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deviate collapse: turn aside; turn away from; cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"; be at variance with; be out of line with

remake collapse: creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film"; make new; "She is remaking her image"

worsen collapse: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

restructure collapse: construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted"

commute collapse: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"; exchange a penalty for a less severe one; move from one side of an equation to the other side without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"; travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

revolution collapse: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed; a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"

modulate collapse: vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves); adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of; change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"

breakdown collapse: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories; a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"; a mental or physical breakdown

descend collapse: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

reform collapse: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"; self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"; a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"; change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"; make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"; improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"; break up the molecules of; "reform oil"; produce by cracking; "reform gas"; bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"

rebuild collapse: build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"

reshape collapse: shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"; shape again or shape differently

revamp collapse: to patch up or renovate; repair or restore; "They revamped their old house before selling it"

diverge collapse: move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"; extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"; have no limits as a mathematical series

plangent collapse: loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"

sinker collapse: a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate; a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

hurl collapse: a violent throw; utter with force; utter vehemently; "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"; throw forcefully

reconstruct collapse: cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically; reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"

geld collapse: cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses); "the vet gelded the young horse"

revival collapse: bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"; an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion

accommodation collapse: (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye; the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need; living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available"; in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality; a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"

deform collapse: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"; become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"; make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"

amplification collapse: (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current; addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"; the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

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