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

inaugurate collapse: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"; commence officially; open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

madden collapse: make mad; "His behavior is maddening"; drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves; cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

alienate collapse: make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"

demarcate collapse: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something; separate clearly and as if by boundaries

put collapse: attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"; cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor"; put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"; adapt; "put these words to music"; cause (someone) to undergo something; "He put her to the torture"

role collapse: normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

allegiance collapse: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

corps collapse: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support; a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"

power of attorney collapse: a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent

spadework collapse: dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking

correct collapse: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"; socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"; in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"; treat a defect; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia"; make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

get to collapse: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

restrict collapse: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"; place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

characterize collapse: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

launch collapse: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"; propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"; get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"

embed collapse: attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"

carpet collapse: cover with a carpet; "carpet the floors of the house"; cover completely, as if with a carpet; "flowers carpeted the meadows"; form a carpet-like cover (over)

activate collapse: make active or more active; "activate an old file"; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"

errand collapse: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

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