| ABRIDGMENTS | • abridgments n. Plural of abridgment. • ABRIDGMENT n. the act of abridging, also ABRIDGEMENT. |
| DEMAGNETISE | • demagnetise v. (British spelling) To make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties. • demagnetise v. To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device. • DEMAGNETISE v. to remove the magnetic property from, also DEMAGNETIZE. |
| DESPUMATING | • despumating v. Present participle of despumate. • DESPUMATE v. to throw off impurities in foam or scum. |
| DESTREAMING | • destreaming v. Present participle of destream. • DESTREAM v. to reverse the categorising of students. |
| DISMANTLING | • dismantling v. Present participle of dismantle. • dismantling n. The act by which something is dismantled. • DISMANTLING n. the act of taking apart. |
| DOGMATISING | • dogmatising v. Present participle of dogmatise. • DOGMATISE v. to assert positively, also DOGMATIZE. |
| DRAMATISING | • dramatising v. Present participle of dramatise. • DRAMATISE v. to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a novel, also DRAMATIZE. |
| ENIGMATISED | • enigmatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of enigmatise. • ENIGMATISE v. to express enigmatically or symbolically, also ENIGMATIZE. |
| HAMSTRINGED | • hamstringed v. Simple past tense and past participle of hamstring. • HAMSTRING v. to disable by severing the hamstrings. |
| MAGISTRANDS | • magistrands n. Plural of magistrand. • MAGISTRAND n. a university student in fourth year. |
| MASTHEADING | • mastheading v. Present participle of masthead. • MASTHEAD v. to raise to the masthead; to punish by sending to the masthead. |
| MEDIATISING | • mediatising v. Present participle of mediatise. • MEDIATISE v. to cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position, also MEDIATIZE. |
| MISADAPTING | • misadapting v. Present participle of misadapt. • MISADAPT v. to adapt wrongly. |
| MISTREADING | • mistreading n. (Obsolete) misstep; misbehaviour. • MISTREADING n. (Shakespeare) a false step, a misdeed. |
| MUTAGENISED | • mutagenised adj. Alternative form of mutagenized. • MUTAGENISE v. to treat with mutagens, also MUTAGENIZE. |
| STAMPEDOING | • stampedoing v. Present participle of stampedo. • STAMPEDO v. (obsolete) to stampede. |