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feudalism collapse: the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

lynch collapse: kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

demote collapse: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

cut off collapse: remove by or as if by cutting; "cut off the ear"; "lop off the dead branch"; cut off and stop; "The bicyclist was cut out by the van"

immolate collapse: offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"

largess collapse: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

exemption collapse: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"; a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent"; immunity from an obligation or duty

positivism collapse: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

artlessness collapse: ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit; the quality of innocent naivete

disbar collapse: remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"

exterminate collapse: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

starve collapse: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"; deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"; deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"; be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

chloroform collapse: a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic"; anesthetize with chloroform; "Doctors used to put people under by chloroforming them"

privilege collapse: a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all; (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship; bestow a privilege upon

absolutism collapse: the doctrine of an absolute being; the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government; dominance through threat of punishment and violence

free hand collapse: freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack"

relieve collapse: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"; alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"; take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"; free from a burden, evil, or distress

slavery collapse: the practice of owning slaves; work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay

milk collapse: produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young; a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings; any of several nutritive milklike liquids; a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River; take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning"; add milk to; "milk the tea"; exploit as much as possible; "I am milking this for all it's worth"

get off collapse: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"; cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"; deliver verbally; "He got off the best line I've heard in a long time"; leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.; enjoy in a sexual way; "He gets off on shoes"; be relieved of one's duties temporarily

realism collapse: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

pension off collapse: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"

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