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dissect
collapse
cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
related words >
analyze
,
anatomize
,
assay
,
break down
,
break up
,
carve
,
cleave
,
cut
,
decompose
,
dichotomize
,
disjoin
,
disjoint
,
dissever
,
divide
,
part
,
penetrate
,
pierce
,
probe
,
reduce
,
reduce to elements
,
resolve
,
segment
,
separate
,
sever
,
slice
,
split
,
subdivide
,
sunder
streamline
collapse
contour economically or efficiently
related words >
air line
,
axis
,
beeline
,
boil down
,
chord
,
diagonal
,
diameter
,
direct line
,
directrix
,
distill
,
edge
,
great-circle course
,
modernize
,
narrow
,
normal
,
oversimplify
,
perpendicular
,
purify
,
radius
,
radius vector
,
reduce
,
reduce to elements
,
refine
,
right line
,
secant
,
segment
,
shortcut
,
side
,
simplify
,
straight
,
straight course
,
straight line
,
straight stretch
,
straightaway
,
strip down
,
tangent
,
transversal
,
update
,
vector
alleviate
collapse
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
anesthetize
,
appease
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
be light
,
benumb
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
constrain
,
control
,
cure
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
disburden
,
disencumber
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
extenuate
,
foment
,
give relief
,
have little weight
,
keep within bounds
,
kick the beam
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
lull
,
make light
,
make lighter
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
numb
,
obtund
,
off-load
,
pad
,
palliate
,
play down
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour oil on
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
reduce weight
,
relieve
,
remedy
,
remit
,
restrain
,
salve
,
slacken
,
slake
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soothe
,
stifle
,
stupe
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unballast
,
unburden
,
underplay
,
unlade
,
unload
,
water down
,
weaken
,
weigh lightly
underplay
collapse
play a card lower than (a held high card)
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
bank the fire
,
bedwarf
,
belittle
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
constrain
,
control
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deprecate
,
depreciate
,
detract from
,
diminish
,
downplay
,
dull
,
dwarf
,
extenuate
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
make light of
,
make little of
,
make nothing of
,
minify
,
minimize
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
play down
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
restrain
,
set at naught
,
set little by
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
think little of
,
think nothing of
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
weaken
anatomize
collapse
analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"
dissect in order to analyze; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease"
related words >
adduce
,
analyze
,
assay
,
atomize
,
break down
,
break up
,
change
,
chop logic
,
circumstantiate
,
cite
,
decompose
,
descend to particulars
,
desynonymize
,
detail
,
difference
,
differentiate
,
discriminate
,
disequalize
,
disjoin
,
dissect
,
distinguish
,
diversify
,
divide
,
document
,
enter into detail
,
give full particulars
,
individualize
,
individuate
,
instance
,
itemize
,
make a distinction
,
mark
,
mark off
,
mark out
,
modify
,
particularize
,
personalize
,
reduce
,
reduce to elements
,
refine a distinction
,
resolve
,
segment
,
segregate
,
separate
,
set apart
,
set off
,
sever
,
severalize
,
specialize
,
specify
,
spell out
,
split hairs
,
subdivide
,
substantiate
,
vary
play down
collapse
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
bank the fire
,
bedwarf
,
belittle
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
constrain
,
control
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deprecate
,
depreciate
,
detract from
,
diminish
,
downplay
,
dull
,
dwarf
,
extenuate
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
make light of
,
make little of
,
make nothing of
,
minify
,
minimize
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mute
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
restrain
,
set at naught
,
set little by
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
think little of
,
think nothing of
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
underplay
,
weaken
de emphasize
collapse
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
bank the fire
,
bedwarf
,
belittle
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
conceal
,
constrain
,
control
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
deaden
,
deprecate
,
depreciate
,
detract from
,
diminish
,
disguise
,
downplay
,
dull
,
dwarf
,
extenuate
,
hush up
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
make light of
,
make little of
,
make nothing of
,
minify
,
minimize
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
muffle
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
play down
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
restrain
,
set at naught
,
set little by
,
silence
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
think little of
,
think nothing of
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
underplay
,
weaken
lighten
collapse
become lighter; "The room lightened up"
become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
be light
,
beacon
,
blunt
,
break
,
brighten
,
brighten up
,
chasten
,
cheer up
,
constrain
,
control
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dawn
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
disburden
,
disembarrass
,
disencumber
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
enlighten
,
extenuate
,
flood with light
,
floodlight
,
gladden
,
grow bright
,
grow light
,
have little weight
,
highlight
,
illume
,
illuminate
,
illumine
,
irradiate
,
keep within bounds
,
kick the beam
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
light
,
light up
,
luminate
,
make light
,
make lighter
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
obtund
,
off-load
,
overshine
,
palliate
,
play down
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
reduce weight
,
relieve
,
relume
,
relumine
,
restrain
,
set at ease
,
shed light upon
,
shine
,
shine upon
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smile
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
spotlight
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
thin
,
throw light upon
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unballast
,
unburden
,
underplay
,
unfreight
,
unlade
,
unload
,
weaken
,
weigh lightly
chasten
collapse
restrain or temper
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
bank the fire
,
blunt
,
bring to account
,
bring to book
,
call to account
,
castigate
,
chastise
,
constrain
,
control
,
correct
,
curb
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deal with
,
diminish
,
discipline
,
downplay
,
dull
,
extenuate
,
inflict upon
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
masthead
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
penalize
,
pillory
,
play down
,
punish
,
purify
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
repress
,
restrain
,
settle with
,
simplify
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
square accounts
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
take to task
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
underplay
,
visit upon
,
weaken
distill
collapse
give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
undergo the process of distillation
extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
related words >
aerate
,
aerify
,
atomize
,
boil
,
bolt
,
bootleg
,
brew
,
carbonate
,
chlorinate
,
clarify
,
clear
,
concentrate
,
condense
,
decoct
,
decrassify
,
depurate
,
dribble
,
drip
,
dripple
,
drop
,
edulcorate
,
elute
,
emit
,
essentialize
,
etherify
,
etherize
,
evaporate
,
exhale
,
express
,
extract
,
filter
,
filtrate
,
fluidize
,
fractionate
,
fume
,
fumigate
,
gasify
,
give off
,
gurgle
,
hydrogenate
,
infuse
,
leach
,
leak
,
leak out
,
lixiviate
,
melt down
,
moonlight
,
moonshine
,
narrow
,
oversimplify
,
oxygenate
,
percolate
,
perfume
,
press out
,
purify
,
rectify
,
reduce
,
reduce to elements
,
reek
,
refine
,
render
,
screen
,
seep
,
seethe
,
send out
,
separate
,
sieve
,
sift
,
simmer
,
simplify
,
smoke
,
soak
,
spiritualize
,
spray
,
spurtle
,
steam
,
steep
,
stew
,
strain
,
streamline
,
strip down
,
sublimate
,
sublime
,
sweat
,
trickle
,
trill
,
try
,
vaporize
,
volatilize
,
weep
,
winnow
,
wring
,
wring out
undermine
collapse
related words >
abate
,
answer
,
answer conclusively
,
argue down
,
attenuate
,
blunt
,
bugger up
,
confound
,
confute
,
contradict
,
controvert
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
crush
,
damage
,
damp
,
dampen
,
dash
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
defeat
,
demolish
,
deny
,
devitalize
,
disable
,
dismiss
,
dispose of
,
drain
,
dull
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
finish
,
floor
,
foil
,
frustrate
,
gruel
,
harm
,
honeycomb
,
hurt
,
impair
,
lay low
,
mine
,
mitigate
,
nonplus
,
overset
,
overthrow
,
overturn
,
overwhelm
,
parry
,
put to silence
,
queer
,
rattle
,
rebut
,
reduce
,
reduce to silence
,
refute
,
ruin
,
sabotage
,
sap
,
sap the foundations
,
settle
,
shake
,
shake up
,
shut up
,
silence
,
smash all opposition
,
soften up
,
spoil
,
squash
,
squelch
,
subvert
,
threaten
,
throw down
,
throw over
,
thwart
,
unbrace
,
undercut
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
upend
,
upset
,
weaken
,
wreck
extenuate
collapse
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
allow for
,
apologize
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
color
,
constrain
,
control
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
devitalize
,
dilute
,
diminish
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
explain
,
gloss over
,
gruel
,
ignore
,
justify
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lay low
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
make allowance for
,
mince
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
play down
,
qualify
,
rationalize
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
remit
,
restrain
,
sap
,
shake
,
shake up
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
slur over
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
soften up
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
sugarcoat
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
underplay
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
varnish
,
veneer
,
water down
,
weaken
,
white
,
whiten
,
whitewash
tune down
collapse
related words >
abate
,
abridge
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
bank the fire
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
compress
,
constrain
,
control
,
curtail
,
cushion
,
cut
,
cut back
,
cut down
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
decrease
,
deduct
,
deflate
,
depreciate
,
depress
,
diminish
,
downgrade
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
extenuate
,
fluff
,
gentle
,
keep within bounds
,
knead
,
laxate
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
limber
,
limber up
,
listen in
,
loosen
,
lower
,
mash
,
massage
,
mellow
,
milden
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
obtund
,
palliate
,
pare
,
play down
,
plump
,
pulp
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
relax
,
restrain
,
retrench
,
roll back
,
scale down
,
shake up
,
shorten
,
simplify
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smash
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soften up
,
squash
,
step down
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
supple
,
suppress
,
take from
,
tame
,
temper
,
tenderize
,
tone down
,
tune in
,
tune up
,
underplay
,
weaken
subdivide
collapse
divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided"
related words >
alphabetize
,
analyze
,
anatomize
,
apportion
,
arrange
,
assay
,
assort
,
bifurcate
,
bisect
,
branch
,
break down
,
break up
,
by two
,
catalog
,
categorize
,
class
,
classify
,
cleave
,
codify
,
contradistinguish
,
cut in two
,
cut up
,
demarcate
,
demark
,
dichotomize
,
differentiate
,
digest
,
dimidiate
,
discriminate
,
dissect
,
distinguish
,
district
,
divide
,
divide up
,
divvy
,
divvy up
,
draw the line
,
file
,
fission
,
fork
,
grade
,
group
,
halve
,
in half
,
index
,
list
,
mark the interface
,
order
,
parcel
,
parcel out
,
partition
,
pick out
,
pigeonhole
,
place
,
portion
,
ramify
,
range
,
rank
,
rate
,
reduce
,
reduce to elements
,
resolve
,
screen
,
screen out
,
section
,
segment
,
segregate
,
select
,
separate
,
set a limit
,
set apart
,
set off
,
sever
,
severalize
,
sieve
,
sieve out
,
sift
,
sift out
,
sort
,
sort out
,
split
,
split hairs
,
split in two
,
split up
,
subtilize
,
tabulate
,
transect
,
type
,
winnow
,
zone
take the edge off
collapse
related words >
abate
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
appease
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
attenuate
,
bank the fire
,
bate
,
blunt
,
calm
,
chasten
,
conciliate
,
constrain
,
control
,
cool
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
defuse
,
devitalize
,
diminish
,
disedge
,
downplay
,
draw the teeth
,
dulcify
,
dull
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
eviscerate
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
gruel
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lay low
,
lay the dust
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
obtund
,
pacify
,
palliate
,
placate
,
play down
,
pour balm on
,
propitiate
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
repress
,
restrain
,
retund
,
sap
,
shake
,
shake up
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smooth
,
smooth down
,
smooth over
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soften up
,
soothe
,
stifle
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tranquilize
,
tune down
,
turn
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
underplay
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
weaken
mark down
collapse
reduce the price of
related words >
beat down
,
book
,
break
,
calendar
,
carve
,
catalog
,
chalk
,
chalk up
,
cheapen
,
check in
,
chronicle
,
clip
,
cut
,
cut back
,
cut down
,
cut prices
,
decline
,
decry
,
deflate
,
depreciate
,
devaluate
,
devalue
,
dive
,
docket
,
downgrade
,
engrave
,
enroll
,
enscroll
,
enter
,
fall
,
fall in price
,
file
,
fill out
,
give way
,
grave
,
impanel
,
incise
,
index
,
inscribe
,
insert
,
jew down
,
jot down
,
list
,
log
,
lower
,
make a memorandum
,
make a note
,
make an entry
,
make out
,
matriculate
,
minute
,
nose-dive
,
note
,
note down
,
pare
,
place upon record
,
plummet
,
plunge
,
poll
,
post
,
post up
,
put down
,
put in writing
,
put on paper
,
put on tape
,
record
,
reduce
,
reduce to writing
,
register
,
sag
,
set down
,
shave
,
slash
,
slump
,
tabulate
,
take down
,
tape
,
tape-record
,
trim
,
underprize
,
undervalue
,
videotape
,
write
,
write down
,
write in
,
write off
,
write out
,
write up
assuage
collapse
related words >
abate
,
adjust to
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
alter
,
anesthetize
,
appease
,
attemper
,
bank the fire
,
benumb
,
blunt
,
box in
,
chasten
,
circumscribe
,
condition
,
constrain
,
control
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
diminish
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
extenuate
,
feast
,
feed
,
foment
,
give relief
,
gratify
,
hedge
,
hedge about
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
leaven
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
limit
,
lull
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modify
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
narrow
,
numb
,
obtund
,
pad
,
palliate
,
play down
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour oil on
,
qualify
,
quench
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
regale
,
regulate by
,
relieve
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
salve
,
sate
,
satiate
,
satisfy
,
season
,
set conditions
,
set limits
,
slacken
,
slake
,
slow down
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soothe
,
stifle
,
stupe
,
subdue
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
underplay
,
weaken
polymerize
collapse
undergo polymerization
cause (a compound) to polymerize
related words >
acetify
,
acidify
,
acidulate
,
alkalify
,
alkalize
,
borate
,
carbonate
,
catalyze
,
chemical
,
chlorinate
,
electrolyze
,
ferment
,
homopolymerize
,
hydrate
,
hydrogenate
,
hydroxylate
,
isomerize
,
nitrate
,
oxidize
,
pepsinate
,
peroxidize
,
phosphatize
,
reduce
,
sulfate
,
sulfatize
,
sulfonate
,
work
hydrate
collapse
any compound that contains water of crystallization
cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin"
become hydrated and combine with water
supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently"
related words >
acetify
,
acidify
,
acidulate
,
alkalify
,
alkalize
,
borate
,
carbonate
,
catalyze
,
chemical
,
chlorinate
,
electrolyze
,
ferment
,
homopolymerize
,
hydrogenate
,
hydroxylate
,
isomerize
,
nitrate
,
oxidize
,
pepsinate
,
peroxidize
,
phosphatize
,
polymerize
,
reduce
,
sulfate
,
sulfatize
,
sulfonate
,
work
alkalize
collapse
turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized"
related words >
acetify
,
acidify
,
acidulate
,
alkalify
,
borate
,
carbonate
,
catalyze
,
chemical
,
chlorinate
,
electrolyze
,
ferment
,
homopolymerize
,
hydrate
,
hydrogenate
,
hydroxylate
,
isomerize
,
nitrate
,
oxidize
,
pepsinate
,
peroxidize
,
phosphatize
,
polymerize
,
reduce
,
sulfate
,
sulfatize
,
sulfonate
,
work
sulfonate
collapse
a salt of sulphonic acid
related words >
acetify
,
acidify
,
acidulate
,
alkalify
,
alkalize
,
borate
,
carbonate
,
catalyze
,
chemical
,
chlorinate
,
electrolyze
,
ferment
,
homopolymerize
,
hydrate
,
hydrogenate
,
hydroxylate
,
isomerize
,
nitrate
,
oxidize
,
pepsinate
,
peroxidize
,
phosphatize
,
polymerize
,
reduce
,
sulfate
,
sulfatize
,
work
tone down
collapse
make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
related words >
abate
,
achromatize
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
assuage
,
atone
,
attemper
,
attune
,
baffle
,
bank the fire
,
blanch
,
bleach
,
blunt
,
chasten
,
chord
,
constrain
,
control
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deafen
,
decolor
,
decolorize
,
dim
,
diminish
,
discolor
,
downplay
,
drain
,
drain of color
,
dull
,
ease
,
etiolate
,
extenuate
,
fade
,
fluff
,
fume
,
gentle
,
keep within bounds
,
knead
,
laxate
,
lay
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
limber
,
limber up
,
loosen
,
mash
,
massage
,
mat
,
mellow
,
milden
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
muffle
,
mute
,
obtund
,
pale
,
palliate
,
peroxide
,
play down
,
plump
,
pulp
,
put in tune
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
relax
,
restrain
,
shake up
,
slacken
,
slow down
,
smash
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
soften up
,
squash
,
stifle
,
stop
,
string
,
subdue
,
supple
,
suppress
,
tame
,
tarnish
,
temper
,
tenderize
,
tone up
,
tune
,
tune down
,
tune up
,
underplay
,
voice
,
wash out
,
weaken
,
whiten
demolish
collapse
defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
related words >
annihilate
,
answer
,
answer conclusively
,
argue down
,
atomize
,
break
,
break into pieces
,
break to pieces
,
break up
,
burst
,
cleave
,
confound
,
confute
,
contradict
,
controvert
,
crack
,
crash
,
crunch
,
crush
,
cut to pieces
,
decimate
,
defeat
,
deny
,
destroy
,
devastate
,
diffuse
,
dilapidate
,
disassemble
,
disintegrate
,
dismantle
,
dismiss
,
dismount
,
disperse
,
dispose of
,
disprove
,
disrupt
,
end
,
finish
,
fission
,
floor
,
fragment
,
grind
,
knock down
,
level
,
make mincemeat of
,
mince
,
nonplus
,
overthrow
,
overturn
,
overwhelm
,
parry
,
pick to pieces
,
pull down
,
pull in pieces
,
pull to pieces
,
pulverize
,
put to silence
,
quash
,
raze
,
rebut
,
reduce to rubble
,
reduce to silence
,
refute
,
rend
,
ruin
,
scatter
,
settle
,
shatter
,
shiver
,
shut up
,
silence
,
smash
,
smash all opposition
,
smash up
,
splinter
,
split
,
squash
,
squelch
,
squish
,
subvert
,
sunder
,
suppress
,
take apart
,
take down
,
tear apart
,
tear down
,
tear to pieces
,
tear to shreds
,
tear to tatters
,
terminate
,
topple
,
total
,
unbuild
,
undermine
,
undo
,
unmake
,
upset
,
wrack
,
wrack up
,
wreck
acidify
collapse
turn acidic; "the solution acetified"
related words >
acetify
,
acidulate
,
alkalify
,
alkalize
,
borate
,
carbonate
,
catalyze
,
chemical
,
chlorinate
,
electrolyze
,
ferment
,
homopolymerize
,
hydrate
,
hydrogenate
,
hydroxylate
,
isomerize
,
nitrate
,
oxidize
,
pepsinate
,
peroxidize
,
phosphatize
,
polymerize
,
reduce
,
sour
,
sulfate
,
sulfatize
,
sulfonate
,
turn sour
,
work
pulverize
collapse
related words >
abrade
,
annihilate
,
atomize
,
bang
,
baste
,
batter
,
beat
,
bray
,
break into pieces
,
break to pieces
,
break up
,
brecciate
,
buck
,
buffet
,
cleave
,
comminute
,
contriturate
,
crash
,
crumb
,
crumble
,
crunch
,
crush
,
cut to pieces
,
decimate
,
demolish
,
destroy
,
devastate
,
diffuse
,
disassemble
,
disintegrate
,
dismantle
,
disperse
,
disrupt
,
drub
,
dynamite
,
fission
,
flail
,
flap
,
flour
,
fragment
,
grain
,
granulate
,
granulize
,
grate
,
grind
,
grind to powder
,
hammer
,
knock
,
lambaste
,
larrup
,
levigate
,
make mincemeat of
,
mash
,
maul
,
mill
,
mince
,
mull
,
paste
,
patter
,
pelt
,
pestle
,
pick to pieces
,
pommel
,
pound
,
powder
,
pull in pieces
,
pull to pieces
,
pummel
,
rap
,
reduce to powder
,
reduce to rubble
,
rend
,
rub out
,
ruin
,
scatter
,
scrunch
,
shard
,
shatter
,
shiver
,
shred
,
sledgehammer
,
smash
,
smash up
,
smatter
,
spank
,
splinter
,
split
,
squash
,
squish
,
sunder
,
take apart
,
tear apart
,
tear down
,
tear to pieces
,
tear to shreds
,
tear to tatters
,
thrash
,
thresh
,
thump
,
total
,
triturate
,
unbuild
,
undo
,
unmake
,
wallop
,
whip
,
wrack up
,
wreck
scale down
collapse
reduce proportionally; "The model is scaled down"
related words >
abridge
,
compress
,
contract
,
curtail
,
cut
,
cut back
,
cut down
,
damp
,
dampen
,
decrease
,
deduct
,
deflate
,
depreciate
,
depress
,
diminish
,
downgrade
,
lessen
,
lower
,
minify
,
pare
,
reduce
,
retrench
,
roll back
,
shorten
,
simplify
,
step down
,
take from
,
tune down
palliate
collapse
related words >
abate
,
adjust to
,
allay
,
alleviate
,
allow for
,
alter
,
anesthetize
,
appease
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
bank the fire
,
benumb
,
blunt
,
box in
,
camouflage
,
chasten
,
circumscribe
,
cloak
,
color
,
conceal
,
condition
,
condone
,
constrain
,
control
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
diminish
,
disguise
,
dissemble
,
downplay
,
dull
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
excuse
,
extenuate
,
foment
,
give relief
,
gloss over
,
hedge
,
hedge about
,
hush up
,
ignore
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
leaven
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
limit
,
lull
,
make allowance for
,
mask
,
mince
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modify
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
narrow
,
numb
,
obtund
,
pad
,
play down
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour oil on
,
prettify
,
qualify
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
regulate by
,
relieve
,
restrain
,
restrict
,
salve
,
season
,
set conditions
,
set limits
,
slacken
,
slake
,
slow down
,
slur over
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soft-pedal
,
soften
,
soothe
,
stifle
,
stupe
,
subdue
,
sugarcoat
,
suppress
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tune down
,
underplay
,
varnish
,
veneer
,
weaken
,
white
,
whiten
,
whitewash
vanquish
collapse
related words >
bear down
,
beat down
,
bend
,
break
,
conquer
,
crush
,
defeat
,
fell
,
flatten
,
humble
,
master
,
overpower
,
override
,
overturn
,
prostrate
,
put down
,
quell
,
reduce
,
ride down
,
smash
,
subdue
,
subjugate
,
subvert
,
suppress
,
surmount
,
trample
,
trample down
,
trample underfoot
,
tread underfoot
push down
collapse
related words >
bank
,
bear down
,
bring low
,
couch
,
crab
,
debase
,
depress
,
detrude
,
dip
,
downbear
,
feather
,
fishtail
,
haul down
,
indent
,
let down
,
loop
,
lower
,
plow
,
porpoise
,
press down
,
pull down
,
pull out
,
pull up
,
reduce
,
roll
,
sideslip
,
sink
,
skid
,
spin
,
spiral
,
stunt
,
take down
,
thrust down
,
undulate
,
yaw
electrolyze
collapse
related words >
acetify
,
acidify
,
acidulate
,
alkalify
,
alkalize
,
borate
,
carbonate
,
catalyze
,
chemical
,
chlorinate
,
dialyze
,
dissociate
,
electrogalvanize
,
electrogild
,
electroplate
,
ferment
,
galvanize
,
homopolymerize
,
hydrate
,
hydrogenate
,
hydrolyze
,
hydroxylate
,
ionize
,
isomerize
,
nitrate
,
oxidize
,
pepsinate
,
peroxidize
,
phosphatize
,
photolyze
,
polymerize
,
reduce
,
sulfate
,
sulfatize
,
sulfonate
,
work
purify
collapse
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"
become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
related words >
abate
,
abrade
,
absolve
,
abstract
,
acquit
,
atone
,
bate
,
beatify
,
bleach
,
bless
,
bolt
,
bowdlerize
,
canonize
,
chasten
,
clarify
,
clean
,
clean out
,
clean up
,
cleanse
,
clear
,
clear out
,
consecrate
,
curtail
,
decontaminate
,
decrassify
,
decrease
,
dedicate
,
deduct
,
delouse
,
depreciate
,
depurate
,
derogate
,
deterge
,
detract
,
devote
,
diminish
,
disinfect
,
disparage
,
distill
,
drain
,
dry-clean
,
dust
,
dust off
,
eat away
,
edulcorate
,
elute
,
enshrine
,
erode
,
essentialize
,
exalt
,
exculpate
,
excuse
,
exonerate
,
expiate
,
expurgate
,
extract
,
file away
,
filter
,
filtrate
,
forgive
,
freshen
,
fumigate
,
glorify
,
hallow
,
impair
,
leach
,
lessen
,
lixiviate
,
lustrate
,
narrow
,
oversimplify
,
pardon
,
percolate
,
purge
,
rectify
,
redeem
,
reduce
,
reduce to elements
,
refine
,
reform
,
remit
,
remove
,
restrain
,
retrench
,
rub away
,
saint
,
sanctify
,
sanitize
,
scavenge
,
screen
,
separate
,
set apart
,
shorten
,
shrive
,
sieve
,
sift
,
simplify
,
spiritualize
,
spruce
,
steam-clean
,
strain
,
streamline
,
strip down
,
subduct
,
sublimate
,
sublime
,
subtract
,
sweep out
,
sweeten
,
take away
,
take from
,
thin
,
thin out
,
tidy
,
try
,
wash
,
wear away
,
weed
,
whiten
,
winnow
,
wipe
,
wipe off
,
wipe out
,
wipe up
,
withdraw
demean
collapse
related words >
abase
,
abash
,
acquit
,
act
,
bear
,
belittle
,
bring down
,
bring low
,
carry
,
cast down
,
comport
,
conduct
,
contemn
,
crush
,
debase
,
decry
,
degrade
,
deport
,
derogate
,
despise
,
detract
,
diminish
,
disparage
,
dump
,
dump on
,
go on
,
humiliate
,
lower
,
put down
,
quit
,
reduce
,
scorn
,
set down
,
sink
,
take down
,
trip up
abase
collapse
related words >
abash
,
bring down
,
bring low
,
bump
,
bust
,
cast down
,
cower
,
cringe
,
crush
,
debase
,
degrade
,
demean
,
demote
,
deplume
,
diminish
,
disgrade
,
displume
,
downgrade
,
dump
,
dump on
,
fawn
,
grovel
,
humble
,
humiliate
,
lower
,
put down
,
reduce
,
set down
,
sink
,
strip of rank
,
take down
,
toady
,
trip up
,
truckle
indispose
collapse
cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
make unwilling
related words >
afflict
,
blunt
,
chill
,
cool
,
damp
,
dampen
,
debilitate
,
deflect
,
derange
,
deter
,
devitalize
,
disable
,
disaffect
,
discourage
,
disincline
,
disinterest
,
disorder
,
distract
,
divert
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
hospitalize
,
incapacitate
,
invalid
,
lay up
,
put off
,
quench
,
reduce
,
repel
,
sicken
,
turn aside
,
turn away
,
turn from
,
turn off
,
weaken
,
wean from
simplify
collapse
make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"
related words >
abridge
,
account for
,
aid
,
allegorize
,
boil down
,
chasten
,
clarify
,
clean up
,
clear the way
,
clear up
,
compress
,
crack
,
curtail
,
cut
,
cut back
,
cut down
,
damp
,
dampen
,
decipher
,
decrease
,
deduct
,
deflate
,
demonstrate
,
demythologize
,
depreciate
,
depress
,
diminish
,
disentangle
,
disinvolve
,
distill
,
downgrade
,
ease
,
elucidate
,
enlighten
,
euhemerize
,
exemplify
,
expedite
,
explain
,
explain away
,
explicate
,
exposit
,
expound
,
facilitate
,
get across
,
get over
,
give reason for
,
give the meaning
,
grease
,
grease the ways
,
grease the wheels
,
hasten
,
help along
,
illuminate
,
illustrate
,
lessen
,
loose
,
lower
,
lubricate
,
make clear
,
make it clear
,
make plain
,
make way for
,
narrow
,
oil
,
open the way
,
open up
,
oversimplify
,
paraphrase
,
pare
,
pave the way
,
popularize
,
prepare the way
,
purify
,
put across
,
put over
,
quicken
,
rationalize
,
reduce
,
reduce to elements
,
refine
,
remove friction
,
restrain
,
retrench
,
roll back
,
run interference for
,
scale down
,
shed light upon
,
shorten
,
show
,
show how
,
show the way
,
smooth
,
smooth the way
,
soap the ways
,
solve
,
speed
,
spell out
,
step down
,
straighten
,
streamline
,
strip down
,
take from
,
throw light upon
,
tune down
,
unbar
,
unblock
,
unclog
,
unfold
,
unjam
,
unlock
,
unravel
,
untangle
,
vulgarize
eviscerate
collapse
having been disembowelled
take away a vital or essential part of; "the compromise among the parties eviscerated the bill that had been proposed"
remove the contents of; "eviscerate the stomach"
related words >
abate
,
attenuate
,
blunt
,
bowel
,
cramp
,
cripple
,
damp
,
dampen
,
deaden
,
debilitate
,
devitalize
,
disembowel
,
draw
,
dull
,
enervate
,
enfeeble
,
exhaust
,
extenuate
,
gruel
,
gut
,
lay low
,
mitigate
,
paunch
,
rattle
,
reduce
,
sap
,
shake
,
shake up
,
soften up
,
unbrace
,
undermine
,
unman
,
unnerve
,
unstrengthen
,
unstring
,
weaken
allay
collapse
related words >
abate
,
alleviate
,
anesthetize
,
appease
,
assuage
,
attemper
,
balm
,
bank the fire
,
benumb
,
blunt
,
calm
,
chasten
,
cloy
,
compose
,
conciliate
,
constrain
,
control
,
cool
,
cram
,
cushion
,
damp
,
dampen
,
de-emphasize
,
deaden
,
deaden the pain
,
defuse
,
deliver
,
diminish
,
disburden
,
disembarrass
,
disencumber
,
downplay
,
dulcify
,
dull
,
ease
,
ease matters
,
engorge
,
extenuate
,
feast
,
feed
,
fill
,
fill up
,
foment
,
free
,
give relief
,
glut
,
gorge
,
gratify
,
jade
,
keep within bounds
,
lay
,
lay the dust
,
lenify
,
lessen
,
lighten
,
lull
,
mitigate
,
moderate
,
modulate
,
mollify
,
numb
,
obtund
,
overdose
,
overfeed
,
overfill
,
overgorge
,
oversaturate
,
overstuff
,
pacify
,
pad
,
pall
,
palliate
,
placate
,
play down
,
poultice
,
pour balm into
,
pour balm on
,
pour oil on
,
propitiate
,
quench
,
quiet
,
quieten
,
reduce
,
reduce the temperature
,
regale
,
release
,
relieve
,
restrain
,
salve
,
sate
,
satiate
,
satisfy
,
saturate
,
settle
,
slacken
,
slake
,
slow down
,
smooth
,
smooth down
,
smooth over
,
smother
,
sober
,
sober down
,
soften
,
soothe
,
stifle
,
still
,
stuff
,
stupe
,
subdue
,
supersaturate
,
suppress
,
surfeit
,
tame
,
temper
,
tone down
,
tranquilize
,
tune down
,
underplay
,
weaken
unburden
collapse
take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
free or relieve (someone) of a burden
related words >
alleviate
,
be light
,
break bulk
,
clear
,
disburden
,
discharge
,
disembarrass
,
disencumber
,
dump
,
ease
,
have little weight
,
kick the beam
,
lighten
,
lose
,
make light
,
make lighter
,
off-load
,
reduce weight
,
relieve
,
rid
,
set at ease
,
shake off
,
throw off
,
unballast
,
unfreight
,
unlade
,
unload
,
unpack
,
unship
,
weigh lightly
wrack up
collapse
related words >
atomize
,
break to pieces
,
cleave
,
demolish
,
disassemble
,
disintegrate
,
dismantle
,
fragment
,
make mincemeat of
,
pick to pieces
,
pull in pieces
,
pull to pieces
,
pulverize
,
reduce to rubble
,
rend
,
shatter
,
smash
,
split
,
sunder
,
take apart
,
tear apart
,
tear to pieces
,
tear to shreds
,
tear to tatters
,
total
,
unbuild
,
undo
,
unmake
,
wreck
roll back
collapse
related words >
abridge
,
compress
,
curtail
,
curtail expenses
,
cut
,
cut back
,
cut corners
,
cut down
,
damp
,
dampen
,
decrease
,
deduct
,
deflate
,
depreciate
,
depress
,
diminish
,
downgrade
,
lessen
,
lower
,
pare
,
pare down expenses
,
reduce
,
retrench
,
scale down
,
shorten
,
simplify
,
slow down
,
step down
,
take a reef
,
take from
,
tune down
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