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same collapse: closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"; same in identity; "the same man I saw yesterday"; "never wore the same dress twice"; "this road is the same one we were on yesterday"; "on the same side of the street"

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

bones collapse: a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

exhilarate collapse: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

get to collapse: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

restrict collapse: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"; place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

semiconscious collapse: partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations

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

launch collapse: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"; propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"; get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"

embed collapse: attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"

activate collapse: make active or more active; "activate an old file"; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"

ignore collapse: be ignorant of or in the dark about; refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"; fail to notice

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

compare collapse: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"; consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"; to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb; be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

platform collapse: a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"; any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons; the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system; a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"

crystallize collapse: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"; assume crystalline form; become crystallized; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"

overkill collapse: any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal; the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required

incorporeal collapse: without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit"

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