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prepare collapse: to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"; lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139"; prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"

succeed collapse: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"; attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

accommodate collapse: make compatible with; "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories"; provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?"; have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

interlope collapse: encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

evade collapse: use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"; practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"

flatten collapse: lower the pitch of (musical notes); become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"; make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"

assay collapse: a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.; an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"; a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance; a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components; analyze (chemical substances)

adjust collapse: adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"; alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"; make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"; decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

rupture collapse: the act of making a sudden noisy break; a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"; state of being torn or burst open

strike out collapse: set out on a course of action; "He struck out on his own"; put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"; make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body; be unsuccessful in an endeavor; "The candidate struck out with his health care plan"

sprain collapse: a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

get across collapse: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

neutralize collapse: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"; make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"; make incapable of military action; get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"; make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"

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"

forearm collapse: the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist; arm in advance of a confrontation

put in collapse: make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF"; devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task; "He put in three hours every day at the hospital"

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