Das Kapital
         n 1: a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic
               theories [syn: {Das Kapital}, {Capital}]

English Dictionary: disceptation	by the DICT Development Group
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dash-pot n a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
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Dasypodidae n armadillos Synonym(s): Dasypodidae, family Dasypodidae
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day shift n the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Synonym(s): day shift, day watch
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decapitate v cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution" Synonym(s): decapitate, behead, decollate
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decapitated adj having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners" Synonym(s): beheaded, decapitated
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decapitation n execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn: decapitation, beheading] killing by cutting off the head Synonym(s): decapitation, beheading
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decapod n crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax Synonym(s): decapod crustacean, decapod cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
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decapod crustacean n crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax Synonym(s): decapod crustacean, decapod
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Decapoda n lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns [syn: Decapoda, order Decapoda] squids and cuttlefishes Synonym(s): Decapoda, order Decapoda
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Decapterus n scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution Synonym(s): Decapterus, genus Decapterus
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Decapterus macarellus n small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel scad}, mackerel shad, Decapterus macarellus]
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Decapterus punctatus n small fusiform fish of western Atlantic [syn: round scad, cigarfish, quiaquia, Decapterus punctatus]
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deception n a misleading falsehood [syn: misrepresentation, deceit, deception] the act of deceiving Synonym(s): deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers Synonym(s): magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
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deceptive adj causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure" Synonym(s): deceptive, delusory designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices" Synonym(s): deceptive, misleading, shoddy
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deceptively adv in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy" Synonym(s): deceptively, deceivingly, misleadingly
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deceptiveness n the quality of being deceptive [syn: deceptiveness, obliquity]
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decubitus n a reclining position (as in a bed)
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decubitus ulcer n a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) Synonym(s): bedsore, pressure sore, decubitus ulcer
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deoxyephedrine n an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant Synonym(s): methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash
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despatch n an official report (usually sent in haste) [syn: dispatch, despatch, communique] the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" Synonym(s): dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness killing a person or animal Synonym(s): dispatch, despatch the act of sending off something Synonym(s): dispatch, despatch, shipment v send away towards a designated goal [syn: dispatch, despatch, send off]
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despite n lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary" Synonym(s): contempt, disdain, scorn, despite contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
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despiteful adj showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" Synonym(s): despiteful, spiteful, vindictive
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despitefully adv in a maliciously spiteful manner; "pray for them that despitefully use us" Synonym(s): despitefully, spitefully
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despot n a cruel and oppressive dictator [syn: tyrant, autocrat, despot]
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despotic adj belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot Synonym(s): despotic, despotical ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic" characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" Synonym(s): authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical
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despotical adj belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot Synonym(s): despotic, despotical
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despotism n dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn: absolutism, tyranny, despotism] a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Synonym(s): dictatorship, absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny
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Diaspididae n armored scales Synonym(s): Diaspididae, family Diaspididae
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disbud v thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
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disc-shaped adj having a flat circular shape [syn: discoid, discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped]
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disceptation n a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" Synonym(s): controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
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disk-shaped adj having a flat circular shape [syn: discoid, discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped]
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disobedience n the failure to obey Synonym(s): disobedience, noncompliance Antonym(s): abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity, obedience, obeisance the trait of being unwilling to obey Antonym(s): obedience
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disobedient adj not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children" Antonym(s): obedient unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers" Synonym(s): disobedient, unruly
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disobediently adv in a disobedient manner; "he went ahead disobediently and did what his supervisor had warned him not to do" Antonym(s): obediently, yieldingly
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dispatch n an official report (usually sent in haste) [syn: dispatch, despatch, communique] the act of sending off something Synonym(s): dispatch, despatch, shipment the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch" Synonym(s): dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness killing a person or animal Synonym(s): dispatch, despatch v send away towards a designated goal [syn: dispatch, despatch, send off] complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties" Synonym(s): dispatch, discharge, complete kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" Synonym(s): murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; "He dispatched the task he was assigned" kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"
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dispatch box n case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables Synonym(s): dispatch case, dispatch box
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dispatch case n case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables Synonym(s): dispatch case, dispatch box
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dispatch rider n a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle)
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dispatcher n the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition Synonym(s): starter, dispatcher employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
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disputable adj capable of being disproved [syn: debatable, disputable] open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question" Synonym(s): arguable, debatable, disputable, moot
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disputant n a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy Synonym(s): disputant, controversialist, eristic
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disputation n the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) Synonym(s): debate, disputation, public debate a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument" Synonym(s): controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
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disputatious adj inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" Synonym(s): contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
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disputatiously adv in a disputatious manner [syn: disputatiously, argumentatively]
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disputative adj inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" Synonym(s): contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
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dispute n a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" Synonym(s): dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict coming into conflict with Synonym(s): dispute, contravention v take exception to; "She challenged his claims" [syn: challenge, dispute, gainsay] have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" Synonym(s): quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
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disputed adj subject to disagreement and debate
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dissipate v to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" Synonym(s): disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; Synonym(s): disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" Synonym(s): fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
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dissipated adj unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" Synonym(s): debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card- playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" Synonym(s): dissipated, betting, card- playing, sporting
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dissipation n breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist" dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure Synonym(s): profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" Synonym(s): waste, wastefulness, dissipation
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Djibouti n port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti Synonym(s): Djibouti, capital of Djibouti a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997 Synonym(s): Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, Afars and Issas
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Djibouti franc n the basic unit of money in Djibouti
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Djiboutian adj of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture; "Djiboutian landscape"; "Djiboutian merchants"; "a Djiboutian storyteller" n a native or inhabitant of Djibouti
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dog bite n a bite inflicted by a dog
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dog food n food prepared for dogs
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dog paddle n an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog
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dogsbody n a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do
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duck pate n a pate made from duck liver
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Duke of Edinburgh n Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) [syn: Philip, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]
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dusky-footed wood rat n a wood rat with dusky feet
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dusky-footed woodrat n host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California Synonym(s): dusky-footed woodrat, Neotoma fuscipes
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Dyaus-pitar n Hindu god of the sky Synonym(s): Dyaus, Dyaus-pitar
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Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[?]'.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any small jumping rodent of the genus {Dipus}, esp. {D.       [92]gyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent       countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long       tail. [Written also {gerboa}.]          Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping                rodents, as the {Pedetes Caffer}, of the Cape of Good                Hope.          {Jerboa kangaroo} (Zo[94]l.), small Australian kangaroo             ({Bettongia penicillata}), about the size of a common             hare.
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Tussock \Tus"sock\, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.]       1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially,             a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge.                         Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts.                                                                               --Latimer.          2. (Bot.) Same as {Tussock grass}, below.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of             bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered             with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species             are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also             {tussock caterpillar}. See {Orgyia}.          {Tussock grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A tall, strong grass of the genus {Dactylis} ({D.                   c[91]spitosa}), valuable for fodder, introduced into                   Scotland from the Falkland Islands.             (b) A tufted grass ({Aira c[91]spitosa}).             (c) Any kind of sedge ({Carex}) which forms dense tufts in                   a wet meadow or boggy place.          {Tussock moth} (Zo[94]l.), the imago of any tussock             caterpillar. They belong to {Orgyia}, {Halecidota}, and             allied genera.
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d8Durio \[d8]Du"ri*o\, n. [NL., fr. Malay d[?]ri thorn.] (Bot.)       A fruit tree ({D. zibethinus}, the only species known) of the       Indian Archipelago. It bears the durian.
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d8Accipiter \[d8]Ac*cip"i*ter\, n.; pl. E. {Accipiters}. L.       {Accipitres}. [L., hawk.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the             Accipitres or Raptores.          2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the             claw of a hawk.
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d8Accipitres \[d8]Ac*cip"i*tres\, n. pl. [L., hawks.] (Zo[94]l.)       The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked       bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three       families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks,       and the owls.
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d8Aspidobranchia \[d8]As`pi*do*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?], [?], shield + [?] gills.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the       abalone shells and keyhole limpets.
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d8Capite \[d8]Cap"i*te\, n. [L., abl. of caput head.]       See under {Tenant}.
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d8Capitibranchiata \[d8]Cap`i*ti*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.,       from L. caput, capitis, head + -branchiae gills.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near       the head. See {Tubicola}.
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d8Capitula \[d8]Ca*pit"u*la\, n. pl.       See {Capitulum}.
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d8Capitulum \[d8]Ca*pit"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Capitula}. [L., a small       head.]       1. A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover             top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may             be either globular or flat. --Gray.          2. (Anat.) A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the             end of a bone or cartilage.          Note: [See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}.]
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d8Capo tasto \[d8]Ca"po tas"to\ [It. capotasto.] (Music)       A sort of bar or movable nut, attached to the finger board of       a guitar or other fretted instrument for the purpose of       raising uniformly the pitch of all the strings.
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d8Caput \[d8]Ca"put\ (k[amac]"p[ucr]t), n.; pl. {Capita}       (k[acr]p"[icr]*t[adot]). [L., the head.]       1. (Anat.) The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or             capitulum.          2. The top or superior part of a thing.          3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of             Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.                         Your caputs and heads of colleges.      --Lamb.          {Caput mortuum}. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum             after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless             residue.
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d8Cavatina \[d8]Ca`va*ti"na\, n. [It.] (Mus.)       Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song       without a second part and a da capo; -- a term now variously       and vaguely used.
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d8Caveat \[d8]Ca"ve*at\, n. [L. caved let him beware, pres.       subj. of cavere to be on one's guard to, beware.]       1. (Law) A notice given by an interested party to some             officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard             in opposition; as, a caveat entered in a probate court to             stop the proving of a will or the taking out of letters of             administration, etc. --Bouvier.          2. (U. S. Patent Laws) A description of some invention,             designed to be patented, lodged in the patent office             before the patent right is applied for, and operating as a             bar to the issue of letters patent to any other person,             respecting the same invention.          Note: A caveat is operative for one year only, but may be                renewed.          3. Intimation of caution; warning; protest.                         We think it right to enter our caveat against a                      conclusion.                                       --Jeffrey.          {Caveat emptor} [L.] (Law), let the purchaser beware, i. e.,             let him examine the article he is buying, and act on his             own judgment.
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d8Cavetto \[d8]Ca*vet"to\ (k[adot]*v[ecr]t"t[osl]), n. [It.       cavetto, fr. cavo hollow, L. cavus.] (Arch.)       A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture.       See Illust. of {Column}.
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d8Chef-d'd2uvre \[d8]Chef`-d'[d2]uvre"\, n.; pl.       {Chefs-d'[d2]uvre}. [F.]       A masterpiece; a capital work in art, literature, etc.
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d8Chevet \[d8]Che*vet"\, n. [F., head of the bed, dim. fr. chef       head. See {Chief}.] (Arch.)       The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round       or polygonal part.
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d8Couvade \[d8]Cou`vade"\ (k[oomac]`v[adot]d"), n. [F., fr.       couver. See {Covey}.]       A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman       gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if       ill.                   The world-wide custom of the couvade, where at                childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment, in                many cases being put to bed for days.      --Tylor.
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d8Cuvette \[d8]Cu*vette"\ (k?-w?t"), n. [F., dim. of cuve a       tub.]       1. A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is             carried from the melting pot to the casting table.          2. (Fort.) A cunette.
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d8Dasyp91des \[d8]Das`y*p[91]"des\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?]       hairy, shaggy + [?], [?], a child.] (Zo[94]l.)       Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched.
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d8Decapoda \[d8]De*cap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] ten +       [?], [?], foot.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The order of Crustacea which includes the             shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc.          Note: They have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites                of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on                each side, and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of                legs. They are divided into two principal groups:                Brachyura and Macrura. Some writers recognize a third                (Anomura) intermediate between the others.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods             including the cuttlefishes and squids. See {Decacera}.
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d8Decubitus \[d8]De*cu"bi*tus\, n. [NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to       lie down: cf. F. d[82]cubitus.] (Med.)       An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus.
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Escopet \Es`co*pet"\, d8Escopette \[d8]Es`co*pette"\, n. [Sp.       escopeta, F. escopette.]       A kind of firearm; a carbine.
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d8Euisopoda \[d8]Eu`i*sop"o*da\ pl. [NL. See {Eu-} and       {Isopoda}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group which includes the typical Isopoda.
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d8Excubitorium \[d8]Ex*cu`bi*to"ri*um\, n. [LL. excubitorium; ex       out + cubare, cubitum, to lie.] (Eccl. Antiq.)       A gallery in a church, where persons watched all night.
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d8Exophthalmia \[d8]Ex`oph*thal"mi*a\, n. [Nl.,fr. Gr. [?] with       prominent eyes; [?] out + [?] the eye.] (Med.)       The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not       cover it, in consequence of disease.
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d8Exophthalmos \[d8]Ex`oph*thal"mos\, d8Exophthalmus    \[d8]Ex`oph*thal"mus\, n. [NL.] (Med.)       Same as {Exophthalmia}.
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d8Exophthalmos \[d8]Ex`oph*thal"mos\, d8Exophthalmus    \[d8]Ex`oph*thal"mus\, n. [NL.] (Med.)       Same as {Exophthalmia}.
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d8Hexapoda \[d8]Hex*ap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six +       -poda.] (Zo[94]l.)       The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than       myriapods and arachnids.          Note: The Hexapoda have the head, thorax, and abdomen                differentiated, and are mostly winged. They have three                pairs of mouth organs, viz., mandibles, maxill[91], and                the second maxill[91] or labial palpi; three pairs of                thoracic legs; and abdominal legs, which are present                only in some of the lowest forms, and in the larval                state of some of the higher ones. Many (the Metabola)                undergo a complete metamorphosis, having larv[91]                (known as maggots, grubs, caterpillars) very unlike the                adult, and pass through a quiescent pupa state in which                no food is taken; others (the Hemimetabola) have                larv[91] much like the adult, expert in lacking wings,                and an active pupa, in which rudimentary wings appear.                See {Insecta}. The Hexapoda are divided into several                orders.
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d8Hospitium \[d8]Hos*pi"ti*um\, n. [L. See {Hospice}.]       1. An inn; a lodging; a hospice. [Obs.]          2. (Law) An inn of court.
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d8Hospodar \[d8]Hos"po*dar`\, n. [A Slav. word; cf. Russ.       gospodare lord, master.]       A title borne by the princes or governors of Moldavia and       Wallachia before those countries were united as Roumania.
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d8Isopoda \[d8]I*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Iso-}, and       {-poda}.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven       pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure.          Note: The body is usually depressed, with the abdominal                segments short, and often consolidated in part. The                branchi[91] are on the abdominal appendages. The group                includes the terrestrial pill bugs and sow bugs, with                numerous marine forms. See {Arthrostrata}, {Gribble}.
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d8Jabot \[d8]Jab"ot\, n. [F.]       1. Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of             the shirt.          2. An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and             worn by women on the front of the dress.
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d8Kibitka \[d8]Ki*bit"ka\, n.; pl. {Kibitkas}. [Russ.]       1. A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.          2. A rude kind of Russian vehicle, on wheels or on runners,             sometimes covered with cloth or leather, and often used as             a movable habitation.
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d8Koftgari \[d8]Koft`ga*ri"\, a. [Hind. koft gar[8b]       goldbeating. fr. Per. koft beating + gar[8b] trade.]       Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold, -- a       variety of damascening much used in the arts of India.
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d8Sabot \[d8]Sa`bot"\ (s[adot]`b[omac]"), n. [F.]       1. A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France,             Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.          2. (Mil.) A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the             cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed             ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal             attached to a projectile to take the groove of the             rifling.
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d8Sabotage \[d8]Sa`bo`tage"\, n. [F.]       (a) Scamped work.       (b) Malicious waste or destruction of an employer's property             or injury to his interests by workmen during labor             troubles.
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d8Saboti8are \[d8]Sa`bo"ti[8a]re\, n. [F.]       A kind of freezer for ices.
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d8Sept91mia \[d8]Sep*t[91]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?]       putrid + [?][?][?] blood.] (Med.)       Septic[91]mia.
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d8Septarium \[d8]Sep*ta"ri*um\, n.;pl. {Septaria}. [NL., fr. L.       septum, saeptum, an inclosure, a partition, fr. sepire,       saepire, to inclose.] (Geol.)       A flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone,       intersected within by cracks which are often filled with       calcite, barite, or other minerals.
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d8Septemvir \[d8]Sep*tem"vir\, n.; pl. E. {Septemvirs}, L.       {Septemviri}. [L. septemviri, pl.; septem seven + viri, pl.       of vir man.] (Rom. Hist.)       One of a board of seven men associated in some office.
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d8Septentrio \[d8]Sep*ten"tri*o\, n. [L. See {Septentrion}.]       (Astron.)       The constellation Ursa Major.
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d8Septic91mia \[d8]Sep`ti*c[91]"mi*a\, n. [NL., from Gr.       [?][?][?] putrefactive + [?][?][?] blood.] (Med.)       A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption       into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It       is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of       the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and       other organs.
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d8Septuagesima \[d8]Sep`tu*a*ges"i*ma\, n. [NL., fr. L.       septuagesimus the seventieth, fr. septuaginta seventy.]       (Eccl.)       The third Sunday before Lent; -- so called because it is       about seventy days before Easter.
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d8Septulum \[d8]Sep"tu*lum\, n.; pl. {Septula}. [NL., dim. of L.       septum septum.] (Anat.)       A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts.
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d8Septum \[d8]Sep"tum\, n.; pl. {Septa}. [L. septum, saeptum, an       inclosure, hedge, fence, fr. sepire, saepire, to hedge in,       inclose.]       1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal             septum.          2. (Bot.) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.             (b) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of                   a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.                   See Illust. under {Nautilus}.             (c) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body                   cavity of an annelid.
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d8Sivatherium \[d8]Siv`a*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., from E. Siva + Gr.       [?][?][?][?] a beast, an animal.] (Paleon.)       A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary       formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a       proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being       large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very       much larger than any exsisting species.
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d8Skoptsy \[d8]Skop*tsy"\, n. pl.       See {Raskolnik}.
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d8Soubahdar \[d8]Sou"bah*dar\, n.       See {Subahdar}.
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d8Spadassin \[d8]Spa`das`sin"\, n. [F., fr. It. spadaccino a       swordsman, from spada a sword.]       A bravo; a bully; a duelist. --Ld. Lytton.
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d8Spado \[d8]Spa"do\, n.; pl. {Spadones}. [L., fr. Gr. [?].]       1. Same as {Spade}, 2.          2. (Law) An impotent person.
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d8Spatangoidea \[d8]Spat`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Spatangus}, and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of irregular sea urchins, usually having a more or       less heart-shaped shell with four or five petal-like       ambulacra above. The mouth is edentulous and situated       anteriorly, on the under side.
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d8Spatangus \[d8]Spa*tan"gus\, n. [NL., fr. L. spatangius a kind       of sea urchin, Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of heart-shaped sea urchins belonging to the       Spatangoidea.
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d8Spatha \[d8]Spa"tha\, n.; pl. {Spath[91]}. [L.] (Bot.)       A spathe.
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d8Spiodea \[d8]Spi*o"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Spio the typical       genus.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive division of marine Annelida, including those       that are without oral tentacles or cirri, and have the gills,       when present, mostly arranged along the sides of the body.       They generally live in burrows or tubes.
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d8Sputum \[d8]Spu"tum\, n.; pl. {Sputa}. [L., from spuere,       sputum, to spit.]       That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle;       saliva.
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d8Subito \[d8]Su"bi*to\, adv. [It. & L.] (Mus.)       In haste; quickly; rapidly.
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Subpd2na \Sub*p[d2]"na\, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena       punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law)       A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of       the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process       by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and       answer the plaintiff's bill. [Written also {subpena}.]          {[d8]Subp[d2]na ad testificandum}. [NL.] A writ used to             procure the attendance of a witness for the purpose of             testifying.          {[d8]Subp[d2]na duces tecum}. [NL.] A writ which requires a             witness to attend and bring certain documents.
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Subpd2na \Sub*p[d2]"na\, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena       punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law)       A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of       the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process       by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and       answer the plaintiff's bill. [Written also {subpena}.]          {[d8]Subp[d2]na ad testificandum}. [NL.] A writ used to             procure the attendance of a witness for the purpose of             testifying.          {[d8]Subp[d2]na duces tecum}. [NL.] A writ which requires a             witness to attend and bring certain documents.
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d8Taxeopoda \[d8]Tax`e*op"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] (?) +       -poda.] (Paleon.)       An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary       formations.
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d8Xiphidium \[d8]Xi*phid"i*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?], dim. of       xi`fos sword.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants of the order {H[91]modrace[91]}, having       two-ranked, sword-shaped leaves.
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d8Zo94phyta \[d8]Zo*[94]ph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on       an animal + fyto`n a plant.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals,       formerly adopted by many zo[94]logists. It included the       c[oe]lenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa,       etc.          Note: Sometimes the name is restricted to the C[oe]lentera,                or to the Anthozoa.
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Dak \Dak\ (d[add]k or d[aum]k), n. [Hind. [dsdot][be]k.]       Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt       also {dawk}, and {dauk}. [India]          {Dak boat}, a mail boat. --Percy Smith.          {Dak bungalow}, a traveler's rest-house at the end of a dak             stage.          {To travel by dak}, to travel by relays of palanquins or             other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.
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Cataract \Cat"a*ract\, n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a       waterfall, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to break down; in the       passive, to fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata`       down + [?] to break.]       1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.          2. (Surg.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its             capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light             and impairs or destroys the sight.          3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the             action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes             called {dashpot}.
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Dashpot \Dash"pot`\, n. (Mach.)       A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in       the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock.
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Cataract \Cat"a*ract\, n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a       waterfall, Gr. [?], [?], fr. [?] to break down; in the       passive, to fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata`       down + [?] to break.]       1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.          2. (Surg.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its             capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light             and impairs or destroys the sight.          3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the             action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes             called {dashpot}.
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Dashpot \Dash"pot`\, n. (Mach.)       A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in       the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock.
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Whipparee \Whip`pa*ree"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A large sting ray ({Dasybatis, [or] Trygon, Sayi}) native             of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large             spines on the body and tail.       (b) A large sting ray ({Rhinoptera bonasus}, or {R.             quadriloba}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States.             Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front,             whence it is also called {cow-nosed ray}.
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Dasyp91dal \Das`y*p[91]"dal\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Dasyp[91]dic.
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Dasyp91dic \Das`y*p[91]"dic\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Pertaining to the Dasyp[91]des; ptilop[91]dic.
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Devotion \De*vo"tion\, n. [F. d[82]votion, L. devotio.]       1. The act of devoting; consecration.          2. The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination;             strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially,             feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of             worship; devoutness.                         Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion.                                                                               --Macaulay.          3. Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong             attachment; act of worship; prayer. [bd]The love of public             devotion.[b8] --Hooker.          4. Disposal; power of disposal. [Obs.]                         They are entirely at our devotion, and may be turned                      backward and forward, as we please.   --Godwin.          5. A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. [R.]                         Churches and altars, priests and all devotions,                      Tumbled together into rude chaos.      --Beau. & Fl.          {Days of devotion}. See under {Day}.          Syn: Consecration; devoutness; religiousness; piety;                attachment; devotedness; ardor; earnestness.
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{Anniversary day}. See {Anniversary}, n.          {Astronomical day}, a period equal to the mean solar day, but             beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty-four             hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day,             as that most used by astronomers.          {Born days}. See under {Born}.          {Canicular days}. See {Dog day}.          {Civil day}, the mean solar day, used in the ordinary             reckoning of time, and among most modern nations beginning             at mean midnight; its hours are usually numbered in two             series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period recognized             by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and             Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews             at sunset, the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight.                      {Day blindness}. (Med.) See {Nyctalopia}.          {Day by day}, or {Day after day}, daily; every day;             continually; without intermission of a day. See under             {By}. [bd]Day by day we magnify thee.[b8] --Book of Common             Prayer.          {Days in bank} (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return             of writs and the appearance of parties; -- so called             because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench,             or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. --Burrill.          {Day in court}, a day for the appearance of parties in a             suit.          {Days of devotion} (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which             devotion leads the faithful to attend mass. --Shipley.          {Days of grace}. See {Grace}.          {Days of obligation} (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is             obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass. --Shipley.          {Day owl}, (Zo[94]l.), an owl that flies by day. See {Hawk             owl}.          {Day rule} (Eng. Law), an order of court (now abolished)             allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to go             beyond the prison limits for a single day.          {Day school}, one which the pupils attend only in daytime, in             distinction from a boarding school.          {Day sight}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}.          {Day's work} (Naut.), the account or reckoning of a ship's             course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon.          {From day to day}, as time passes; in the course of time; as,             he improves from day to day.          {Jewish day}, the time between sunset and sunset.          {Mean solar day} (Astron.), the mean or average of all the             apparent solar days of the year.          {One day}, {One of these days}, at an uncertain time, usually             of the future, rarely of the past; sooner or later.             [bd]Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a             husband.[b8] --Shak.          {Only from day to day}, without certainty of continuance;             temporarily. --Bacon.          {Sidereal day}, the interval between two successive transits             of the first point of Aries over the same meridian. The             Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time.          {To win the day}, to gain the victory, to be successful. --S.             Butler.          {Week day}, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day.                      {Working day}.             (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction                   from Sundays and legal holidays.             (b) The number of hours, determined by law or custom,                   during which a workman, hired at a stated price per                   day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay.
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Decapitate \De*cap"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decapitated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Decapitating}.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of       decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See {Chief}.]       1. To cut off the head of; to behead.          2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Decapitate \De*cap"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decapitated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Decapitating}.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of       decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See {Chief}.]       1. To cut off the head of; to behead.          2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Decapitate \De*cap"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decapitated};       p. pr. & vb. n. {Decapitating}.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of       decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See {Chief}.]       1. To cut off the head of; to behead.          2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Decapitation \De*cap`i*ta"tion\, n. [LL. decapitatio: cf. F.       d[82]capitation.]       The act of beheading; beheading.
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Decapod \Dec"a*pod\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]capode.] (Zo[94]l.)       A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the       Decapoda. Also used adjectively.
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d8Decacerata \[d8]De*cac`e*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka       ten + ke`ras a horn.] (Zo[94]l.)       The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids,       cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; --       called also {Decapoda}. [Written also {Decacera}.] See       {Dibranchiata}.
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d8Podophthalmia \[d8]Pod`oph*thal"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Podophthalmic}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The stalk-eyed Crustacea, -- an order of Crustacea having the       eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs,       lobsters, and prawns. Called also {Podophthalmata}, and       {Decapoda}.
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Cigar \Ci*gar"\, n. [Sp. cigarro, orig., a kind of tobacco in       the island of Cuba: cf. F. cigare.]       A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.          {Cigar fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish ({Decapterus punctatus}),             allied to the mackerel, found on the coast of the Gulf of             Mexico.
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Deccapodal \Dec*cap"o*dal\, Deccapodous \Dec*cap"o*dous\, a.       (Zo[94]l.)       Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed.
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Deccapodal \Dec*cap"o*dal\, Deccapodous \Dec*cap"o*dous\, a.       (Zo[94]l.)       Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed.
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Deceive \De*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deceived}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Deceiving}.] [OE. deceveir, F. d[82]cevoir, fr. L.       decipere to catch, insnare, deceive; de- + capere to take,       catch. See {Capable}, and cf. {Deceit}, {Deception}.]       1. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or             disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to             cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.                         Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,                      deceiving, and being deceived.            --2 Tim. iii.                                                                               13.                         Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak.                         What can 'scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or                      deceive his heart?                              --Milton.          2. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to             while away; to take away as if by deception.                         These occupations oftentimes deceived The listless                      hour.                                                --Wordsworth.          3. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. [Obs.]                         Plant fruit trees in large borders, and set therein                      fine flowers, but thin and sparingly, lest they                      deceive the trees.                              --Bacon.          Syn: {Deceive}, {Delude}, {Mislead}.          Usage: Deceive is a general word applicable to any kind of                   misrepresentation affecting faith or life. To delude,                   primarily, is to make sport of, by deceiving, and is                   accomplished by playing upon one's imagination or                   credulity, as by exciting false hopes, causing him to                   undertake or expect what is impracticable, and making                   his failure ridiculous. It implies some infirmity of                   judgment in the victim, and intention to deceive in                   the deluder. But it is often used reflexively,                   indicating that a person's own weakness has made him                   the sport of others or of fortune; as, he deluded                   himself with a belief that luck would always favor                   him. To mislead is to lead, guide, or direct in a                   wrong way, either willfully or ignorantly.
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Deceptible \De*cep"ti*ble\, a.       Capable of being deceived; deceivable. --Sir T. Browne. --       {De*cep`ti*bil"i*ty}, n.
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Deceptible \De*cep"ti*ble\, a.       Capable of being deceived; deceivable. --Sir T. Browne. --       {De*cep`ti*bil"i*ty}, n.
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Deception \De*cep"tion\, n. [F. d[82]ception, L. deceptio, fr.       decipere, deceptum. See {Deceive}.]       1. The act of deceiving or misleading. --South.          2. The state of being deceived or misled.                         There is one thing relating either to the action or                      enjoyments of man in which he is not liable to                      deception.                                          --South.          3. That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false             representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.                         There was of course room for vast deception.                                                                               --Motley.          Syn: {Deception}, {Deceit}, {Fraud}, {Imposition}.          Usage: Deception usually refers to the act, and deceit to the                   habit of the mind; hence we speak of a person as                   skilled in deception and addicted to deceit. The                   practice of deceit springs altogether from design, and                   that of the worst kind; but a deception does not                   always imply aim and intention. It may be undesigned                   or accidental. An imposition is an act of deception                   practiced upon some one to his annoyance or injury; a                   fraud implies the use of stratagem, with a view to                   some unlawful gain or advantage.
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Deceptious \De*cep"tious\, a. [LL. deceptiosus.]       Tending deceive; delusive. [R.]                   As if those organs had deceptious functions. --Shak.
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Deceptive \De*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]ceptif. See {Deceive}.]       Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with       false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.                   Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper                reality from our eyes.                           --Trench.          {Deceptive cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or             in some foreign key, postponing the final close.
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Deceptive \De*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]ceptif. See {Deceive}.]       Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with       false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.                   Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper                reality from our eyes.                           --Trench.          {Deceptive cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or             in some foreign key, postponing the final close.
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Deceptively \De*cep"tive*ly\, adv.       In a manner to deceive.
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Deceptiveness \De*cep"tive*ness\, n.       The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to       deceive.
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Deceptivity \De`cep*tiv"i*ty\, n.       Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham. [R.] --Carlyle.
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Deceptory \De*cep"to*ry\, a. [L. deceptorius, from decipere.]       Deceptive. [R.]
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Decubation \Dec`u*ba"tion\, n. [From L. decubare; de- + cubare.       See {Decumbent}.]       Act of lying down; decumbence. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Despatch \De*spatch"\, n. & v.       Same as {Dispatch}.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dispatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispatching}.] [OF.       despeechier, F. d[82]p[88]cher; prob. from pref. des- (L.       dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way,       fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and       cf. {Impeach}, {Despatch}.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly;             to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.                         Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The                      business we have talked of.               --Shak.                         [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day                      dispatcheth all the harvest work.      --Robynson                                                                               (More's                                                                               Utopia).          2. To rid; to free. [Obs.]                         I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge.                                                                               --Udall.          3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.                         Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the                      country . . . they perish among the lumber of                      garrets.                                             --Walpole.          4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending             off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special             business, and implying haste.                         Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch                      him to the emperor's cou[?][?].         --Shak.          5. To send out of the world; to put to death.                         The company shall stone them with stones, and                      dispatch them with their swords.         --Ezek. xxiii.                                                                               47.          Syn: To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform;                conclude; finish; slay; kill.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[82]p[88]che.       See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on             important business.          2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.                         To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved                      comforts.                                          --Milton.          3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of             business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.                         Serious business, craving quick dispatch. --Shak.                         To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch                      through a sufficient space.               --Paley.          4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an             important official letter sent from one public officer to             another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has             arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval             or military dispatches.          5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern]          {Dispatch boat}, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an             advice boat.          {Dispatch box}, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for             papers and other conveniences when traveling.          Syn: Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See {Haste}.
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Despatch \De*spatch"\, n. & v.       Same as {Dispatch}.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dispatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispatching}.] [OF.       despeechier, F. d[82]p[88]cher; prob. from pref. des- (L.       dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way,       fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and       cf. {Impeach}, {Despatch}.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly;             to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.                         Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The                      business we have talked of.               --Shak.                         [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day                      dispatcheth all the harvest work.      --Robynson                                                                               (More's                                                                               Utopia).          2. To rid; to free. [Obs.]                         I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge.                                                                               --Udall.          3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.                         Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the                      country . . . they perish among the lumber of                      garrets.                                             --Walpole.          4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending             off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special             business, and implying haste.                         Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch                      him to the emperor's cou[?][?].         --Shak.          5. To send out of the world; to put to death.                         The company shall stone them with stones, and                      dispatch them with their swords.         --Ezek. xxiii.                                                                               47.          Syn: To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform;                conclude; finish; slay; kill.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[82]p[88]che.       See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on             important business.          2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.                         To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved                      comforts.                                          --Milton.          3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of             business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.                         Serious business, craving quick dispatch. --Shak.                         To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch                      through a sufficient space.               --Paley.          4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an             important official letter sent from one public officer to             another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has             arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval             or military dispatches.          5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern]          {Dispatch boat}, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an             advice boat.          {Dispatch box}, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for             papers and other conveniences when traveling.          Syn: Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See {Haste}.
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Despeed \De*speed"\, v. t.       To send hastily. [Obs.]                   Despeeded certain of their crew.            --Speed.
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Despite \De*spite"\, n. [OF. despit, F. d[82]pit, fr. L.       despectus contempt, fr. despicere. See {Despise}, and cf.       {Spite}, {Despect}.]       1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous             hate.                         With all thy despite against the land of Israel.                                                                               --Ezek. xxv.                                                                               6.          2. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous             defiance; a deed of contempt.                         A despite done against the Most High. --Milton.          {In despite}, in defiance of another's power or inclination.                      {In despite of}, in defiance of; in spite of. See under             {Spite}. [bd]Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to             the contrary.[b8] --W. Irving.          {In your despite}, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite             of you. [Obs.]
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Despite \De*spite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despited}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Despiting}.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare,       intens. of despicere. See {Despite}, n.]       To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] --Sir W.       Raleigh.
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Despite \De*spite"\, prep.       In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as,       despite his prejudices.          Syn: See {Notwithstanding}.
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Despite \De*spite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despited}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Despiting}.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare,       intens. of despicere. See {Despite}, n.]       To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] --Sir W.       Raleigh.
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Despiteful \De*spite"ful\, a. [See {Despite}, and cf.       {Spiteful}.]       Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate;       malicious. -- {De*spite"ful*ly}, adv. -- {De*spite"ful*ness},       n.                   Haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. --Rom. i.                                                                               30.                   Pray for them which despitefully use you. --Matt. v.                                                                               44.                   Let us examine him with despitefulness and fortune.                                                                               --Book of                                                                               Wisdom ii. 19.
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Despiteful \De*spite"ful\, a. [See {Despite}, and cf.       {Spiteful}.]       Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate;       malicious. -- {De*spite"ful*ly}, adv. -- {De*spite"ful*ness},       n.                   Haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. --Rom. i.                                                                               30.                   Pray for them which despitefully use you. --Matt. v.                                                                               44.                   Let us examine him with despitefulness and fortune.                                                                               --Book of                                                                               Wisdom ii. 19.
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Despiteful \De*spite"ful\, a. [See {Despite}, and cf.       {Spiteful}.]       Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate;       malicious. -- {De*spite"ful*ly}, adv. -- {De*spite"ful*ness},       n.                   Haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. --Rom. i.                                                                               30.                   Pray for them which despitefully use you. --Matt. v.                                                                               44.                   Let us examine him with despitefulness and fortune.                                                                               --Book of                                                                               Wisdom ii. 19.
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Despiteous \Des*pit"e*ous\, a. [OE. despitous, OF. despiteus,       fr. despit; affected in form by E. piteous. See {Despite}.]       Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess;       cruel; contemptuous. [Obs.] [bd]Despiteous reproaches.[b8]       --Holland.
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Despiteously \Des*pit"e*ous*ly\, adv.       Despitefully. [Obs.]
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Despite \De*spite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despited}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Despiting}.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare,       intens. of despicere. See {Despite}, n.]       To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] --Sir W.       Raleigh.
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Despitous \De*spit"ous\, a.       Despiteous; very angry; cruel. [Obs.]                   He was to sinful man not despitous.         --Chaucer.       - {De*spit"ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Despitous \De*spit"ous\, a.       Despiteous; very angry; cruel. [Obs.]                   He was to sinful man not despitous.         --Chaucer.       - {De*spit"ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Despot \Des"pot\, n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr.       despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to       po`sis husband, and L. potens. See {Potent}.]       1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible             ruler or sovereign.                         Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally                      leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with                      despot and tyrant.                              --C. J. Smith.          2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a             tyrant.
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Despotat \Des"po*tat\, n. [Cf. F. despotat.]       The station or government of a despot; also, the domain of a       despot. --Freeman.
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Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]:       cf. F. despotique.]       Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute       in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing       despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ly}, adv.       -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]:       cf. F. despotique.]       Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute       in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing       despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ly}, adv.       -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]:       cf. F. despotique.]       Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute       in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing       despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ly}, adv.       -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]:       cf. F. despotique.]       Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute       in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing       despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ly}, adv.       -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, n.
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Despotism \Des"po*tism\, n. [Cf. F. despotisme.]       1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute             control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. [bd]The             despotism of vice.[b8] --Byron.          2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic             monarchy; absolutism; autocracy.                         Despotism . . . is the only form of government which                      may with safety to itself neglect the education of                      its infant poor.                                 --Bp. Horsley.
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Despotist \Des"po*tist\, n.       A supporter of despotism. [R.]
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Despotize \Des"po*tize\, v. t.       To act the despot.
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Disavow \Dis`a*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disavowed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Disavowing}.] [F. d[82]savouer; pref. d[82]s- (L.       dis-) + avouer to avow. See {Avow}, and cf. {Disavouch}.]       1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to             deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to             disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement,             but he disavows the crime.                         A solemn promise made and disavowed.   --Dryden.          2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.                         Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my                      birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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Disbodied \Dis*bod"ied\, a.       Disembodied. [R.]
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Disbud \Dis*bud"\, v. t. [See {Bud}, v.] (Hort.)       To deprive of buds or shoots, as for training, or economizing       the vital strength of a tree.
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Discept \Dis*cept"\, v. i. [L. disceptare.]       To debate; to discuss. [R.]                   One dissertates, he is candid; Two must discept, -- has                distinguished.                                       --R. Browning.
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Disceptation \Dis`cep*ta"tion\, n. [L. disceptatio.]       Controversy; disputation; discussion. [Archaic]                   Verbose janglings and endless disceptations. --Strype.
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Disceptator \Dis`cep*ta"tor\, n. [L.]       One who arbitrates or decides. [R.] --Cowley.
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Discubitory \Dis*cu"bi*to*ry\, a. [L. discumbere, discubitum, to       lie down, recline at table; dis- + cumbere (in comp.) to lie       down.]       Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture. [Obs.] --Sir T.       Browne.
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Disfeature \Dis*fea"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [Cf. {Defeature}.]       To deprive of features; to mar the features of. [R.]
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Dishabit \Dis*hab"it\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + habit to inhabit.]       To dislodge. [Obs.]                   Those sleeping stones . . . from their fixed beds of                lime Had been dishabited.                        --Shak.
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Dishabited \Dis*hab"it*ed\, p. a.       Rendered uninhabited. [bd]Dishabited towns.[b8] --R. Carew.
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Dishabituate \Dis`ha*bit"u*ate\ (?; 135), v. t.       To render unaccustomed.
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Disobedience \Dis`o*be"di*ence\, n.       Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or       prohibition.                   He is undutiful to him other actions, and lives in open                disobedience.                                          --Tillotson.
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Disobediency \Dis`o*be"di*en*cy\, n.       Disobedience.
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Disobedient \Dis`o*be"di*ent\, a. [Pref. dis- + obedient. See       {Disobey}, {Obedient}.]       1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is             commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not             observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; --             applied to persons and acts.                         This disobedient spirit in the colonies. --Burke.                         Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. --1 Kings                                                                               xiii. 26.          2. Not yielding.                         Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten                      life, by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the                      system disobedient to stimuli.            --E. Darwin.
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Disobediently \Dis`o*be"di*ent*ly\, adv.       In a disobedient manner.
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Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disobeyed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Disobeying}.] [F. d[82]sob[82]ir; pref. d[82]s- (L.       dis-) + ob[82]ir. See {Obey}, and cf. {Disobedient}.]       Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his       commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one       in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory       children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and       the laws.                   Not to disobey her lord's behest.            --Tennyson.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dispatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispatching}.] [OF.       despeechier, F. d[82]p[88]cher; prob. from pref. des- (L.       dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way,       fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and       cf. {Impeach}, {Despatch}.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly;             to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.                         Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The                      business we have talked of.               --Shak.                         [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day                      dispatcheth all the harvest work.      --Robynson                                                                               (More's                                                                               Utopia).          2. To rid; to free. [Obs.]                         I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge.                                                                               --Udall.          3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.                         Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the                      country . . . they perish among the lumber of                      garrets.                                             --Walpole.          4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending             off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special             business, and implying haste.                         Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch                      him to the emperor's cou[?][?].         --Shak.          5. To send out of the world; to put to death.                         The company shall stone them with stones, and                      dispatch them with their swords.         --Ezek. xxiii.                                                                               47.          Syn: To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform;                conclude; finish; slay; kill.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, v. i.       To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of       business.                   They have dispatched with Pompey.            --Shak.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[82]p[88]che.       See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on             important business.          2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.                         To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved                      comforts.                                          --Milton.          3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of             business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.                         Serious business, craving quick dispatch. --Shak.                         To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch                      through a sufficient space.               --Paley.          4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an             important official letter sent from one public officer to             another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has             arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval             or military dispatches.          5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern]          {Dispatch boat}, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an             advice boat.          {Dispatch box}, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for             papers and other conveniences when traveling.          Syn: Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See {Haste}.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[82]p[88]che.       See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on             important business.          2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.                         To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved                      comforts.                                          --Milton.          3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of             business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.                         Serious business, craving quick dispatch. --Shak.                         To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch                      through a sufficient space.               --Paley.          4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an             important official letter sent from one public officer to             another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has             arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval             or military dispatches.          5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern]          {Dispatch boat}, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an             advice boat.          {Dispatch box}, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for             papers and other conveniences when traveling.          Syn: Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See {Haste}.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d[82]p[88]che.       See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on             important business.          2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.                         To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved                      comforts.                                          --Milton.          3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of             business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.                         Serious business, craving quick dispatch. --Shak.                         To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch                      through a sufficient space.               --Paley.          4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an             important official letter sent from one public officer to             another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has             arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval             or military dispatches.          5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern]          {Dispatch boat}, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an             advice boat.          {Dispatch box}, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for             papers and other conveniences when traveling.          Syn: Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See {Haste}.
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Dispatch \Dis*patch"\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dispatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispatching}.] [OF.       despeechier, F. d[82]p[88]cher; prob. from pref. des- (L.       dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way,       fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and       cf. {Impeach}, {Despatch}.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly;             to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.                         Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The                      business we have talked of.               --Shak.                         [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day                      dispatcheth all the harvest work.      --Robynson                                                                               (More's                                                                               Utopia).          2. To rid; to free. [Obs.]                         I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge.                                                                               --Udall.          3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.                         Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the                      country . . . they perish among the lumber of                      garrets.                                             --Walpole.          4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending             off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special             business, and implying haste.                         Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch                      him to the emperor's cou[?][?].         --Shak.          5. To send out of the world; to put to death.                         The company shall stone them with stones, and                      dispatch them with their swords.         --Ezek. xxiii.                                                                               47.          Syn: To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform;                conclude; finish; slay; kill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dispatcher \Dis*patch"er\, n.       One who dispatches.
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Dispatchful \Dis*patch"ful\, a.       Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any       task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks.       --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dispatch \Dis*patch"\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Dispatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispatching}.] [OF.       despeechier, F. d[82]p[88]cher; prob. from pref. des- (L.       dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way,       fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and       cf. {Impeach}, {Despatch}.] [Written also {despatch}.]       1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly;             to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.                         Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we The                      business we have talked of.               --Shak.                         [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day                      dispatcheth all the harvest work.      --Robynson                                                                               (More's                                                                               Utopia).          2. To rid; to free. [Obs.]                         I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge.                                                                               --Udall.          3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.                         Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the                      country . . . they perish among the lumber of                      garrets.                                             --Walpole.          4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending             off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special             business, and implying haste.                         Even with the speediest expedition I will dispatch                      him to the emperor's cou[?][?].         --Shak.          5. To send out of the world; to put to death.                         The company shall stone them with stones, and                      dispatch them with their swords.         --Ezek. xxiii.                                                                               47.          Syn: To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform;                conclude; finish; slay; kill.
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Dispatchment \Dis*patch"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. despechement.]       The act of dispatching. [Obs.] --State Trials (1529).
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Dispathy \Dis"pa*thy\, n.; pl. {Dispathies}. [Pref. dis- + Gr.       [?] passion. See {Pathos}.]       Lack of sympathy; want of passion; apathy. [R.]                   Many discrepancies and some dispathies between us.                                                                               --Southey.
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Dispathy \Dis"pa*thy\, n.; pl. {Dispathies}. [Pref. dis- + Gr.       [?] passion. See {Pathos}.]       Lack of sympathy; want of passion; apathy. [R.]                   Many discrepancies and some dispathies between us.                                                                               --Southey.
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Dispeed \Dis*peed"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + speed.]       To send off with speed; to dispatch. [Obs.] --Knolles.                   Then they dispeeded themselves of the Cid and of their                mother-in-law, Do[?]a Ximena.                  --Southey.
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Dispiteous \Dis*pit"e*ous\, a. [Pref. dis- + piteous. Cf.       {Despiteous}.]       Full of despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless. --Spenser. --       {Dis*pit"e*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Dispiteous \Dis*pit"e*ous\, a. [Pref. dis- + piteous. Cf.       {Despiteous}.]       Full of despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless. --Spenser. --       {Dis*pit"e*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Disputable \Dis`pu*ta*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. disputabilis: cf. F.       disputable. See {Dispute}, v. i.]       1. Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in             question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful             certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable             opinions, propositions, points, or questions.                         Actions, every one of which is very disputable.                                                                               --Jer. Taylor.          2. Disputatious; contentious. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Disputableness \Dis`pu*ta*ble*ness\, n.       State of being disputable.
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Disputacity \Dis`pu*tac"i*ty\, n. [See {Dispute}, v. i.]       Proneness to dispute. [Obs.] --Bp. Ward.
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Disputant \Dis"pu*tant\, a. [L. disputants, p. pr. of disputare:       cf. F. disputant. See {Dispute}, v. i.]       Disputing; engaged in controversy. --Milton.
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Disputant \Dis"pu*tant\, n.       One who disputes; one who argues [?][?] opposition to       another; one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a       reasoner in opposition.                   A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Disputation \Dis`pu*ta"tion\, n. [OE. desputeson, disputacion,       OF. desputeison, F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See       {Dispute}, v. i.]       1. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in             opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy             in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some             fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.          2. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in             opposition to each other on some question proposed.
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Disputatious \Dis`pu*ta"tious\, a.       Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert;       characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or       temper.                   The Christian doctrine of a future life was no                recommendation of the new religion to the wits and                philosophers of that disputations period.                                                                               --Buckminster.       -- {Dis`pu*ta"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`pu*ta"tious*ness}, n.
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Disputatious \Dis`pu*ta"tious\, a.       Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert;       characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or       temper.                   The Christian doctrine of a future life was no                recommendation of the new religion to the wits and                philosophers of that disputations period.                                                                               --Buckminster.       -- {Dis`pu*ta"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`pu*ta"tious*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disputatious \Dis`pu*ta"tious\, a.       Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert;       characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or       temper.                   The Christian doctrine of a future life was no                recommendation of the new religion to the wits and                philosophers of that disputations period.                                                                               --Buckminster.       -- {Dis`pu*ta"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`pu*ta"tious*ness}, n.
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Disputative \Dis*put"a*tive\, a. [L. disputativus.]       Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in       opposition; as, a disputative temper. --I. Watts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dispute \Dis*pute"\, n. [Cf. F. dispute. See {Dispute}, v. i.]       1. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or             expression of opposing views or claims; controversial             discussion; altercation; debate.                         Addicted more To contemplation and profound dispute.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Contest; struggle; quarrel. --De Foe.          {Beyond dispute}, {Without dispute}, indisputably;             incontrovertibly.          Syn: Altercation; controversy; argumentation; debate;                discussion; quarrel; disagreement; difference;                contention; wrangling. See {Altercation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dispute \Dis*pute"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disputed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Disputing}.] [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer,       disputer, F. disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis- +       putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order,       reckon, think. See {Putative}, {Pure}.]       To contend in argument; to argue against something       maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to       reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.                   Therefore disputed [reasoned, --Rev. Ver.] he in                synagogue with the Jews.                        --Acts xvii.                                                                               17.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dispute \Dis*pute"\, v. t.       1. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to             discuss.                         The rest I reserve it be disputed how the magistrate                      is to do herein.                                 --Milton.          2. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to             overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition             to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of;             as, to dispute assertions or arguments.                         To seize goods under the disputed authority of writs                      of assistance.                                    --Bancroft.          3. To strive or contend about; to contest.                         To dispute the possession of the ground with the                      Spaniards.                                          --Prescott.          4. To struggle against; to resist. [Obs.]                         Dispute it [grief] like a man.            --Shak.          Syn: To controvert; contest; gainsay; doubt; question; argue;                debate; discuss; impugn. See {Argue}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dispute \Dis*pute"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disputed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Disputing}.] [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer,       disputer, F. disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis- +       putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order,       reckon, think. See {Putative}, {Pure}.]       To contend in argument; to argue against something       maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to       reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.                   Therefore disputed [reasoned, --Rev. Ver.] he in                synagogue with the Jews.                        --Acts xvii.                                                                               17.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disputeless \Dis*pute"less\, a.       Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible. --Bailey.
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Disputer \Dis*put"er\, n.       One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a       controvertist.                   Where is the disputer of this world?      --1 Cor. i.                                                                               20.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dispute \Dis*pute"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disputed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Disputing}.] [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer,       disputer, F. disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis- +       putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order,       reckon, think. See {Putative}, {Pure}.]       To contend in argument; to argue against something       maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to       reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.                   Therefore disputed [reasoned, --Rev. Ver.] he in                synagogue with the Jews.                        --Acts xvii.                                                                               17.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disputison \Dis*pu"ti*son\, n. [See {Disputation}.]       Dispute; discussion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Dissipate \Dis"si*pate\, v. i.       1. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to             scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud             gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun;             the heat of a body dissipates.          2. To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit             of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipate \Dis"si*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissipated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Dissipating}.] [L. dissipatus, p. p. of       dissipare; dis- + an obsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw.]       1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear;             -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never             again be collected or restored.                         Dissipated those foggy mists of error. --Selden.                         I soon dissipated his fears.               --Cook.                         The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate                      all intellectual energy.                     --Hazlitt.          2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to             squander.                         The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated.                                                                               --Bp. Burnet.          Syn: To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste;                consume; lavish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipate \Dis"si*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissipated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Dissipating}.] [L. dissipatus, p. p. of       dissipare; dis- + an obsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw.]       1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear;             -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never             again be collected or restored.                         Dissipated those foggy mists of error. --Selden.                         I soon dissipated his fears.               --Cook.                         The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate                      all intellectual energy.                     --Hazlitt.          2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to             squander.                         The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated.                                                                               --Bp. Burnet.          Syn: To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste;                consume; lavish.
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Dissipated \Dis"si*pa`ted\, a.       1. Squandered; scattered. [bd]Dissipated wealth.[b8]             --Johnson.          2. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of             pleasure; dissolute; intemperate.                         A life irregular and dissipated.         --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipate \Dis"si*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissipated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Dissipating}.] [L. dissipatus, p. p. of       dissipare; dis- + an obsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw.]       1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear;             -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never             again be collected or restored.                         Dissipated those foggy mists of error. --Selden.                         I soon dissipated his fears.               --Cook.                         The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate                      all intellectual energy.                     --Hazlitt.          2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to             squander.                         The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated.                                                                               --Bp. Burnet.          Syn: To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste;                consume; lavish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipation \Dis`si*pa"tion\, n. [L. dissipatio: cf. F.       dissipation.]       1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of             dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.                         Without loss or dissipation of the matter. --Bacon.                         The famous dissipation of mankind.      --Sir M. Hale.          2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc.,             are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in             vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.;             dissoluteness.                         To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and                      extravagance.                                    --P. Henry.          3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.                         Prevented from finishing them [the letters] a                      thousand avocations and dissipations. --Swift.          {Dissipation of energy}. Same as {Degradation of energy},             under {Degradation}.
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Degradation \Deg`ra*da"tion\, n. [LL. degradatio, from       degradare: cf. F. d[82]gradation. See {Degrade}.]       1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or             of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in             office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a             peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.                         He saw many removes and degradations in all the                      other offices of which he had been possessed.                                                                               --Clarendon.          2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or             reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual             degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.                         The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters.                                                                               --Macaulay.                         Deplorable is the degradation of our nature.                                                                               --South.                         Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is                      sensible of the degradation of his state. --Blair.          3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value;             degeneration; deterioration.                         The development and degradation of the alphabetic                      forms can be traced.                           --I. Taylor                                                                               (The                                                                               Alphabet).          4. (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and             banks, by the action of water, frost etc.          5. (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which             exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.                         The degradation of the species man is observed in                      some of its varieties.                        --Dana.          6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any             organ, or of the body as a whole.          {Degradation of energy}, [or] {Dissipation of energy}             (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in             which it is less available for doing work.          Syn: Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipation \Dis`si*pa"tion\, n. [L. dissipatio: cf. F.       dissipation.]       1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of             dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.                         Without loss or dissipation of the matter. --Bacon.                         The famous dissipation of mankind.      --Sir M. Hale.          2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc.,             are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in             vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.;             dissoluteness.                         To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and                      extravagance.                                    --P. Henry.          3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.                         Prevented from finishing them [the letters] a                      thousand avocations and dissipations. --Swift.          {Dissipation of energy}. Same as {Degradation of energy},             under {Degradation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipative \Dis"si*pa*tive\, a.       Tending to dissipate.          {Dissipative system} (Mech.), an assumed system of matter and             motions in which forces of friction and resistances of             other kinds are introduced without regard to the heat or             other molecular actions which they generate; -- opposed to             {conservative system}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipative \Dis"si*pa*tive\, a.       Tending to dissipate.          {Dissipative system} (Mech.), an assumed system of matter and             motions in which forces of friction and resistances of             other kinds are introduced without regard to the heat or             other molecular actions which they generate; -- opposed to             {conservative system}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dissipativity \Dis`si*pa*tiv"i*ty\, n.       The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into       other forms of energy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bath \Bath\ (b[adot]th; 61), n.; pl. {Baths} (b[adot]thz). [AS.       b[91][edh]; akin to OS. & Icel. ba[edh], Sw., Dan., D., & G.       bad, and perh. to G. b[84]hen to foment.]       1. The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for             purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water,             vapor, hot air, or the like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a             medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath.          2. Water or other liquid for bathing.          3. A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash             their bodies in water.          4. A building containing an apartment or a series of             apartments arranged for bathing.                         Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing                      extent and magnificence.                     --Gwilt.          5. (Chem.) A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air,             through which heat is applied to a body.          6. (Photog.) A solution in which plates or prints are             immersed; also, the receptacle holding the solution.          Note: Bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an                obvious sense of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom,                bath tub, bath keeper.          {Douche bath}. See {Douche}.          {Order of the Bath}, a high order of British knighthood,             composed of three classes, viz., knights grand cross,             knights commanders, and knights companions, abbreviated             thus: G. C. B., K. C. B., K. B.          {Russian bath}, a kind of vapor bath which consists in a             prolonged exposure of the body to the influence of the             steam of water, followed by washings and shampooings.          {Turkish bath}, a kind of bath in which a profuse             perspiration is produced by hot air, after which the body             is washed and shampooed.          {Bath house}, a house used for the purpose of bathing; --             also a small house, near a bathing place, where a bather             undresses and dresses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duck's-foot \Duck's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)       The May apple ({Podophyllum peltatum}).
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Disputanta, VA       Zip code(s): 23842
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dogpatch, AR       Zip code(s): 72648
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dogfood n.   [Microsoft, Netscape] Interim software used    internally for testing.   "To eat one's own dogfood" (from which the    slang noun derives) means to use the software one is developing, as    part of one's everyday development environment (the phrase is used    outside Microsoft and Netscape). The practice is normal in the Linux    community and elsewhere, but the term `dogfood' is seldom used as    open-source betas tend to be quite tasty and nourishing.   The idea    is that developers who are using their own software will quickly    learn what's missing or broken.   Dogfood is typically not even of    {beta} quality.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DSVD          {Digital Simultaneous Voice and Data}
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Djibouti       Djibouti:Geography       Location: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea,    between Eritrea and Somalia       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 22,000 sq km    land area: 21,980 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Massachusetts       Land boundaries: total 508 km, Eritrea 113 km, Ethiopia 337 km,    Somalia 58 km       Coastline: 314 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 24 nm    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: desert; torrid, dry       Terrain: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains       Natural resources: geothermal areas       Land use:    arable land: 0%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 9%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 91%       Irrigated land: NA sq km       Environment:    current issues: inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification    natural hazards: earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic    disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Endangered Species,    Law of the Sea, Ship Pollution; signed, but not ratified - Climate    Change, Desertification       Note: strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close    to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; a vast    wasteland       Djibouti:People       Population: 421,320 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 43% (female 90,070; male 90,631)    15-64 years: 55% (female 108,824; male 121,715)    65 years and over: 2% (female 4,900; male 5,180) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 1.48% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 42.79 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 15.51 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -12.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 108.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 49.7 years    male: 47.83 years    female: 51.62 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.15 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Djiboutian(s)    adjective: Djiboutian       Ethnic divisions: Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and    Italian 5%       Religions: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%       Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)    total population: 48%    male: 63%    female: 34%       Djibouti:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Djibouti    conventional short form: Djibouti    former: French Territory of the Afars and Issas French Somaliland       Digraph: DJ       Type: republic       Capital: Djibouti       Administrative divisions: 5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle);    'Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura       Independence: 27 June 1977 (from France)       National holiday: Independence Day, 27 June (1977)       Constitution: multiparty constitution approved in referendum 4    September 1992       Legal system: based on French civil law system, traditional practices,    and Islamic law       Suffrage: universal adult at age NA       Executive branch:    chief of state: President HASSAN GOULED Aptidon (since 24 June 1977);    election last held 7 May 1993 (next to be held NA 1999); results -    President Hassan GOULED Aptidon was reelected    head of government: Prime Minister BARKAT Gourad Hamadou (since 30    September 1978)    cabinet: Council of Ministers; responsible to the president       Legislative branch: unicameral    Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Deputes): elections last held 18    December 1992; results - RPP (the ruling party) dominated; seats - (65    total) RPP 65       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)       Political parties and leaders:    ruling party: People's Progress Assembly (RPP), Hassan GOULED Aptidon    other parties: Democratic Renewal Party (PRD), Mohamed Jama ELABE;    Democratic National Party (PND), ADEN Robleh Awaleh       Other political or pressure groups: Front for the Restoration of Unity    and Democracy (FRUD) and affiliates; Movement for Unity and Democracy    (MUD)       Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO,    ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGADD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT    (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD,    UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Roble OLHAYE    chancery: Suite 515, 1156 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005    telephone: [1] (202) 331-0270    FAX: [1] (202) 331-0302       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Martin L. CHESHES    embassy: Plateau du Serpent, Boulevard Marechal Joffre, Djibouti    mailing address: B. P. 185, Djibouti    telephone: [253] 35 39 95    FAX: [253] 35 39 40       Flag: two equal horizontal bands of light blue (top) and light green    with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bearing a red    five-pointed star in the center       Economy       Overview: The economy is based on service activities connected with    the country's strategic location and status as a free trade zone in    northeast Africa. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital    city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. Scanty rainfall    limits crop production to fruits and vegetables, and most food must be    imported. Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the    region and an international transshipment and refueling center. It has    few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore,    heavily dependent on foreign assistance (an important supplement to    GDP) to help support its balance of payments and to finance    development projects. An unemployment rate of over 30% continues to be    a major problem. Per capita consumption dropped an estimated 35% over    the last six years because of recession, civil war, and a high    population growth rate (including immigrants and refugees).       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $500 million (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: -3% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $1,200 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6% (1993 est.)       Unemployment rate: over 30% (1994 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $164 million    expenditures: $201 million, including capital expenditures of $16    million (1993 est.)       Exports: $184 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: hides and skins, coffee (in transit)    partners: Somalia 48%, Yemen 42%       Imports: $384 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)    commodities: foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals,    petroleum products    partners: France, UK, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, South Korea       External debt: $227 million (1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 3% (1991 est.); accounts for 14% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 90,000 kW    production: 170 million kWh    consumption per capita: 398 kWh (1993)       Industries: limited to a few small-scale enterprises, such as dairy    products and mineral-water bottling       Agriculture: mostly fruit and vegetables; herding of goats, sheep, and    camels       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY78-89), $39 million;    Western (non-US) countries, including ODA and OOF bilateral    commitments (1970-89), $1.1 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89),    $149 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $35 million       Currency: 1 Djiboutian franc (DF) = 100 centimes       Exchange rates: Djiboutian francs (DF) per US$1 - 177.721 (fixed rate    since 1973)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Djibouti:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 97 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)    narrow gauge: 97 km 1.000-m gauge       Highways:    total: 2,900 km    paved: 280 km    unpaved: improved, unimproved earth 2,620 km (1982)       Ports: Djibouti       Merchant marine:    total: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,369 GRT/3,030 DWT       Airports:    total: 13    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 3    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 2    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 6       Djibouti:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephones; telephone facilities in the city of    Djibouti are adequate as are the microwave radio relay connections to    outlying areas of the country    local: NA    intercity: microwave radio relay network    international: international connections via submarine cable to Saudi    Arabia and by satellite link to other countries; 1 INTELSAT (Indian    Ocean) and 1 ARABSAT earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Djibouti:Defense Forces       Branches: Djibouti National Army (includes Navy and Air Force),    National Security Force (Force Nationale de Securite), National Police    Force       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 101,385; males fit for military    service 59,337 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $26 million, NA% of    GDP (1989)