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fund collapse: a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"; accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan"; invest money in government securities; provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest; place or store up in a fund for accumulation; convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds

recruit collapse: any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces); a recently enlisted soldier; cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"; seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"

invest collapse: make an investment; "Put money into bonds"; provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"; furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

regulate collapse: fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch"; bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

carefulness collapse: the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work"

feed collapse: food for domestic livestock; introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"; give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"; take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"; serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"; feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"; provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"; gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"; support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"

season collapse: one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"; a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"; a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"; make fit; "This trip will season even the hardiest traveller"; lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"

look to collapse: turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"

finance collapse: the commercial activity of providing funds and capital; the management of money and credit and banking and investments; the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets; obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"; sell or provide on credit

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

soften collapse: become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"; make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"; make (images or sounds) soft or softer

conserve collapse: fruit preserved by cooking with sugar; preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard"; use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"; keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process"

contain collapse: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"; be divisible by; "24 contains 6"

deduce collapse: reason by deduction; establish by deduction; conclude by reasoning; in logic

confine collapse: prevent from leaving or from being removed; deprive of freedom; take into confinement

specialize collapse: become more special; "We specialize in dried flowers"; suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; devote oneself to a special area of work; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This plumber specialized in jacuzzis"

care for collapse: be fond of; be attached to; have a liking, fondness, or taste (for)

imprison collapse: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"; confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

hem in collapse: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"

sponsor collapse: assume sponsorship of; assume responsibility for or leadership of; "The senator announced that he would sponsor the health care plan"

besiege collapse: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

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