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Compile

To put together or compose from materials gathered from various sources.

Assemble

To gather together in one place, often for a specific purpose.

Collect

To gather together; accumulate.

Alert

To warn or notify of a danger or important information.

Remind

To cause someone to remember something.

Notify

To inform someone of something, typically in a formal manner.

Warn

To give notice to (someone) of a possible danger, problem, or unpleasant situation.

Repeat

To say something again or more than once.

Recover

To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength.

Resume

To begin or continue (something) again after a pause or interruption.

Return

To go back to a place or person.

Force

To make someone do something against their will.

Impose

To force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place.

Charge

To demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Adopt

To choose to take up or follow (an idea, method, or course of action).

Respectable

Regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct.

Respectful

Feeling or showing deference and respect.

Respective

Relating separately to each of the people or things mentioned.

Respected

Admired or highly thought of.

Postpone

To cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a later time than first scheduled.

Abandon

To give up completely (a course of action, practice, or way of thinking).

Boost

To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

Elevate

To raise or lift (something) up to a higher position.

Heighten

To make or become more intense.

Secure

To succeed in obtaining (something), especially with difficulty.

Capture

To take into one's possession or control by force.

Meet

To satisfy a need or requirement; fulfill.

Omit

To leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully.

Vacate

To leave (a place), so that it is available to others.

Foresee

To be aware of beforehand; predict.

Resign

To voluntarily leave a job or other position.

Adjust

To alter or regulate (something) so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.

Amend

To make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date.

Investigate

To carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.

Modify

To make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme.

Expand

To become or make larger or more extensive.

Enlarge

To make or become bigger or more extensive.

Prolong

To extend the duration of something.

Extend

To cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.

Correct

To put right; rectify.

Delay

To postpone or defer.

Arrest

To seize (someone) by legal authority and take into custody.

Dissolve

To (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Appoint

To assign a job or role to (someone).

Recruit

To enlist (someone) in the armed forces.

Behave

To act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially toward others.

Restore

To bring back to an original condition.

Analyse

To examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.

Overlook

To fail to notice something.

Clarify

To make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible.

Resolve

To settle or find a solution to (a problem, dispute, or contentious matter).

Solve

To find an answer to, explanation for, or means of effectively dealing with (a problem or mystery).

Repair

To restore (something damaged or worn) to a good condition.

Apparent

Clearly visible or understood; obvious.

Visible

Able to be seen; perceptible to the eye.

Evident

Plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood.

Foreseeable

Able to be foreseen or predicted.

Intensify

To make or become more intense.

Deepen

To make or become deep or deeper.

Reinforce

To strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.

Sharpen

To make or become sharp or sharper.

Involve

To have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result.

Bring

To come carrying, leading, or accompanying (someone or something) to a place.

Attract

To cause to come to a place or participate in a venture by offering something of interest or advantage.

Drive

To propel or urge onward forcefully.

Harmonise

To add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.

Accompany

To go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.

Combine

To join or merge to form a single unit or substance.

Coincide

To occur at the same time.

Match

To be equal to (something specified).

Fit

To be of the right size and shape.

Suit

To be acceptable or right for (someone).

Dismiss

To order or allow to leave; send away.

Avoid

To keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Skip

To pass over or omit.

Decline

To politely refuse (an invitation or offer).

Attend

To be present at (an event or meeting).

Discharge

To release (someone) from confinement or a job.

Initiate

To cause (a process or action) to begin.

Install

To place or fix (equipment or machinery) in position ready for use.

Release

To allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free.

Declare

To say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.

Indicate

To point out; show.

Announce

To make a public and typically formal declaration about a fact, occurrence, or intention.

Pronounce

To make the sound of (a word or part of a word) in a particular way.