Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DECOMPOSED

DECOMPO'SED, participle passive Separated or resolved into the constituent parts.

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DECOMPOSING

DECOMPO'SING, participle present tense Separating into constituent parts.

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DECOMPOSITE

DECOMPOS'ITE, adjective Compounded a second time; compounded with things already composite.

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DECOMPOSITION

DECOMPOSI'TION, noun1. Analysis; the act of separating the constituent parts of a substance, which are chimically combined. decomposition differs from mechanical division, as th...

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DECOMPOUND

DECOMPOUND', verb transitive1. To compound a second time; to compound or mix with that which is already compound; to form by a second composition.2. To decompose.DECOMPOUND', ad...

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DECOMPOUNDABLE

DECOMPOUND'ABLE, adjective That may be decompounded.

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DECOMPOUNDED

DECOMPOUND'ED, participle passive Compounded a second time; composed of things already compounded.

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DECOMPOUNDING

DECOMPOUND'ING, participle present tense Compounding a second time.

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DECORATE

DEC'ORATE, verb transitive [Latin comeliness, grace.]1. To adorn; to beautify; to embellish; used of external ornaments or apparel; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an ed...

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DECORATED

DEC'ORATED, participle passive Adorned; beautified; embellished.

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DECORATING

DEC'ORATING, participle present tense Adorning; embellishing; rendering beautiful to the eye, or lovely to the mind.

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DECORATION

DECORA'TION, noun1. Ornament; embellishment; any thing added which renders more agreeable to the eye or to the intellectual view.2. In architecture, any thing which adorns and e...

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DECORATOR

DEC'ORATOR, noun One who adorns or embellishes.

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DECOROUS

DEC'OROUS, adjective Decent; suitable to a character, or to the time, place and occasion; becoming; proper; befitting; as a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress ...

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DECOROUSLY

DEC'OROUSLY, adverb In a becoming manner.

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DECORTICATE

DECOR'TICATE, verb transitive [Latin bark.] To strip off bark; to peel; to husk; to take off the exterior coat; as, to decorticate barley.

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DECORTICATED

DECOR'TICATED, participle passive Stripped of bark; peeled; husked.

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DECORTICATING

DECOR'TICATING, participle present tense Stripping off bark or the external coat; peeling.

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DECORTICATION

DECORTICA'TION, noun The act of stripping off bark or husk.

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DECORUM

DECO'RUM, noun [Latin to become.]1. Propriety of speech or behavior; suitableness of speech and behavior, to one's own character, and to the characters present, or to the place ...

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DECOY

DECOY, noun1. Any thing intended to lead into a snare; any lure or allurement that deceives and misleads into evil, danger or the power of an enemy.2. A place for catching wild ...

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DECOY-DUCK

DECOY-DUCK, noun A duck employed to draw others into a net or situation to be taken.

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DECOY-MAN

DECOY-MAN, noun A man employed in decoying and catching fowls.

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DECOYED

DECOYED, participle passive Lured or drawn into a snare or net; allured into danger by deception.

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DECOYING

DECOYING, participle present tense Luring into a snare or net by deception; leading into evil or danger.

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DECREASE

DECREASE, verb intransitive [Latin To grow.] To become less; to be diminished gradually, in extent, bulk, quantity, or amount, or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, the da...

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DECREASED

DECREASED, participle passive Lessened; diminished.