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magnify collapse: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind"

get over collapse: to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"

forewarn collapse: warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"

point up collapse: emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England"

leer collapse: a suggestive or sneering look or grin; look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression; "The men leered at the young women on the beach"

cogitate collapse: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

dialogue collapse: a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"; the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction; a conversation between two persons

prompt collapse: (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command; a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"; quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready) response"; "a prompt smile"; serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"; assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

go back collapse: belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"

take up collapse: pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"; adopt; "take up new ideas"; turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"; take up time or space; "take up the slack"

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

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

reek collapse: be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face; smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"; give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"

breathe collapse: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"; reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"; manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"; utter or tell; "not breathe a word"; impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"; be alive; "Every creature that breathes"; allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"

heed collapse: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

reenact collapse: enact or perform again; "They reenacted the battle of Princeton"; enact again; "Congress reenacted the law"

consultation collapse: a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"; a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

minimize collapse: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"; cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

get rid of collapse: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

trade collapse: the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"; the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade"; the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"; exchange or give (something) in exchange for; turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase; "trade in an old car for a new one"; engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"; be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions; "The stock traded around $20 a share"

come down collapse: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

enlargement collapse: a photographic print that has been enlarged; the state of being enlarged

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