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stigmatize collapse: mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"

cynosure collapse: something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice"; something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

attitude collapse: a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"; a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"; position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion)

ignite collapse: cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette"

fundamental collapse: the lowest tone of a harmonic series; being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"; far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes"

hold over collapse: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"; continue a term of office past the normal period of time; keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

insulate collapse: protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

present collapse: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking; something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"; the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"; spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"; bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"; formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.; hand over formally; introduce; "This poses an interesting question"

sharpen collapse: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"; make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"; make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"; give a point to; "The candles are tapered"; raise the pitch of (musical notes); make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"; make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

vest collapse: a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat; clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes; clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments; become legally vested; "The property vests in the trustees"; place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons; "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"

awaken collapse: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."; make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"

lace collapse: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment); draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces"; do lacework; "The Flemish women were lacing in front of the cathedral"

edge collapse: a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box"; a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page"; a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition"; the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"; the boundary of a surface; provide with an edge; "edge a blade"; advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

groomed collapse: neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"

housing collapse: structures collectively in which people are housed; a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

bar sinister collapse: a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

chastise collapse: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

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