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Deflect
- verb - draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
- to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve
- turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
- turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
Deforce
- - To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold. (b) (Scots Law) To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty.
Defrock
- verb - divest of the frock; of church officials
Defunct
- adjective - having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"
- no longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct law"; "a defunct organization"
Dehisce
- verb - burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release pollen"
Demency
- - Dementia; loss of mental powers. See Insanity.
Demulce
- - To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.
Derrick
- noun - a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
- a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom