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anatomize collapse: analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"; dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"

draw the line collapse: reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"

antipodes collapse: any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes"

glimpse collapse: a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"; a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"; catch a glimpse of or see briefly; "We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

twig collapse: branch out in a twiglike manner; "The lightning bolt twigged in several directions"

discriminate collapse: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"; noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"; recognize or perceive the difference; distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"; treat differently on the basis of sex or race

denote collapse: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "; be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed"

specialize collapse: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"; suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis"

glorify collapse: bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"; cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"

perceive collapse: become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"; to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

subdivide collapse: divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"; form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided"

characterize collapse: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

counterpoint collapse: a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies; write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"

keynote collapse: a fundamental or central idea; the principal theme in a speech or literary work; set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"; give the keynote address to (an audience)

recognize collapse: perceive to be the same; be fully aware or cognizant of; detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"; show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"; exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

opposite collapse: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"; altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade; the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"; being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"; moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions"

single collapse: a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base; existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness"; used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals"; hit a single; "the batter singled to left field"

diversify collapse: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"; spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"; make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"

disjoin collapse: become separated, disconnected or disjoint; make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

modify collapse: make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"; add a modifier to a constituent

signalize collapse: make conspicuous or noteworthy; point out carefully and clearly; provide with traffic signals; "signalize a busy intersection"

demarcate collapse: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something; separate clearly and as if by boundaries

spy collapse: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors; a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"; secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"; watch, observe, or inquire secretly

determinate collapse: precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"; not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth"

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