descant
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~ talk at great length about something of one's interest
descant
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~ sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
descend
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~ come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
descend
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~ do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
descend
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~ move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
descend
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~ come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
describe
— Verb
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~ make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
describe
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~ give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
describe
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~ to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
describe
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~ identify as in botany or biology, for example
desecrate
— Verb
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~ remove the consecration from a person or an object
desecrate
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~ violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
desegregate
— Verb
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~ open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"