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4 : KNOCK DOWN, FLOOR

Synonyms

[1] apparel, array, attire, caparison, clothe, dress, garb, invest, rig, suit—more at CLOTHE

[2] adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, decorate, do, dress, embellish, enrich, garnish, grace, ornament, trim—more at DECORATE

deck·hand noun : a sailor who performs manual duties

deck·le edge noun : the rough untrimmed edge of paper

— deck·le–edged adjective

de·claim verb : to speak or deliver in the manner of a formal speech

— de·clam·a·to·ry adjective

Synonyms

descant, discourse, harangue, lecture, orate, speak, talk—more at TALK

dec·la·ma·tion noun : the act or art of declaiming

Synonyms

address, harangue, oration, speech, talk—more at SPEECH

dec·la·ra·tion noun 1 : the act of declaring

2 : something that is declared

Synonyms

affirmation, assertion, avowal, claim, profession, protestation

de·clar·a·tive adjective : making a declaration <~ sentence>

de·clare verb de·clared; de·clar·ing 1 : to make known formally, officially, or explicitly : ANNOUNCE <~ war>

2 : to state emphatically : AFFIRM

3 : to make a full statement of

— de·clar·a·to·ry adjective

— de·clar·er noun

Synonyms

[1] advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, enunciate, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound—more at ANNOUNCE

[2] affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, insist, maintain, profess, protest, warrant—more at CLAIM

de·clas·si·fy verb : to remove the security classification of

— de·clas·si·fi·ca·tion noun

de·clen·sion noun 1 : the inflectional forms of a noun, pronoun, or adjective

2 : a falling off or away esp. from a standard or a high point of development

3 : a bending or sloping downward

Synonyms

decadence, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, downfall, downgrade, fall—more at DECLINE

1decline verb de·clined; de·clin·ing 1 : to slope downward : DESCEND

2 : DROOP

3 : WANE

4 : to tend toward an inferior state or weaker condition

5 : to withhold consent; also : REFUSE

6 : INFLECT 2 <~ a noun>

— de·clin·able adjective

— dec·li·na·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] descend, dip, drop, fall, lower, plummet, plunge, sink, tumble—more at DROP

[4] decay, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, ebb, rot, sink, worsen—more at DETERIORATE

[5] disallow, disapprove, negative, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down; also overrule, veto; forbid, prohibit, proscribe; dismiss; abstain, forbear, refrain; deny, dispute, gainsay; balk, stick; abjure, renounce; avoid, bypass, detour

Antonyms

accept, agree (to), approve

2decline noun 1 : a gradual sinking and wasting away

2 : a change to a lower state or level

3 : the time when something is approaching its end

4 : a descending slope

Synonyms

[1] decay, declension, degeneration, descent, deterioration, enfeeblement; also atrophy; exhaustion; flagging, limping; relapse, setback

Antonyms

improvement, recovery, revitalization

[2] decadence, declension, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, descent, deterioration, downfall, downgrade, fall; also decay, rotting, spoiling; break up, crumbling, decomposition, disintegration, dissolution; abasement, debasement; depreciation, lessening; demolition, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, ruination; abatement, decrease, decrement, de-escalation, deflation, diminution, dip, drop, fall, loss, lowering, reduction, sag, shrinkage

Antonyms

ascent, rise, upswing

de·cliv·i·ty noun, plural -ties : a steep downward slope

de·code verb : to convert (a coded message) into ordinary language

— de·cod·er noun

Synonyms

break, crack; also render, translate; dope (out), puzzle (out), figure out, solve, unravel, work, work out

Antonyms

cipher, code, encode

dé·col·le·tage noun : the low-cut neckline of a dress

dé·col·le·té adjective [ORIGIN: F]

1 : wearing a strapless or low-necked gown

2 : having a low-cut neckline

de·com·mis·sion verb : to remove from service

de·com·pose verb 1 : to separate into constituent parts

2 : to break down in decay : ROT

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