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de·pil·a·to·ry noun, plural -ries : a preparation for removing hair, wool, or bristles

de·plane verb : to get out of an airplane

de·plete verb de·plet·ed; de·plet·ing : to exhaust esp. of strength or resources

— de·ple·tion noun

Synonyms

clean, consume, drain, exhaust, expend, spend, use up; also decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce; eat, use; bankrupt, impoverish; cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken; dry up, empty; dissipate, squander, waste

Antonyms

renew, replace

de·plor·able adjective 1 : that is to be regretted or lamented : LAMENTABLE

2 : deserving censure or contempt : WRETCHED

— de·plor·ably adverb

Synonyms

distressful, grievous, heartbreaking, lamentable, regrettable, unfortunate, woeful—more at REGRETTABLE

de·plore verb de·plored; de·plor·ing 1 : to feel or express grief for

2 : to regret strongly

3 : to consider unfortunate or deserving of disapproval

Synonyms

[1] bemoan, bewail, grieve, lament, mourn, wail—more at LAMENT

[2] bemoan, lament, regret, repent, rue—more at REGRET

de·ploy verb : to spread out (as troops or ships) in order for battle

— de·ploy·ment noun

de·po·nent noun : one who gives evidence

de·pop·u·late verb : to reduce greatly the population of

— de·pop·u·la·tion noun

de·port verb 1 : to behave or comport (oneself) esp. in accord with a code : CONDUCT

2 : to send out of the country : BANISH

Synonyms

[1] acquit, bear, behave, comport, conduct, demean, quit—more at BEHAVE

[2] banish, displace, exile, expatriate, transport—more at BANISH

de·por·ta·tion noun : an act or instance of deporting

Synonyms

banishment, displacement, exile, expulsion—more at EXILE

de·port·ment noun : the manner in which one conducts oneself : BEHAVIOR

Synonyms

actions, bearing, behavior, comportment, conduct, demeanor—more at BEHAVIOR

de·pose verb de·posed; de·pos·ing 1 : to remove from high office (as of king)

2 : to testify under oath or by affidavit

Synonyms

[1] oust; also discharge, dismiss; overthrow, usurp, subvert, topple; eject, throw out

Antonyms

crown, enthrone, throne

[2] attest, swear, testify, witness—more at TESTIFY

1deposit verb de·pos·it·ed ; de·pos·it·ing 1 : to place for safekeeping or as a pledge; especially : to put money in a bank

2 : to lay down : PLACE

3 : to let fall or sink

— de·pos·i·tor noun

Synonyms

[1] bank, cache, lay away, store; also hoard, reserve, salt away, save, squirrel (away), stash, stow; invest

Antonyms

withdraw

[2] dispose, fix, lay, place, position, put, set, set up, stick—more at PLACE

2deposit noun 1 : the state of being deposited

2 : something placed for safekeeping; especially : money deposited in a bank

3 : money given as a pledge

4 : an act of depositing

5 : something laid down

6 : a natural accumulation (as of a mineral)

Synonyms

[2] cache, hoard, reserve, store—more at STORE

[2] account, budget, fund, kitty, nest egg, pool—more at FUND

[5] dregs, grounds, precipitate, sediment; also lees; dross, slag, waste

de·po·si·tion noun 1 : an act of removing from a position of authority

2 : TESTIMONY

3 : the process of depositing

4 : something deposited : DEPOSIT

de·pos·i·to·ry noun, plural -ries : a place where something is deposited esp. for safekeeping

Synonyms

depot, magazine, repository, storage, storehouse, warehouse—more at STOREHOUSE

de·pot noun 1 : a place for storing goods or motor vehicles : STOREHOUSE

2 : a place where military supplies or replacements are kept or assembled

3 : a building for railroad or bus passengers

Synonyms

armory, arsenal, dump, magazine—more at ARMORY

depr abbreviation depreciation

de·prave verb de·praved; de·prav·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. MF depraver, fr. L depravare to pervert, fr. pravus crooked, bad]

: to make bad : CORRUPT

Synonyms

abase, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, warp—more at DEBASE

de·praved adjective

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