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rite collapse: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"

dignify collapse: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"

fatten collapse: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"

here collapse: the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?"; in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is; "I work here"; "turn here"; "radio waves received here on Earth"; to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here, please"; in this circumstance or respect or on this point or detail; "what do we have here?"; "here I must disagree"; at this time; now; "we'll adjourn here for lunch and discuss the remaining issues this afternoon"

touch up collapse: alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!"

generate collapse: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

etiology collapse: the philosophical study of causation; the cause of a disease

anon collapse: (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while; "see you anon"; at another time; "ever and anon"

recuperate collapse: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"; restore to good health or strength

maximize collapse: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"; make the most of; "He maximized his role"

occasionally collapse: now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

lard collapse: soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog; prepare or cook with lard; "lard meat"

culminate collapse: rise to, or form, a summit; "The helmet culminated in a crest"; bring to a head or to the highest point; "Seurat culminated pointillism"; end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"; reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body; reach the highest or most decisive point

bottom out collapse: hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"; reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while"

originate collapse: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"; come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"; begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

breed collapse: a lineage or race of people; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"; a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"; have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; cause to procreate (animals); "She breeds dogs"; copulate with a female, used especially of horses; "The horse covers the mare"

bring about collapse: cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

festival collapse: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival"; a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

infrequently collapse: not many times; "in your 1850 church you not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like living conditions in the church room"

mend collapse: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"; heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"

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