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reinforce collapse: make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"; strengthen and support with rewards; "Let's reinforce good behavior"

fortify collapse: add nutrients to; "fortified milk"; enclose by or as if by a fortification

declare collapse: state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"; declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"; proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"; state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"; make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"; designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand; authorize payments of; "declare dividends"

franchise collapse: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote); an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place; a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area; grant a franchise to

strengthen collapse: gain strength; "His body strengthened"; make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

initial collapse: the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"; occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"; mark with one's initials

affirm collapse: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"; say yes to

validate collapse: make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"; prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something; give evidence for; declare or make legally valid

back up collapse: make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!"; move backwards from a certain position; "The bully had to back down"

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"

approve collapse: judge to be right or commendable; think well of; give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

document collapse: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks; writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature); a written account of ownership or obligation; support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"; record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"

certify collapse: declare legally insane; guarantee payment on; of checks; guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"

buttress collapse: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building; make stronger or defensible; "buttress your thesis"; reinforce with a buttress; "Buttress the church"

enact collapse: act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

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