a person whose job is to give opinions about books, movies, or other forms of art period of 10 years act of expanding or becoming bigger to make a formal promise that something will happen or be done. to put a rocket into the air; put a ship into the water viewed as a whole; in general, not as details making something smaller; reducing something to protect something from danger or harm, keep things safe an official agreement that ends an argument or fight between people or groups in or from the south