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reducing collapse: loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing"

extenuating collapse: partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances"

diminishing collapse: becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her"

relaxing collapse: affording or marked by rest or repose; "the time spent was pleasant and relaxing"; "a restful night"; "a cool and reposeful glen"

sagacity collapse: the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

inkling collapse: a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

pacification collapse: actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency; the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob"

lightening collapse: descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped

strengthening collapse: the act of increasing the strength of something; becoming stronger

suitability collapse: the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"

diminution collapse: the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)

hardening collapse: the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact); the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"; abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

fortification collapse: the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food); defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it; the art or science of strengthening defenses

easing collapse: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"; a change for the better

refreshment collapse: activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends"; snacks and drinks served as a light meal

maturity collapse: state of being mature; full development; the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid

sophistication collapse: falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"; the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment; being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"

proficiency collapse: the quality of having great facility and competence; skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

capability collapse: the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"; an aptitude that may be developed; the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

softening collapse: the process of becoming softer; "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit"; "he observed the softening of iron by heat"

relaxation collapse: a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount; an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"; (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance; (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

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