determine
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~ shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
determine
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~ fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
detest
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~ dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
dethaw
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~ become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
dethrone
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~ remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"
detonate
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~ burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction; "the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"
detonate
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~ cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"