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DETECTION, n. The act of detecting; discovery of a person or thing attempted to ...
DETENEBRATE, v.t. [L.] To remove darkness. [Not in use.]
DETENT, n. [L.] A stop in a clock, which by being lifted up or let down, locks a...
DETENTION, n. [See Detain .] 1. The act of detaining; a withholding from another...
DETER, v.t. [L., to frighten.] 1. To discourage and stop by fear; to stop or pre...
DETERGE, v.t. deterj. [L., to wipe or scour.] To cleanse; to purge away foul or ...
DETERGED, pp. Cleansed; purged.
DETERGENT, a. Cleansing; purging. DETERGENT , n. A medicine that has the power o...
DETERGING, ppr. Cleansing; carrying off obstructions or foul matter.
DETERIORATE, v.i. [L.] To grow worse; to be impaired in quality to degenerate; o...
DETERIORATED, pp. Made worse; impaired in quality.
DETERIORATING, ppr. Becoming worse or inferior in quality.
DETERIORATION, n. A growing or making worse; the state of growing worse.
DETERIORITY, n. Worse sate or quality; as deteriority of diet.
DETERMENT, n. [See Deter .] The act of deterring; the cause of deterring; that w...
DETERMINABLE, a. [See Determine .] 1. That may be decided with certainty. 2. Tha...