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liberate collapse: grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

ungenerous collapse: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive"

absolve collapse: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"; grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"

less collapse: (nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer; "less than three weeks"; "no less than 50 people attended"; "in 25 words or less"; (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"; used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs; "less interesting"; "less expensive"; "less quickly"; comparative of little; "she walks less than she should"; "he works less these days"

preserve collapse: a reservation where animals are protected; a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve"; prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"; keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"

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

assist collapse: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play; act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

regenerate collapse: reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"; restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"; undergo regeneration; form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"; be formed or shaped anew; replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"; return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"; amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit; reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

avert collapse: turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

fend collapse: try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

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

stingy collapse: unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

cork collapse: the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle); a port city in southern Ireland; outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.; stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"; close a bottle with a cork

anticipate collapse: be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"; realize beforehand; be excited or anxious about; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

debar collapse: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

put up collapse: provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"; make available for sale at an auction; "The dealer put up three of his most valuable paintings for auction"; mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

discourage collapse: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

collect collapse: a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England; payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"; make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package collect"; get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"; call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"; gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

bail out collapse: remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side; free on bail

manage collapse: be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

resuscitate collapse: cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

rule out collapse: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"; include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

treasure collapse: a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures"; any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"; accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"

protect collapse: shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"; use tariffs to favor domestic industry

deflect collapse: turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

suppress collapse: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"; put out of one's consciousness

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