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prescription collapse: written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient; written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person; directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success"

usurp collapse: take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

marriage collapse: the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"; two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"; the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"; a close and intimate union; "the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"

reception collapse: the act of receiving; (American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line"; quality or fidelity of a received broadcast; the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"; a formal party of people; as after a wedding

monopoly collapse: a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die; exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"; (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"

constraint collapse: the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others; the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"

request collapse: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority; the verbal act of requesting; express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"; inquire for (information); "I requested information from the secretary"

claim collapse: demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"; an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"; an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"; an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"; take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"; assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"; lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"; ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"; demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

lubricious collapse: characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"; having a smooth or slippery quality; "the skin of cephalopods is thin and lubricious"

cretinism collapse: severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting

avoidance collapse: deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

desirous collapse: having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"

colonize collapse: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"; settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

landholding collapse: a holding in the form of land; ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land

independence collapse: the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"; a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail; freedom from control or influence of another or others

mandate collapse: the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory; a document giving an official instruction or command; a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves; assign authority to; make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"; assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"

free will collapse: the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

dalliance collapse: the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

preoccupation collapse: the mental state of being preoccupied by something; an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

asceticism collapse: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint; the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state

coldness collapse: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"; the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"

seduction collapse: enticing someone astray from right behavior; an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

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