Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z deployant Of the clasp of a wristwatch: having an expanding metal mechanism used for fitting the two ends of the strap together. deployee One who is deployed. deployer One who, or that which, deploys. deployment An arrangement or classification of things. deplumate To deplume; to strip of feathers. deplumation The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. deplume To strip of feathers or plumage. depo Depo-Provera (trademarked name for medroxyprogesterone acetate). depoaxis A depositional axis. depobelt A belt-shaped depositional region of a delta. depocenter The location of the thickest deposit in a sedimentary basin. depocentral Relating to a depocenter. depoetize To remove the poetic character from Depoian A surname from Armenian. depointing The practice of pointing an antenna or telescope slightly away from a direct line of sight in order to correct for parallax Depok A city in West Java, Indonesia. depolarizability The condition of being depolarizable depolarizable That can be depolarized depolarization An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism. depolarize To remove the polarization from something. depolarizer Any substance added to the electrolyte of a battery that produces hydrogen in order to combine with the liberated hydrogen and prevent the build-up of pressure. depolice To remove the police or policing from. depolish To remove the polish from. depoliticization The act or process of depoliticizing. depoliticize To remove something from political influence. depoliticizer One who depoliticizes. depollute To free from pollution. depolyglutamylation The removal of single glutamate residues from polyglutamate groups depolymerase Any enzyme that catalyzes a depolymerization reaction depolymerizable Capable of being depolymerized. depolymerization The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments depolymerize To decompose a polymer into smaller fragments. depolymerizer That which depolymerizes. depolymerizing That depolymerizes depolyploidization The reversal of prior polyploidization depolyploidize To cause, or to undergo depolyploidization depolyploidizing That reverses the effect of polyploidization depone To testify, especially in the form of a deposition. deponent Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive). deponential Synonym of deponent. deponently In a deponent manner. deponer One who depones. Deponte A surname. DePooter A surname. depopulacy depopulation depopulant Something that depopulates. depopularization The process of depopularizing. depopularize To make no longer popular. depopulate To reduce the population of a region by disease, war, forced relocation etc. depopulation The act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants. depopulative That depopulates depopulator A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate. deport To comport (oneself); to behave. deportability The quality of being deportable. deportable Able to be deported. deportalized From which the portals have been removed deportation The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation. deportational Of or relating to deportation. deportee A deported person. deporter One who deports. Deportivo Deportivo de La Coruña, a football team from La Coruña, Spain deportment Bearing; manner of presenting oneself. deposable Capable of being deposed, or deprived of office. deposal The act of deposing from office; a removal from the throne. depose To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away. deposer One who deposes. deposit Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems. depositable Capable of being deposited; able to be placed, laid down, or accumulated in a particular place, typically as a layer, residue, or item. depositary Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit. depositation The act of depositing, or material that is deposited. depositee The person with whom something is deposited. depositing A deposition. deposition The removal of someone from office. depositional Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition. depositionally By deposition. depositionary Of, related to, or containing sediment or rock deposits. depositive Involving or relating to the process of depositing. depositivore Any animal that feeds on marine deposits depositor A person who makes a deposit, especially a deposit of money in a bank. depository A place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation. depositum A deposit. depositure The act of depositing. deposystem A sedimentary system where extensive deposition can occur. depot A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse. depotentialization The process of depotentializing. depotentialize To negate the potential of something. depotentiate To reduce the effect of a substance. depotentiation The action of a substance that reduces the effect of another substance depotentize To make less potent. DePottey A surname depower To reduce the power of; to strip power from. depowerable Of a kite: whose power can be reduced (or otherwise adjusted). Depoyan A surname from Armenian. depozone One of the portions of a foreland basin where extensive deposition can occur. Depp A surname. depper Of or pertaining to the Delayed Entry Program. Depphead A fan of American actor and musician Johnny Depp. Depplorable A fan who fervently defends Johnny Depp. depramine A tricyclic antidepressant. depravation Detraction; depreciation. deprave To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile depraved Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense. depravedly In a depraved manner. depravedness The state of being depraved; depravity depravement Depravity; corruption. depraver One who depraves or corrupts. depravingly In a depraving manner. depravity The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement. deprecable That may or should be deprecated. deprecate To express disapproval of, protest or plead against. deprecated Strongly disapproved of. deprecating In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling. deprecatingly In a deprecating manner. deprecation The act of deprecating. deprecative Tending to deprecate. deprecatively In an deprecating manner; in a manner that deprecates deprecator One who deprecates. deprecatorily In a deprecatory manner. deprecatoriness The quality of being deprecatory. deprecatory Apologetic. depreciable Able to be depreciated. depreciatable Synonym of depreciable. depreciate To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of. depreciating That is declining in value. depreciatingly So as to disparage or belittle. depreciation The state of being depreciated; disparagement. depreciational Of or relating to depreciation. depreciative A statement with a tendency to depreciate. depreciatively In a depreciative manner. depreciator Someone who depreciates. depreciatory pertaining to depreciation depredable Liable to depredation. depredate To ransack or plunder; to prey upon. depredation An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder. depredator One who depredates, or commits depredation. depredatory Tending or designed to depredate. depreference To cause something to stop being preferred by a search engine algorithm. deprehend To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act. deprehensible Capable of being caught or discovered. deprehension A catching in the act; discovery (of a misdeed) deprenyl A monoamine oxidase inhibitor C₁₃H₁₇N used especially to treat Parkinson's disease. deprenylation The removal of an isoprenyl group depreotide A synthetic peptide that is a somatostatin receptor agonist. deprepositional Derived from a preposition. deprescribe To cease to prescribe (a medicine); to encourage or help someone stop taking a prescription medication. deprescription The process of deprescribing. depreservation The process of bringing preserved equipment out of storage and back into working order. depresh Depression, melancholy. depress To press down. depressability The quality or degree of being depressable.