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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"

largess collapse: a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

advocacy collapse: active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

endow collapse: furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"; give qualities or abilities to

facilitate collapse: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"; increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

vogue collapse: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"

uphold collapse: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals; support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

further collapse: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"; to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies"; in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already"

dower collapse: a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

countenance collapse: the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage"; the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

forgiveness collapse: the act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

dominance collapse: the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

seniority collapse: higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

benefit collapse: something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"; a performance to raise money for a charitable cause; financial assistance in time of need; be beneficial for; "This will do you good"

leverage collapse: investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses); strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage"; the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever; provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company"; supplement with leverage; "leverage the money that is already available"

mitzvah collapse: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty; (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

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

compassion collapse: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it; a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

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

assist collapse: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play; act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

pathos collapse: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"; a style that has the power to evoke feelings

discriminate collapse: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"; noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"; recognize or perceive the difference; distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"; treat differently on the basis of sex or race

demeanor collapse: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

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"

estimable collapse: deserving of respect or high regard; deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"

imitate collapse: make a reproduction or copy of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"; appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"

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

deify collapse: exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"; consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success"

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