deface
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～ mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
defalcate
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～ appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
defame
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～ charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
defang
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～ remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake"
defeat
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～ win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
defeat
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～ thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
defecate
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～ have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
defect
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～ desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
defeminise
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～ remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
defeminize
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～ remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
defend
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～ state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
defend
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～ protect or fight for as a champion
defend
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～ fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
defend
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～ protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
defend
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～ be on the defensive; act against an attack
defend
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～ be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
defend
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～ argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
defenestrate
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～ throw through or out of the window; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"