Verbs

deglaze

verb

dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding l...

deglycerolise

verb

remove from glycerol

deglycerolize

verb

remove from glycerol

demineralise

verb

remove the minerals or salts from

demyelinate

verb

destroy the myelin sheath of

deodourise

verb

eliminate the odor from

deplumate

verb

strip of feathers

depressurise

verb

decrease the pressure of

derecognise

verb

cause to be no longer approved or accepted

derecognize

verb

cause to be no longer approved or accepted

desacralize

verb

transfer from ecclesiastical to civil possession, use, or co...

desalinise

verb

remove salt from

desensitise

verb

make insensitive

desexualise

verb

make infertile

destain

verb

remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contras...

destalinise

verb

counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism

destalinize

verb

counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism

destress

verb

reduce the emphasis

desynchronise

verb

cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated...

desynchronize

verb

cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated...

dethaw

verb

become or cause to become soft or liquid

detick

verb

free (a pet) of ticks

detransitivise

verb

intransitivize

detransitivize

verb

intransitivize

detribalise

verb

cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity

detusk

verb

remove the tusks of animals

devilise

verb

turn into a devil or make devilish

devilize

verb

turn into a devil or make devilish

diagonalise

verb

transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix

diagonalize

verb

transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix

didder

verb

move with or as if with a tremor

digitalise

verb

put into digital form, as for use in a computer

discolorise

verb

remove color from

discolorize

verb

remove color from

discolourise

verb

remove color from

disincarnate

verb

make immaterial; remove the real essence of

disinvolve

verb

free from involvement or entanglement

dissonate

verb

cause to sound harsh and unpleasant

domesticise

verb

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

domesticize

verb

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

dropforge

verb

forge with a dropforge

drydock

verb

maneuver (a ship) into a drydock

dulcorate

verb

make sweeter in taste

dynamise

verb

make more dynamic

dynamize

verb

make more dynamic

editorialise

verb

insert personal opinions into an objective statement

egotrip

verb

act in a way that attracts attention

enclothe

verb

provide with clothes or put clothes on

engild

verb

decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

ensnarl

verb

entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh