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basis collapse: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"; the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

white lie collapse: an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)

concede collapse: be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"; admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"; acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

exactness collapse: the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude"

assuredly collapse: without a doubt; "the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone"

disappoint collapse: fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"

overestimate collapse: a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high; an appraisal that is too high; make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"

thesis collapse: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

while collapse: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

accuracy collapse: the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"; (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"

artlessness collapse: ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit; the quality of innocent naivete

overdraw collapse: draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"

overdo collapse: do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

lie collapse: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; position or manner in which something is situated; Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"; be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"; be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position; have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"; be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"

mislead collapse: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

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

safe collapse: strongbox where valuables can be safely kept; a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests; (of an undertaking) secure from risk; free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"; in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me"

vow collapse: a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took vows of poverty"; make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"; dedicate to a deity by a vow

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