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

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  • depose/dɪˈpəʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo remove a ruler or leader from power.
  • deprave/dɪˈpɹeɪv/verbC1To corrupt somebody morally.
  • deprive/dɪˈpɹaɪv/verbC1To take away from somebody what they need.
  • deride/dɪˈɹaɪd/verbC1To laugh at somebody with contempt.
  • derive/dɪˈɹaɪv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo get something from a particular source.
  • descend/dɪˈsɛnd/
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To move down from a higher place.
  • describe/dɪˈskɹaɪb/verbA2+3 meaningsTo say or write what someone or something is like.
  • desecrate/ˈdɛs.ɪ.kɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To treat a sacred place with violent disrespect.
  • designate/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/verbC12 meaningsTo officially mark out for a particular role or use.
  • desist/dɪˈsɪst/verbC1To stop doing something.
  • detail/ˈdiː.teɪl/nounB15 meaningsOne small fact or feature of something larger.
  • detain/dɪˈteɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo keep someone in official custody.
  • detangleverbC1To work knots out of hair.
  • deteriorate/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/verbC1To grow steadily worse over time.
  • detest/dɪˈtɛst/verbC1To dislike somebody or something intensely.
  • devise/dɪˈvaɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo invent a clever plan or method.
  • devolve/dɪˈvɒɫv/verbC1To pass power or duty down to a lower level.
  • diagnose/ˈdʌɪ.əɡˌnəʊz/verbC1To work out what illness or fault is present.
  • dictate/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo command with no room for argument.
  • die/daɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo stop living.
  • 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.
  • dignify/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat something as more worthy or serious than it deserves.
  • digress/daɪˈɡɹɛs/verbC1To wander off the subject while speaking.
  • dim/dɪm/adjectiveB24 meaningsGiving or having only weak light.
  • diminish/dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo shrink steadily in size or importance.
  • disagree/dɪsəˈɡɹiː/verbA2+3 meaningsTo have a different opinion from someone, and say so.
  • disarm/dɪsˈɑː(ɹ)m/verbB22 meaningsTo take weapons away, or to make a device safe.
  • 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.
  • disclose/dɪsˈkləʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo make known something that was secret or private.
  • disconcert/ˌdɪskənˈsɜːt/verbC1To throw somebody off their balance of mind.
  • disconnect/dɪskəˈnɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo break a connection.
  • 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.
  • discriminate/dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.neɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo treat people unfairly because of their group.
  • disdain/dɪsˈdeɪn/nounC12 meaningsA feeling that someone or something is beneath your consideration.
  • disengage/ˌdɪsɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo break off contact or connection.
  • disentangle[ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəɫ]verbC1To free something from a knot or a muddle.
  • dislodge/dɪsˈlɒdʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo force something out of its fixed position.
  • dismantle/dɪsˈmæntəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo take a machine or structure apart piece by piece.
  • dismay/dɪsˈmeɪ/nounC12 meaningsA feeling of shock and discouragement at something bad.
  • dismember/ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo cut a body into pieces.
  • dismiss/dɪsˈmɪs/verbB24 meaningsTo refuse to take an idea seriously.
  • dismount/dɪsˈmaʊnt/verbB22 meaningsTo get down from a horse or bicycle.
  • disown/dɪsˈəʊn/verbC1To refuse any longer to acknowledge a relative.
  • dispatch/dɪˈspæt͡ʃ/verbB25 meaningsTo send someone or something off to a place, for a purpose.
  • dispel[dɪˈspɛɫ]verbC1To drive away doubts, fears, or myths.
  • dispense/dɪˈspɛns/verbC1To hand out, or to make up and give medicine.
  • disperse/dɪˈspɜːs/verbC13 meaningsTo spread out over a wide area and move off in different directions.
  • displace/dɪsˈpleɪs/verbC12 meaningsTo force something or someone out of its usual place.
  • dispose/dɪsˈpoʊz/verbC1To get rid of something.
  • dispossess/dɪspəˈzəs/verbC1To take somebody's property or land away.
  • disrupt/dɪsˈɹʌpt/verbC1To break the normal flow of things.
  • dissect/dɪˈsɛkt/verbC1To cut a body open for study, or to examine in fine detail.
  • dissipate/ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/verbC1To scatter and disappear, or to waste away.
  • dissolve/dɪˈzɒlv/verbC14 meaningsTo mix into a liquid until it becomes part of it and can no longer be seen.
  • dissuade/dɪˈsweɪd/verbC1To persuade someone not to do something.