Verbs Starting With D

Here's the list of all the 4701 Verbs Starting With D in the English Language.

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do
1. engage in
2. carry out or perform an action
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date
1. go on a date with
2. stamp with a date
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did
1. engage in
2. carry out or perform an action
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design
1. make or work out a plan for; devise
2. plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
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down
1. drink down entirely
2. eat up completely, as with great appetite
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download
1. transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
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drive
1. operate or control a vehicle
2. travel or be transported in a vehicle
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display
1. to show, make visible or apparent
2. attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
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done
1. engage in
2. carry out or perform an action
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direct
1. command with authority
2. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
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district
1. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
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document
1. record in detail
2. support or supply with references
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discount
1. bar from attention or consideration
2. give a reduction in price on
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drug
1. administer a drug to
2. use recreational drugs
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double
1. increase twofold
2. hit a two-base hit
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dog
1. go after with the intent to catch
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deal
1. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
2. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
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developedMore Definitions →
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distance
1. keep at a distance
2. go far ahead of
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develop
1. make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
2. work out
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default
1. fail to pay up
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dance
1. move in a graceful and rhythmical way
2. move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
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die
1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
2. suffer or face the pain of death
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detail
1. provide details for
2. assign to a specific task
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demand
1. request urgently and forcefully
2. require as useful, just, or proper
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diet
1. follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
2. eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
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discuss
1. to consider or examine in speech or writing
2. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
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determine
1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
2. shape or influence; give direction to
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doctor
1. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
2. give medical treatment to
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drop
1. let fall to the ground
2. to fall vertically
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define
1. determine the essential quality of
2. give a definition for the meaning of a word
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damage
1. inflict damage upon
2. suffer or be susceptible to damage
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draft
1. draw up an outline or sketch for something
2. engage somebody to enter the army
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delete
1. remove or make invisible
2. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
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dream
1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
2. experience while sleeping
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disk
1. draw a harrow over (land)
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dry
1. remove the moisture from and make dry
2. become dry or drier
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drink
1. take in liquids
2. consume alcohol
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dress
1. put on clothes
2. provide with clothes or put clothes on
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dot
1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
2. distribute loosely
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don
1. put clothing on one's body
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discover
1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
2. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
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describe
1. give a description of
2. to give an account or representation of in words
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debate
1. argue with one another
2. think about carefully; weigh
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deliver
1. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
2. bring to a destination, make a delivery
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draw
1. cause to move by pulling
2. get or derive
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delay
1. cause to be slowed down or delayed
2. act later than planned, scheduled, or required
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dish
1. provide (usually but not necessarily food)
2. make concave; shape like a dish
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demo
1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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decide
1. reach, make, or come to a decision about something
2. bring to an end; settle conclusively
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doubt
1. consider unlikely
2. lack confidence in
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deposit
1. put, fix, force, or implant
2. put into a bank account
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desire
1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly
2. expect and wish
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driven
1. operate or control a vehicle
2. travel or be transported in a vehicle
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dial
1. operate a dial to select a telephone number
2. choose by means of a dial
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dirty
1. make soiled, filthy, or dirty
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deck
1. be beautiful to look at
2. decorate
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donate
1. give to a charity or good cause
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dose
1. treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
2. administer a drug to
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desert
1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
2. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
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digest
1. convert food into absorbable substances
2. arrange and integrate in the mind
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dust
1. remove the dust from
2. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
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drawn
1. cause to move by pulling
2. get or derive
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demonstrate
1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
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dodge
1. make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
2. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
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drum
1. make a rhythmic sound
2. play a percussion instrument
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divorce
1. part; cease or break association with
2. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
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decrease
1. decrease in size, extent, or range
2. make become smaller
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dimension
1. indicate the dimensions on
2. shape or form to required dimensions
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devil
1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
2. coat or stuff with a spicy paste
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disorder
1. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
2. bring disorder to
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dropped
1. let fall to the ground
2. to fall vertically
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dawn
1. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
2. appear or develop
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discipline
1. develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
2. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
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decline
1. grow worse
2. not accept as true
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denied
1. declare untrue; contradict
2. refuse to accept or believe
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dispute
1. take exception to
2. have a disagreement over something
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discharge
1. complete or carry out
2. pour forth or release
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damn
1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
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drew
1. cause to move by pulling
2. get or derive
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drunk
1. take in liquids
2. consume alcohol
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depend
1. be contingent upon (something that is elided)
2. have faith or confidence in
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differ
1. be different
2. be of different opinions
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destroy
1. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
2. destroy completely; damage irreparably
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debug
1. locate and correct errors in a computer program code
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diagram
1. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
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divine
1. perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
2. search by divining, as if with a rod
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dam
1. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
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drag
1. pull, as against a resistance
2. draw slowly or heavily
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dying
1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
2. suffer or face the pain of death
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distribute
1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
2. distribute or disperse widely
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detect
1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
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duck
1. to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
2. submerge or plunge suddenly
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dive
1. drop steeply
2. plunge into water
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drill
1. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
2. train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
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disagree
1. be of different opinions
2. be different from one another
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disable
1. make unable to perform a certain action
2. injure permanently
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defend
1. argue or speak in defense of
2. be on the defensive; act against an attack
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dig
1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
2. create by digging
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debut
1. present for the first time to the public
2. appear for the first time in public
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deny
1. declare untrue; contradict
2. refuse to accept or believe
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disco
1. dance to disco music
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dump
1. throw away as refuse
2. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
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defeat
1. win a victory over
2. thwart the passage of
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divide
1. separate into parts or portions
2. perform a division
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deserve
1. be worthy or deserving
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dare
1. take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
2. to be courageous enough to try or do something
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drain
1. flow off gradually
2. deplete of resources
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dash
1. run or move very quickly or hastily
2. break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
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dried
1. remove the moisture from and make dry
2. become dry or drier
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dealt
1. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
2. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
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duplicate
1. make or do or perform again
2. duplicate or match
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doom
1. decree or designate beforehand
2. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
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dice
1. cut into cubes
2. play dice
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dock
1. come into dock
2. deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
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dispatch
1. send away towards a designated goal
2. complete or carry out
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dip
1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
2. dip into a liquid while eating
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deaf
1. make or render deaf
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delight
1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to
2. take delight in
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declare
1. state emphatically and authoritatively
2. announce publicly or officially
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dim
1. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
2. become dim or lusterless
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disclose
1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
2. reveal to view as by removing a cover
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drove
1. operate or control a vehicle
2. travel or be transported in a vehicle
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deferred
1. hold back to a later time
2. yield to another's wish or opinion
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demandingMore Definitions →
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descendingMore Definitions →
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din
1. make a resonant sound, like artillery
2. instill (into a person) by constant repetition
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depart
1. move away from a place into another direction
2. be at variance with; be out of line with
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decay
1. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
2. fall into decay or ruin
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distinguish
1. mark as different
2. detect with the senses
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defect
1. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
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dropping
1. let fall to the ground
2. to fall vertically
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debit
1. enter as debit
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dye
1. color with dye
2. color for microscopic study
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debugging
1. locate and correct errors in a computer program code
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discourse
1. to consider or examine in speech or writing
2. carry on a conversation
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dub
1. give a nickname to
2. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
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duplex
1. change into a duplex
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delegate
1. transfer power to someone
2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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deploy
1. to distribute systematically or strategically
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drift
1. be in motion due to some air or water current
2. wander from a direct course or at random
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docket
1. place on the docket for legal action
2. make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list
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disappear
1. get lost, as without warning or explanation
2. become invisible or unnoticeable
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decreasingMore Definitions →
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distress
1. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
2. cause mental pain to
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denote
1. be a sign or indication of
2. have as a meaning
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decree
1. issue a decree
2. decide with authority
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designate
1. assign a name or title to
2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
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dove
1. drop steeply
2. plunge into water
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derive
1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
2. obtain
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dummy
1. make a dummy of
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dull
1. make dull in appearance
2. become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
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dong
1. go `ding dong', like a bell
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dwarf
1. make appear small by comparison
2. check the growth of
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dent
1. make a depression into
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diagnose
1. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
2. subject to a medical analysis
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dominate
1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
2. be in control
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digging
1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
2. create by digging
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diversified
1. make (more) diverse
2. spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
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disadvantage
1. put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
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dismiss
1. bar from attention or consideration
2. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
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deliberate
1. think about carefully; weigh
2. discuss the pros and cons of an issue
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disconnect
1. pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
2. make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
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departingMore Definitions →
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despair
1. abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart
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ditch
1. forsake
2. throw away
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dart
1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
2. run or move very quickly or hastily
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dispose
1. give, sell, or transfer to another
2. throw or cast away
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detox
1. treat for alcohol or drug dependence
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duel
1. fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
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decorate
1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
2. be beautiful to look at
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dissent
1. withhold assent
2. express opposition through action or words
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dislike
1. have or feel a dislike or distaste for
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dynamite
1. blow up with dynamite
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dwell
1. think moodily or anxiously about something
2. originate (in)
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dine
1. have supper; eat dinner
2. give dinner to; host for dinner
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dab
1. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
2. hit lightly
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discard
1. throw or cast away
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differentiate
1. mark as different
2. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
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dug
1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
2. create by digging
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dusk
1. become dusk
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deter
1. try to prevent; show opposition to
2. turn away from by persuasion
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damp
1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
2. restrain or discourage
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drip
1. fall in drops
2. let or cause to fall in drops
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disregard
1. refuse to acknowledge
2. bar from attention or consideration
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dragged
1. pull, as against a resistance
2. draw slowly or heavily
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departedMore Definitions →
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drank
1. take in liquids
2. consume alcohol
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dubbed
1. give a nickname to
2. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
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dragging
1. pull, as against a resistance
2. draw slowly or heavily
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dotted
1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
2. distribute loosely
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dun
1. treat cruelly
2. persistently ask for overdue payment
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diffuse
1. move outward
2. spread or diffuse through
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discriminate
1. recognize or perceive the difference
2. treat differently on the basis of sex or race
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dread
1. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
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dyke
1. enclose with a dike
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darn
1. repair by sewing
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ding
1. go `ding dong', like a bell
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dripping
1. fall in drops
2. let or cause to fall in drops
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disseminate
1. cause to become widely known
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devote
1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
2. dedicate
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discourage
1. try to prevent; show opposition to
2. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
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demise
1. transfer by a lease or by a will
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decode
1. convert code into ordinary language
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depict
1. show in, or as in, a picture
2. give a description of
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dictate
1. issue commands or orders for
2. say out loud for the purpose of recording
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dope
1. take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
2. add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties
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dissatisfied
1. fail to satisfy
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disguise
1. make unrecognizable
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depletedMore Definitions →
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dizzy
1. make dizzy or giddy
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depictingMore Definitions →
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diminish
1. decrease in size, extent, or range
2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
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dietingMore Definitions →
ditto
1. repeat an action or statement
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disrupt
1. make a break in
2. throw into disorder
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deem
1. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
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devise
1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
2. arrange by systematic planning and united effort
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dissolve
1. grow less and less substantial until it disappears
2. cause to go into a solution
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deduct
1. make a subtraction
2. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
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discontinue
1. put an end to a state or an activity
2. come to or be at an end
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despatch
1. send away towards a designated goal
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disturb
1. move deeply
2. change the arrangement or position of
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distractedMore Definitions →
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dipped
1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
2. dip into a liquid while eating
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deaconMore Definitions →
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defer
1. hold back to a later time
2. yield to another's wish or opinion
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dunk
1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
2. make a dunk shot, in basketball
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diagnosingMore Definitions →
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diss
1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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distilled
1. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
2. extract by the process of distillation
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drown
1. cover completely or make imperceptible
2. get rid of as if by submerging
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dipping
1. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
2. dip into a liquid while eating
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drudge
1. work hard
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descend
1. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
2. come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
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demolishedMore Definitions →
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danglingMore Definitions →
drawbackMore Definitions →
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dictatedMore Definitions →
dateline
1. mark with a date and place
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divert
1. turn aside; turn away from
2. send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
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dedicate
1. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
2. open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
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drainingMore Definitions →
dazzle
1. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
2. amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
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dangle
1. hang loosely
2. cause to dangle or hang freely
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disgrace
1. bring shame or dishonor upon
2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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dung
1. fertilize or dress with dung
2. defecate; used of animals
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discern
1. detect with the senses
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disqualified
1. make unfit or unsuitable
2. declare unfit
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drumming
1. make a rhythmic sound
2. play a percussion instrument
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dispense
1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
2. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
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disgust
1. fill with distaste
2. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
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dilute
1. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
2. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
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degrade
1. reduce the level of land, as by erosion
2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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degenerate
1. grow progressively worse
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deepen
1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked
2. become more intense
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doodle
1. make a doodle; draw aimlessly
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defy
1. resist or confront with resistance
2. elude, especially in a baffling way
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distract
1. draw someone's attention away from something
2. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
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deceive
1. be false to; be dishonest with
2. cause someone to believe an untruth
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distrust
1. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
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disappoint
1. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
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despise
1. look down on with disdain
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detour
1. travel via a detour
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drone
1. make a monotonous low dull sound
2. talk in a monotonous voice
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daze
1. to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
2. overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
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decipher
1. convert code into ordinary language
2. read with difficulty
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disapprove
1. consider bad or wrong
2. deem wrong or inappropriate
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diversify
1. make (more) diverse
2. spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
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disallow
1. command against
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deprive
1. take away possessions from someone
2. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
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disjoint
1. part; cease or break association with
2. separate at the joints
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discontent
1. make dissatisfied
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distort
1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
2. form into a spiral shape
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disgustedMore Definitions →
disclaim
1. renounce a legal claim or title to
2. make a disclaimer about
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domicile
1. make one's home in a particular place or community
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dismay
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
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decrypt
1. convert code into ordinary language
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delve
1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth
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drizzle
1. rain lightly
2. moisten with fine drops
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deviate
1. turn aside; turn away from
2. be at variance with; be out of line with
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deduce
1. reason by deduction; establish by deduction
2. conclude by reasoning; in logic
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detach
1. cause to become detached or separated; take off
2. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
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dismantle
1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
2. take apart into its constituent pieces
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desist
1. choose not to consume
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disarm
1. remove offensive capability from
2. make less hostile; win over
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dredge
1. cover before cooking
2. search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
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disperse
1. distribute loosely
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions
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disrespect
1. show a lack of respect for
2. have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
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desolate
1. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
2. reduce in population
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draught
1. make a blueprint of
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discredit
1. cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
2. damage the reputation of
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dignified
1. confer dignity or honor upon
2. raise the status of
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deteriorate
1. become worse or disintegrate
2. grow progressively worse
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disdain
1. look down on with disdain
2. reject with contempt
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drool
1. be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something
2. let saliva drivel from the mouth
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douche
1. direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning
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detract
1. take away a part from; diminish
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downgrade
1. rate lower; lower in value or esteem
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decoy
1. lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
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dwelt
1. think moodily or anxiously about something
2. originate (in)
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dike
1. enclose with a dike
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displace
1. cause to move, usually with force or pressure
2. take the place of or have precedence over
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detain
1. deprive of freedom; take into confinement
2. stop or halt
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drape
1. arrange in a particular way
2. place casually
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daydream
1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
2. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
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denounce
1. speak out against
2. to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
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dispel
1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions
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degas
1. remove gas from
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dreamt
1. have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
2. experience while sleeping
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deactivate
1. remove from active military status or reassign
2. make inactive
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discord
1. be different from one another
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divulge
1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
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deluge
1. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
2. charge someone with too many tasks
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drivel
1. let saliva drivel from the mouth
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devour
1. to consume
2. enjoy avidly
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digress
1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
2. wander from a direct or straight course
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dialling
1. operate a dial to select a telephone number
2. choose by means of a dial
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delineate
1. show the form or outline of
2. determine the essential quality of
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defrost
1. make or become free of frost or ice
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dunning
1. treat cruelly
2. persistently ask for overdue payment
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deflect
1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
2. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
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demolish
1. destroy completely
2. ruin or destroy
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dubbing
1. give a nickname to
2. provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
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dragoon
1. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
2. subjugate by imposing troops
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dupe
1. fool or hoax
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disqualify
1. make unfit or unsuitable
2. declare unfit
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dissipatedMore Definitions →
decompose
1. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
2. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
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dinning
1. make a resonant sound, like artillery
2. instill (into a person) by constant repetition
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drugged
1. administer a drug to
2. use recreational drugs
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dropkick
1. make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick
2. drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal
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dogging
1. go after with the intent to catch
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depress
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
2. lower (prices or markets)
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defray
1. bear the expenses of
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dimming
1. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
2. become dim or lusterless
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defied
1. resist or confront with resistance
2. elude, especially in a baffling way
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dissipate
1. to cause to separate and go in different directions
2. move away from each other
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deflatedMore Definitions →
defraud
1. deprive of by deceit
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dogged
1. go after with the intent to catch
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disassemble
1. take apart into its constituent pieces
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damningMore Definitions →
disprove
1. prove to be false
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dribble
1. run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
2. let or cause to fall in drops
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damaskMore Definitions →
derail
1. cause to run off the tracks
2. run off or leave the rails
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dampen
1. suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
2. make moist
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diverge
1. move or draw apart
2. have no limits as a mathematical series
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dissectedMore Definitions →
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disarray
1. bring disorder to
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deterred
1. try to prevent; show opposition to
2. turn away from by persuasion
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declassified
1. lift the restriction on and make available again
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dovetail
1. fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
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destruct
1. destroy (one's own missile or rocket)
2. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
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digitize
1. put into digital form, as for use in a computer
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doss
1. sleep in a convenient place
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darken
1. become dark or darker
2. tarnish or stain
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debunkingMore Definitions →
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dado
1. provide with a dado
2. cut a dado into or fit into a dado
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deport
1. behave in a certain manner
2. hand over to the authorities of another country
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dissect
1. cut open or cut apart
2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
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displeasedMore Definitions →
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dinkMore Definitions →
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divest
1. take away possessions from someone
2. deprive of status or authority
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defuse
1. remove the triggering device from
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deflate
1. collapse by releasing contained air or gas
2. release contained air or gas from
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decompress
1. restore to its uncompressed form
2. decrease the pressure of
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dishonor
1. bring shame or dishonor upon
2. force (someone) to have sex against their will
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dimmed
1. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
2. become dim or lusterless
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disobey
1. refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
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deplete
1. use up (resources or materials)
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distasteMore Definitions →
donned
1. put clothing on one's body
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deferring
1. hold back to a later time
2. yield to another's wish or opinion
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dissuade
1. turn away from by persuasion
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disaffectedMore Definitions →
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deterring
1. try to prevent; show opposition to
2. turn away from by persuasion
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duckingMore Definitions →
deadlockedMore Definitions →
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disinfect
1. destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing
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disorientedMore Definitions →
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decry
1. express strong disapproval of
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dimple
1. mark with, or as if with, dimples
2. produce dimples while smiling
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drench
1. drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
2. force to drink
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dribblingMore Definitions →
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disburse
1. expend, as from a fund
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donning
1. put clothing on one's body
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detest
1. dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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downplay
1. represent as less significant or important
2. understate the importance or quality of
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destabilize
1. become unstable
2. make unstable
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detonate
1. cause to burst with a violent release of energy
2. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
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disengage
1. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
2. free or remove obstruction from
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distilling
1. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
2. extract by the process of distillation
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ditheringMore Definitions →
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detoxify
1. remove poison from
2. treat for alcohol or drug dependence
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dower
1. furnish with an endowment
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disintegrate
1. break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
2. cause to undergo fission or lose particles
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deforest
1. remove the trees from
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disembodied
1. free from a body or physical form or reality
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diddle
1. deprive of by deceit
2. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
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disband
1. cause to break up or cease to function
2. stop functioning or cohering as a unit
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debunk
1. expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
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defame
1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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demystified
1. make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
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doze
1. sleep lightly or for a short period of time
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dither
1. act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
2. make a fuss; be agitated
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dispelling
1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions
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dispelled
1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions
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dibble
1. plant with a wooden hand tool
2. make a hole with a wooden hand tool
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dismount
1. alight from (a horse)
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distill
1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
2. undergo the process of distillation
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dicker
1. negotiate the terms of an exchange
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droop
1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
2. hang loosely or laxly
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dislodge
1. remove or force out from a position
2. change place or direction
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dripped
1. fall in drops
2. let or cause to fall in drops
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deform
1. make formless
2. twist and press out of shape
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defile
1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
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debrief
1. put someone through a debriefing and make him report
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downsize
1. dismiss from work
2. design or manufacture in a smaller size
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debugged
1. locate and correct errors in a computer program code
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distemper
1. paint with distemper
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dabble
1. dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
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devastate
1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
2. overwhelm or overpower
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dally
1. behave carelessly or indifferently
2. waste time
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diagramming
1. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
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disbelieve
1. reject as false; refuse to accept
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deconstruct
1. interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
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devolve
1. pass on or delegate to another
2. be inherited by
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disparage
1. express a negative opinion of
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decried
1. express strong disapproval of
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dwindle
1. become smaller or lose substance
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dilate
1. become wider
2. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
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deface
1. mar or spoil the appearance of
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dogfight
1. arrange for an illegal dogfight
2. engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
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disembark
1. go ashore
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debarred
1. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
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demean
1. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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denigrate
1. cause to seem less serious; play down
2. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
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depreciate
1. belittle
2. lower the value of something
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deplore
1. express strong condemnation of
2. regret strongly
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depose
1. force to leave (an office)
2. make a deposition; declare under oath
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delimit
1. determine the essential quality of
2. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
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devalue
1. remove the value from; deprive of its value
2. lower the value or quality of
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dishonour
1. bring shame or dishonor upon
2. force (someone) to have sex against their will
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decease
1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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drawl
1. lengthen and slow down or draw out
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demystify
1. make less mysterious or remove the mystery from
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disquiet
1. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
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dissociate
1. part; cease or break association with
2. regard as unconnected
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discolor
1. lose color or turn colorless
2. cause to lose or change color
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disentangle
1. release from entanglement of difficulty
2. extricate from entanglement
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decouple
1. disconnect or separate
2. regard as unconnected
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