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tell collapse: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap); discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"; let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"; narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"; give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

instill collapse: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"; impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"

thumbprint collapse: fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)

fingerprint collapse: biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used as evidence in criminal investigations; a generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"; take an impression of a person's fingerprints

embed collapse: attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"

commandeer collapse: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

conscript collapse: enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"

footprint collapse: the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"; a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"; a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization"

inoculate collapse: impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune; insert a bud for propagation; introduce a microorganism into; introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"

pension off collapse: let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"

hardly collapse: almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

photocopy collapse: a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work; reproduce by xerography

catechize collapse: examine through questioning and answering; give religious instructions to

memorialize collapse: address in a memorial; "The President memorialized the heroes of the battle"

aquatint collapse: a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color; an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color; etch in aquatint

amaze collapse: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

furlough collapse: a temporary leave of absence from military duty; grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children"; dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"

take to collapse: develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation; "She took to drink"; "Men take to the military trades"

superannuate collapse: retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity; become obsolete; declare to be obsolete; retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability

induct collapse: introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"; place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"; admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"

lithograph collapse: duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern; a print produced by lithography; make by lithography

socialize collapse: make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"; prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school"; train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized"; take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize"

backlash collapse: an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance"

turn off collapse: cause to feel intense dislike or distaste; make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"

replace collapse: substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"; put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

impress collapse: the act of coercing someone into government service; dye (fabric) before it is spun; produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"; mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"; impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience"

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