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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 col·lapse Pronunciation: kə- ' laps Function: verb Inflected Form:   col·lapsed ; col·laps·ing 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 flattened mass through the force of external pressure <a blood vessel that collapsed > 2 : to break down completely : DISINTEGRATE <his case had collapsed in a mass of legal wreckage ― Erle Stanley Gardner> 3 : to cave or fall in or give way <the bridge collapsed > 4 : to suddenly lose force, significance, effectiveness, or worth <fears that the currency may collapse > 5 : to break down in vital energy, stamina, or self-control through exhaustion or disease especially : to fall helpless or unconscious 6 : to fold down into a more compact shape <a chair that collapse s > transitive verb 1 : to cause to collapse <buildings collapsed by an earthquake> 2 : CONDENSE < collapse several stories into one> –col·laps·ibil·i·ty \- ˌ lap-sə- ' bi-lə-tē\ noun –col·laps·ible \- ' lap-sə-bəl\ adjective ]]> 2 collapse n. Function: noun Date: 1801 1 a : a breakdown in vital energy, strength, or stamina b : a state of extreme prostration and physical depression (as from circulatory failure or great loss of body fluids) c : an airless state of all or part of a lung originating spontaneously or induced surgically 2 : the act or action of collapsing <the cutting of many tent ropes, the collapse of the canvas ― Rudyard Kipling> 3 : a sudden failure …