AESTIVATED | • aestivated v. Simple past tense and past participle of aestivate. • aestivated v. Alternative spelling of estivated. • æstivated v. Simple past tense and past participle of æstivate. |
DEACTIVATE | • deactivate v. (Ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective. • deactivate v. To prevent the action of a biochemical agent (such as an enzyme). • deactivate v. To remove a person or piece of hardware from active military service. |
DEMOTIVATE | • demotivate v. To decrease the motivation of a person or a group. • DEMOTIVATE v. to remove motivation from. |
DENOTATIVE | • denotative adj. That denotes or names; designative. • denotative adj. Specific to the primary meaning of a term. • DENOTATIVE adj. having power to denote. |
DETECTIVES | • detectives n. Plural of detective. • DETECTIVE n. a policeman, usually not in uniform, or other person (private detective) who investigates cases of crime. |
DETONATIVE | • detonative adj. (Of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously. • DETONATIVE adj. of or like a detonation. |
DETRACTIVE | • detractive adj. Tending to detract or draw. • detractive adj. Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative. • DETRACTIVE adj. tending to detract, also DETRACTORY. |
DIVESTMENT | • divestment n. (Finance) The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset. • DIVESTMENT n. the act of divesting. |
MEDITATIVE | • meditative adj. Of or pertaining to meditation. • meditative adj. Thoughtful; pensive. • MEDITATIVE adj. marked by or conducive to meditation. |
OUTTHIEVED | • OUTTHIEVE v. to surpass at thieving. |
TRAVESTIED | • travestied v. Simple past tense and past participle of travesty. • TRAVESTY v. to parody. |
UNRIVETTED | • UNRIVET v. to take out, or loose, the rivets of; as, to unrivet boiler plates. |
VENDETTIST | • vendettist n. One who takes part in a vendetta. • VENDETTIST n. one who carries on a vendetta. |
VENTILATED | • ventilated v. Simple past tense and past participle of ventilate. • VENTILATE v. to supply with air. |
VIDEOTEXTS | • VIDEOTEXT n. a system used to display information on a television screen, also VIDEOTEX. |