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govern collapse: direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"; exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

early collapse: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"; being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"; of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"; very young; "at an early age"; expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"; before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"; in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"

contents collapse: a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

iniquity collapse: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

come to collapse: return to consciousness; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection"; attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"

substantiate collapse: solidify, firm, or strengthen; "The president's trip will substantiate good relations with the former enemy country"

remit collapse: diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"; forgive; "God will remit their sins"; refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted"; send (money) in payment; "remit $25"

subtitle collapse: secondary or explanatory title; translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen; supply (a movie) with subtitles

sag collapse: a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"; droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness; cause to sag; "The children sagged their bottoms down even more comfortably"

extradition collapse: the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

resist collapse: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"; stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something; refuse to comply; resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

miscue collapse: a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball

upward collapse: directed up; "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"

jibe collapse: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

pillow collapse: a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person; rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"

submerge collapse: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"; put under water; "submerge your head completely"; sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

undergird collapse: make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"; lend moral support to

regressive collapse: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

derogation collapse: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

inhibit collapse: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

reconsider collapse: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?"; consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

bankroll collapse: a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"; provide with sufficient funds; finance; "Who will bankroll the restoration of the former East German economy?"

about collapse: in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight"; all around or on all sides; "dirty clothes lying around (or about)"; "let's look about for help"; "There were trees growing all around"; "she looked around her"; in or to a reversed position or direction; "about face"; "suddenly she turned around"; to or among many different places or in no particular direction; "wandering about with no place to go"; "people were rushing about"; "news gets around (or about)"; "traveled around in Asia"; "he needs advice from someone who's been around"; "she sleeps around"; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"; in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"

survive collapse: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"; continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

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