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verse collapse: a piece of poetry; a line of metrical text; familiarize through thorough study or experience; "She versed herself in Roman archeology"; compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

induce collapse: reason or establish by induction; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"; cause to arise; "induce a crisis"; cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"; produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

lunatic collapse: an insane person; insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

consider collapse: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"; take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"; think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"; show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient"

canto collapse: a major division of a long poem; the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

unconnected collapse: not joined or linked together; not connected by birth or family

mainspring collapse: the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

goal collapse: a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"; game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points; the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

mental collapse: affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"; involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects"; of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks; of or relating to the mind; "mental powers"; "mental development"; "mental hygiene"

exegesis collapse: an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)

demonstration collapse: a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"; a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"; proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion; a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"

go into collapse: be used or required for; "A lot of energy went into the organization of this banquet"

treat collapse: an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight; provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"; regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"; engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"; provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"; interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

simplification collapse: elimination of superfluous details; a explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

intelligence collapse: the operation of gathering information about an enemy; the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience; secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage"; a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

demythologize collapse: remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"

grounds collapse: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

paradoxical collapse: seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

uncharitable collapse: lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade

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