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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 demulce To soothe, assuage, pacify or soften. denarian Pertaining to the number 10. denary An ancient coin, the denarius. Deneau A surname from French. denivation Pertaining to the process of melting snow. denti- Synonym of dento-. denticle A small tooth. dentiferous Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures. dentiform Having the shape or structure of a tooth. dentigerous Bearing teeth or tooth-like structures; of or pertaining to tissue from which teeth develop. dentilave A wash for cleaning the teeth. dentile A small tooth, like that of a saw. dentiphone An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. dentiroster A dentirostral bird dentize To teethe. dento- tooth or teeth dentoid Shaped like a tooth. denudate To denude. denunciative denunciatory denunciator Someone who denounces, threatens or accuses. deodate A gift or offering to, or from, God. deordination disorder; dissoluteness deorsum- In a downwards direction. depascent Consuming. depeculation robbery or embezzlement. depilous hairless deplication An unfolding, unplaiting, or untwisting. depone To testify, especially in the form of a deposition. deprecable That may or should be deprecated. depredate To ransack or plunder; to prey upon. deprehend To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act. deprehension A catching in the act; discovery (of a misdeed) depriment Serving to depress (force or push down). depulse To drive away. depulsion expulsion or repulsion. depulsory Driving or thrusting away; averting. depurgatory Serving to purge; tending to cleanse or purify. de re Taking the thing of reference in consideration. dereism Mental activity directed away from reality and towards subjective ideas or conceptions; fantasizing. dereistic Not in accordance with reality; subjective, founded in fantasy. derisible Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”). derogant derogatory describent A generatrix. desiccate To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. desideration The act of desiderating. desidiose idle; lazy desidious Lazy, idle, slothful. desinent Ending; forming an end; lowermost. desipience silliness, folly desipient foolish; silly despiciency The act of looking down on someone; despisal. desponsage Synonym of betrothal. despumation The act of giving off froth or scum. desudation A profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by a rash of small pimples. desuete Disused; out of use. desuetudinous Of or pertaining to desuetude; of a law or statute, no longer observed, practiced or enforced. deteriority A worsening in quality or state; or inferiority. determinans A modifier; a word that modifies another word. determinator A determining factor. deterration The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; an unearthing. detorsion The reduction of torsion, such as in correction of volvulated bowel. detort to turn from the original or plain meaning. detractory That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory. detrect To refuse; to decline. detrectation Drawing back; refusal; withdrawal. detrusion A downward out outward thrust. deturb To usurp or depose. devex Bending down, stooping or sloping. devexity A bending downward; declivity. devil's proof A legal requirement to achieve an impossible proof. Remedies are reversing the burden of proof, or giving additional rights to the individual faced with this requirement. devitable avoidable. devitation An avoiding or escaping. devocation A calling off or away. devolute To devolve. devoration The act of devouring. dextro- Right; on the right; toward the right. dextrorse Growing in a pattern that spirals clockwise around a central support; turning to the right when growing taller. diabolify To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil. diabology The study of the Devil in religion. diapasm powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together diapente The interval of the fifth or the harmonic ratio 3:2. diaphaneity transparency diastem Intervening space; interval. diatessaron The interval of a fourth or the harmonic ratio 4:3. didascalic Of or relating to education or teaching; didactic. diduction The act of drawing apart; separation. dies infaustus Unlucky day. dies juridicus A court day, i.e. a day when a legal court is functioning. dies non A day on which courts are not held. diffarreation A form of divorce, among the Ancient Romans, in which a cake was used. diffide To be distrustful difflation A blowing apart or away. diffluent Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed. digitorium A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers, without producing any sound. digitule A little finger or toe, or something resembling one. digladiate To fight like gladiators; to contend or dispute violently. dignation The act of thinking or treating as worthy; honour (especially of God). dignotion distinguishing mark; a diagnostic or dicernment Dii Majores The twelve great gods of Roman mythology, namely Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, and Apollo. dijudicate To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine.