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1Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed —   …
2collapse — [kə laps′] vi. collapsed, collapsing [< L collapsus, pp. of collabi < com , together + labi, to fall: see LAP1] 1. to fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly 2. to break down… …
3Collapse (book) — infobox Book | name = Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed title orig = translator = author = Jared M. Diamond cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Non Fiction publisher = Viking Press release… …
4collapse — I. verb (collapsed; collapsing) Etymology: Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from com + labi to fall, slide more at sleep Date: 1732 intransitive verb 1. to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely ; fall into a jumbled or… …
5collapse — 1. A condition of extreme prostration, similar or identical to hypovolemic shock and due to the same causes. 2. A state of profound physical depression. 3. A falling together of the walls of a structure. 4. The failure of a physiologic …
6collapse — /keuh laps /, v., collapsed, collapsing, n. v.i. 1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: The roof collapsed and buried the crowd. 2. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage: This bridge table collapses. 3 …
7collapse — col•lapse [[t]kəˈlæps[/t]] v. lapsed, laps•ing, n. 1) to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly 2) to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for storage 3) to break down; fail utterly: The peace talks have collapsed[/ex] 4) to fall… …
8collapse — [c]/kəˈlæps / (say kuh laps) verb (collapsed, collapsing) –verb (i) 1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: the roof collapsed. 2. to be made so that parts can be folded, placed, etc., together: this card table collapses. 3. to break down; come… …
9collapse — n. & v. n. 1 the tumbling down or falling in of a structure; folding up; giving way. 2 a sudden failure of a plan, undertaking, etc. 3 a physical or mental breakdown. v. 1 a intr. undergo or experience a collapse. b tr. cause to collapse. 2 intr …
10collapse — col·lapse || kÉ™ læps n. breakdown, crash; falling in; compression, hiding of subdirectories or libraries which are secondary to the heading of the current library (Computers) v. fall in, suddenly fall apart; fail; suddenly lose consciousness;… …
