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educate collapse: give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"; train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

facade collapse: the face or front of a building; a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

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

leave behind collapse: depart and not take along; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe"

cut in collapse: mix in with cutting motions; interrupt a dancing couple in order to take one of them as one's own partner; "Jim always cuts in!"; drive in front of another vehicle leaving too little space for that vehicle to maneuver comfortably; allow someone to have a share or profit

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

preview collapse: a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public; an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future; watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

steal collapse: a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch); steal a base; move stealthily; "The ship slipped away in the darkness"; take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

insincerity collapse: the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

rationalize collapse: remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"; think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"; structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

boards collapse: the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink; the stage of a theater; "most actors love to stride the boards"

pretense collapse: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"; imaginative intellectual play; pretending with intention to deceive

surpass collapse: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

trailer collapse: a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy; a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor

argue collapse: present reasons and arguments; give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"; have an argument about something

splurge collapse: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.); be showy or ostentatious; indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

enlighten collapse: give spiritual insight to; in religion; make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

appearance collapse: the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"; pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"; formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action; outward or visible aspect of a person or thing; a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"; the event of coming into sight

emerge collapse: come out into view, as from concealment; "Suddenly, the proprietor emerged from his office"; become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"; come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"

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