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recede collapse: become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"; move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

gravitate collapse: move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"; be attracted to; "Boys gravitate towards girls at that age"; move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

mercy collapse: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"; something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

putter collapse: the iron normally used on the putting green; a golfer who is putting; move around aimlessly; do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

tolerance collapse: the act of tolerating something; the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions; willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

vex collapse: subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

tolerant collapse: showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions"; able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress; "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"; showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others

revert collapse: undergo reversion, as in a mutation; go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

divest collapse: reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"; deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"

permissiveness collapse: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

disregard collapse: willful lack of care and attention; lack of attention and due care

come down collapse: criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"

laxness collapse: the quality of being lax and neglectful; the condition of being physiologically lax; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels"

tumble collapse: an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end; do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully; suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat; put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry"; fall suddenly and sharply; "Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency"; throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"; roll over and over, back and forth; fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

ignore collapse: be ignorant of or in the dark about; refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"; fail to notice

give way collapse: end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"

deprive collapse: take away; keep from having, keeping, or obtaining; take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

stability collapse: the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast; a stable order

indulgent collapse: being favorably inclined; "an indulgent attitude"; characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"; tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"

sleep collapse: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"; a torpid state resembling deep sleep; a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"; be asleep; be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"

curb collapse: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse; keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"

harry collapse: make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

delay collapse: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time; time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

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