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prove collapse: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"; prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof; obtain probate of; "prove a will"; take a trial impression of; be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"

retardant collapse: any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant"

engram collapse: a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory

counterrevolution collapse: a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution

infrangible collapse: difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts; "an infrangible series"

mimeograph collapse: a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo); print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph; "She mimeographed the syllabus"

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"

pull collapse: the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"; a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it"; a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"; special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"; the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"; strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"; take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"; hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"; cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"; apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"; rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"; operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"; steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"; move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"; cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"

probation collapse: (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process"; a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself; a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership

test case collapse: a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent

essay collapse: a tentative attempt; an analytic or interpretive literary composition

stagy collapse: having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics"

reissue collapse: a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale; issue (a new version of); "if you forget your password, it can be changed and reissued"

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