DECEPTIVE | • deceptive adj. Likely or attempting to deceive. • DECEPTIVE adj. tending to deceive, also DECEPTORY. |
DEPLETIVE | • depletive adj. Causing depletion. • depletive n. Any substance used to deplete. • DEPLETIVE adj. serving to deplete, also DEPLETORY. |
DEVELOPED | • developed adj. (Said of a country) Not primitive; not third-world. • developed adj. Mature. • developed adj. Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on. |
DEVELOPER | • developer n. A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products. • developer n. A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures… • developer n. A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives. |
DEVELOPES | • developes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of develope. • DEVELOPE v. to bring to a more advanced state, also DEVELOP. |
DEVELOPPE | • developpe n. (Ballet) Alternative form of développé. • DEVELOPPE n. (French) a ballet position. |
ENVELOPED | • enveloped v. Simple past tense and past participle of envelop. • enveloped adj. (Heraldry) Entwined, as with snakes, laurels, etc. • ENVELOP v. to cover completely. |
PERCEIVED | • perceived adj. Generally recognized to be true. • perceived adj. As seen or understood by an individual. • perceived v. Simple past tense and past participle of perceive. |
PERVERTED | • perverted adj. Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct. • perverted adj. (Sometimes derogatory) Of, relating to, or practicing unusual or "kinky" sex. • perverted adj. Misrepresented, altered or distorted. |
PREDEVOTE | • predevote adj. (Obsolete, nonce word, poetic) predestined. • PREDEVOTE v. to devote or dedicate beforehand. |
PRESERVED | • preserved v. Simple past tense and past participle of preserve. • PRESERVE v. to keep safe from harm. |
PREVENTED | • prevented v. Simple past tense and past participle of prevent. • PREVENT v. to keep from happening. |
PREVIEWED | • previewed v. Simple past tense and past participle of preview. • pre-viewed adj. (Euphemistic, of a VHS cassette, DVD, etc.) Previously viewed; used. • PREVIEW v. to view or exhibit in advance, also PREVUE. |
REDEVELOP | • redevelop v. (Transitive) To develop again or differently. • redevelop v. (Transitive, photography) To intensify by a second process. • redevelop v. (Transitive) To convert a neighbourhood by demolishing old buildings and building new ones, or by renovating… |
REPLEVIED | • replevied v. Simple past tense and past participle of replevy. • REPLEVY v. to regain possession by legal action, also REPLEVIN. |
REPREEVED | • repreeved v. Simple past tense and past participle of repreeve. • REPREEVE v. (Shakespeare) to delay the execution of, also REPRIVE, REPRYVE. |
REPRIEVED | • reprieved v. Simple past tense and past participle of reprieve. • REPRIEVE v. to give a respite to. |