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benefit collapse: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"; a performance to raise money for a charitable cause; financial assistance in time of need; be beneficial for; "This will do you good"

let go collapse: be relaxed; "Don't be so worried all the time--just let go!"

back out collapse: move out of a space backwards; "He backed out of the driveway"

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

tell collapse: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap); discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"; let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"; narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"; give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

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"

acclaim collapse: enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"; praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

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"

administer collapse: give or apply (medications); administer ritually; of church sacraments; work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

relieve collapse: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"; alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"; take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"; free from a burden, evil, or distress

devise collapse: (law) a gift of real property by will; a will disposing of real property; give by will, especially real property

argue collapse: present reasons and arguments; give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"; have an argument about something

outreach collapse: the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"

rawhide collapse: untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes

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"

flaunt collapse: the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"; display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"

pine collapse: a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus

whale collapse: any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head; hunt for whales

write up collapse: bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation; "The New York Times wrote him up last week"; "Did your boss write you up?"

bear up collapse: endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

award collapse: a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"; a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"; give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"; give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

suspend collapse: cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"; make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan"; hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"; bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.; render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended"

communication collapse: something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups; the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"; a connection allowing access between persons or places; "how many lines of communication can there be among four people?"; "a secret passageway provided communication between the two rooms"

publish collapse: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"; have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"

employment collapse: the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"; the act of giving someone a job; the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"

articulate collapse: expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"; express or state clearly

mobilization collapse: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"; act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"

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