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39 words
clear filters
dab
/dæb/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To touch lightly and repeatedly with something soft.
dawdle
/ˈdɔːdl̩/
verb
B2+
To move so slowly that time is wasted.
deafen
/ˈdɛfən/
verb
B2+
To make somebody unable to hear.
debit
/ˈdɛb.ɪt/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
An amount of money taken out of an account.
debrief
/diːˈbɹiːf/
noun
B2+
2 meanings
A meeting after an event to review how it went.
debug
/diːˈbʌɡ/
verb
B2+
To find and remove the faults in a program.
decrypt
/dɪˈkɹɪpt/
verb
B2+
To turn encrypted data back into readable form.
deduce
/dɪˈdʒuːs/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To reach a conclusion by reasoning from what is known.
deduct
/dɪˈdʌkt/
verb
B2+
To subtract an amount from a total.
deepen
/ˈdiːpən/
verb
B2+
To make or become deeper.
deface
/dɪˈfeɪs/
verb
B2+
To spoil the surface or appearance of something.
defer
/dɪˈfɜː/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To put off until later.
deflate
/diːˈfleɪt/
verb
B2+
To let the air out, or to take somebody's confidence away.
deflect
/dɪˈflɛkt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To turn a blow or an object aside.
deform
/dɪˈfɔːm/
verb
B2+
To spoil the natural shape of something.
defuse
/diːˈfjuːz/
verb
B2+
To make a bomb safe, or to calm a tense situation.
demolish
/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/
verb
B2+
4 meanings
To knock a building down completely.
deplete
/dɪˈpliːt/
verb
B2+
To use up a supply until little is left.
derive
/dɪˈɹaɪv/
verb
B2+
3 meanings
To get something from a particular source.
detach
/dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/
verb
B2+
To unfasten one part from another.
deter
/dɪˈtɜː/
verb
B2+
To make somebody decide not to do something.
devour
/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To eat hungrily.
dignify
/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To treat something as more worthy or serious than it deserves.
dilute
/daɪˈljuːt/
verb
B2+
To weaken a liquid by adding water.
disassemble
/dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/
verb
B2+
To take a machine to bits in order.
discontinue
/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/
verb
B2+
To stop making or doing something for good.
discredit
/dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/
verb
B2+
To damage belief in somebody or something.
discriminate
/dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.neɪt/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To treat people unfairly because of their group.
disembark
/ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/
verb
B2+
To get off a ship or an aircraft.
dishearten
/dɪsˈhɑː.tən/
verb
B2+
To take away somebody's hope and courage.
disinfect
/dɪs.ɪnˈfɛkt/
verb
B2+
To kill the germs on a surface or a wound.
disintegrate
/dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/
verb
B2+
To fall apart into pieces.
dislocate
/dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/
verb
B2+
To knock a bone out of its proper joint.
dismantle
/dɪsˈmæntəl/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To take a machine or structure apart piece by piece.
disprove
/dɪsˈpɹuːv/
verb
B2+
To show that something is not true.
distinguish
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
verb
B2
4 meanings
To recognise the difference between two or more things.
drench
/dɹɛnt͡ʃ/
verb
B2+
2 meanings
To make something completely wet.
droop
/ˈdɹuːp/
verb
B2+
To hang down limply through weakness.
dwindle
/ˈdwɪn.dəl/
verb
B2+
To grow steadily smaller until almost nothing is left.