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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDepletion
The reduction in the number or quantity of something.
Depose
To remove someone from a powerful position, especially a monarch or ruler, usually by force.
Deposition
The action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.
Depress
To make someone feel despondent, dejected, or gloomy.
Depressed area
A geographic region characterized by persistent high unemployment, low average income, poor infrastructure, and economic stagnation.
Depth
The distance from the top or surface to the bottom, or the measurement of how deep something is.
Dermatology
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of skin diseases.
Descendant
A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.
Desiccation
The state of extreme dryness, or the process of removing moisture completely from something.
Designate
To formally choose, appoint, or assign someone to a particular office, role, or position.
Desolation
A state of complete emptiness or destruction.
Despise
To feel contempt or a deep repugnance for someone or something.