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collectivize collapse: bring under collective control; of farms and industrial enterprises

nationalize collapse: put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"; make national in character or scope; "His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press"

communize collapse: make into property owned by the state; "The new government communized all banks"; make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles; "communize the government"

token payment collapse: a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation

escrow collapse: a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition

hostage collapse: a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

expropriate collapse: deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"

repossession collapse: the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default)

retrieval collapse: the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor"; (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory

recuperate collapse: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"; restore to good health or strength

commandeer collapse: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

bail collapse: the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"; (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"; remove (water) from a vessel with a container; empty (a vessel) by bailing; secure the release of (someone) by providing security; deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period; release after a security has been paid

ransom collapse: the act of freeing from captivity or punishment; payment for the release of someone; money demanded for the return of a captured person; exchange or buy back for money; under threat

retrieve collapse: run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"

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"

retake collapse: a shot or scene that is photographed again; photograph again; "Please retake that scene"

recover collapse: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"; cover anew; "recover a chair"; get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"; regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"

hock collapse: tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle; disable by cutting the hock

recapture collapse: the act of taking something back; a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount; capture again; "recapture the escaped prisoner"; take up anew; "The author recaptures an old idea here"; experience anew; "She could not recapture that feeling of happiness"; take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"

recognizance collapse: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

sequester collapse: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"; undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"; requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"

reclaim collapse: make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"; reuse (materials from waste products); claim back

garnish collapse: any decoration added as a trimming or adornment; something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

take back collapse: cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"; move text to the previous line; in printing; regain possession of something; resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband

renovate collapse: restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"

redemption collapse: the act of purchasing back something previously sold; (Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil; repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

reclamation collapse: the recovery of useful substances from waste products; rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children"; the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation

attach collapse: be attached; be in contact with; become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"; cause to be attached

recovery collapse: the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost); return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid"

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