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validate collapse: make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"; prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something; give evidence for; declare or make legally valid

acknowledge collapse: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"; accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"; express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"; report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"

escape hatch collapse: hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency

unanimously collapse: of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously"

rule out collapse: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"; include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

decrease collapse: the act of decreasing or reducing something; the amount by which something decreases; a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"; a process of becoming smaller or shorter; decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"; make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

abstain collapse: choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"; refrain from voting

write off collapse: reduce the estimated value of something; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer"; concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"; write something fluently, and without hesitation; cancel (a debt)

revoke collapse: the mistake of not following suit when able to do so; annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"; fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

leave behind collapse: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

slash collapse: a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument; an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind); cut drastically; "Prices were slashed"; cut open; "she slashed her wrists"; cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

long ago collapse: of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish

run away collapse: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

resurrect collapse: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"; return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

printed circuit collapse: computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered

hand in hand collapse: clasping each other's hands; "they walked hand in hand"; together; "hand in hand with hope went fear"; "doctors and nurses work hand in hand to save lives"

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"

rehabilitate collapse: help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; "The prisoner was successfully rehabilitated"; "After a year in the mental clinic, the patient is now rehabilitated"; restore to a state of good condition or operation; reinstall politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was rehabilitated several times throughout his lifetime"

dodge collapse: a quick evasive movement; a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery; make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"; move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

stereotyped collapse: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; "stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity was unimaginative"

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