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permit collapse: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies; consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

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

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

communicate collapse: transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"; transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"; administer communion; in church; be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?"; join or connect; "The rooms communicated"

eiderdown collapse: down of the eider duck; a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider

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"

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

comfort collapse: a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment; a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair"; lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"; give moral or emotional strength to

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?"

skulk collapse: move stealthily; "The lonely man skulks down the main street all day"

skim collapse: reading or glancing through quickly; a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"; used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"; read superficially; remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk"; coat (a liquid) with a layer; cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"

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

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

scan collapse: the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"; an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"; read metrically; "scan verses"; make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"; move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image; examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"; examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"; conform to a metrical pattern

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

offer collapse: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"; the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"; put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"; threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"; produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"; make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"; present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"; make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"; offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"; propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"; present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

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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