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dissemble,
dissembled,
dissembling,
dissembles.verbs
transitive
verb senses.to hide; to get away from
something; to
disguise or
conceal
under a false appearance; to put on the appearance of; simulate;
feign;
when people dissemble, they hide their real intentions
or emotions
(he was not slow to dissemble when it served his purposes; his dissembling
enabled him to gain the confidence of the group so that he could begin
to divide them, leading to control of them for selfish purposes)
intransitive
verb senses.to put on a false
appearance; to disguise or conceal one's real nature,
motives
or feelings
behind a false
appearance; conceal facts,
intentions or feelings under some pretense;
a dissimulator
dissembler.noun,.plural.dissemblers
dissemblance.noun,.plural.dissemblances
dissimulation;
duplicity
dissemblingly.adverb
disassemble, disassembled,
disassembling,
disassembles.verbs
transitive verb use.to
take apart (disassemble a toaster)
intransitive verb use.to
come apart (the units from IKEA disassemble easily; the spectators began
to disassemble)
disassembly.noun,.plural.disassemblies
disseminate, disseminated,
disseminating,
disseminates.verbs-
transitive verb use.to
scatter widely, as in sowing seed; to spread abroad;
promulgate
(disseminate information); to spread abroad as though sowing seed (disseminate
ideas); to disperse.
throughout
intransitive verb use.to
become diffused;
spread
dissemination, disseminator(s).nouns
disseminated.adjective
widely dispersed
dissent.intransitive
verb
to withhold assent;
to differ
in opinion
or feeling
difference of opinion or dissenting opinion
dissent, dissented,
dissenting,
dissents.intransitive
verbs
to differ in opinion or feeling; disagree;
to withhold assent or approval
dissent.noun,.plural.dissents
difference of opinion
or feeling; disagreement; nonconformity
dissentingly.adverb
dissenter.noun,.plural.dissenters
one who dissents (political dissenters)
dissentious.adjective
characterized
by dissension or dissent; divisive;
factious
dissension.noun,.plural.dissensions
disagreement;
contentious-quarreling;
discord
dissident.adjective
disagreeing, as in opinion or belief
dissident.noun,.plural.dissidents
one who disagrees; a dissenter
dissidence.noun,.plural.dissidences
disagreement, as of opinion or belief; dissent
dissertate.intransitive
verb
to discuss formally
dissertation.noun
a formal or lengthy discussion in speech or writing;
an extended usually written treatment of a subject
dissertational.adjective
dissimulation.noun,.plural.dissimulations
dissimulator.noun,.plural.dissimulators
to hide one's feelings by pretense
or deception
dissimulate.transitive-and.intransitive
verb
not like the real self; not sincere;
hypocrisy
dissimulate, dissimulated,
dissimulating,
dissimulates.verbs
transitive verb senses.to
disguise
(one's intentions, for example)
under a feigned appearance
intransitive verb senses.to
conceal
one's true feelings or intentions
dissimulative.adjective
dissipate, dissipated,
dissipating,
dissipates.verbs
transitive verb senses.to
break up and drive off (as a crowd); to drive away; disperse;
scatter;
to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish (the rain has dissipated);
to attenuate to or almost to
the point of disappearing (the wind finally dissipated the smoke; to lose
(as heat or electricity); irrecoverably; to spend or use up wastefully
or foolishly (lifelong tendency to dissipate his gifts in travel and pleasure;
his fortune is dissipated in imprudent
political adventures)
intransitive verb senses.to
break up and scatter or vanish; to be extravagant or dissolute in the pursuit
of pleasure; especially; to drink to excess
dissipater.or.dissipator.noun
dissipation.noun
the act of dissipating or the condition of having
been dissipated; wasteful expenditure
or consumption;
dissolute.indulgence
in sensual pleasure; intemperance
dissipative.adjective
dissolution.noun
a dissolving
or being dissolved; breaking up into parts; an ending; termination; decomposition
into fragments
or parts; disintegration
dissolute.adjective
lacking moral
restraint; indulging in sensual
pleasures or vices
dissolutely.adverb
dissoluteness.noun
dissonance.noun
a harsh,
disagreeable combination of sounds; discord;
lack of agreement, consistency or harmony;
conflict; a combination of musical tones conventionally considered to suggest
unrelieved tension and require resolution
dissonant.adjective
harsh and
inharmonious
in sound; discordant.adjective
being at variance; disagreeing
dissonantly.adverb
Music:.constituting
or producing a dissonance
dissuade,
dissuaded,
dissuading,
dissuades.transitive
verb
to deter
(a person) from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion
dissuader.noun
dissuasion.noun
the act or an instance of dissuading
dissuasive.adjective
dissuasively.adverb
dissuasiveness.noun
synonyms.deter,
discourage
distemper.noun
a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially
of quadruped
mammals; as a highly
contagious virus disease especially of dogs marked by fever, leukopenia
and respiratory, gastrointestinal and neurological
symptoms
distend,
distended,
distending,
distends.verbs
to expand from internal pressure; to extend; dilate
distinct.adjective
clearly marked off; not alike; not average;
separate;
individual;
discrete
distinction,
distinctness.nouns
distinctly.adverb
distinctive.adjective
serving to identify; distinguishing.(distinctive
tattoos); characteristic
or typical.(Calgary
has a distinctive western flavor); distinctive indicates.qualities
distinguishing and uncommon and often superior or praiseworthy (a distinctive
aura.{atmosphere}
of
grace and elegance); differentiating
between or among things different,
peculiar
distinctively.adverb
distinctiveness.noun
distinction.noun,.plural.distinctions
the act of distinguishing;
differentiation;
the condition or fact of being dissimilar
or distinct; difference;
a distinguishing factor,
attribute
or
characteristic; excellence
or eminence, as of performance,
character or reputation
distinguish,
distinguished,
distinguishing,
distinguishes.transitive
verbs
to make noticeable or different; to separate or
mark off by differences, set apart; differentiate;
to perceive as being different
or distinct; to perceive distinctly; discern-(distinguished
the masts of ships on the horizon); to cause
oneself to be eminent or recognized
(they have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers; he was
distinguished for his corruptness,
as was ancient king Ahaz)
distinguishably.adverb
intransitive senses-to
perceive or indicate differences; discriminate.(distinguish
between comfort and discomfort)
distinguished-adjective
noticeable as eminent; celebrated
distinguishable.adjective
that can be distinguished
distort, distorted,
distorting,
distorts.transitive
verbs
to alter
the normal aspect
of; contort
(to twist.facts
in such a way as to provide.undeserving.credit
(example); to alter
or distort the true meaning of; to twist out of shape; change the appearance
of; misrepresent; misshape;
misstate;
pervert
distortion.noun,.plural.distortions
distorter.noun,.plural.distorters
divulge,
divulged,
divulging,
divulges-transitive
verbs
to make known (something private or secret); reveal
divulgence, divulger.noun
digit.noun,.plural.digits
one of the ten Arabic numerical symbols 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 0; a human finger or toe
digital.adjective
of, relating to or resembling a digit,
especially a finger; operated or done with the fingers (a digital switch);
having digits; expressed in digits, especially for use by a computer; using
or giving a reading in digits (a digital readout on a clock)
digital.noun
a key played with the finger, as on a piano
digitally.adverb
Computers:.a
computer that performs calculations and logical operations with quantities
represented as digits, usually in the binary
number system; compare analog
debilitate, debilitated,
debilitating,
debilitates.transitive
verbs
to sap
the strength or energy of; enervate
debilitative.adjective
debilitation.noun,.plural.debilitations
desist, desisted,
desisting,
desists.intransitive
verbs
to cease
doing something; forbear;
stop; to bring to a standstill; abandon;
abolish;
abort;
abrogate;
annul;
cancel;
cut; drop; eliminate;
end; halt;
quash; quit; scratch; scrub; shutdown; suspend;
terminate;
call off
droll.adjective.comparative.and.superlative
forms.droller;
drollest
having an odd and amusing quality (a droll little
man with a peculiar sense of humor, a book of droll stories)
dwindle, dwindled,
dwindling,
dwindles.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
become gradually less until little remains
transitive verb use.to
cause to dwindle; decrease
demented.adjective
mentally ill; insane;
suffering from dementia
dementedly.adverb
dementedness.noun
dement, demented,
dementing,
dements.transitive
verbs
to make insane
dementia.noun
deterioration
of intellectual faculties,
such as memory, concentration and judgment,
resulting from a disease or a disorder of the brain; it is often accompanied
by emotional disturbance and personality changes; madness;
insanity
demential.adjective
dementia praecox.noun.called
also schizophrenia
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