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destine collapse: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"

referent collapse: something that refers; a term that refers to another term; the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate; something referred to; the object of a reference; having reference; "judgments referent to the indictment"

intend collapse: have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"; design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

pretend collapse: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"

profess collapse: state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"; confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"; practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"; take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"; receive into a religious order or congregation; state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"

propose collapse: make a proposal, declare a plan for something; ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

pretext collapse: something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

signify collapse: convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"; make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

overtone collapse: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency; (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"

allege collapse: report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

meaning collapse: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"; the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

undertone collapse: a pale or subdued color; a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning; a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones"

purpose collapse: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"; reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"

amount collapse: how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people"; be tantamount or equivalent to; "Her action amounted to a rebellion"

significance collapse: the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"; a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

think collapse: an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think"; bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"; be capable of conscious thought; "Man is the only creature that thinks"; use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"; have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts"; expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"; judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"; dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?"; focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin"; ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"; decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"; imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"

presupposition collapse: the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument)

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