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ridicule collapse: language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate; subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

reinforce collapse: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"; strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"

submit collapse: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"; submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"; refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"; yield to the control of another

uphold collapse: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals; support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

crimp collapse: a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled; someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers; curl tightly; "crimp hair"; make ridges into by pinching together

abort collapse: the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"; terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion; cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"; terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"

harbor collapse: a place of refuge and comfort and security; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"; hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"; keep in one's possession; of animals; secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

rebuff collapse: a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval); an instance of driving away or warding off; reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

rob collapse: take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

reckon collapse: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon"

kidnapping collapse: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

abduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body; the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

commemorate collapse: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; "We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz"; "Remember the dead of the First World War"; be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; "This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps"; "We memorialized the Dead"; mark by some ceremony or observation; "We marked the anniversary of his death"

reverence collapse: a reverent mental attitude; regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

hate collapse: the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action; dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

time signature collapse: a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat

extend collapse: increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"; prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"; expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"; open or straighten out; unbend; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?"; make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"; reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk"

reach out collapse: attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me"

pillbox collapse: a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete); a small case for holding pills; a small round woman's hat

rich collapse: pleasantly full and mellow; "a rich tenor voice"; very productive; "rich seams of coal"; possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"; having an abundant supply of desirable qualities or substances (especially natural resources); "blessed with a land rich in minerals"; "rich in ideas"; "rich with cultural interest"; suggestive of or characterized by great expense; "a rich display"; high in mineral content; having a high proportion of fuel to air; "a rich vein of copper", "a rich gas mixture"; of great worth or quality; "a rich collection of antiques"; containing plenty of fat, or eggs, or sugar; "rich desserts"; "they kept gorging on rich foods"

fort collapse: station (troops) in a fort; gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense

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