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truncate collapse: terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"; make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series"; replace a corner by a plane

detour collapse: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked); travel via a detour

renounce collapse: cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

deaden collapse: convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil; make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"; become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor; lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"; make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"

titillate collapse: excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

backfire collapse: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker; a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path; a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine; set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire; emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"; come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

blink collapse: a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly; briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink"

soak collapse: washing something by allowing it to soak; the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"; heat a metal prior to working it; fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"; beat severely; submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"

back and forth collapse: moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day"

pay back collapse: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

recur collapse: happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"; return in thought or speech to something

slog collapse: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

ago collapse: gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"; in the past; "long ago"; "sixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S."

dampen collapse: lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"; check; keep in check (a fire); make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"; reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

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

back of beyond collapse: a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those"

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

reimburse collapse: pay back for some expense incurred; "Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?"

turn the tables collapse: cause a complete reversal of the circumstances; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!"

arrears collapse: an unpaid overdue debt; the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"

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