depute |
to choose as a representative or representatives. [2 definitions] |
deputize |
to authorize to act as an assistant or representative. |
deputy |
someone authorized to be a substitute or assistant. [3 definitions] |
deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
derail |
to cause to go off the tracks. [3 definitions] |
derailleur |
a device on some bicycles that moves the chain onto various gears in order to allow easier or more difficult pedaling. |
derange |
to cause to be mentally ill. [3 definitions] |
deranged |
mentally ill; insane. |
derby |
any of numerous horse races run every year and often restricted to three-year-old horses. [3 definitions] |
derecho |
a severe and destructive weather event in which an expansive windstorm moves rapidly across a large area in a relatively straight line, generally accompanied by intense thunderstorms. |
deregulate |
to abolish regulations governing (something); decontrol. |
derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. [4 definitions] |
dereliction |
deliberate failure to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations. [2 definitions] |
deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
de rigueur |
(French) required by fashion, custom, etiquette, or the like. |
derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
derisive |
ridiculing, mocking, or scoffing. |
derivation |
the act, fact, or process of deriving or being derived. [4 definitions] |
derivative |
produced through derivation. [4 definitions] |
derive |
to obtain or extract from an original source (usu. fol. by "from"). [3 definitions] |
-derm |
skin; covering; layer. |