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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 diffarreation A form of divorce, among the Ancient Romans, in which a cake was used. differential equation An equation involving the derivatives of a function. difficultate To render difficult; to difficilitate. diffide To be distrustful difflation A blowing apart or away. diffluent Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed. digamy A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse) digitate Having digits, fingers or things shaped like fingers; fingerlike 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. digitus minimus pedis Synonym of little toe (Latin designation). digitus primus pedis Synonym of big toe (Latin designation). digitus quartus pedis Synonym of ring toe (Latin designation). digitus secundus pedis Synonym of long toe (Latin designation). digitus tertius pedis Synonym of middle toe (Latin designation). digladiate To fight like gladiators; to contend or dispute violently. diglossia The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages. 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. dijudicant One who dijudicates. dijudicate To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine. dijudication The act of dijudicating; judgement. dilaniate To rend in pieces; to tear. dilapidate To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair. dilatate Dilated. dilatator A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator. dilection love; loving kindness diligency diligence; carefulness dilogy Ambiguous or equivocal speech or discourse. dilucid clear or lucid dilucidation The act of making clear; clarification or explanation. dilucular Of or pertaining to dawn. diluviate To run as a flood. diluvium An inundation or flood; a deluge. dimication A fight, battle or contest. dimidial related to something coming forth in halves dimidiate Divided into two (equal) halves. Dimidium 51 Pegasi b, a large hot Jupiter exoplanet, approximately 50 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus. dimidium dimidiumque half and half (mixture of ale and porter, or similar) diminuent lessening dimission permission to depart, or a dismissal. dimissory Granting permission to be ordained. dimit To dismiss, let go, or release. d. in p. aeq. Let it be divided into equal parts. dinumeration enumeration dionysiac Of, or relating to Dionysus or to the Dionysia. Dioscuri The twin brothers Castor and Pollux together. diptote A noun which has only two cases. diradiation The emission and diffusion of rays of light. directorium In the later Middle Ages, a Catholic liturgical guide for praying the Divine Office and Holy Mass. directrix A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus. dirempt Distinct; separate; secrete; divided. diremption A ripping apart; a forceful sundering. direption The act of despoiling, plundering, looting, or taking away. dirimens copulatio Mentioning a balancing or opposing fact to prevent the argument from being one-sided or unqualified. diriment Serving to invalidate an attempted marriage. diruption disruption disafforestation The change in the legal status of an area from forest to that of normal land, entailing the loss of forest laws. discalceate To remove shoes or other footwear. discalceation The act of removing footwear. discede To yield, give up, depart or dissolve. discept To debate; to discuss. disceptation Controversy; disputation; discussion. disceptator One who arbitrates or decides; a judge. discerp To tear into pieces; to rend. discession departure discide To cut apart; to cut into pieces. discinct ungirded or loosely dressed discind To divide or split (something). disciplinable That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught. disciplinate Synonym of discipline. disclusion A shutting off; exclusion. discommodate To render unfit or unsuitable; to fail to treat well. discous Like a disk/disc discrimen A visible dividing line where two structures come together. discriminal Involved in discrimination. discriminous hazardous; dangerous discruciate To torture (someone); to excruciate. discubitory leaning; fitted for a reclining posture discumbency A reclining position at a meal table, as was apparently the manner in old times such as in Ancient Rome. discursion The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither. discursus argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning discutient Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive. disensanity insanity; folly disert Eloquent. disgregate To disperse; to scatter. disgregation Separation; scattering. disject To break apart; separate disjection destruction; dispersion dispand To spread out; to expand. dispensative Granting dispensation. dispensator A distributor; someone who dispenses. dispensatrix A female dispensator. disperge To sprinkle, scatter, or disperse. displacency Lack of complacency or gratification; displeasure or dislike. displicence Discontent, dislike, dissatisfaction. displode To burst with a loud bang; to explode. dispondee A double spondee; a metrical foot consisting of four long syllables. disposit To deposit.