DETERIORATION
DETERIORATION, noun A growing or making worse; the state of growing worse.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DETERIORITY
DETERIORITY, noun Worse sate or quality; as deteriority of diet.
DETERMENT
DETERMENT, noun [See Deter.] The act of deterring; the cause of deterring; that which deters.
DETERMINABLE
DETERMINABLE, adjective [See Determine.]1. That may be decided with certainty.2. That may end or be determined.
DETERMINATE
DETERMINATE, adjective [Latin]1. Limited; fixed; definite; as a determinate quantity of matter.2. Established; settled; positive; as a determinate rule or order.The determinate ...
DETERMINATELY
DETERMINATELY, adverb1. With certainty.The principles of religion are determinately true or false.2. Resolutely; with fixed resolve. [Unusual.]
DETERMINATENESS
DETERMINATENESS, noun The state of being determinate, certain, or precise.
DETERMINATION
DETERMINATION, noun1. The act of determining or deciding.2. Decision of a question in the mind; firm resolution; settled purpose; as, they have acquainted me with their determin...
DETERMINATIVE
DETERMINATIVE, adjective1. That uncontrollably directs to a certain end.The determinative power of a just cause.2. Limiting; that limits or bounds; as, a word may be determinati...
DETERMINATOR
DETERMINATOR, noun One who determines.
DETERMINE
DETERMINE, verb transitive [Latin, to bound; a boundary or limit. Gr. See Term.]1. To end; particularly, to end by the decision or conclusion of a cause, or of a doubtful or con...
DETERMINED
DETERMINED, participle passive1. Ended; concluded; decided; limited; fixed; settled; resolved; directed.2.adjective Having a firm or fixed purpose, as a determined man; or manif...
DETERMINING
DETERMINING, participle present tense Ending; deciding; fixing; settling; resolving; limiting; directing.
DETERRATION
DETERRATION, noun [Latin, de and terra, earth.] The uncovering of any thing which is buried or covered with earth; a taking from out of the earth.
DETERRED
DETERRED, participle passive [See Deter.] Discouraged or prevented from proceeding or acting, by fear, difficulty or danger.
DETERRING
DETERRING, participle passive1. Discouraging or influencing not to proceed or act, by fear, difficulty, danger, or prospect of evil.2.adjective Discouraging; frightening.
DETERSION
DETERSION, noun [Latin See Deterge.] The act of cleansing, as a sore.
DETERSIVE
DETERSIVE, adjective [See Deterge.] Cleansing; having power to cleanse from offending matter.DETERSIVE, noun A medicine which has the power of cleansing ulcers, or carrying off ...
DETEST
DETEST, verb transitive [Latin, to affirm or bear witness. The primary sense of testor is to set, throw or thrust. To detest is to thrust away.] To abhor; to abominate; to hate ...
DETESTABLE
DETESTABLE, adjective Extremely hateful; abominable; very odious; deserving abhorrence.Thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things. Ezekiel 5:11.
DETESTABLENESS
DETESTABLENESS, noun Extreme hatefulness.
DETESTABLY
DETESTABLY, adverb Very hatefully; abominably.
DETESTATION
DETESTATION, noun Extreme hatred; abhorrence; with of. The good man entertains uniformly a detestation of sin.
DETESTED
DETESTED, participle passive Hated extremely; abhorred.
DETESTER
DETESTER, noun One who abhors.
DETESTING
DETESTING, participle present tense Hating extremely; abhorring; abominating.
DETHRONE
DETHRONE, verb transitive [Latin]1. To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of royal authority and dignity.2. To divest of rule or power, or of supreme power.The ...