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genuflect collapse: bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image

emend collapse: make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

magnetize collapse: make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

constitute collapse: form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

immolate collapse: offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"

recompense collapse: the act of compensating for service or loss or injury; payment or reward (as for service rendered)

meerschaum collapse: a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum; a white clayey mineral

shill collapse: a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others; act as a shill; "The shill bid for the expensive carpet during the auction in order to drive the price up"

turn to collapse: direct one's interest or attention towards; go into; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "People turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium"

write out collapse: make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"; put into writing; write in complete form; "write out a contract"

usurp collapse: take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

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"

approach collapse: the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"; a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"; ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"; a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"; the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"; the event of one object coming closer to another; make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"; come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"; move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

get by collapse: pass or move in front of; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race"

facilitate collapse: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"; increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

carouse collapse: revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party; engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"

profess collapse: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"; confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"; practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"; take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"; receive into a religious order or congregation; state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"

prophesy collapse: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

war collapse: a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"; the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"; an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"; a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"; make or wage war

beget collapse: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

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