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adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

scoff at collapse

cover up collapse

order collapse: the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"; (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans; a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"; a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers"; a body of rules followed by an assembly; (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"; a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order"; (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families; a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"; established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"; place in a certain order; "order these files"; bring order to or into; "Order these files"; make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"; give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"; issue commands or orders for

presume upon collapse

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

settle with collapse

make known collapse

splurge collapse: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.); be showy or ostentatious; indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

campaign collapse: an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa); a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints); go on a campaign; go off to war; run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

bother collapse: make confused or perplexed or puzzled; make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"; intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers"

come round collapse: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"

let well enough alone collapse

fill out collapse

agree to collapse

misinterpret collapse: interpret falsely

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

leave well enough alone collapse

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

woo collapse: make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"; seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"

kowtow collapse: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

clarify collapse: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"; make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"

prefigure collapse: imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"

build up collapse: enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"; change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"; form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"; bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

edit collapse: prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"; cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes"; cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"; supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

make clear collapse

do over collapse

expound collapse

insist upon collapse

naturalize collapse: make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"; make more natural or lifelike; adopt to another place; "The stories had become naturalized into an American setting"; explain with reference to nature

disburden collapse

fabricate collapse: make up something artificial or untrue

offer collapse: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"; the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"; put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"; threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"; produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"; make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"; present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"; make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"; offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"; propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"; present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

enslave collapse: make a slave of; bring into servitude

anchorage collapse: the act of anchoring; place for vessels to anchor; a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"; a fee for anchoring; the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

rewrite collapse: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"; write differently; alter the writing of; "The student rewrote his thesis"; rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"

close out collapse: terminate; "We closed out our account"; terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"

summons collapse: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant; an order to appear in person at a given place and time

bring forth collapse

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

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