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extenuate collapse: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"

break up collapse: laugh unrestrainedly; cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"; break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"; come apart; "the group broke up"

bread collapse: food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked; cover with bread crumbs; "bread the pork chops before frying them"

hysteresis collapse: the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

rudiment collapse: the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac"; the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

polymerize collapse: undergo polymerization; cause (a compound) to polymerize

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"

tone down collapse: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

subdivision collapse: the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided; an area composed of subdivided lots

monad collapse: (biology) a single-celled microorganism (especially a flagellate protozoan); a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive; (chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

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"

reduce collapse: take off weight; narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"; cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"; be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"; make smaller; "reduce an image"; make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"; cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"; reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site; undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"; lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"; simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another; lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living"; bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"

indispose collapse: cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"; make unwilling

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"

chemical element collapse: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

elementary particle collapse: (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter

alphabet collapse: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

unburden collapse: take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"; free or relieve (someone) of a burden

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