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take advantage of collapse

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"

appreciate collapse: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"; gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"; be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"; recognize with gratitude; be grateful for

intercept collapse: the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis; seize on its way; "The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace"

pretend collapse: put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"

squander collapse

realize collapse: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"; expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass; convert into cash; of goods and property

prey collapse: animal hunted or caught for food; a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"; profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

encroach collapse: advance beyond the usual limit

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

partake collapse: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"; have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"; have some of the qualities or attributes of something

plunder collapse: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

perceive collapse: become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"; to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

digest collapse: a periodical that summarizes the news; soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture; make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"; soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture; systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"; become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"; arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"; put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"; convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"

invade collapse: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"; penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way; "The cancer had invaded her lungs"; occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"

conceive collapse: become pregnant; undergo conception; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day"

acquire collapse: win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"; locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

capture collapse: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board; the act of taking of a person by force; any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field; capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"; succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"; attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"; bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"

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

recognize collapse: perceive to be the same; be fully aware or cognizant of; detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"; show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"; exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

obtain collapse: come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

infringe collapse

fasten upon collapse

pounce upon collapse

possess collapse: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

throw away collapse

assimilate collapse: become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"; make similar; "This country assimilates immigrants very quickly"; become similar in sound; "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"; take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

visit collapse: the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"; the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection); the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"; a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"; assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"; come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"; pay a brief visit; "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens"; visit a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"; stay with as a guest; "Every summer, we visited our relatives in the country for a month"

grapple collapse: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

dissipate collapse: live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

go through collapse

surprise collapse: the act of surprising someone; a sudden unexpected event; the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you; cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"; come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

have collapse: suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"; undergo; "The stocks had a fast run-up"; have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"; have left; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire"; achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"; have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover"; have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"; be confronted with; "What do we have here?"; "Now we have a fine mess"

engross collapse

dig collapse: the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"; a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"; the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"; turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"; create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

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