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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

intercede collapse: act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"

effortlessly collapse: without effort or apparent effort; "she danced gracefully and effortlessly"; "swallows gliding effortlessly through the air"

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

conceive collapse: become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

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"

make up collapse: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"; devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"; make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"

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"

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"

fix up collapse: find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"

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

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"

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"

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

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

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"

meaningfully collapse: in a meaningful manner; so as to be meaningful; "He glanced at her meaningfully"

justly collapse: in accordance with moral or social standards; "that serves him right"; "do right by him"

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"

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