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achieve collapse: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

vivify collapse: make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"

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"

juvenile collapse: a youthful person; of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; "juvenile diabetes"; "juvenile fashions"

humanism collapse: the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural; the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

inaugurate collapse: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"; commence officially; open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

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"

pedigree collapse: ancestry of a purebred animal; line of descent of a purebred animal

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

bring collapse: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"; induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"; go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"; be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"; cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"; cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"; attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"; take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

fall into collapse: be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric 'various'"

induce collapse: reason or establish by induction; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"; cause to arise; "induce a crisis"; cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"; produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

bibliography collapse: a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)

Bible collapse: a book regarded as authoritative in its field; the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

tablet collapse: a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap"; a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription

humiliate collapse: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

bring about collapse: cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

evidence collapse: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"; an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"; (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

bet collapse: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"; maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"; stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

recharge collapse: charge anew; "recharge a battery"; load anew with ammunition, "She reloaded the gun carefully"

bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

eke out collapse: obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"; make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"; supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"; live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"

journal collapse: the part of the axle contained by a bearing; a record book as a physical object; a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"

classic collapse: a creation of the highest excellence; an artist who has created classic works; characteristic of the classical artistic and literary traditions; adhering to established standards and principles; "a classic proof"

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