; the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"; an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States"; approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film"; the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country; "territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991"; (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape; "molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities"; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; "the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work"; "she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own"

foster collapse: United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864); providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"; help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"; bring up under fosterage; of children; promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"

navel collapse: scar where the umbilical cord was attached; the center point or middle of something

methodology collapse: the system of methods followed in a particular discipline; the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline

represent collapse: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"; describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"; serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"; create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"; be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"; be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"; take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

commit collapse: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

moot collapse: a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot"; of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)

reproach collapse: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"; disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"; express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

excavate collapse: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"; form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"; find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"; lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

spontaneity collapse: the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter"

unfold collapse: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"; extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"; open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"

subsume collapse: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle; contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

troika collapse: a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast; a modern Russian triumvirate

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

exhibit collapse: an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence; show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; "he exhibits a great talent"

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