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bloodshed collapse: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

give birth collapse: cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"; create or produce an idea; "Marx and Engels gave birth to communism"

immortality collapse: the quality or state of being immortal; perpetual life after death

lynch collapse: kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

parachute collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

poisoning collapse: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

vivify collapse: make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"

anima collapse: (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

parting collapse: delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte

lifeblood collapse: an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"; the blood considered as the seat of vitality

immolate collapse: offer as a sacrifice by killing or by giving up to destruction; "The Aztecs immolated human victims"; "immolate the valuables at the temple"

existent collapse: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"

vitalize collapse: make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"; give life to; "The eggs are vitalized"

capture collapse: the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property; the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board; the act of taking of a person by force; any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle; a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field; capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"; succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"; attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"; bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"

viability collapse: (of living things) capable of normal growth and development; capable of being done in a practical and useful way

biography collapse: an account of the series of events making up a person's life

destruction collapse: the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists; an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

fire escape collapse: a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency

sacrifice collapse: (sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners; the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity; personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective); a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice"; kill or destroy; "The animals were sacrificed after the experiment"; "The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment"; make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals; endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war"; sell at a loss

lifeline collapse: line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning; line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver; support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief"

life preserver collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

exterminate collapse: kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

starve collapse: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"; deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"; deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"; be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

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