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sage collapse: aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom; any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb; of the grey-green color of sage leaves; having wisdom that comes with age and experience

exemplify collapse: clarify by giving an example of; be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

filigree collapse: delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire); make filigree, as with a precious metal

clarify collapse: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"; make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

rabbi collapse: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher; spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

guru collapse: a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher; a recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a guru of genomics"; each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion

intellectual collapse: a person who uses the mind creatively; appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"; of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"; of or relating to the intellect; "his intellectual career"

lighten collapse: become lighter; "The room lightened up"; become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"; reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"; make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

light up collapse: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"; start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"; ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

oracle collapse: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted; a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

illustrate collapse: supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"; depict with an illustration

fresco collapse: a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster; a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster; paint onto wet plaster on a wall

dramatize collapse: represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"; put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

solve collapse: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

scholar collapse: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines; a student who holds a scholarship

bring out collapse: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"; take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!"; bring out of a specific state; encourage to be less reserved; "The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy"

starets collapse: a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

dangle collapse: cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"; hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

dye collapse: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair; color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"

rationalize collapse: remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"; think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"; structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

hue collapse: the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength; take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey"

seer collapse: an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"

inform collapse: give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"; impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"; act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

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