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impeach collapse: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"; challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

guilt collapse: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence; the state of having committed an offense

hang on collapse: hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"

acknowledge collapse: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"; accept as legally binding and valid; "acknowledge the deed"; express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; "We must acknowledge the kindness she showed towards us"; report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"

pinpoint collapse: the sharp point of a pin; a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"; locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

stint collapse: an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"; supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

attribute collapse: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

vituperation collapse: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

tour collapse: a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"; make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

falsify collapse: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"; prove false; "Falsify a claim"; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

etiology collapse: the philosophical study of causation; the cause of a disease

become collapse: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"; come into existence; "What becomes has duration"; undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"; enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"

denounce collapse: speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"; give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"; announce the termination of, as of treaties

accountable collapse: liable to account for one's actions; "governments must be accountable to someone beside themselves"; "fully accountable for what they did"; "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one"

set down collapse: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"; put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"

hem and haw collapse: utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd"

alter collapse: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"; make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"

condemn collapse: declare or judge unfit; "The building was condemned by the inspector"; express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"; demonstrate the guilt of (someone); "Her strange behavior condemned her"; compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

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