deaccession
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～ sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter"
deactivate
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～ remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service"
deactivate
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～ make inactive; "they deactivated the file"
deaden
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～ cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
deaden
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～ convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
deaden
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～ become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
deaden
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～ make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
deaden
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～ make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
deaden
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～ make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
deaden
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～ lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
deaerate
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～ remove air or gas from
deaf
— Verb
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～ make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"
deafen
— Verb
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～ make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"
deafen
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～ make soundproof; "deafen a room"
deafen
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～ be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"
deal
— Verb
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～ give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
deal
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～ direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
deal
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～ administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
deal
— Verb
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～ take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
deal
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～ behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"