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commandeer collapse: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

conscript collapse: enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"

treatment collapse: care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury; the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"; a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"

launching collapse: the act of propelling with force; the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time

mobilization collapse: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"; act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"

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

augury collapse: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"

exploratory collapse: serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"

prefiguration collapse: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand; an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come

flotation collapse: financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares; the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

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

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"

retain collapse: keep in one's mind; "I cannot retain so much information"; secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"; allow to remain in a place or position; "We cannot continue several servants any longer"; "She retains a lawyer"; "The family's fortune waned and they could not keep their household staff"; "Our grant has run out and we cannot keep you on"; "We kept the work going as long as we could"; hold within; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"

preamble collapse: a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose); make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document

induct collapse: introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"; place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"; admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"

experimental collapse: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"; of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an experimental drug"; relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics"

indicator collapse: a device for showing the operating condition of some system; a signal for attracting attention; (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction

keynote collapse: a fundamental or central idea; the principal theme in a speech or literary work; set the keynote of; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection"; give the keynote address to (an audience)

preparatory collapse: preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps"

telex collapse: communicate by telex; "We telexed the information to our sister company"

sneak in collapse: enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in"

transmit collapse: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

underwrite collapse: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"

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