DETHRONED
DETHRONED, participle passive Removed from a throne; deposed.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DETHRONEMENT
DETHRONEMENT, noun Removal from a throne; deposition of a king, emperor or prince.
DETHRONER
DETHRONER, noun One who dethrones.
DETHRONING
DETHRONING, participle present tense Driving from a throne; depriving of regal power.
DETINUE
DETINUE, noun In law, a writ of detinue is one that lies against him who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in his possession. This writ lies for a thing ...
DETONATE
DETONATE, verb transitive [Latin, to thunder.] In chemistry, to cause to explode; to burn or inflame with a sudden report.DETONATE, verb intransitive To explode; to burn with a ...
DETONATED
DETONATED, participle passive Exploded; burnt with explosion.
DETONATING
DETONATING, participle present tense Exploding; inflaming with a sudden report.
DETONATION
DETONATION, noun An explosion or sudden report made by the inflammation of certain combustible bodies, as fulminating gold. detonation is not decrepitation.
DETONIZATION
DETONIZATION, noun The acct of exploding, as certain combustible bodies.
DETONIZE
DETONIZE, verb intransitive [See Detonate.] To cause to explode; to burn with an explosion; to calcine with detonation.DETONIZE, verb intransitive To explode; to burn with a sud...
DETONIZED
DETONIZED, participle passive Exploded, as a combustible body.
DETONIZING
DETONIZING, participle present tense Exploding with a sudden report.
DETORSION
DETORSION, noun A turning or wresting; perversion.
DETORT
DETORT, verb transitive [Latin, to twist.] To twist; to wrest; to pervert; to turn from the original or plain meaning.
DETORTED
DETORTED, participle passive Twisted; wrested; perverted.
DETORTING
DETORTING, participle present tense Wresting; perverting.
DETOUR
DETOUR, noun A turning; a circuitous way.
DETRACT
DETRACT, verb transitive [Latin, to draw. See Draw and Drag.]1. Literally, to draw from. Hence, to take away from reputation or merit, through envy, malice or other motive; henc...
DETRACTION
DETRACTION, noun [Latin] The act of taking something from the reputation or worth of another, with the view to lessen him in estimation; censure; a lessening of worth; the act o...
DETRACTIOUS
DETRACTIOUS, adjective Containing detraction; lessening reputation. [Not in use.]
DETRACTIVE
DETRACTIVE, adjective Having the quality or tendency to lessen the worth or estimation.
DETRACTOR
DETRACTOR, noun One who takes away or impairs the reputation of another injuriously; one who attempts to lessen the worth or honor of another.
DETRACTORY
DETRACTORY, adjective Derogatory; defamatory by denial of desert; with from.
DETRACTRESS
DETRACTRESS, noun A female detractor; a censorious woman.
DETRECT
DETRECT, verb transitive [Latin] To refuse. [Not in use.]
DETRIMENT
DETRIMENT, noun [Latin, worn off.] Loss; damage; injury; mischief; harm; diminution. We speak of detriment to interest, property, religion, morals, reputation, and to land or bu...