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engraved collapse: cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations"

light up collapse: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"; start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"; ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

arouse collapse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"; stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

informed collapse: having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer"

clinic collapse: a healthcare facility for outpatient care; meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity; a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists

rectify collapse: convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"; set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"; math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve"

system collapse: instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"; the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"; a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"; a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"; a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"; a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"; (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"

minimize collapse: make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"; cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

speak up collapse: speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"

colonize collapse: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"; settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

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"

turn on collapse: become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"; produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

create collapse: create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"; pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating"; bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"; invest with a new title, office, or rank; "Create one a peer"

inclination collapse: the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"; an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"; that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"; (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis); (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

goad collapse: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"; stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick; urge with or as if with a goad

devote collapse: set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"

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