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literally collapse: (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War"; in a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally"

oath collapse: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury; a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegiance"

acquaint collapse: inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"

squarely collapse: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"; firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"; in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"; directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"; in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"

neologism collapse: the act of inventing a word or phrase; a newly invented word or phrase

strictly collapse: restricted to something; "we talked strictly business"; in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled"

familiarize collapse: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

rigidly collapse: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"

weasel word collapse: an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

verbatim collapse: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"

make possible collapse: make accessible; "This answer opens the door to new objections"

expressly collapse: with_specific_intentions; for the express purpose; "she needs the money expressly for her patients"; in an explicit manner; "he stated expressly that the needed the money by tomorrow"

instruct collapse: give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"; make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

shibboleth collapse: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

hybrid collapse: an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"; a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"

advise collapse: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

rigorously collapse: in a rigorous manner; "he had been trained rigorously by the monks"

get across collapse: communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

advertise collapse: call attention to; "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"; make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

faithfully collapse: in a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio"

acrostic collapse: verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message

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