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Dead Hand
- noun - real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
- the oppressive influence of past events of decisions
- the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
Deadening
- verb - become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
- convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
- cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
- lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship's headway"
- make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
- make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters i
Deafening
- verb - be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"
- loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
- make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"
- make soundproof; "deafen a room"
Debarking
- verb - go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
Debarment
- noun - the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"
- the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)
Debarring
- verb - bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
- prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
Debriding
- unknown - Cleaning of a wound
Debugging
- verb - locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program"
Debunking
- verb - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas;
- the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
Debutting
- verb - appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"
- make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"
- present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month"