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demythologize collapse: remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

vulgarize collapse: act in a vulgar manner; "The drunkard tends to vulgarize"

pun collapse: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"; make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

proceed collapse: follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"; move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

think up collapse: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

trek collapse: any long and difficult trip; a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers); make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis"; journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas"

redeem collapse: convert into cash; of commercial papers; pay off (loans or promissory notes); to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange; restore the honor or worth of

fend collapse: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

videotape collapse: a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound; a video recording made on magnetic tape; record on videotape

scalp collapse: the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"; remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"; sell illegally, as on the black market

put through collapse: connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio"

run away collapse: escape from the control of; "Industry is running away with us all"

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"

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"

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