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Brief , brief / brēf/ • adj. of short duration: the president made a brief visit to Moscow. ∎ concise in expression; using few words: introductions were brie… despoil , de·spoil / diˈspoil/ • v. [tr.] (often be despoiled) steal or violently remove valuable or attractive possessions from; plunder: the church was despo… debark , de·bark1 / dēˈbärk/ • v. [intr.] leave a ship or aircraft. ∎ [tr.] unload (cargo or troops) from a ship or aircraft. DERIVATIVES: de·bar·ka·tion / ˌd… Deify , deify •Delphi •deify, reify •preachify, speechify •edify • ladyfy •acidify, humidify, rigidify, solidify •commodify, modify •codify • amplify • jelli… defer , de·fer1 / diˈfər/ • v. (-ferred , -fer·ring ) [tr.] put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone: they deferred the decision until February… demerit , de·mer·it / diˈmerit/ • n. 1. a feature or fact deserving censure: the merits and demerits of these proposals. 2. a mark awarded against someone for…
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