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Meanings of Defile:

verb

Damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.

Usage examples:

The land was defiled by a previous owner
noun

A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).

Usage examples:

The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground

Meanings of Defiled:

verb

Damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.

Usage examples:

The land was defiled by a previous owner
noun

A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file)

Usage examples:

The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground

Meanings of Defilement:

noun

The action of defiling or the state of being defiled.

Usage examples:

The heinous defilement of their most sacred site

Meanings of Defilements:

noun

The action of defiling or the state of being defiled.

Usage examples:

The heinous defilement of their most sacred site

Meanings of Defiles:

verb

Damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.

Usage examples:

The land was defiled by a previous owner
noun

A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).

Usage examples:

The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground

Meanings of Defiling:

verb

Damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.

Usage examples:

The land was defiled by a previous owner
noun

A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file)

Usage examples:

The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground

Meanings of Definable:

adjective

Able to be defined.

Usage examples:

It may not serve a definable purpose

Define

dɪˈfaɪn

Meanings of Define:

verb

State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Usage examples:

The contract will seek to define the client's obligations

Meanings of Defined:

adjective

Having a definite outline or specification; precisely marked or stated.

Usage examples:

Defined boundaries
verb

State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Usage examples:

The contract will seek to define the client's obligations

Meanings of Defines:

verb

State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Usage examples:

The contract will seek to define the client's obligations

Meanings of Definienda:

noun

A word, phrase, or symbol which is the subject of a definition, especially in a dictionary entry, or which is introduced into a logical system by being defined.

Usage examples:

The former is defined, by the ancient logic texts i love, as when a definition uses the same terms …

Meanings of Definiendum:

noun

A word, phrase, or symbol which is the subject of a definition, especially in a dictionary entry, or which is introduced into a logical system by being defined.

Usage examples:

The former is defined, by the ancient logic texts i love, as when a definition uses the same terms …

Meanings of Definiens:

noun

A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.

Usage examples:

He required of definition that the definiens (the statement of definition) should be synonymous wit…

Meanings of Definientia:

noun

A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.

Usage examples:

He required of definition that the definiens (the statement of definition) should be synonymous wit…

Meanings of Defining:

verb

State or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of.

Usage examples:

The contract will seek to define the client's obligations
adjective

A defining moment, feature, etc. is so important that it is or becomes part of the basic meaning or description of something.

Usage examples:

Winning this contest was the defining moment of her life., the attacks were the defining event of h…

Meanings of Definite:

adjective

Clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful.

Usage examples:

We had no definite plans

Definitely

ˈdef.ɪ.nət.li

Meanings of Definitely:

adverb

Without doubt (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

I shall definitely be at the airport to meet you

Meanings of Definition:

noun

A statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary.

Usage examples:

A dictionary definition of the verb

Meanings of Definitional:

adjective

Relating to the exact meaning of a word or concept.

Usage examples:

Gilbert makes a definitional distinction between ‘miners' towns’ and ‘mining towns’

Meanings of Definitions:

noun

A statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary.

Usage examples:

A dictionary definition of the verb

Meanings of Definitive:

adjective

(of a conclusion or agreement) done or reached decisively and with authority.

Usage examples:

A definitive decision
noun

A definitive postage stamp.

Usage examples:

Low-value british definitives simply have a portrait of the reigning monarch

Meanings of Definitively:

adverb

Decisively and with authority; conclusively.

Usage examples:

The benefits of this therapy have never been definitively proven

Meanings of Deflagrate:

verb

Burn or cause to burn away with a sudden flame and rapid, sharp combustion.

Usage examples:

The current will deflagrate some of the particles

Meanings of Deflagrated:

verb

Burn or cause to burn away with a sudden flame and rapid, sharp combustion.

Usage examples:

The current will deflagrate some of the particles

Meanings of Deflagrates:

verb

Burn or cause to burn away with a sudden flame and rapid, sharp combustion.

Usage examples:

The current will deflagrate some of the particles

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