Detrude, v. a. Depress, lower, sink, drop, thrust down, force down, thrust into (a lower place or state).
Detrusion, n. Depression, lowering, thrusting down.
Deuce, n.
- 1. Two, two-spot (said of cards or dice).
- 2. (Colloq.) Devil.
Deutoxide, n. Binoxide.
Devastate, v. a. Ravage, pillage, plunder, sack, spoil, despoil, destroy, desolate, strip, lay waste.
Devastation, n.
- 1. Ravaging, pillaging, etc. See the verb.
- 2. Ravage, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, waste, pillage, rapine.
Develop, v. a.
- 1. Unfold, evolve, disclose, exhibit, unravel, disentangle, make known, lay open.
- 2. Cause to grow, bring to maturity, bring out.
- 3. (Alg.) Expand, perform the operations indicated in.
Develop, v. n. Unfold, open, grow, be developed, advance to maturity, advance in successive or continuous gradation.
Development, n.
- 1. Unfolding, disclosure, exhibition, unravelling, disentanglement.
- 2. Growth, increase, progress to maturity.
- 3. Evolution, progressive growth, progression in a continuously ascending gradation.
- 4. (Alg.) Expansion, expanding.
Deviate, v. n.
- 1. Digress, diverge, deflect, veer, tack, wheel, turn aside, alter one’s course, wheel about.