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subsume collapse: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle; contain or include; "This new system subsumes the old one"

assail collapse: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

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"

connote collapse: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

suck in collapse: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"

allegorize collapse: make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"; interpret as an allegory

ramify collapse: grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

complicate collapse: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"; make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

impeach collapse: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"; challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

suppose collapse: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

ravel collapse: French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937); tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"; disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"

entail collapse: the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple; land received by fee tail; impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; "What does this move entail?"; have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

draw in collapse: pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"

denounce collapse: speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"; give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"; announce the termination of, as of treaties

mire collapse: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from; "the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president"; "caught in the mire of poverty"; soil with mud, muck, or mire; "The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden"; cause to get stuck as if in a mire; "The mud mired our cart"

confuse collapse: mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"; make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"; make unclear or incomprehensible; "The new tax return forms only confuse"; be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"; cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

entangle collapse: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"; entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

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"

imply collapse: express or state indirectly; suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic; have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"

screw up collapse: twist into a strained configuration; "screw up one's face"; screw or turn higher

absorb collapse: cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"; engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"; take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"; assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"; take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"; become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"; take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"; suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"

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