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petition collapse: write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

explore collapse: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes; examine minutely; travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

simulate collapse: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

importune collapse: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

pronounce collapse: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

exaction collapse: act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees"

clang collapse: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"; make a loud noise; "clanging metal"

unestablished collapse: not established; "a reputation as yet unestablished"

indent collapse: an order for goods to be exported or imported; notch the edge of or make jagged; make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"; cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"; set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"

clarion collapse: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone; loud and clear; "a clarion call"; proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion; blow the clarion

traverse collapse: deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit; travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

dictate collapse: a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"; an authoritative rule; say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"; rule as a dictator

catechize collapse: examine through questioning and answering; give religious instructions to

punctuation collapse: the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases; the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases; something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

wake up collapse: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

oxymoron collapse: conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

deny collapse: declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"; refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"; refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"; deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"; refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"

poll collapse: the counting of votes (as in an election); a tame parrot; the part of the head between the ears; an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people; convert into a pollard; "pollard trees"; get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions; get the votes of; vote in an election at a polling station

compare collapse: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"; consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"; to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb; be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

reflect collapse: give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"; give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"; to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"; manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"; be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"

greeting collapse: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

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