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decide collapse: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"; bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"; cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"; influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

stipulate collapse: make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"; give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners"

pout collapse: a disdainful grimace; make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"

get on collapse: appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight"; grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!"

scintillate collapse: physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"; give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"

kneel collapse: supporting yourself on your knees; rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service"

question collapse: the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"; an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"; an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"; a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"; pose a question; challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"

popularize collapse: make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"; cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors"

ask collapse: make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"; consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"; inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"; direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"; address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"; require or ask for as a price or condition; "He is asking $200 for the table"; "The kidnappers are asking a million dollars in return for the release of their hostage"

obligate collapse: restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"; commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

request collapse: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority; the verbal act of requesting; express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"; inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

oblige collapse: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"; provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

find out collapse: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"

skylark collapse: brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height

hand down collapse: passed on, as by inheritance; "This ring was handed down through many generations"

solicit collapse: make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

bequeath collapse: leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

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