de-
(Latin: from, away from, off; down; wholly, entirely, utterly, complete; reverse the action of, undo; the negation or reversal of the notion expressed in the primary or root word)
dejectedly
dejectedness
dejection
delapsation
delapse
1. To fall or to slide down.
2. To slip down; to descend, to sink.
2. To slip down; to descend, to sink.
delapsion
A falling down, or out of place; a prolapsion.
deleble
Capable of being blotted out or erased.
delectable (adjective), more delectable, most delectable
1. Pertaining to something that is very pleasing to smell or to taste: Jim and Sara always enjoy eating at the restaurant down the street from where they live.
2. Etymology: borrowed from Old French delectable; from Latin delectabalis, from delectare, "to delight"; de, "away" + lacere, "to entice".
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2. Etymology: borrowed from Old French delectable; from Latin delectabalis, from delectare, "to delight"; de, "away" + lacere, "to entice".
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A delight, a pleasure, an enjoyment, a happiness: As a thank-you present for her neighbors for watering her flowers while she was away, Jane gave them a box of chocolate so they would have a delectation together.
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delegate (DEL uh gayt") (verb), delegates; delegated; delegating
1. To speak and to act for others; to represent: Every state will delegate a representative to go to the political convention.
2. To entrust an authority, rights, etc. to a person acting as one’s agent or representative; to entrust, to assign, to commit to the care of: Sharon's cousin delegated her legal powers to her son.
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2. To entrust an authority, rights, etc. to a person acting as one’s agent or representative; to entrust, to assign, to commit to the care of: Sharon's cousin delegated her legal powers to her son.
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delegation (s) (noun), delegations
A group of people who are chosen to represent a larger organization: "Ralph was appointed to lead a delegation to the next economic conference in his district."
delenda
Things to be erased or blotted out.
delete (verb), deletes; deleted; deleting
1. To get rid of something or to make it disappear: Such items as words, pictures, or computer files are just a few of the things that can be deleted from documents, recordings, computers, etc.
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Sam asked the travel agent to delete his name from her reservation list because he wouldn't be able to go on the trip after all.
A woman was working on a computer in an office and the electronic device for storing and processing data suddenly disappeared, and she said, "All I did was hit the button that says delete and that is what happened."
2. Etymology: borrowed from Latin deletus; the past participle of delere, "to destroy, to blot out"; derivatives of the elements: de, "from, away" + linere, "to smear, to wipe".Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
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deleted (adjective)
That which is eliminated; especially, by having been blotted out, cut out, or erased.
deleterious (adjective), more deleterious, most deleterious
1. Relating to a harmful result on someone or something; injurious: Face it, there is obviously a deleterious effect from smoking.
2. Etymology: from Middle Latin deleterius; from Greek deleterios, "noxious", from deleter, "destroyer", from deleisthai, "to hurt, to injure".
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2. Etymology: from Middle Latin deleterius; from Greek deleterios, "noxious", from deleter, "destroyer", from deleisthai, "to hurt, to injure".
