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D — Deceive to Defer (Part 6 of 10)

Dedicate, v. a.

    1. Devote, hallow, sanctify, consecrate, set apart (to God or the purposes of religion).
    2. Devote, consecrate, give earnestly or wholly, apply completely or devotedly.
    3. Address (as a literary work), inscribe.

Dedicate, a. Devoted, consecrated, dedicated, set apart.

Dedication, n.

    1. Consecration, devotion.
    2. Address, inscription.

Deduce, v. a. Derive, conclude, infer.

Deducible, a. Inferrible, derivable.

Deduct, v. a. Subtract, withdraw, remove, take away, take out.

Deduction, n.

    1. Subtraction, withdrawal, removal, taking out or away.
    2. Abatement, allowance, defalcation, reduction, discount.
    3. Inference, conclusion, consequence, corollary.

Deed, n.

    1. Act, action, performance, exploit, achievement, feat.
    2. Reality, fact, truth.
    3. (Law.) Indenture.

Deem, v. a. Think, regard, consider, hold, believe, suppose, imagine, judge, count, account, look upon.

Deem, v. n. Think, believe, suppose, opine, fancy, be of opinion.

Deep, a.

    1. Down-reaching, reaching far down, of great depth.