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endowment collapse: the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"; natural abilities or qualities; the capital that provides income for an institution

act out collapse: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"

exchange collapse: (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens"; (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange"; reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency"; the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable"; the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners"; a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members; a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"; chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another; give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"; hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"

allotment collapse: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"; a share set aside for a specific purpose

reconnaissance collapse: the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"

patronize collapse: be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"; treat condescendingly; do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

similarity collapse: the quality of being similar; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

fellowship collapse: money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research

gravitation collapse: a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"; movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"

consensus collapse: agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus"

tangent collapse: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

commend collapse: express approval of; mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; "Remember me to your wife"; express a good opinion of; give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"; present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; "His paintings commend him to the artistic world"

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

covenant collapse: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return; a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action; enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"; enter into a covenant

osmosis collapse: diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

agreement collapse: compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"; the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago"; the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"; the verbal act of agreeing; the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations; harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

belittling collapse: the act of belittling; tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"

leaning collapse: the act of deviating from a vertical position; an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

nominate collapse: propose as a candidate for some honor; put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"

endorser collapse: a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security

salvation collapse: saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern"; a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"; the state of being saved or preserved from harm

brace collapse: a structural member used to stiffen a framework; a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring; an appliance that corrects dental irregularities; a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee"; elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural); a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it; either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material; support by bracing; support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"; prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

notarize collapse: authenticate as a notary; "We had to have the signature notarized"

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