deflate
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～ produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
deflect
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～ turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
deflect
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～ impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
deflect
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～ draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
deflect
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～ prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
deflect
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～ turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
deflower
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～ make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
deflower
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～ deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
defog
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～ free from mist; "demist the car windows"
defoliate
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～ strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"
deforest
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～ remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
deform
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～ make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
deform
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～ cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
deform
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～ twist and press out of shape
deform
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～ alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
deform
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～ assume a different shape or form
deform
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～ become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
defraud
— Verb
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～ deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";