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

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  • depart/dɪˈpɑːt/verbB22 meaningsTo go away from a place.
  • depend/dɪˈpɛnd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo need someone or something in order to manage.
  • depict/dɪˈpɪkt/verbC1To show or describe something in a picture or words.
  • deplete/dɪˈpliːt/verbB2+To use up a supply until little is left.
  • deplore/dɪˈploɹ/verbC1To feel and express strong disapproval.
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verbC12 meanings
To put new code where real users will meet it.
  • depose/dɪˈpəʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo remove a ruler or leader from power.
  • deposit/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/nounB14 meaningsMoney paid up front and held until you pay the rest or bring the thing back.
  • deprave/dɪˈpɹeɪv/verbC1To corrupt somebody morally.
  • deprecate/ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/verbC2To express disapproval of something.
  • deprive/dɪˈpɹaɪv/verbC1To take away from somebody what they need.
  • derange/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/verbC2To drive somebody out of their right mind.
  • deride/dɪˈɹaɪd/verbC1To laugh at somebody with contempt.
  • derive/dɪˈɹaɪv/verbB2+3 meaningsTo get something from a particular source.
  • descaleverbC2To remove the hard chalky deposit left by water.
  • descend/dɪˈsɛnd/verbB25 meaningsTo move down from a higher place.
  • describe/dɪˈskɹaɪb/verbA2+3 meaningsTo say or write what someone or something is like.
  • descry/dɪˈskɹaɪ/verbC2To catch sight of something far off.
  • desecrate/ˈdɛs.ɪ.kɹeɪ̯t/verbC1To treat a sacred place with violent disrespect.
  • desert/ˈdɛz.ət/nounA22 meaningsA huge dry area where almost no rain falls.
  • deserve/dɪˈzɜːv/verbA22 meaningsTo have earned something by what you have done.
  • design/dɪˈzaɪn/verbB13 meaningsTo plan how something new will look and work.
  • designate/ˈdɛz.ɪɡ.nət/verbC12 meaningsTo officially mark out for a particular role or use.
  • desire/dɪˈzaɪə/nounB12 meaningsA strong wish for something.
  • desist/dɪˈsɪst/verbC1To stop doing something.
  • despair/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/nounB1+2 meaningsThe state of having lost all hope.
  • despoil/dɪˈspɔɪl/verbC2To strip a place of its goods by force.
  • destroy/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/verbA22 meaningsTo damage something so completely that nothing is left.
  • detach/dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/verbB2+To unfasten one part from another.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • detonate/ˈdɛtəneɪt/verbB2To 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.