verbs- d

01	dance	dance – v. to move the body and feet to music; n. a series of steps, usually to music
02	deal	deal – v. to have to do with (“The talks will deal with the problem of pollution.”); to buy or sell (“Her company deals in plastic.”) n. an agreement
03	debate	debate – v. to argue for or against something; n. a public discussion or argument
04	decide	decide – v. to choose; to settle; to judge
05	declare	declare – v. to say; to make a statement
06	decrease	decrease – v. to make less in size or amount
07	defeat	defeat – v. to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a loss; the condition of having lost
08	defend	defend – v. to guard or fight against attack; to protect
09	define	define – v. to give the meaning of; to explain
10	delay	delay – v. to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late
11	demand	demand – v. to ask by ordering; to ask with force
12	demonstrate	demonstrate – v. to make a public show of opinions or feelings (“The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights.”); to explain by using examples (“The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.”)
13	denounce	denounce – v. to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely
14	deny	deny – v. to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request
15	depend	depend – v. to need help and support
16	deplore	deplore – v. to regret strongly; to express sadness
17	deploy	deploy – v. to move forces or weapons into positions for action
18	describe	describe – v. to give a word picture of something;  to give details of something
19	design	design – v. to plan or create plans for
20	destroy	destroy – v. to break into pieces; to end the existence of
21	detain	detain – v. to keep or hold (“The police detained several suspects for questioning.”)
22	develop	develop – v. to grow; to create; to experience progress
23	die	die – v. to become dead; to stop living; to end
24	dig	dig – v. to make a hole in the ground
25	direct	direct – v. to lead; to aim or show the way (“He directed me to the theater.”); adj. straight to something; not through some other person or thing (“The path is direct.”)
26	disappear	disappear – v. to become unseen; to no longer exist
27	disarm	disarm – v. to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device
28	discover	discover – v. to find or learn something
29	discuss	discuss – v. to talk about; to exchange ideas
30	dismiss	dismiss – v. to send away; to refuse to consider
31	dive	dive – v. to jump into water head first
32	divide	divide – v. to separate into two or more parts
33	do	do – v. to act; to make an effort
34	donate	donate – v. to present something as a gift to an organiza-tion, country or cause. (“She donated money to the Red Cross to help survivors of the earthquake.”)
35	double	double – v. to increase two times as much in size, strength or number.
36	drink	drink – v. to take liquid into the body through the mouth
37	drive	drive – v. to control a moving vehicle
38	drop	drop – v. to fall or let fall; to go lower
39	drown	drown – v. to die under water

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