Words in english starting with D

• descriptively — Adverb – English ～ by giving a description; "these topics need to be treated not just descriptively"
• descriptivism — Noun – English ～ (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
• descriptivism — Noun – English ～ (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
• descriptor — Noun – English ～ the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
• descriptor — Noun – English ～ a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
• descry — Verb – English ～ catch sight of
• Descurainia — Noun – English ～ includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems
• desecrate — Verb – English ～ remove the consecration from a person or an object
• desecrate — Verb – English ～ violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
• desecrated — Adjective – English ～ treated with disrespect and contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
• desecration — Noun – English ～ blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
• desegrated — Adjective – English ～ rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
• desegregate — Verb – English ～ open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"
• desegregation — Noun – English ～ the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
• desensitisation — Noun – English ～ the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen"
• desensitise — Verb – English ～ make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
• desensitise — Verb – English ～ cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
• desensitising — Adjective – English ～ making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
• desensitization — Noun – English ～ the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen"
• desensitize — Verb – English ～ make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"

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