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pronounce collapse: pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"; speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

stand for collapse: tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"

plug collapse: blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly; an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection; persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem"; make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote; fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

greatly collapse: to an extraordinary extent or degree; "he improved greatly"

adored collapse: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife"

dress down collapse: put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression

refute collapse: prove to be false or incorrect; overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

valued collapse: (usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind; "triple-valued"; held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"

highly collapse: in a high position or level or rank; "details known by only a few highly placed persons"; to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect; "highly successful"; "He spoke highly of her"; "does not think highly of his writing"; "extremely interesting"; at a high rate or wage; "highly paid workers"

backed collapse: having a back or backing, usually of a specified type; used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light; having backing; "a claim backed up by strong evidence"

illustrate collapse: supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"; depict with an illustration

chew the fat collapse: talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

appear collapse: come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"; come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"; be issued or published; "Did your latest book appear yet?"; "The new Woody Allen film hasn't come out yet"; appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"; seem to be true, probable, or apparent; "It seems that he is very gifted"; "It appears that the weather in California is very bad"; present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority; "He had to appear in court last month"; "She appeared on several charges of theft"

intercommunicate collapse: be interconnected, afford passage; "These rooms intercommunicate"

signify collapse: convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"; make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

attest collapse: authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"; establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993"; provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness"

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"

revere collapse: American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

respond collapse: respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

submit collapse: put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"; submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"; refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"; yield to the control of another

spoken collapse: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"

largely collapse: in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive"; on a large scale; "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row"

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