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exempt collapse: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"; grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"

stow away collapse: hide aboard a ship or a plane to get free transportation; "The illegal immigrants stowed away on board the freighter"

vindicate collapse: clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"; maintain, uphold, or defend; "vindicate the rights of the citizens"

make up collapse: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"; devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"; make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"

overlook collapse: a high place affording a good view; watch over; "I am overlooking her work"; look past, fail to notice

absolve collapse: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"; grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"

conceal collapse: hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well"

blocked collapse: completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"; closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"

justify collapse: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"; show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"; show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"

drink in collapse: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"

forgetful collapse: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"

classify collapse: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"; declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents"

understand collapse: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"; believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"; make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"

elide collapse: leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"

lock up collapse: secure by locking; "lock up the house before you go on vacation"

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

lose collapse: fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"; suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"; allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"; miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"; fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"; fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"; fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

pardon collapse: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense; grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

purify collapse: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"; make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"; become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"

obsessed collapse: influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed"

reprieve collapse: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

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