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subtilize collapse: make (senses) more keen; mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words

rarefy collapse: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance); make more subtle or refined; lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"

skeletal collapse: of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton; "the skeletal system"; "skeletal bones"; "skeletal muscles"

dilute collapse: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"

peaked collapse: having or rising to a peak; "the peaked ceiling"; "the island's peaked hills"

macerate collapse: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"; become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"; separate into constituents by soaking

shrivel collapse: wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

attenuate collapse: reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording"; become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

pinched collapse: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

cadaverous collapse: of or relating to a cadaver or corpse; "we had long anticipated his cadaverous end"

parch collapse: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

shriveled collapse: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power"; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"

attenuated collapse: of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion

puny collapse: (used especially of persons) of inferior size; inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"

haggard collapse: British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925)

consume collapse: engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"; use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"; spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"; destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

atrophy collapse: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse; undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"

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