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satisfactory collapse: meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"; giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"

underprivileged collapse: lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

bring out collapse: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"; take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!"; bring out of a specific state; encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"

disservice collapse: an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"

unexceptionable collapse: completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; "two unexceptionable witnesses"; "a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable"

vitalize collapse: make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"; give life to; "The eggs are vitalized"

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

put through collapse: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

unwholesome collapse: detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"

carry through collapse: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

shame collapse: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"

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"

acceptable collapse: worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"; adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for drinking"; judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage"

impute collapse: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"; attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

septic collapse: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"; of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"

spawn collapse: the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs; lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

minimize collapse: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"; cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

workmanlike collapse: worthy of a good workman; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"

dramatize collapse: represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"; put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

invite collapse: a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party"; ask someone in a friendly way to do something; request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"; ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"; increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"; invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"; have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"

adequate collapse: (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"; enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

gamble collapse: a risky act or venture; money that is risked for possible monetary gain; play games for money; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

puck collapse: a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey; a mischievous sprite of English folklore

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