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pedestal collapse: an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue); a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal"

pique collapse: tightly woven fabric with raised cords; a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"; cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

resurrect collapse: cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"; return from the dead; "Christ is risen!"; "The dead are to uprise"

lionize collapse: assign great social importance to; "The film director was celebrated all over Hollywood"; "The tenor was lionized in Vienna"

stew collapse: food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables; cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; "Stew the vegetables in wine"; bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

distend collapse: swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"; cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal's body"

uplift collapse: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts; lift up or elevate; lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"

lengthen collapse: become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen"; make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please"

rarefy collapse: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance); make more subtle or refined; lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"

parlay collapse: a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers; stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

promise collapse: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"; a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future; make a promise or commitment; promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"; give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

induct collapse: introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"; place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"; admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"

socialize collapse: make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"; prepare for social life; "Children have to be socialized in school"; train for a social environment; "The children must be properly socialized"; take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize"

hike collapse: a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"; walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"; increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

spree collapse: a brief indulgence of your impulses; engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

canopy collapse: a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather; the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air; the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit; cover with a canopy

uphold collapse: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals; support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

impart collapse: tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"

frighten collapse: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"; drive out by frightening

summit collapse: a meeting of heads of governments; reach the summit of a mountain; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

arch collapse: (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it; a passageway under a curved masonry construction; "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory"; a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet); a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening; (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension; form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

thicken collapse: become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"; make thick or thicker; "Thicken the sauce"; "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"; make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"

inflate collapse: fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"; exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; "The war inflated the economy"

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