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sell short collapse: underestimate the real value or ability of; "Don't sell your students short--they are just shy and don't show off their knowledge"; sell securities or commodities or foreign currency that is not actually owned by the seller, who hopes to cover (buy back) the sold items at a lower price and thus to earn a profit

unload collapse: take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"

sell out collapse: give information that compromises others; get rid of all one's merchandise

close out collapse: terminate; "We closed out our account"; terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"

smelt collapse: small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters; small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water; extract (metals) by heating

fifth columnist collapse: a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader

introvert collapse: (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts; turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"

mismanage collapse: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"

believer collapse: a person who has religious faith; a supporter who accepts something as true

turn in collapse: make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate"

transfigure collapse: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

deserter collapse: a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post); a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

theist collapse: one who believes in the existence of a god or gods; of or relating to theism

separatist collapse: an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)

embezzle collapse: appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"

schismatic collapse: of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism; "schismatic sects"

invert collapse: make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"

take to collapse: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation; "She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"

proselyte collapse: a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism

liquidate collapse: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"; convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"; eliminate by paying off (debts)

desecrate collapse: remove the consecration from a person or an object; violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"

undercut collapse: a cut made underneath to remove material; a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall; the material removed by a cut made underneath; cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall; strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot; cut away the underpart of; "undercut a vein of ore"; cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief

naturalize collapse: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"; make more natural or lifelike; adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"; explain with reference to nature

merchandise collapse: commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"

apostle collapse: (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel; any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people; an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"

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