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own collapse: have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

pathos collapse: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"; a style that has the power to evoke feelings

lagging collapse: used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat

condescend collapse: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"; do something that one considers to be below one's dignity; behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

mercy collapse: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"; something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

put away collapse: turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "it's time for you to put away childish things"; kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep"; stop using; "the children were told to put away their toys"; "the students put away their notebooks"

whitewash collapse: a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects; wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces; a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score; exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data; cover with whitewash; "whitewash walls"; cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

release collapse: (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone; a formal written statement of relinquishment; activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"; merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"; a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism; a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"; part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

concede collapse: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"; admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"; acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

purge collapse: an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements; the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge; excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"; rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"; clear of a charge; oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"

hindrance collapse: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

endow collapse: furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"; give qualities or abilities to

spare collapse: a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls; thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"; kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"; not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"; use frugally or carefully; give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"; refrain from harming; save or relieve from an experience or action; "I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"

deem collapse: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"

dismiss collapse: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"; cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!"; end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report"; stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

redemption collapse: the act of purchasing back something previously sold; (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil; repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

presuppose collapse: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"; take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"

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