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transfigure collapse: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

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"

transform collapse: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"; increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage); change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species; convert (one form of energy) to another; "transform energy to light"; change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"; subject to a mathematical transformation

civilize collapse: raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

educate collapse: give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

emend collapse: make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

enhance collapse: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"; make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

enrich collapse: make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"; make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people"

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"

exploit collapse: use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"; draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

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

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

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

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"

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"

better collapse: the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"; a superior person having claim to precedence; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters"; (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"; (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"; more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour"; comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job"; from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."; get better; "The weather improved toward evening"; to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"; surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record"

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