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Defilers
- noun - a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment
Defiling
- verb - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
- spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Defining
- verb - any process serving to define the shape of something
- decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
- determine the essential quality of
- determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"
- give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"
- show the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
Definite
- adjective - known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"
- precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"
Deflated
- verb - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
- brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
- collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
- produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
- reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
- reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
- release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
Deflates
- verb - become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
- collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
- produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
- reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
- reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
- release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
Deflator
- noun - a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
Deflects
- verb - draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
- to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve
- turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
Deflexed
- - Bent abruptly downward.
Deflower
- verb - deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
- make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"