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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"

exhibition collapse: the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship"; a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

miracle collapse: a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God; any amazing or wonderful occurrence

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"

monologue collapse: a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor; a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)

minstrel show collapse: a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface; a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes

melodrama collapse: an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

career collapse: the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"; the particular occupation for which you are trained; move headlong at high speed; "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"

pose collapse: a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes; pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"; behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"

connote collapse: involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

denote collapse: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "; be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed"

flea market collapse: an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles

bazaar collapse: a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"; a shop where a variety of goods are sold; a street of small shops (especially in Orient)

microfiche collapse: small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material

giveaway collapse: an unintentional disclosure; a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group

appear collapse: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"; come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"; be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"; appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"; seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"; present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

ascent collapse: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

ballet collapse: a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; music written for a ballet

resemblance collapse: similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

camera collapse: equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

card collapse: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys"; a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"; (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap"; a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami"; thin cardboard, usually rectangular; ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"

soap opera collapse: a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)

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