dilapidate | (verb) fall into decay or ruin | Synonyms: crumble, decay |
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(verb) bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse | - |
dilate | (verb) become wider | Synonyms: distend |
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(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing | Synonyms: elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate |
dillydally | (verb) postpone doing what one should be doing | Synonyms: dilly-dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall |
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dilute | (verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture | Synonyms: cut, reduce, thin, thin out |
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(verb) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | Synonyms: adulterate, debase, load, stretch |