(v) sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works, Example:The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter

deacon

(n) a Protestant layman who assists the minister, Syn. Protestant deacon

deacon

(n) a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders

deaconess

(n) a woman deacon

deactivate

(v) remove from active military status or reassign, Example:The men were deactivated after five years of service

deactivation

(n) breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges), Syn. inactivation

deactivation

(n) the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb), Syn. defusing, Ant. activation

dead

(n) people who are no longer living, Ant. living, Example:they buried the dead

dead

(n) a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense, Example:the dead of winter

dead

(adj) no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life, Ant. alive, Example:the nerve is dead; a dead pallor; he was marked as a dead man by the assassin

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Deacon

v. t. 1. To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off. [ Colloq. New. Eng. ] See Line, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The expression is derived from a former custom in the Congregational churches of New England. It was part of the office of a deacon to read aloud the psalm given out, one line at a time, the congregation singing each line as soon as read; -- called, also, lining out the psalm. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. With humorous reference to hypocritical posing: To pack (fruit or vegetables) with the finest specimens on top; to alter slyly the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc. [ Colloq., U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Deacon

n. [ OE. diakne, deakne, deken, AS. diacon, deacon, L. diaconus, fr. Gr. dia`konos a servant or minister, a minister of the church; of uncertain origin. In sense 2 prob. confused with dean. ] 1. (Eccl.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor, and has duties as in the Presbyterian church. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The chairman of an incorporated company. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Deaconess

n. (Eccl.) A female deacon; as: (a) (Primitive Ch.) One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons. (b) (Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.) A woman set apart for church work by a bishop. (c) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deaconhood

n. The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon; deaconship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deaconry

n. See Deaconship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Deaconship

n. The office or ministry of a deacon or deaconess. [ 1913 Webster ]

deactivate

v. t. 1. To make inactive; to render ineffective; as, to deactivate a bomb; to deactivate a machine; to deactivate the alarm. The deactivation of a machine or device is usually a reversible process; switching off an electrical device may be referred to as deactivation. To render an enzyme or catalyst ineffective is more commonly referred to as to inactivate. [ PJC ]

2. To disband (a military unit, or other group); to discontinue (a group activity); as, to deactivate the regiment; to deactivate the investigation. [ PJC ]

deactivation

n. The act or process of deactivating. [ PJC ]

Dead

v. i. To die; to lose life or force. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

So iron, as soon as it is out of the fire, deadeth straightway. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dead

v. t. To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Heaven's stern decree,
With many an ill, hath numbed and deaded me. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

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であ

[dea] (aux) (abbr) (arch) (See である) to be

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Deadlock { m }; Deadlock-Situation { f } [ comp. ]

deadlock

dealen; mit Drogen handeln

to deal (in drugs)

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