D-verbs

1-damageV:to cause injury or destruction; N: harm; hurtor injury, usually to things

2-danceV:to move the body and feet to music; N: a series of steps, usually to music

3-dealV:to have to do with (“The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.”); to buy or sell (“Her company deals in plastic.”) N: an agreement

4-debateV:to argue for or against something; N: a public discussion or argument

5-decideV:to choose; to settle; to judge

6-declareV:to say; to make a statement

7-decreaseV:to make less in size or amount

8-defeatV:to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; N: a loss; the condition of having lost

9-defendV:to guard or fight against attack; to protect

10-defineV:to give the meaning of; to explain

11-delayV:to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late

12-demandV:to ask by ordering; to ask with force

13-demonstrateV:to make a public show of opinions or feelings (“The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights.”); to explain by using examples (“The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.”)

14-denounceV:to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely

15-denyV:to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request

16-dependV:to need help and support

17-deploreV:to regret strongly; to express sadness

18-deployV:to move forces or weapons into positions for action

19-describeV:to give a word picture of something; to give details of something

20-designV:to plan or create plans for

21-desireV:to want very much; to wish for

22-destroyV:to break into pieces; to end the existence of

23-detainV:to keep or hold (“The police detained several suspects for questioning.”)

24-developV:to grow; to create; to experience progress

25-dieV:to become dead; to stop living; to end

26-digV:to make a hole in the ground

27-directV:to lead; to aim or show the way (“He directed me to the theater.”); adj: straight to something; not through some other person or thing (“The path is direct.”)

28-disappearV:to become unseen; to no longer exist

29-disarmV:to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device

30-discoverV:to find or learn something

31-discussV:to talk about; to exchange ideas

32-dismissV:to send away; to refuse to consider

33-disputeV:to oppose strongly by argument; N: an angry debate

34-diveV:to jump into water head first

35-divideV:to separate into two or more parts

36-doV:to act; to make an effort

37-donateV:to present something as a gift to an organiza-tion, country or cause. (“She donated money to the Red Cross to help survivors of the earthquake.”)

38-doubleV:to increase two times as much in size, strength or number.

39-dreamV:to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; N: a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future

40-drinkV:to take liquid into the body through the mouth

41-driveV:to control a moving vehicle

42-dropV:to fall or let fall; to go lower

43-drownV:to die under water