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Dichroite
- - Iolite; -- so called from its presenting two different colors when viewed in two different directions. See Iolite.
Disarming
- verb - act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"
- capable of allaying hostility
- make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
- remove offensive capability from
- take away the weapons from; render harmless
Dispraise
- noun - the act of speaking contemptuously of
Distrains
- verb - confiscate by distress
- legally take something in place of a debt payment
- levy a distress on
Distraint
- noun - the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
Diverging
- verb - be at variance with; be out of line with
- extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"
- have no limits as a mathematical series
- move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
- tending to move apart in different directions
Diversify
- verb - make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"
- spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"
- vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
Diversion
- noun - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
- an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
- an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
Diversity
- noun - noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
- the condition or result of being changeable
Diverting
- verb - occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
- providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
- send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
- turn aside; turn away from
- withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions