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beatify collapse: declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"; make blessedly happy

liberate collapse: grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

inaugurate collapse: be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period"; commence officially; open ceremoniously or dedicate formally

madden collapse: make mad; "His behavior is maddening"; drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves; cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

alienate collapse: make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"

demarcate collapse: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something; separate clearly and as if by boundaries

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

institute collapse: an association organized to promote art or science or education; advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

get to collapse: arrive at the point of; "She gets to fretting if I stay away from home too long"

restrict collapse: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"; place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"

characterize collapse: be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

launch collapse: a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck; smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"; propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"; get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"; launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage; "launch a ship"

embed collapse: attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war; "The young reporter was embedded with the Third Division"

activate collapse: make active or more active; "activate an old file"; make (substances) radioactive; aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter; make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

compare collapse: examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"; consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"; to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb; be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

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