defeminize | (verb) remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats) | Synonyms: defeminise |
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defend | (verb) argue or speak in defense of | Synonyms: fend for, support |
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(verb) state or assert | Synonyms: maintain |
(verb) be on the defensive; act against an attack | - |
(verb) protect against a challenge or attack | Synonyms: guard, hold |
(verb) protect or fight for as a champion | Synonyms: champion |
(verb) fight against or resist strongly | Synonyms: fight, fight back, fight down, oppose |
(verb) be the defense counsel for someone in a trial | Synonyms: represent |
defenestrate | (verb) throw through or out of the window | - |
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defer | (verb) yield to another's wish or opinion | Synonyms: accede, bow, give in, submit |
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(verb) hold back to a later time | Synonyms: hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table |
defervesce | (verb) experience an abatement of a fever | - |
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defibrillate | (verb) stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks | - |
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defibrinate | (verb) remove fibrin from (blood) | - |
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defile | (verb) spot, stain, or pollute | Synonyms: befoul, foul, maculate |
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(verb) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically | Synonyms: maculate, stain, sully, tarnish |
(verb) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | Synonyms: cloud, corrupt, sully, taint |
define | (verb) give a definition for the meaning of a word | - |
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(verb) decide upon or fix definitely | Synonyms: determine, fix, limit, set, specify |
(verb) determine the essential quality of | Synonyms: delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify |
(verb) determine the nature of | - |
(verb) show the form or outline of | Synonyms: delineate |
deflagrate | (verb) burn with great heat and intense light | - |
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(verb) cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity | - |
deflate | (verb) become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air | - |
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(verb) reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices | - |
(verb) produce deflation in | - |
(verb) reduce or lessen the size or importance of | Synonyms: puncture |
(verb) release contained air or gas from | - |
(verb) collapse by releasing contained air or gas | - |
deflect | (verb) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) | Synonyms: block, parry |
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(verb) draw someone's attention away from something | Synonyms: distract |
(verb) turn aside and away from an initial or intended course | - |
(verb) turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | Synonyms: bend, turn away |
(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off | Synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off |
deflower | (verb) make imperfect | Synonyms: impair, mar, spoil, vitiate |
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(verb) deprive of virginity | Synonyms: ruin |
defog | (verb) free from mist | Synonyms: demist |
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defoliate | (verb) strip the leaves or branches from | - |
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deforest | (verb) remove the trees from | Synonyms: disafforest, disforest |
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deform | (verb) become misshapen | - |
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(verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress | Synonyms: distort, strain |
(verb) assume a different shape or form | Synonyms: change form, change shape |
(verb) make formless | - |
(verb) cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | Synonyms: bend, flex, turn, twist |
(verb) twist and press out of shape | Synonyms: contort, distort, wring |
defraud | (verb) deprive of by deceit | Synonyms: bunco, con, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize |
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defray | (verb) bear the expenses of | - |
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defrock | (verb) divest of the frock; of church officials | Synonyms: unfrock |
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defrost | (verb) make or become free of frost or ice | Synonyms: de-ice, deice |
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defuse | (verb) remove the triggering device from | - |
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defy | (verb) challenge | Synonyms: dare |
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(verb) resist or confront with resistance | Synonyms: hold, hold up, withstand |
(verb) elude, especially in a baffling way | Synonyms: refuse, resist |
degas | (verb) remove gas from | - |
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degauss | (verb) make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) | Synonyms: demagnetise, demagnetize |
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degenerate | (verb) grow progressively worse | Synonyms: deteriorate, devolve, drop |
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deglaze | (verb) dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring | - |
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deglycerolise | (verb) remove from glycerol | Synonyms: deglycerolize |
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deglycerolize | (verb) remove from glycerol | Synonyms: deglycerolise |
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degrade | (verb) lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | Synonyms: cheapen |
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(verb) reduce the level of land, as by erosion | - |
(verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | Synonyms: demean, disgrace, put down, take down |
degrease | (verb) remove grease or oil from (a pan) | - |
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degust | (verb) taste with relish | - |
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dehisce | (verb) burst or split open | - |
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dehorn | (verb) take the horns off (an animal) | - |
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(verb) prevent the growth of horns of certain animals | - |
dehumanise | (verb) make mechanical or routine | Synonyms: dehumanize |
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(verb) deprive of human qualities | Synonyms: dehumanize |
dehumanize | (verb) make mechanical or routine | Synonyms: dehumanise |
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(verb) deprive of human qualities | Synonyms: dehumanise |
dehumidify | (verb) make less humid | - |
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dehydrate | (verb) lose water or moisture | Synonyms: desiccate, dry up, exsiccate |
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(verb) remove water from | Synonyms: desiccate |
(verb) preserve by removing all water and liquids from | Synonyms: desiccate |
dehydrogenate | (verb) remove hydrogen from | - |
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deice | (verb) make or become free of frost or ice | Synonyms: de-ice, defrost |
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deify | (verb) exalt to the position of a God | - |
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(verb) consider as a god or godlike | - |
deign | (verb) do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | Synonyms: condescend, descend |
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deionize | (verb) deprive of ions | - |
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deject | (verb) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | Synonyms: cast down, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down |
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delay | (verb) cause to be slowed down or delayed | Synonyms: detain, hold up |
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(verb) stop or halt | Synonyms: detain, stay |
(verb) slow the growth or development of | Synonyms: check, retard |
(verb) act later than planned, scheduled, or required | - |
delegate | (verb) give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | Synonyms: assign, depute, designate |
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(verb) transfer power to someone | Synonyms: depute |
delete | (verb) cut or eliminate | Synonyms: blue-pencil, edit |
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(verb) wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information | Synonyms: erase |
(verb) remove or make invisible | Synonyms: cancel |
deliberate | (verb) discuss the pros and cons of an issue | Synonyms: debate |
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(verb) think about carefully; weigh | Synonyms: consider, debate, moot, turn over |
delight | (verb) take delight in | Synonyms: enjoy, revel |
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(verb) give pleasure to or be pleasing to | Synonyms: please |
(verb) hold spellbound | Synonyms: enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport |
delimit | (verb) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something | Synonyms: delimitate, demarcate |
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(verb) determine the essential quality of | Synonyms: define, delimitate, delineate, specify |
(verb) be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry | Synonyms: subtend |
delimitate | (verb) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something | Synonyms: delimit, demarcate |
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(verb) determine the essential quality of | Synonyms: define, delimit, delineate, specify |
delineate | (verb) describe in vivid detail | - |
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(verb) make a mark or lines on a surface | Synonyms: describe, draw, line, trace |
(verb) trace the shape of | Synonyms: limn, outline |
(verb) determine the essential quality of | Synonyms: define, delimit, delimitate, specify |
(verb) show the form or outline of | Synonyms: define |
deliquesce | (verb) melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air | - |
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(verb) melt away in the process of decay | - |
delist | (verb) remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange | - |
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deliver | (verb) cause to be born | Synonyms: bear, birth, give birth, have |
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(verb) deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) | Synonyms: present |
(verb) pass down | Synonyms: render, return |
(verb) utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.) | - |
(verb) bring to a destination, make a delivery | - |
(verb) throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball | Synonyms: pitch |
(verb) to surrender someone or something to another | Synonyms: fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, render, turn in |
(verb) relinquish possession or control over | Synonyms: cede, give up, surrender |
(verb) carry out or perform | Synonyms: drive home |
(verb) hand over to the authorities of another country | Synonyms: deport, extradite |
(verb) free from harm or evil | Synonyms: rescue |
(verb) save from sins | Synonyms: redeem, save |
delocalize | (verb) remove from the proper or usual locality | - |
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delouse | (verb) free of lice | - |
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delude | (verb) be false to; be dishonest with | Synonyms: cozen, deceive, lead on |
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deluge | (verb) fill or cover completely, usually with water | Synonyms: inundate, submerge |
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(verb) charge someone with too many tasks | Synonyms: flood out, overwhelm |
(verb) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | Synonyms: flood, inundate, swamp |
delve | (verb) turn up, loosen, or remove earth | Synonyms: cut into, dig, turn over |
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demagnetise | (verb) make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) | Synonyms: degauss, demagnetize |
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(verb) erase (a magnetic storage device) | Synonyms: demagnetize |
demagnetize | (verb) make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of) | Synonyms: degauss, demagnetise |
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(verb) erase (a magnetic storage device) | Synonyms: demagnetise |
demand | (verb) request urgently and forcefully | - |
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(verb) claim as due or just | Synonyms: exact |
(verb) summon to court | - |
(verb) ask to be informed of | - |
(verb) lay legal claim to | - |
(verb) require as useful, just, or proper | Synonyms: ask, call for, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take |
demarcate | (verb) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something | Synonyms: delimit, delimitate |
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(verb) separate clearly, as if by boundaries | - |
demasculinise | (verb) remove the testicles of a male animal | Synonyms: castrate, demasculinize, emasculate |
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demasculinize | (verb) remove the testicles of a male animal | Synonyms: castrate, demasculinise, emasculate |
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dematerialise | (verb) become immaterial; disappear | Synonyms: dematerialize |
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dematerialize | (verb) become immaterial; disappear | Synonyms: dematerialise |
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demean | (verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | Synonyms: degrade, disgrace, put down, take down |
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demilitarise | (verb) do away with the military organization and potential of | Synonyms: demilitarize |
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(verb) remove offensive capability from | Synonyms: demilitarize, disarm |
demilitarize | (verb) do away with the military organization and potential of | Synonyms: demilitarise |
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(verb) remove offensive capability from | Synonyms: demilitarise, disarm |
demineralise | (verb) remove the minerals or salts from | Synonyms: demineralize |
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demineralize | (verb) remove the minerals or salts from | Synonyms: demineralise |
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demise | (verb) transfer by a lease or by a will | - |
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demist | (verb) free from mist | Synonyms: defog |
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demo | (verb) give an exhibition of to an interested audience | Synonyms: demonstrate, exhibit, present, show |
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demob | (verb) retire from military service | Synonyms: demobilise, demobilize |
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demobilise | (verb) retire from military service | Synonyms: demob, demobilize |
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(verb) release from military service or remove from the active list of military service | Synonyms: demobilize, inactivate |
demobilize | (verb) retire from military service | Synonyms: demob, demobilise |
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(verb) release from military service or remove from the active list of military service | Synonyms: demobilise, inactivate |
democratise | (verb) become (more) democratic; of nations | Synonyms: democratize |
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(verb) introduce democratic reforms; of nations | Synonyms: democratize |
democratize | (verb) become (more) democratic; of nations | Synonyms: democratise |
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(verb) introduce democratic reforms; of nations | Synonyms: democratise |
demodulate | (verb) extract information from a modulated carrier wave | - |
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demolish | (verb) defeat soundly and humiliatingly | Synonyms: destroy |
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(verb) eat up completely, as with great appetite | Synonyms: consume, devour, down, go through |
(verb) destroy completely | Synonyms: pulverise, pulverize |
(verb) ruin or destroy | - |
demonetise | (verb) deprive of value for payment | Synonyms: demonetize |
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demonetize | (verb) deprive of value for payment | Synonyms: demonetise |
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demonise | (verb) make into a demon | Synonyms: demonize |
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demonize | (verb) make into a demon | Synonyms: demonise |
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demonstrate | (verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | Synonyms: establish, prove, shew, show |
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(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | Synonyms: attest, certify, evidence, manifest |
(verb) give an exhibition of to an interested audience | Synonyms: demo, exhibit, present, show |
(verb) march in protest; take part in a demonstration | Synonyms: march |
demoralise | (verb) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | Synonyms: cast down, deject, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down |
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(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate |
demoralize | (verb) confuse or put into disorder | - |
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(verb) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | Synonyms: cast down, deject, demoralise, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down |
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate |
demote | (verb) assign to a lower position; reduce in rank | Synonyms: break, bump, kick downstairs, relegate |
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demulsify | (verb) break down into components | - |
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(verb) cause to demulsify | - |
demur | (verb) object to | Synonyms: except |
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(verb) enter a demurrer | - |
demyelinate | (verb) destroy the myelin sheath of | - |
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demystify | (verb) make less mysterious or remove the mystery from | - |
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demythologise | (verb) remove the mythical element from (writings) | Synonyms: demythologize |
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demythologize | (verb) remove the mythical element from (writings) | Synonyms: demythologise |
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denationalise | (verb) put under private control or ownership | Synonyms: denationalize |
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denationalize | (verb) put under private control or ownership | Synonyms: denationalise |
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denaturalise | (verb) strip of the rights and duties of citizenship | Synonyms: denaturalize |
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(verb) make less natural or unnatural | Synonyms: denaturalize |