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remission collapse: (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court); an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"

deaden collapse: convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil; make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"; become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor; lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"; make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"

invent collapse: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

holiday collapse: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"

diverge collapse: move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"; extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"; have no limits as a mathematical series

fulminate collapse: a salt or ester of fulminic acid; cause to explode violently and with loud noise; come on suddenly and intensely; "the disease fulminated"; criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

wilt collapse: causing to become limp or drooping; any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots; become limp; "The flowers wilted"; lose strength; "My opponent was wilting"

crop up collapse: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"

extrude collapse: form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

soundproof collapse: impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound; "a soundproof room"; insulate against noise; "Proust had his apartment soundproofed"

weatherproof collapse: able to withstand exposure to weather without damage; "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat"; make resistant to bad weather

foist collapse: insert surreptitiously or without warrant; to force onto another; "He foisted his work on me"

entrench collapse: fix firmly or securely; occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night"

wigwag collapse: signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code; send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

debrief collapse: put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed"

trench collapse: a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth; any long ditch cut in the ground; a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor; dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"; cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"; set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"; cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"; fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"

water collapse: a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"; binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"; supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"; fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"; provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"

ecstasy collapse: a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; "listening to sweet music in a perfect rapture"- Charles Dickens; a state of elated bliss

impinge collapse: impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"

cultivate collapse: prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"; foster the growth of

caesura collapse: a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line; a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"

traffic light collapse: a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections

unravel collapse: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

reveal collapse: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"; disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

picnic collapse: any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion; eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"

collide collapse: crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"; cause to collide; "The physicists collided the particles"

incense collapse: the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"; a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

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

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