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impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

immerse collapse: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

gripe collapse: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here"; complain; "What was he hollering about?"

cling to collapse: hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared"

clairvoyance collapse: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

seizure collapse: the taking possession of something by legal process; a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure"

comprehension collapse: an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

infatuate collapse: arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her"

bite collapse: a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"; the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws; (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"; a light informal meal; a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person; penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"; to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"; cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"

open sesame collapse: any very successful means of achieving a result; a magical command; used by Ali Baba

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

baggage collapse: a case used to carry belongings when traveling; the portable equipment and supplies of an army; a worthless or immoral woman

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

eclampsia collapse: a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

ingenuity collapse: the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design"

acquire collapse: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

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

astringency collapse: the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids; a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

countersign collapse: add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity; "You must countersign on this line of the contract"

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