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occasionally collapse: now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

empower collapse: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

promote collapse: change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent; be changed for a superior chess or checker piece; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"; contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

remand collapse: the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

advertise collapse: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"; make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

do collapse: the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization; create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"; travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"; carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here"; get (something) done; "I did my job"; proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"

assist collapse: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play; act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

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

festival collapse: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"; a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

pronounce collapse: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

set up collapse: well established and ready to function; "things I can do now that I'm set up"; get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"; begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.; "set up an election"

familiarize collapse: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

exhale collapse: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"; give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"

infrequently collapse: not many times; "in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room"

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"

validate collapse: make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"; prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something; give evidence for; declare or make legally valid

reclaim collapse: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"; reuse (materials from waste products); claim back

inspect collapse: look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

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