deracinate | (verb) pull up by or as if by the roots | Synonyms: extirpate, root out, uproot |
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(verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment | Synonyms: uproot |
derail | (verb) run off or leave the rails | Synonyms: jump |
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(verb) cause to run off the tracks | - |
derange | (verb) throw into great confusion or disorder | Synonyms: perturb, throw out of kilter |
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(verb) derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane | Synonyms: unbalance |
derate | (verb) lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus | - |
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derecognise | (verb) cause to be no longer approved or accepted | Synonyms: decertify, derecognize |
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derecognize | (verb) cause to be no longer approved or accepted | Synonyms: decertify, derecognise |
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deregulate | (verb) lift the regulations on | - |
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derequisition | (verb) release from government control | - |
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derestrict | (verb) make free from restrictions | - |
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deride | (verb) treat or speak of with contempt | - |
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derive | (verb) develop or evolve from a latent or potential state | Synonyms: educe |
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(verb) obtain from a particular source | - |
(verb) reason by deduction; establish by deduction | Synonyms: deduce, deduct, infer |
(verb) obtain | Synonyms: gain |
(verb) come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example | Synonyms: come, descend |
derogate | (verb) cause to seem less serious; play down | Synonyms: belittle, denigrate, minimize |
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