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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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290 words · showing 121–180

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  • detect/dɪˈtɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo discover that something is present, especially something faint or hidden.
  • deter/dɪˈtɜː/verbB2+To make somebody decide not to do something.
  • deteriorate/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/verbC1To grow steadily worse over time.
  • determine/dɪˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo establish something exactly, after investigation.
  • detest/dɪˈtɛst/verbC1To dislike somebody or something intensely.
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/ˈdɛtəneɪt/
verbB2
To set off an explosion deliberately.
  • detour/ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/nounB1+3 meaningsA longer route taken because the direct one is blocked or because you want to pass something.
  • detract/dɪˈtɹækt/verbC2To take away from the worth or effect of something.
  • develop/dɪˈvɛl.əp/verbA2+5 meaningsTo grow or change gradually into something larger, stronger or more advanced.
  • devise/dɪˈvaɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo invent a clever plan or method.
  • devolve/dɪˈvɒɫv/verbC1To pass power or duty down to a lower level.
  • devote/dɪˈvəʊt/verbB23 meaningsTo give time, effort or money entirely to one purpose or one person.
  • devour/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/verbB2+2 meaningsTo eat hungrily.
  • diagnose/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/verbC1To work out what illness or fault is present.
  • dice/daɪs/nounA2+2 meaningsA small cube marked with one to six dots, thrown in games.
  • dictate/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo command with no room for argument.
  • die/daɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo stop living.
  • diet/ˈdaɪət/nounB13 meaningsEverything a person or animal usually eats.
  • differ/ˈdɪfə/verbB22 meaningsNot to be the same as something else.
  • differentiate/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo recognise or state what makes things different.
  • diffuse/dɪˈfjuːz/verbC23 meaningsTo spread out in all directions and become less concentrated.
  • dig/dɪɡ/verbA22 meaningsTo make a hole in the ground.
  • digest/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/verbB22 meaningsTo break food down inside the body.
  • dignify/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat something as more worthy or serious than it deserves.
  • digress/daɪˈɡɹɛs/verbC1To wander off the subject while speaking.
  • dilute/daɪˈljuːt/verbB2+To weaken a liquid by adding water.
  • dim/dɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsGiving or having only weak light.
  • diminish/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo shrink steadily in size or importance.
  • dine/daɪn/verbB1+To eat dinner, especially formally.
  • dip/dɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo put something briefly into a liquid and take it out again.
  • direct/daɪˈɹɛkt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsGoing straight to a destination with nothing in between.
  • disable/dɪsˈeɪbəl/verbB1+To stop a device or feature from working.
  • disabuse/dɪsəˈbjuːz/verbC2To rid somebody of a mistaken belief.
  • disagree/dɪsəˈɡɹiː/verbA2+3 meaningsTo have a different opinion from someone, and say so.
  • disappear/dɪsəˈpɪə/verbA23 meaningsTo go out of sight; to stop being visible.
  • disappoint/dɪsəˈpɔɪnt/verbB2To fail to meet someone's hopes or expectations.
  • disapprove/dɪsəˈpɹuːv/verbB2To judge that something is wrong.
  • disarm/dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/verbB22 meaningsTo take weapons away, or to make a device safe.
  • disassemble/dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/verbB2+To take a machine to bits in order.
  • disband/dɪsˈbænd/verbC1To break a group up for good.
  • discard/dɪsˈkɑːd/verbC12 meaningsTo throw away or get rid of something unwanted.
  • discern/dɪˈsɜːn/verbC12 meaningsTo see or make out something with difficulty.
  • discharge/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/verbB23 meaningsTo let somebody go officially.
  • discipline/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/nounB15 meaningsTraining that teaches people to obey rules and control themselves.
  • disclose/dɪsˈkləʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo make known something that was secret or private.
  • discomfit/dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/verbC2To make somebody uneasy and put out.
  • disconcert/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/verbC1To throw somebody off their balance of mind.
  • disconnect/dɪskəˈnɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo break a connection.
  • discontinue/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/verbB2+To stop making or doing something for good.
  • discount/dɪˈskaʊnt/nounB1+3 meaningsAn amount taken off the usual price.
  • discourse/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/<q:mainly noun>nounC12 meaningsThe ongoing conversation of a field or society.
  • discover/dɪˈskʌvə/verbA2+3 meaningsTo find something that was not known about before.
  • discredit/dɪsˈkɹɛd.ɪt/verbB2+To damage belief in somebody or something.
  • discriminate/dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat people unfairly because of their group.
  • discuss/dɪˈskʌs/verbA1To talk about a topic seriously with other people.
  • disdain/dɪsˈdeɪn/nounC12 meaningsA feeling that someone or something is beneath your consideration.
  • disembark/ˌdɪs.ɪmˈbɑːk/verbB2+To get off a ship or an aircraft.
  • disengage/ˌdɪsɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo break off contact or connection.
  • disentangle[ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəɫ]verbC1To free something from a knot or a muddle.
  • disguise/dɪsˈɡaɪz/nounB22 meaningsA change of appearance meant to hide who you are.