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[3] decline, disallow, refuse, reject, withhold; also rebuff, repel, spurn; check, constrain, hold, keep, restrain, restrict

Antonyms

allow, concede, grant, let, permit

de·o·dar noun [ORIGIN: Hindi & Urdu devadār, deodār, fr. Skt devadāru, fr. deva god + dāru wood]

: a Himalayan cedar

de·odor·ant noun : a preparation that destroys or masks unpleasant odors

de·odor·ize verb : to eliminate the offensive odor of

de·ox·i·dize verb : to remove oxygen from

de·oxy·ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid noun : DNA

de·oxy·ri·bose noun : a sugar with five carbon and four oxygen atoms in each molecule that is part of DNA

dep abbreviation 1 depart; departure

2 deposit

3 deputy

de·part verb 1 : to go away : go away from

2 : to cease living : DIE

3 : to turn aside : DEVIATE

Synonyms

clear out, exit, get off, go, move, pull, quit, sally, shove, take off—more at GO

de·part·ment noun 1 : a distinct sphere or category esp. of an activity or attribute

2 : a functional or territorial division (as of a government, business, or college)

— de·part·men·tal adjective

— de·part·men·tal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] area, arena, demesne, discipline, domain, field, line, province, realm, specialty, sphere—more at FIELD

[2] bureau, desk, division, office—more at DIVISION

department store noun : a store having separate sections for a wide variety of goods

de·par·ture noun 1 : the act of going away

2 : a starting out (as on a journey)

3 : DIVERGENCE

Synonyms

exit, farewell, leave-taking, parting; also flight, retirement, retreat, running away, withdrawal; emigration, evacuation, exodus; egress; abandonment, forsaking, relinquishment

Antonyms

arrival

de·pend verb 1 : to be determined, based, or contingent

2 : to place reliance or trust

3 : to be dependent esp. for financial support

4 : to hang down

Synonyms

[1] base, hang, rest; also establish, found, stay; ground

[2] count, lean, reckon, rely; also commit, confide, entrust, trust

de·pend·abil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being dependable

Synonyms

reliability, solidity, sureness, trustworthiness—more at RELIABILITY

de·pend·able adjective : capable of being depended on : RELIABLE

Synonyms

good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, steady, sure, tried, true, trustworthy; also constant, devoted, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch, steadfast; honest, sincere; infallible, unerring; firm, sound, strong; effective, telling; attested, authenticated, confirmed, proven, valid, validated, verified; blameless, irreproachable, unimpeachable, unquestionable

Antonyms

irresponsible, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy

de·pen·dence also de·pen·dance noun 1 : the quality or state of being dependent; especially : the quality or state of being influenced by or subject to another

2 : RELIANCE, TRUST

3 : something on which one relies

4 : drug addiction; also : HABITUATION 2

Synonyms

buttress, mainstay, pillar, reliance, standby, support; also backbone, spine; crutch, prop, stay

de·pen·den·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : DEPENDENCE

2 : a territory under the jurisdiction of a nation but not formally annexed by it

1dependent adjective 1 : hanging down

2 a : determined or conditioned by another

b : affected with drug dependence

3 : relying on another for support

4 : subject to another's jurisdiction

5 : SUBORDINATE 4

Synonyms

[1] pendulous

[2a] conditional, contingent, subject; also liable, open, susceptible; iffy, tentative, uncertain

Antonyms

independent

2dependent also de·pen·dant noun : one that is dependent; especially : a person who relies on another for support

de·pict verb 1 : to represent by a picture

2 : to describe in words

Synonyms

[1] image, picture, portray, represent—more at PICTURE

[2] delineate, describe, draw, image, paint, picture, portray, sketch—more at DESCRIBE

de·pic·tion noun : a descriptive statement

Synonyms

delineation, description, picture, portrait, portrayal, sketch