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

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

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"

lull collapse: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"; become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"; calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

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"

repose collapse: a disposition free from stress or emotion; put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"; to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"; lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"

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"

quicken collapse: show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"; give life or energy to; "The cold water invigorated him"

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

obstruction collapse: getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed

salve collapse: anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience"; apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

compare collapse: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"; consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"; to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb; be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

crystallize collapse: cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"; assume crystalline form; become crystallized; cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form; "crystallize minerals"

deprecate collapse: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"; express strong disapproval of; deplore

abashed collapse: feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

individualize collapse: make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone"

roost collapse: a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep; a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds; settle down or stay, as if on a roost

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