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instigator collapse: a person who initiates a course of action; someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"

architect collapse: someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

care for collapse: be fond of; be attached to; have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)

allied collapse: joined by treaty or agreement; related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies"; united in a confederacy or league; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers"; of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies"

entertain collapse: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"; provide entertainment for

commissar collapse: an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit

enhance collapse: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"; make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

beget collapse: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

sachem collapse: a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief); a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)

compel collapse: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

account for collapse: give reasons for; "Can you account for all these absences?"; be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

veteran collapse: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service; a person who has served in the armed forces; a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits"

chaperon collapse: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people

attend to collapse: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously; "Attend to your duties, please"

confess collapse: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith; confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

inaugurate collapse: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"; commence officially; open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

protect collapse: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

encourage collapse: spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"; inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

nonagenarian collapse: someone whose age is in the nineties; being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"

sexagenarian collapse: someone whose age is in the sixties; being from 60 to 69 years old; "the sexagenarian population is growing"

octogenarian collapse: someone whose age is in the eighties; being from 80 to 89 years old

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

builder collapse: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building); a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country; "empire builder"; a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

memory collapse: an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"; the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"; the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"; something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"; the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"

Satan collapse: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

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