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Debases
- verb - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
- corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
- lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
Debates
- noun - a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
- argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary"
- discuss the pros and cons of an issue
- have an argument about something
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
Debones
- verb - remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"
Decades
- noun - a period of 10 years
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
Decides
- verb - bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
- cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"
- influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
Deciles
- noun - (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
Deckles
- noun - (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
- rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
Decodes
- verb - convert code into ordinary language
Decokes
- verb - remove carbon from (an engine)
Decrees
- noun - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
- decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
- issue a decree; "The King only can decree"