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unhorse collapse: get off (a horse)

germinate collapse: cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"

dismount collapse: the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)

luxuriate collapse: thrive profusely or flourish extensively; become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously

ferret out collapse: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"

rip out collapse: burst out with a violent or profane utterance; "ripped out a vicious oath"; "ripped out with an oath"

vegetate collapse: propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along"; grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"; grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"; produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"; establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"; lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind

keep house collapse

burst forth collapse

unsaddle collapse: remove the saddle from; "They unsaddled their mounts"

extirpate collapse: surgically remove (an organ)

populate collapse

tear out collapse

dislodge collapse: remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"; remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

unseat collapse: dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse; remove from political office; "The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat"

pullulate collapse: breed freely and abundantly; become abundant; increase rapidly

relocate collapse: move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"; become established in a new location; "Our company relocated to the Midwest"

overgrow collapse: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"; become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"

burgeon collapse: grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"

sit down collapse: take a seat

unearth collapse: bring to light; "The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President"

applaud collapse: express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"; clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

clear away collapse

grub up collapse: dig up; "grub up roots and tree stumps"

shoot up collapse: rise dramatically; "Prices shot up overnight"

colonize collapse: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"; settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

bivouac collapse

exterminate collapse: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

extricate collapse: release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

domesticate collapse: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"; overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"; adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

uproot collapse: pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"; destroy completely, as if down to the roots; "the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted" "root out corruption"

inhabit collapse: be present in; be inside of

elide collapse: leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"

reside collapse: make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"

excavate collapse: remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"; form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"; find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"; lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

sprout collapse: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed); any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"

ensconce collapse: fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

locate collapse: discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"; assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

throw over collapse

dredge up collapse

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