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derivation collapse: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin; drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation; drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body; a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions; the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"; (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

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"

adventure collapse: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

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

journal collapse: the part of the axle contained by a bearing; a record book as a physical object; a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"

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"

specimen collapse: a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis"; an example regarded as typical of its class

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

sesquipedalian collapse: a very long word (a foot and a half long); given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"

follow up collapse: increase the effectiveness or success of by further action; "The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation"

positively collapse: extremely; "it was positively monumental"; so as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively"

fortune collapse: a large amount of wealth or prosperity; your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

parole collapse: (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with; a promise; "he gave his word"; release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

expletive collapse: a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

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