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turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

reversal collapse: a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"; a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside; a decision to reverse an earlier decision; turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"

come round collapse: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"

modification collapse: slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model"; the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

development collapse: act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"; (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated; a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"; a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"; processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"; a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"; a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen"

make do collapse

redemption collapse: the act of purchasing back something previously sold; (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil; repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

fluctuate collapse: be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"; move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"; cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

parapsychology collapse

reclamation collapse: the recovery of useful substances from waste products; rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children"; the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

back and fill collapse

gyrate collapse: to wind or move in a spiral course; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

alchemy collapse: a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

blow hot and cold collapse

fitting collapse: putting clothes on to see whether they fit; a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system; being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"; in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

adjustment collapse: the act of adjusting something to match a standard; making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

progress collapse: the act of moving forward toward a goal; a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"; develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

naturalization collapse: changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words"; the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous; the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship; the quality of being brought into conformity with nature

realign collapse: align anew or better; "The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident"

conversion collapse: a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life; a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown; the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another; act of exchanging one type of money or security for another; a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"; interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition; a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith"; an event that results in a transformation; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

revulsion collapse

ameliorate collapse

deviate collapse: turn aside; turn away from; cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"; be at variance with; be out of line with

re create collapse

remake collapse: creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film"; make new; "She is remaking her image"

worsen collapse: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

change course collapse

about ship collapse

meliorate collapse

restructure collapse: construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted"

make over collapse

commute collapse: a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work; "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"; exchange a penalty for a less severe one; move from one side of an equation to the other side without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"; travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

incurve collapse

put up with collapse

revolution collapse: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed; a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"

modulate collapse: vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves); adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of; change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody"

breakdown collapse: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories; a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"; a mental or physical breakdown

descend collapse: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

reform collapse: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"; self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"; a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"; change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"; make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"; improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"; break up the molecules of; "reform oil"; produce by cracking; "reform gas"; bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"

rebuild collapse: build again; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb"

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