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assess collapse: estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years"; charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine

Federal collapse: any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War; national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"; of or relating to the central government of a federation; "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"

acquaint collapse: inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"

autopsy collapse: an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease; perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem

assistant collapse: a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

equation collapse: the act of regarding as equal; a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

genetics collapse: the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

procurator collapse: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

inscribe collapse: address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication; write, engrave, or print as a lasting record; draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

enumerate collapse: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"

sell collapse: the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell"; persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"; give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career"; exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"; be sold at a certain price or in a certain way; "These books sell like hot cakes"; be responsible for the sale of; "All her publicity sold the products"; be approved of or gain acceptance; "The new idea sold well in certain circles"

headquarters collapse: the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"; (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"; (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

fastener collapse: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place; a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"

entrust collapse: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"; put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

taxi collapse: travel slowly; "The plane taxied down the runway"; ride in a taxicab

blockhouse collapse: a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire

die collapse: a device used for shaping metal; a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods; suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"; disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!"; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"; lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"; to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player; cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"; be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"; languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"; feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"; suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"

cortege collapse: the group following and attending to some important person; a funeral procession

empower collapse: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

frontier collapse: an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"; an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary; a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"

castle collapse: interchanging the positions of the king and a rook; a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack; (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard; move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

firewood collapse: wood used for fuel; "they collected and cut their own firewood"

shaft collapse: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow); a vertical passage into a mine; (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column; a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator); a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer; equip with a shaft

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