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acknowledge collapse: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"; accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"; express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"; report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"

dramatize collapse: represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth"; put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

introduce collapse: put before (a body); "introduce legislation"; cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"; bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.; bring in or establish in a new place or environment; "introduce a rule"; "introduce exotic fruits"; bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"

airing collapse: a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing"

withhold collapse: hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"; retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

widespread collapse: widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

appeasement collapse: the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

published collapse: prepared and printed for distribution and sale; "the complete published works Dickens"

assiduous collapse: marked by care and persistent effort; "her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"; "sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles"

pigeonhole collapse: a specific (often simplistic) category; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"; place into a small compartment

slot collapse: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"; a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"; (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory"; a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"; the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"; a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"; assign a time slot; "slot a television programs"

level collapse: indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid; height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level"; an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously"; oriented at right angles to the plumb; "the picture is level"; being on a precise horizontal plane; "a billiard table must be level"; not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss; become level or even; "The ground levelled off"; talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"; aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"; tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

fart collapse: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus; expel intestinal gases through the anus

ascetic collapse: practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence"; pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; "ascetic practices"

plunge collapse: a steep and rapid fall; begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"; cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"; dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly"; fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"

openly collapse: in an open way; "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"

philanthropic collapse: of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a philanthropic society"

steal collapse: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch); steal a base; move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"; take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

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