Vivid Verbs D-E

denounce - to condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible.  2.  to accuse formally  3.  to give formal announcement or the ending of (a treaty).

deprive - 1.  to take something away from.  2.  to keep from possessing or enjoying; deny

derive - 1.  to obtain or receive from a source.  2.  to arrive at by reasoning;  deduce or infer.  3.  to trace the origin or development of (a word)

detract - 1.  to draw or take away;  divert.  2.  to undergo reduction in value, importance, or quality;  become reduced, as in effect.  3.  to divert or draw away qualities or a quality essential to the value, importance, or effect of something.

devastate - 1.  to lay waste;  destroy.  2.  to overwhelm; confound; stun

diffuse - to pour out and cause to spread freely.  2.   to spread about or scatter;  disseminate.  3.  to make less brilliant;  soften  3.  widely spread or scattered;  not concentrated.  4.  characterized by verbosity;  wordy. 

disapprove - 1.  to have an unfavorable opinion of;  condemn.  2.  to refuse to approve;  reject. 

discredit - 1.  to damage in reputation;  disgrace.  2.  to cause to be doubted or distrusted.  3.  to refuse to believe

dispel - 1.  to rid one's mind of  2.  to drive away or off by or as if by scattering

distinguish - 1.  to perceive as being different or distinct.  2.  to perceive distinctly;  discern  3.  to make noticeable or different;  set apart  4.  to cause (oneself) to be eminent or recognized  5.  to perceive or indicate differences;  discriminate. 

dwell - 1.  to live as a resident;  reside  2.  to exist in a given place or state  3.  to fasten one's attention  4.  to speak or write at length;  expatiate.

eliminate - 1.  to get rid of;  remove.  2.  to leave out or omit from consideration;  reject.  3.  to remove from consideration by defeating, as in a contest

emerge - 1.  to rise from or as if from immersion  2.  to come forth from obscurity.  3.  to become evident.  4.  to come into existence. 

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