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replace collapse: substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"; put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

affectionate collapse: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

fraternal collapse: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular"; of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order"

brotherly collapse: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"; (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner

analogous collapse: corresponding in function but not in evolutionary origin; "the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird are analogous"; similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"

blessing collapse: the act of praying for divine protection; the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"; a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

humane collapse: showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

good-natured collapse: having an easygoing and cheerful disposition; "too good-natured to resent a little criticism"; "the good-natured policeman on our block"; "the sounds of good-natured play"

providential collapse: resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation"; relating to or characteristic of providence; "assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan"- M.R.Cohen

compensate collapse: make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"; make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"; adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

benevolence collapse: an act intending or showing kindness and good will; an inclination to do kind or charitable acts; disposition to do good

middling collapse: any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

tolerable collapse: capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"

extremely collapse: to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"

warmhearted collapse: marked by warmth of feeling like kindness and sympathy and generosity; "gave a warmhearted welcome to the stranger"

tendency collapse: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"; a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

passable collapse: able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable"

accommodating collapse: helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"; obliging; willing to do favors; "made a special effort to be accommodating"

compassionate collapse: showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"; showing merciful compassion; "sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act"

reciprocate collapse: alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"; act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"

crossbreed collapse: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"

propitious collapse: presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

proliferate collapse: cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"; grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"

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