English Words Starting With D

• deration

  verbverb-transitiveExtremely rare
  /diːˈræʃən/To remove something (especially food or supplies) from a rationing system; to make available without restrictions.
• deratization

  nounC1
  /ˌdiːˌræt.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/The process of exterminating or controlling rats and other rodent pests.
• deratize

  verb-transitiveVery Low
  /diːˈreɪtaɪz/To remove or exterminate rats from a place.
• derbent

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /ˈdɜːbənt/A mountain pass or narrow passage between mountains.
• derby

  nounB2
  /ˈdɑːbi/A sporting event, especially a horse race, or an important contest between two teams from the same region.
• derbyshire

  nounLow to Medium
  /ˈdɑː.bɪ.ʃə/A county in the East Midlands of England.
• derbyshire chair

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /ˈdɑː.bi.ʃə ˌtʃeə/A specific type of traditional English regional chair, originating from Derbyshire, often characterized by turned spindles, a comb-back, and a woven rush or splint seat.
• derealization

  nounLow frequency
  /diːˌrɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/A mental state where the external world feels unreal, dreamlike, or detached, often as a psychological or psychiatric symptom.
• derecho

  nounLow
  /dəˈreɪtʃəʊ/A widespread, long-lived, straight-line windstorm associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms, often causing significant damage.
• derecognize

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /diːˈrɛk.əɡ.naɪz/To officially withdraw or revoke recognition, status, or approval from something or someone.
• deregister

  verbC1
  /ˌdiːˈrɛdʒ.ɪ.stər/To remove something or someone from an official register or list.
• deregulate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1-C2
  /ˌdiːˈrɛɡjʊleɪt/To remove government regulations or controls from (an industry, business, activity).
• deregulation

  nounC1/C2
  /diːˌrɛɡjuˈleɪʃ(ə)n/The process of removing or reducing government rules and controls on a particular industry, sector, or economic activity.
• dereism

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈdɪə.rɪ.zəm/A thought process detached from logic and reality; thinking that ignores practical constraints and factual evidence.
• derek

  nounC2 (as a name: A1; as a technical term: C2+)
  /ˈdɛrɪk/A common British masculine first name; also a generic, colloquial term for a type of lifting device, specifically a crane.
• derelict

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈder.əl.ɪkt/In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect; (of a person) not doing one's duties; abandoned.
• dereliction

  nounC1
  /ˌderəˈlɪkʃn/A serious failure to fulfil one's duties or responsibilities; a deliberate or negligent abandonment.
• derepress

  verb-transitiveC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
  /ˌdiːrɪˈprɛs/To remove repression from; specifically in molecular biology, to activate (a gene or set of genes) that has been repressed.
• derequisition

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialized)
  /ˌdiːˌrɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/To release (property, goods, personnel) from official compulsory service or confiscation by the state; to give something back to its original owner after it has been requisitioned.
• derestrict

  verbC2
  /ˌdiːrɪˈstrɪkt/To remove restrictions or limitations from something.

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