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Cynthia
A en given name.
Cynthius
Of or relating to Mount Cynthus.
Cynthus
A mountain of Delos, famous in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis
cyparissus
An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
Cyprianus
A surname from Spanish.
Cypros
An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia.
cyprum
(uncountable) A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29.
Cyprus
An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia.
cytisus
A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
czechicus
Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.
Czernobela
A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.
dacruma
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
dactylus
A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
daemon
An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. [from 10th c.]
daemonium genius
(Islam) A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
Dalila
The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines.
Dallāsium
A large city, the county seat of Dallas County, in northeastern Texas.
Damascus
The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.
damnātus
Adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation.
damnō
(chiefly, religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).
damnum
(countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
Dania
A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.
Daniēl
A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
danista
A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.
Dantiscum
Gdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).
Danubiopolis
The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.
Danubius
(with the) A river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania.
Dānum
A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England.
Danuvius
(with the) A river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania.
Daphnē
(Greek god) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.
dapifer
A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
dapino
(transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15th c.]
daps
A large celebratory meal; a feast.
dapsilis
Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.
dardus
A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
dare
(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.
Darius
Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.
dator
One who gives; a donor or contributor.
daucum
A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.
de
Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]
de hoc satis!
Stop! Don't do that any more!
dē novō
(literary, poetic, _, or, _, formal, especially) Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
dea
(religion) A female deity.
dēarmō
(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
deaurō
(transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
dēbacchor
To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
dēbellātor
Someone who conquers.
debello
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
debeō
To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
debere
To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
debilis
Having a disability.
debilitas
A state of physical or mental weakness.
debilito
To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.
dēbitor
(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
dēbitrix
(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
dēbitum
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
decagōnum
(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.
decapito
(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
decas
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]
decedo
(transitive) To go away from; to leave.
decem
The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.
december
The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice.
decempeda
The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
decennium
A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]
decenter
In a decent manner.
dēceptor
A person who lies or deceives.
decernere
(ditransitive) To decide that, to conclude that, to form the opinion that, to consider.
decerno
(transitive) To cause someone to come to a decision.
decertatus
Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
decido
(intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
decies centena milia
(long scale, and, short scale) The cardinal number 1 000 000: 106; a thousand thousand.
decim
Used to form cardinal numbers from thirteen to nineteen.
decimum
(machining) A tenth of a mil; a ten-thousandth of an inch.
decimus
Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.
decipiens
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
decipio
(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
Declanus
A en given name, borne notably by Declán of Ardmore
dēclārō
(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.
dēclīvis
Going down a slope or a hill.
dēcoctiō
(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.
decoctum
A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
dēcollō
(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
dēcolor
Deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained.
decōrē
In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably
decoro
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
decōrum
(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.
dēcrēmentum
An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
dēcrepitus
Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
decrescens
Of the lunar phase: as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
dēcrescō
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
dēcrētum
A choice or judgement.
decuma
(machining) A tenth of a mil; a ten-thousandth of an inch.
decuplus
Ten times as much or as many.
decuriō
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
dēcursiō
(military, also, figuratively) An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.
dēcutiō
To strip the skin off; to skin.
dēdecus
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
dēdicō
(transitive) To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
dēdignor
(transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.
dedisco
(transitive) To lose remembrance of.
dēditiō
The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
dēditus
Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
dēdō
(transitive) To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
dēdūcō
(transitive) To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to degrade; to abase; to weaken; to nerf (in gaming).
deerro
(transitive) To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.
dēfatīgātiō
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
dēfatīgātus
Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
dēfatīgō
(transitive) To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.
defecare
(rare) To discharge feces from the digestive tract.
dēfectiō
An act or incidence of defecting.
dēfector
One who defects.
defendēns
Intended for defence; protective.
dēfendō
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
dēfēnsa
Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
defensāns
Intended for defence; protective.
dēfēnsiō
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
defensīvus
Intended for defence; protective.
defensō
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
dēferō
(transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
dēfessus
In need of some rest or sleep.
dēfetiscor
(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
dēficientia
(uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
dēfīnītiō
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
dēfinītus
With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
dēflectō
(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
dēfleō
To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.
dēfloccō
(transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.
defloro
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
defluo
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
dēfodiō
To place in the ground.
dēfōrmis
Unusual of shape; misshapen.
dēfōrmitās
The state of being deformed.
defugio
(transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
dēfūncta
(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
dēfūnctus
(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”).
defungor
(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
dēgener
(of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
dēglūbō
To strip the skin off; to skin.
dēgravō
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
dehinc
(formal, temporal) From now on; from this time on.
dehīscō
To present a wide opening; gape.
dehonestō
(transitive) To put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
dehortor
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
dēiciō
(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
dēiectiō
The act of evicting.
dēiectus
Sad and dispirited.
deinceps
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
deinde
On the first subsequent occasion.
deitas
(uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.]
dēlātor
One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

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