detain
— Verb
– English
~ deprive of freedom; take into confinement
detain
— Verb
– English
~ cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
detain
— Verb
– English
~ stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
detect
— Verb
– English
~ discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
deter
— Verb
– English
~ turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
deter
— Verb
– English
~ try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
deterge
— Verb
– English
~ wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"
deteriorate
— Verb
– English
~ grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
deteriorate
— Verb
– English
~ become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
determine
— Verb
– English
~ settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
determine
— Verb
– English
~ fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"
determine
— Verb
– English
~ reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
determine
— Verb
– English
~ decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
determine
— Verb
– English
~ find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"