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abdicate collapse: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

catechize collapse: examine through questioning and answering; give religious instructions to

portrayal collapse: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture; a word picture of a person's appearance and character

teach collapse: an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718); accustom gradually to some action or attitude; "The child is taught to obey her parents"; impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"

vivify collapse: make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"

allow collapse: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"; let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"; grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"

radiate collapse: send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"; issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box"; cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"; extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions"; send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"

spell out collapse: make explicit; specify in detail; "You should spell out your demands"; spell fully and without abbreviating; "Can you spell out your middle name instead of just giving the initial?"

reverberate collapse: treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; "reverberate ore"; be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"; have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

grieve collapse: feel grief; eat one's heart out; cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"

barter collapse: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"; exchange goods without involving money

leave off collapse: stop using; "leave off your jacket--no need to wear it here"; come to an end, stop or cease; "the road leaves off at the edge of the forest"; "leave off where you started"

hand down collapse: passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

demote collapse: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

horsewhip collapse: a whip for controlling horses; whip with a whip intended for horses

retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

stonewall collapse: engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"; obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

bequeath collapse: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

exemplify collapse: clarify by giving an example of; be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

pension off collapse: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

evacuate collapse: excrete or discharge from the body; empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"; move people from their homes or country

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

rescue collapse: recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"; take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners"; free from harm or evil

ventilate collapse: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"; circulate through and freshen; "The gust of air ventilated the room"; expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage; "Wheat should be well ventilated"

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