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populace collapse: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

vacate collapse: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

backwater collapse: any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress; a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"

hand over collapse: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

response collapse: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister; a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

disapprove collapse: consider bad or wrong; deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

disclaim collapse: make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"; renounce a legal claim or title to

retract collapse: use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

diphthong collapse: a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

phoneme collapse: (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

formulation collapse: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"; a substance prepared according to a formula

address collapse: the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball; (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored; written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location; a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described; the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"; the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"; the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with; adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting; speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"; give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"; speak to someone; put an address on (an envelope); direct a question at someone; address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question; access or locate by address; greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"

talk collapse: the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"; an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"; discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"; idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"; express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"; exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

congress collapse: the legislature of the United States government; a meeting of elected or appointed representatives; a national legislative assembly

give away collapse: make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture"; formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father

openness collapse: characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive; without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"

abjure collapse: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

alveolus collapse: a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

localism collapse: a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

dispense collapse: grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"

inauguration collapse: the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes"; the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration"

grammar collapse: the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics or morphology)

initiation collapse: the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"; a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"

repel collapse: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"; cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"; be repellent to; cause aversion in

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