English words: defeasibly to definitise

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English words defeasibly to definitise

defeasibly adverb /dɪˈfiːzɪbli/: In a defeasible manner; subject to being defeated or invalidated.
defeat noun, verb /dɪˈfiːt/: To overcome in battle or contest.
defeat the purpose verb: To undermine the act of doing something by having an opposite effect; to nullify.
defeatability noun: The quality of being defeatable.
defeatable adjective [dɪˈfiːtəbəɫ]: Capable of being defeated.
defeated adjective, verb /dɪˈfiːtəd/: Subjugated, beaten, overcome.
defeatedly adverb: With an appearance or attitude of defeat.
defeatedness noun: The quality of being defeated.
defeater noun /dɪˈfiːtə(ɹ)/: One who defeats.
defeather verb: To remove the feathers from (a bird).
defeatherer noun: A machine used to defeather
defeatingly adverb: So as to defeat, or frustrate progress.
defeatism noun /dɪˈfiːtɪzəm/: Acceptance of defeat without struggle.
defeatist adjective, noun /dɪˈfiːtɪst/: Of or relating to defeatism.
defeatistly adverb: In a defeatist manner.
defeatless adjective: Without defeat.
defeatment noun: Defeat.
defeature noun, verb /dɪˈfiːtjʊə(ɹ)/: Defeat, overthrow, ruin.
defeatured adjective, verb: Changed in features; deformed.
defecalgesiophobia noun: The fear of painful bowel movements.
defecate adjective, verb /ˈdɛfɪkeɪt/: To excrete feces from one's bowels.
defecation noun /ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃən/: The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
defecator noun /ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪtə(ɹ)/: One who defecates.
defecatory adjective: Relating to defecation
defecographic adjective: Relating to defecography.
defecography noun: An imaging test that shows how your rectum and pelvic floor muscles work during a bowel movement, helping detect problems with emptying or structure.
defect noun, verb /ˈdiːfɛkt/: A fault or malfunction.
defect of one's qualities noun: A virtue carried to excess, or other fault apt to accompany or flow from good qualities.
defectability noun: Alternative form of defectibility.
defectibility noun: deficiency; imperfection
defectible adjective /dɪˈfɛktɪbəl/: deficient; imperfect
defection noun /dɪˈfɛkʃən/: An act or incidence of defecting.
defectionism noun: A policy of defection.
defectionist noun /dɪˈfɛkʃənɪst/: Someon who advocates or encourages defection.
defectious adjective /dɪˈfɛkʃəs/: Defective, having defects.
defective adjective, adverb, noun /dɪˈfɛktɪv/: Having one or more defects.
defective matrix noun: A square (n×n) matrix that has fewer than n linearly independent eigenvectors, and is therefore not diagonalisable.
defective number noun: A deficient number.
defective on arrival adjective: Upon receipt, damaged or defective to the point of being unusable.
defective verb noun: A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.
defectively adverb /dɪˈfɛktɪvli/: In a defective manner.
defectiveness noun /dɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/: The state or quality of being defective.
defectivity noun: State or quality of being defective.
defectless adjective: without a defect
defectlessness noun: Absence of defects.
defectological adjective: Relating to defectology.
defectologist noun: One who studies defectology.
defectology noun: The training of teachers of handicapped children.
defector noun /dɪˈfɛktə(ɹ)/: One who defects.
defector-in-place noun: A person who defects to a foreign power but remains in their home country so as to gather information etc.
defectoscope noun: Any of various devices for testing materials for defects or irregularities that are not visible to the naked eye.
defectoscopic adjective: Pertaining to defectoscopy.
defectoscopy noun: The technological detection of defects or irregularities in materials.
defectuosity noun: Great imperfection; (countable) an instance of this.
defectuous adjective: Full of defects; imperfect.
defed noun, verb /ˈdiː.fɛd/: Clipping of defederation.
defedation noun: The process of polluting or making filthy; pollution.
defederalization noun: The process of defederalizing.
defederalize verb: To remove from federal government.
defederate verb: To cease to be united in a federation.
defederation noun: The breakup of a federation or alliance.
DeFelice proper noun /dɛfəˈliːtʃeɪ/: A surname from Italian.
defelonize verb: To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony.
defeminated adjective: defeminized
defemination noun: defeminization
defeminisation noun: Alternative form of defeminization.
defeminise verb: Alternative spelling of defeminize.
defeminization noun /diːˌfɛmɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/: The process of defeminizing.
defeminize verb /diːˈfɛmɪnaɪz/: To lose, or to remove, feminine characteristics or qualities
defence noun, verb /dɪˈfɛns/: The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
defence accord noun: A political agreement of mutual military assistance.
defence counsel noun: Synonym of defense attorney
defence diplomacy noun: The peaceful application by a state of resources from across the spectrum of defence, for the purpose of achieving positive outcomes in the development of...
defence force noun: A title, or part thereof, bestowed on some of the armed forces of the world. Depending on the country, the title can be singular or plural.
defence gun noun: Synonym of Puckle gun
defence in depth noun: A strategy that seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, potentially yielding a limited amount of territory in order to stress the...
defence lawyer noun: defense attorney
defence mechanism noun: Alternative form of defense mechanism.
defence-splitting adjective: Passing between defenders.
defenced adjective, verb: Having defenses; defended.
defenceless adjective /dɪˈfɛnsləs/: Without defence; undefended.
defencelessly adverb: In a defenceless manner.
defencelessness noun /dɪˈfɛnsləsnəs/: The state or condition of being defenceless.
defenceman noun: In ice hockey and lacrosse, a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals; same as defender in many other...
defencible adjective: Alternative spelling of defensible.
defend verb /dɪˈfɛnd/: To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
defendability noun: The condition of being defendable
defendable adjective [dɪˈfɛndəbəɫ]: Capable of being defended.
defendably adverb /dɪˈfɛndəbli/: In a way that can be defended.
defendant adjective, noun /dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/: Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
defended adjective, verb /dɪˈfɛndɪd/: Having defenses.
defendee noun /ˌdiːfɛnˈdiː/: One who is defended.
defender noun /dɪˈfɛndə(ɹ)/: Someone who defends people or property.
Defender of the Faith noun: A title of many English, Scottish, and later British monarchs since the early 16th century, signifying governance of the church.
defenderless adjective: Without a defender; undefended.
defendership noun: The quality or state of being in defense of something.
defendin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of defending.
defending noun, verb /dəˈfɛndɪŋ/: An act of defence.
defending champion noun: individual or team who won the most recent edition of a tournament or competition and is participating in the current event to retain that title
defending zone noun: The zone between the blue line and the end board in a team's own end of the rink. The same area is the attacking zone for the opposing team.
defendism noun: the art of defending yourself against any situation
defendress noun: female defender.
defenestrate verb /dɪˈfɛnɪstɹeɪt/: To eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
defenestration noun /dɪˌfɛnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/: The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally.
defenestrator noun: One who defenestrates.
defensative adjective: Serving to protect or defend; defensive
defense noun, verb /dɪˈfɛns/: The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
defense attorney noun: A lawyer who regularly represents defendants who carry insurance and is chosen by the insurance company.
defense in abatement noun: A plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.
defense in depth noun: Alternative form of defence in depth.
defense-independent pitching statistics noun: A measure of a pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders. Originally included only hit-by-pitch, walks, strikeouts, and home...
defense lawyer noun: defense attorney
defense mechanism noun: A psychological strategy used unconsciously by people to cope with harmful or stressful situations.
defense wound noun: Synonym of defensive wound.
defenseless adjective /dɪˈfɛnsləs/: Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.
defenselessly adverb /dɪˈfɛnsləsli/: In a defenseless manner.
defenselessness noun /dɪˈfɛnsləsnəs/: The characteristic of being defenseless; vulnerability.
defenseman noun: Alternative spelling of defenceman.
defensibility noun /dɪˌfɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/: The state or quality of being defensible
defensible adjective /dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bəl/: Capable of being defended against armed attack.
defensibleness noun: Capability of being defended; defensibility.
defensibly adverb /dɪˈfɛnsɪbli/: In a defensible manner.
defensin noun: Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses
defensive adjective, noun /dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/: Intended for defence; protective.
defensive back noun: Collective term for the defensive players who are in position farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is to defend...
defensive copy noun: A copy of a mutable object made for the purpose of preserving the current state of the object.
defensive copying noun: The design pattern of using defensive copies.
defensive design noun: The practice of planning for contingencies in the design stage of a project so as to make the misuse of the software impossible, or to minimise the negative...
defensive end noun: a defensive player, generally at the end of the defensive line.
defensive field noun: A field set with fielders in positions designed to prevent runs rather than take wickets.
defensive halfback noun: A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
defensive indifference noun: An official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This...
defensive industry noun: Any industry that fulfils a basic need, such as supplying food, and is thus not greatly affected by market fluctuations.
defensive line noun: The players of the team not possessing the ball who are positioned at the line of scrimmage.
defensive line of scrimmage noun: The scrimmage line on the defensive side of the football field.
defensive lineman noun: A player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage when the opposition controls the ball.
defensive medicine noun: The practice of recommending a diagnostic test or medical treatment that is not necessarily the best option for the patient, but mainly serves to protect...
defensive midfielder noun: A midfield player who specializes more in defensive duties.
defensive programming noun: A form of defensive design aiming to ensure the continuing functioning of a piece of software in spite of unforeseeable usage of it.
defensive spiral noun: A last-resort defensive maneuver in dogfighting used by an aircraft with critically-low kinetic energy, consisting of a rolling scissors performed straight...
defensive tackle noun: Any of a few defensive positions in the middle of the defensive line.
defensive wound noun: An injury received by the victim of an attack while trying to defend against the assailant.
defensive zone noun: The ice between a team's own blue line and its end board.
defensively adverb /dɪˈfɛnsɪvli/: In a defensive manner.
defensiveness noun /dɪˈfɛnsɪvnəs/: The state or quality of being defensive.
defensome noun: The collection of genes that code for proteins that are chemical stressors
defensor noun /dɪˈfɛnsə(ɹ)/: one who defends; a defender
defensorship noun: The state or business of a defensor.
defensory adjective, noun: Tending to defend; defensive.
Defeo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
defer verb /dɪˈfɜː/: To delay or postpone.
deferable adjective: Alternative form of deferrable.
deferasirox noun: An oral iron chelator.
deference noun /ˈdɛfəɹəns/: Great respect.
deferent adjective, noun /ˈdɛfəɹənt/: Showing deference; deferential.
deferentectomy noun: surgical severing of the vas deferens
deferential adjective [ˌdɛfəˈɹɛnʃəɫ]: Respectful and considerate; showing deference.
deferentialism noun: A policy or habit of behaving deferentially.
deferentiality noun: The quality of being deferential.
deferentially adverb /ˌdɛfəˈɹənʃəli/: In a deferential manner.
deferentitis noun: inflammation of the vas deferens
deferently adverb: In a deferent manner.
deferiprone noun: An iron-chelating drug used to treat thalassaemia
deferitrin noun: An iron chelator.
deferment noun /dɪˈfɜːmənt/: An act or instance of deferring or putting off.
defernite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
deferoxamide noun: A hydroxyamide derived from deferoxamine
deferoxamine noun /dɛfəˈɹɒksəmiːn/: A siderophore, produced by the actinobacterium Streptomyces pilosus, that is used as a chelating agent used to remove excess iron from the body
deferrability noun: The quality of being deferrable.
deferrable adjective, noun [dɪˈfɜːɹəbəɫ]: That can be deferred.
deferral noun /dɪˈfɝəl/: An act of deferring, a deferment.
deferrated adjective: From which, iron atoms and ions have been removed
deferred adjective, noun, verb /dɪˈfɜːd/: Delayed; put off till later.
deferred annuity noun: An annuity that begins past a year after its purchase or other period of time, or once the annuitant reaches a certain age.
deferred prosecution agreement noun: A voluntary alternative to adjudication in which a prosecutor agrees to grant amnesty in exchange for the defendant agreeing to fulfill certain requirements.
deferred time noun: The time when a tournament is paused due to time constraints, when a player's next move has been written down held until the tournament resumes, during...
deferrer noun: One who defers or puts off.
deferric adjective: Removing iron.
deferrification noun: The removal of iron, typically from a mineral
deferring noun, verb: deferral
deferrization noun: The treatment of water to remove soluble iron salts.
deferrochelatase noun: An enzyme that reverses to action of ferrochelatase
deferrochelation noun: The dechelation of an iron chelate compound.
defertilization noun: The process of defertilizing.
defertilize verb: To make no longer fertile.
defervesce verb /(ˌ)diːfəˈvɛs/: To experience an abatement or resolution of fever.
defervescence noun /ˌdɛfəˈvɛsəns/: The departure or subsiding of a fever.
defervescency noun /diːfə(ɹ)ˈvɛsənsi/: Alternative form of defervescence.
defervescent adjective, noun: Causing reduction of fever.
defeudalise verb: Alternative form of defeudalize.
defeudalize verb /diːˈfjuːdəlaɪz/: To divest of a feudal system.
deff adverb: Clipping of definitely.
deffo adjective, adverb /ˈdɛfəʊ/: Definite.
deffos adverb: Definitely.
DeFi noun /ˈdiːˌfaɪ/: Initialism of decentralized finance.
defiable adjective [dɪˈfaɪ(j)əbəɫ]: That can be defied.
defial noun: Defiance.
defiance noun /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əns/: The feeling, or spirit of being defiant.
defiant adjective, noun /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ənt/: Defying.
defiantly adverb /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntli/: In a defiant manner.
defiantness noun /dɪˈfaɪ(j)əntnəs/: The state or quality of being defiant.
defiatory adjective /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ətɹi/: Bidding or manifesting defiance.
defib noun, verb /diːˈfɪb/: To defibrillate.
defiber verb: To remove some or all fiber from.
defibrate verb /diːfaɪˈbɹeɪt/: To break into fibers.
defibration noun /diːfaɪˈbɹeɪʃən/: breakage into fibres
defibrator noun: A thermomechanical refining machine used to produce wood fibres from wood chips as part of the manufacture of fibreboard.
defibre verb: Alternative spelling of defiber.
defibrillate verb /diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪt/: To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrillation noun /diːˌfɪbɹɪˈleɪʃən/: The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrillator noun /diːˈfɪbɹɪˌleɪtə(ɹ)/: An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of...
defibrillize verb: To remove fibrils (from)
defibrillized adjective, verb: From which the fibrils have been removed
defibrinate verb /dɪˈfaɪbɹɪneɪt/: (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
defibrination noun: The act or process of depriving of fibrin.
defibrinise verb: Alternative form of defibrinize
defibrinization noun: The process, or the result of defibrinizing
defibrinize verb: To remove fibrin from; to defibrinate
defibrinogenate verb: To induce defibrination
defibrinogenating adjective: That induces defibrinogenation
defibrinogenation noun: induced defibrination
defibrotide noun: A DNA derivative used as an anticoagulant.
defibulate verb: To perform defibulation.
defibulation noun: A procedure to partially repair female genital mutilation.
deficience noun: Deficiency.
deficiency noun /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/: Inadequacy or incompleteness.
deficiency disease noun: Malnutrition caused by absence from the diet of a vitamin, mineral, etc.
deficiency letter noun: A letter that is issued by an official body or organ and that indicates a significant deficiency or omission in a registration statement or prospectus.
deficient adjective, noun /dɪˈfɪʃənt/: Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
deficient-demand unemployment noun: Alternative form of demand-deficient unemployment
deficient number noun: A number that is greater than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.
deficiently adverb /dɪˈfɪʃəntli/: In a deficient manner.
deficientness noun: The quality of being deficient.
deficit noun /ˈdɛfɪsɪt/: Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
deficit budget noun: A financial plan in which estimated expenditures exceed planned revenues over a specific period.
deficit good noun: A commodity which was chronically difficult for citizens of the Soviet Union to obtain; particularly one which was considered a necessity or only a very...
deficit spending noun: The spending by a government in excess of government revenue, intended to boost the economy.
deficitary adjective, noun: Relating to a deficit
defictionalization noun: The process of defictionalizing.
defictionalize verb: To bring out of the realm of fiction; to associate with the real world.
defiddle verb: To clean up an automatically pixelated artwork so that it looks presentable.
defier noun /dɪˈfaɪ(j)ə(ɹ)/: Someone who dares, challenges or defies.
defiguration noun /dɪˌfɪɡjəˈɹeɪʃən/: disfiguration; mutilation
defigure verb /dɪˈfɪɡə(ɹ)/: To delineate, to depict.
defilable adjective: Capable of being defiled.
defilade noun, verb /dɛfɪˈleɪd/: To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.
defilamentation noun: The removal of filaments
defile noun, verb /dɪˈfaɪl/: To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
defiled adjective, verb [dɪˈfaɪ(jə)ɫd]: Impure; dirty.
defiledness noun: The quality of being defiled.
defilement noun /dɪˈfaɪəlmənt/: The act of defiling.
defiler noun /dɪˈfaɪlə(ɹ)/: one who defiles.
defiliation noun /dɪˌfɪliːˈ(j)eɪʃən/: The separation of a child from its parents.
defilingly adverb: So as to defile something.
DeFilippo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
defilter verb: To process (filtered data) so as to reconstruct the original data.
defiltration noun /diːˌfɪɫˈtɹeɪʃən/: The removal of material from the pores of a filter.
defin verb: To remove the fins from.
definability noun /dɪˌfaɪnəˈbɪlɪti/: The quality of being definable.
definable adjective [dɪˈfaɪnəbəɫ]: Able to be defined.
definably adverb /dɪˈfaɪnəbli/: In a definable manner; identifiably.
definatory adjective: Defining or implying.
define noun, verb /dɪˈfaɪn/: To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
defined adjective, verb /dɪˈfʌɪnd/: Having a definition or value.
defined benefit adjective: Alternative form of defined benefits.
defined benefits adjective: Describing a pension scheme in which an employer agrees to provide a pension payment or lump sum on retirement that is predetermined based on the employee's...
defined contribution adjective: Alternative form of defined contributions.
defined contributions adjective: Describing a pension scheme in which an employer agrees to provide a pension payment or lump sum on retirement that is based on the combination of the...
defined term noun: A term in a legal document that has been given a specific definition, which overrides the general meaning of the term in the context of that document.
definedness noun /dɪˈfaɪndnəs/: The condition of being defined
definee noun: One that is being defined.
definement noun /dɪˈfaɪnmənt/: The act of defining.
definer noun /dɪˈfaɪnə(ɹ)/: One who or that which defines something, or provides a definition.
definiendum noun /dɪˌfɪniˈɛndəm/: The term (word or phrase) defined in a definition (whether inside a sentence, as a dictionary entry, or otherwise).
definiens noun /dɪˈfɪnɪɛnz/: The word or phrase that defines the definiendum in a definition.
definiential adjective: Pertaining to a definiens or to definientia (terms which provide a definition of another term).
defining adjective, verb: Serving to define or distinguish.
defining moment noun: A moment in time that defines something, such as a person's success or failure, achievement or demise, talent, etc.
defining relative clause noun: Synonym of restrictive relative clause.
defining vocabulary noun: A restricted set of words used to define all other terms in a dictionary.
definingly adverb: In a way that defines something.
definite adjective, noun /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/: Having distinct limits.
definite article noun: An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its...
definite clause noun: A Horn clause with exactly one positive literal.
definite description noun: Alternative form of definitive description
definite integral noun: The integral of a function between an upper and lower limit
definite maybe noun: An indication that the uncertainty of an event or matter is fixed and immutable.
definite verb noun: Synonym of concrete verb
definitely adverb /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/: Without question and beyond doubt.
definiteness noun /ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs/: The state or quality of being definite.
definition noun /ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/: A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
definition by pointing noun: Ostensive definition.
definition list noun: An HTML structure consisting of a number of tags intended to present a set of pairs of terms and their definitions as a list.
definitional adjective [ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃənəɫ]: Of or relating to a definition.
definitionally adverb: In a definitional manner; as a definition.
definitioneering noun: The act of creating, usually by making up, definitions.
definitionism noun: The school of thought that for a theory to be properly explained it is necessary that all concepts used by the theory be well-defined.
definitionless adjective /ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃənləs/: Without a definition.
definitionlessness noun: Lack of definition.
definitise verb: Alternative form of definitize

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under D: 35,212 words, in 118 parts.