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declare collapse: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"; declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"; proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"; state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"; make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"; designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand; authorize payments of; "declare dividends"

repression collapse: the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence"; (psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious; a state of forcible subjugation; "the long repression of Christian sects"

proclaim collapse: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"; declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King"

subsume collapse: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle; contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

unmask collapse: reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"; take the mask of; "unmask the imposter"

backstop collapse: a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"; (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field; act as a backstop

unfurl collapse: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"

revisionism collapse: a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism; any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx

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

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"

debut collapse: the presentation of a debutante in society; appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"; make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"; present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month"

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

washbasin collapse: a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression); a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face"

washstand collapse: furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term

bathtub collapse: a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

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"

discover collapse: make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"; make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"; see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"

mound collapse: structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind"; (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands; form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"

bulwark collapse: a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural); defend with a bulwark

impeach collapse: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"; challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

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