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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"

rasp collapse: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections; uttering in an irritated tone; utter in a grating voice; scrape with a rasp

emend collapse: make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"

issue forth collapse: come forth; "A scream came from the woman's mouth"; "His breath came hard"

intrude collapse: thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don't intrude on the viewer"; enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"; search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office"

break in collapse: make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"; break so as to call inward; "He broke in the door"; start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role; intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"; enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"

glamorize collapse: make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"

induct collapse: introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"; place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"; admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"

saw collapse: hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting; cut with a saw; "saw wood for the fireplace"

undervalue collapse: esteem lightly; assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

canonize collapse: declare (a dead person) to be a saint; "After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized"; treat as a sacred person; "He canonizes women"

wake up collapse: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

incite collapse: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

secant collapse: ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle; a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points

install collapse: set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"; place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"; put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"

admit collapse: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"; allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"; allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"; serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"; give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"; afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

propel collapse: cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

haw collapse: the nictitating membrane of a horse; utter `haw'; "he hemmed and hawed"

dedicate collapse: set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church; inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"; open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"

scallop collapse: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions; edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces; one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.); shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"; fish for scallops; form scallops in; "scallop the meat"; bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top; decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"

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