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respond collapse: respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

cradle collapse: a baby bed with sides and rockers; birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"; run with the stick; hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"; wash in a cradle; "cradle gold"; cut grain with a cradle scythe; hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"; bring up from infancy

bounty collapse: a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat; generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely; payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

duration collapse: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"; the property of enduring or continuing in time; the period of time during which something continues

condolence collapse: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"

seconder collapse: someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote

sustain collapse: admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"; supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

dialectic collapse: any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments; a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"; of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method"

hour collapse: distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"; a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"; clock time; "the hour is getting late"; a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"

psychic collapse: a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception; outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena"; affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma"

intimidation collapse: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid; the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

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"

protection collapse: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"; the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"; the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"; the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

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

nihilism collapse: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake; complete denial of all established authority and institutions

chronology collapse: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events; a record of events in the order of their occurrence; an arrangement of events in time

frustration collapse: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts; a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"; the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

trauma collapse: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

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"

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"

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