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blessing collapse: the act of praying for divine protection; the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"; a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

ass collapse: hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse; a pompous fool

bylaw collapse: a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

unclassified collapse: not arranged in any specific grouping; not subject to a security classification

industrialize collapse: develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West"; organize the production of into an industry; "The Chinese industrialized textile production"

act of God collapse: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God"

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"

transgression collapse: the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit; the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"; the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

blatant collapse: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"; without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

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"

benevolence collapse: an act intending or showing kindness and good will; an inclination to do kind or charitable acts; disposition to do good

relations collapse: mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

activism collapse: a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal

represent collapse: point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"; describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"; serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"; create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"; be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute; "I represent the silent majority"; be representative or typical for; "This period is represented by Beethoven"; take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

amalgamate collapse: joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"

militate collapse: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

noncommittal collapse: refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like; "her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"

scene collapse: graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"; a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film; a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"; an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"; the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"

marketplace collapse: an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

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