| DEPROGRAMING | • deprograming v. Present participle of deprogram. • DEPROGRAM v. to prevail on a person to reject obsessive beliefs, also DEPROGRAMME. |
| DERMAPLANING | • dermaplaning n. The exfoliation of the skin by means of a scalpel. • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
| DESTEMPERING | • DESTEMPER v. (obsolete) to distemper, in the paint sense, also DISTEMPER. |
| DIAPHRAGMING | • diaphragming v. Present participle of diaphragm. • DIAPHRAGM v. to fit with a diaphragm. |
| DISIMPROVING | • disimproving v. Present participle of disimprove. • DISIMPROVE v. to make worse. |
| DISTEMPERING | • distempering v. Present participle of distemper. • DISTEMPER v. to paint or colour with distemper, also DESTEMPER. |
| DOPAMINERGIC | • dopaminergic adj. Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine. • dopaminergic adj. Of or relating to dopamine. • dopaminergic n. (Biochemistry) Any substance that affects the production of dopamine. |
| EMPARADISING | • emparadising v. Present participle of emparadise. • EMPARADISE v. (Milton) to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| IMPARADISING | • imparadising v. Present participle of imparadise. • IMPARADISE v. to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy. |
| IMPIGNORATED | • impignorated v. Simple past tense and past participle of impignorate. • IMPIGNORATE v. to pledge, pawn or mortgage. |
| MANSPREADING | • manspreading n. (Informal, derogatory) The practice of men splaying their legs open wide when sitting on public transport… • manspreading v. Present participle of manspread. • MANSPREADING n. the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him. |
| MULTIPRONGED | • multipronged adj. Having multiple prongs. • multipronged adj. Having multiple elements or aspects. • multi-pronged adj. Alternative form of multipronged. |
| PREADMITTING | • preadmitting v. Present participle of preadmit. • PREADMIT v. to admit beforehand. |
| PREMODIFYING | • premodifying v. Present participle of premodify. • PREMODIFY v. to modify beforehand. |
| PROPAGANDISM | • propagandism n. The use of propaganda. • PROPAGANDISM n. the practice of propagating tenets or principles. |
| REPRIMANDING | • reprimanding v. Present participle of reprimand. • REPRIMAND v. to scold, censure. |
| SUPERKINGDOM | • superkingdom n. (Taxonomy) domain. • SUPERKINGDOM n. a taxonomical classification comprising several kingdoms. |