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convert collapse: a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief; change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"; change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"; change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt"; change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief; "She converted to Buddhism"; cause to adopt a new or different faith; "The missionaries converted the Indian population"; make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"; score (a spare); complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"; score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won"

deadlock collapse: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

complain collapse: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"; express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

punish collapse: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

arouse collapse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"; stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

visualize collapse: make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"; form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize"; view the outline of by means of an X-ray; "The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver"

defy collapse: challenge; "I dare you!"; resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"; elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"

spoke collapse: support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

quintessence collapse: the most typical example or representative of a type; the purest and most concentrated essence of something; the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

run into collapse: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"; be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

discover collapse: make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"; make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"; see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"

hypostasis collapse: (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality; any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united; the accumulation of blood in an organ; the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

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"

reconcile collapse: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

parade collapse: a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows"; a ceremonial procession including people marching; an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses"; march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"; walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town"

produce collapse: fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market; create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"; bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit"; cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"; bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him"; bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play"

problem collapse: a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"; a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"

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