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deprecate collapse: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"; express strong disapproval of; deplore

ear collapse: the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium; good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"; attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear"; fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

fascinate collapse: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

immersion collapse: a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

degrade collapse: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth; reduce the level of land, as by erosion

heed collapse: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

consciousness collapse: an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"

propose collapse: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

hear collapse: receive a communication from someone; "We heard nothing from our son for five years"; perceive (sound) via the auditory sense; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; "The jury had heard all the evidence"; "The case will be tried in California"

interview collapse: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds"; conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting; discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"; go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job candidate interviewed everywhere"

disparage collapse: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

absorb collapse: cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"; engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"; take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"; assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"; take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"; become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"; take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"; suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"

obsession collapse: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

discredit collapse: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"; damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

take away collapse: take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"; take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"; remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry"; take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents"

attend to collapse: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"

agility collapse: the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

remark collapse: explicit notice; "it passed without remark"; a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"

minimize collapse: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"; cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

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