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suppose collapse: express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?"

contribute collapse: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"; be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

provide collapse: take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"; determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"; provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"; supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"

protect collapse: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

prescriptive collapse: pertaining to giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

subsidize collapse: support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"; secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

refute collapse: prove to be false or incorrect; overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

bide collapse: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

expect collapse: look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"; consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"; regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"; look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

usual collapse: occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

garden collapse: a plot of ground where plants are cultivated; a yard or lawn adjoining a house; the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden; work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"

offspring collapse: something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"; the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

average collapse: a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"; lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"; around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium bombers"; approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall"; lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"; compute the average of; achieve or reach on average; "He averaged a C"; amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; "The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40"

get to collapse: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

pursue collapse: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"; carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"

plead collapse: appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"; enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty"; offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity"; make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

announce collapse: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"; foreshadow or presage; make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"; give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"

directness collapse: trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"

remain collapse: be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"

afford collapse: be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"; afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"; have the financial means to do something or buy something; "We can't afford to send our children to college"; "Can you afford this car?"

respond collapse: respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

austerity collapse: the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

reinforce collapse: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"; strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"

allege collapse: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

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