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intensify collapse: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"; make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

bet collapse: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"; maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"; stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

pass on collapse: give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children"

incorporate collapse: formed or united into a whole; unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case"; form a corporation; include or contain; have as a component; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's"

chalk up collapse: accumulate as a debt; "he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening"

roll in collapse: pour or flow in a steady stream; "mist rolled in from the sea"; "tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside"

subscription collapse: the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature"; a pledged contribution; agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name; a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

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"

voyage collapse: a journey to some distant place; travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means; "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"

glower collapse: look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"

pass through collapse: cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

grimace collapse: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"; contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

satisfy collapse: make happy or satisfied; fulfil the requirements or expectations of

omen collapse: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

come on collapse: occur or become available; "water or electricity came on again after the earthquake"; appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

enroll collapse: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

inscribe collapse: address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication; write, engrave, or print as a lasting record; draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible

suds collapse: a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces); wash in suds

arrange collapse: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"; make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"; put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"; adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"

reconcile collapse: come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

contract collapse: a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid; a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law; (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make; be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"; enter into a contractual arrangement; make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"

glitter collapse: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light; the occurrence of a small flash or spark; be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"

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