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invoke collapse: cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

rave collapse: an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"; a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin"; praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"; participate in an all-night techno dance party

soar collapse: the act of rising upward into the air; go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"; fly upwards or high in the sky; rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

skylark collapse: brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height

summon collapse: call in an official matter, such as to attend court; ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

heave collapse: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"; an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"; the act of lifting something with great effort; (geology) a horizontal dislocation; an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"; utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"; lift or elevate; throw with great effort; move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

dignify collapse: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"

pitch collapse: the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"; (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter; an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump; a high approach shot in golf; the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration; degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"; a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"; any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue; set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low"; lead (a card) and establish the trump suit; hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin; erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"; fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"

rotate collapse: plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil"; perform a job or duty on a rotating basis; "Interns have to rotate for a few months"; cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle"; exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night"

glamorize collapse: make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"

advancement collapse: gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

canonize collapse: declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"; treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"

divert collapse: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one; withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

bluster collapse: a violent gusty wind; noisy confusion and turbulence; "he was awakened by the bluster of their preparations"; blow hard; be gusty, as of wind; "A southeaster blustered onshore"; "The flames blustered"

enthrone collapse: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"

ennoble collapse: give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility; confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"

awaken collapse: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."; make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"

beatify collapse: declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"; make blessedly happy

hover collapse: hang in the air; fly or be suspended above; move to and fro; "The shy student lingered in the corner"; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

convulse collapse: be overcome with laughter; make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"; contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"; cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"; shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"; move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

prefabricate collapse: produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally; to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings

seethe collapse: boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"; foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"; be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"

maximize collapse: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"; make the most of; "He maximized his role"

tickle collapse: the act of tickling; a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking; touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"; touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

immortalize collapse: make famous forever; "This melody immortalized its composer"

go on collapse: start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up"

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