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extinguish collapse

eclampsia collapse: a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy

effectuate collapse

sling collapse: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck; a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released; a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice; hurl as if with a sling

impute collapse: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"; attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

impose collapse

saved collapse: rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul"

process collapse: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"; a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"; (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"; a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"; subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"; perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"; deal with in a routine way; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"

overact collapse: exaggerate one's acting

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

amend collapse: make amendments to; "amend the document"

concealed collapse: hidden on any grounds for any motive; "a concealed weapon"; "a concealed compartment in his briefcase"; not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"

change course collapse

about ship collapse

set down collapse: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"; put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"

sicken collapse: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"; make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"; upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"

shoot up collapse: rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"

manufactured collapse: produced in a large-scale industrial operation

disquieted collapse: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

lob collapse: the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc; an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc; propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"

speak up collapse: speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up"

lay down collapse: institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"

insinuate collapse: introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner; "He insinuated himself into the conversation of the people at the nearby table"

lay on collapse

murder collapse: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being; kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

brush off collapse

offer collapse: something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"; the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"; put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"; threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"; produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"; make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"; present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"; make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"; offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"; propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"; present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

chock collapse: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object; as completely as possible; "it was chock-a-block full"; support on chocks; "chock the boat"; secure with chocks

incurve collapse

construct collapse: draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"; make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"; create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"; create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"

recommend collapse: make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"; push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

prove collapse: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"; prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof; obtain probate of; "prove a will"; take a trial impression of; be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"

fasten collapse: attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"; cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"; become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"

stultify collapse: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"; prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself"

irrupt collapse

write collapse: communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"; record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"; communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"; communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon"; mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"; create code, write a computer program; "She writes code faster than anybody else"; produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

pigeonhole collapse: a specific (often simplistic) category; treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"; place into a small compartment

attune collapse: adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

bothered collapse: caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"

speak out collapse

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