| DEDRAMATISING | • DEDRAMATISE v. to play down the importance of, lessen or keep low the tension or friction caused by, also DEDRAMATIZE. |
| DEDRAMATIZING | • dedramatizing v. Present participle of dedramatize. • DEDRAMATIZE v. to play down the importance of, lessen or keep low the tension or friction caused by also DEDRAMATISE. |
| DEHYDROGENATE | • dehydrogenate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance). • DEHYDROGENATE v. to remove the hydrogen from. |
| DISGRADATIONS | • DISGRADATION n. the act of disgrading, depriving of rank. |
| DISINTEGRATED | • disintegrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate. • disintegrated adj. That has undergone disintegration. • DISINTEGRATE v. to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles. |
| GRANDDAUGHTER | • granddaughter n. The daughter of someone’s child. • GRANDDAUGHTER n. the daughter of one's son or daughter. |
| GRANDFATHERED | • grandfathered v. Simple past tense and past participle of grandfather. • GRANDFATHER v. to exempt (an activity, person, etc.) from a new piece of legislation, restriction or the like. |
| GRANDSTANDERS | • grandstanders n. Plural of grandstander. • GRANDSTANDER n. one who grandstands. |
| GRANDSTANDING | • grandstanding n. Dramatic or showy behaviour intended to impress an audience or observers. • grandstanding v. Present participle of grandstand. • GRANDSTANDING n. the act of putting on a show, playing to the crowd. |
| HARDSTANDINGS | • hardstandings n. Plural of hardstanding. • HARDSTANDING n. a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand, also HARDSTAND. |
| PREDESIGNATED | • predesignated v. Simple past tense and past participle of predesignate. • PREDESIGNATE v. to specify beforehand. |
| REDINTEGRATED | • redintegrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of redintegrate. • REDINTEGRATE v. to make whole again; to restore. |
| RODOMONTADING | • rodomontading v. Present participle of rodomontade. • RODOMONTADE v. to boast, rant, also RHODOMONTADE. |
| STANDARDISING | • standardising v. Present participle of standardise. • STANDARDISE v. to make standard, also STANDARDIZE. |
| STANDARDIZING | • standardizing v. Present participle of standardize. • STANDARDIZE v. to make standard, also STANDARDISE. |
| TRANSGENDERED | • transgendered adj. (Now uncommon and often offensive and proscribed) Transgender; denoting or relating to a person whose… • transgendered n. (Nonstandard, rare, now usually offensive) A transgender person. • transgendered v. Simple past tense and past participle of transgender. |
| UNDERGRADUATE | • undergraduate n. A student at a university who has not yet received a degree. • undergraduate adj. Of, relating to, or being an undergraduate. • UNDERGRADUATE n. a student at a college or university who has not received a first and esp. a bachelor's degree. |
| UNDERSTANDING | • understanding n. (Gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. • understanding n. (Countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. • understanding n. (Countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook. |