English Words Starting With D

• defray

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /dɪˈfreɪ/to pay for something; to provide money to cover costs or expenses.
• defrayal

  nounC2
  /dɪˈfreɪəl/The act of providing money to cover a cost or expense.
• defriend

  verbLow
  /diːˈfrɛnd/To remove someone from one's list of friends or contacts on a social media platform.
• defrock

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˌdiːˈfrɒk/To formally remove a member of the clergy from their official position and privileges.
• defrost

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ˌdiːˈfrɒst/to cause something frozen to become unfrozen, usually by removing it from a freezer or applying gentle heat.
• defroster

  nounC1
  /diːˈfrɒstə/A device in a vehicle that clears frost, ice, or condensation from the windscreen and often the rear window.
• deftness

  nounC1-C2
  /ˈdɛftnəs/Skilful, quick, and neat in movement or action.
• defunct

  adjectivenounC1
  /dɪˈfʌŋkt/No longer existing, operating, or functioning; dead or extinct.
• defund

  verb-transitiveB2
  /diːˈfʌnd/to withdraw or reduce financial funding from a specific organisation, programme, or department.
• defuse

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌdiːˈfjuːz/To remove the fuse from (an explosive device), making it safe.
• defusion

  nounLow to Medium (specialist term)
  /ˌdiːˈfjuːʒən/The process of reducing the intensity or impact of something, particularly negative thoughts or emotions, by creating psychological distance from them.
• defuze

  verb-ambitransitiveC2
  /diːˈfjuːz/To remove the fuse from (an explosive device) or to make (a potentially dangerous situation) less tense or critical.
• defy

  nounverbverb-transitiveB2
  /dɪˈfaɪ/To openly refuse to obey someone or something; to challenge or resist.
• degame

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈdeɪɡeɪm/A tropical hardwood tree (Calycophyllum candidissimum) native to Central and South America.
• deganawidah

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdɛɡənəˈwiːdə/The legendary prophet and co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee), also known as the Great Peacemaker.
• degas

  verbverb-transitiveLow (primarily technical)
  /diːˈɡæs/To remove gas (usually air) from a substance or enclosed space.
• degauss

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌdiːˈɡaʊs/To remove or neutralize a magnetic field from (an object or device), especially from a ship or a computer monitor.
• degausser

  nounC1
  /diːˈɡaʊsə/A device for demagnetizing, particularly used to erase magnetic media.
• degearing

  nounC2
  /ˌdiːˈɡɪərɪŋ/The process of reducing a company's financial leverage or debt relative to its equity.
• degenderize

  verb-transitivelow
  /diːˈdʒɛndəraɪz/to remove gender-specific characteristics, language, or assumptions from something.

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