12-Letter Words Starting with DE

POLARIZING polarize

Inflected form of POLITICIZE Inflected form of POLITIC {shrewd=adj}

""POLYMERIZE To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde. polymerize aldehyde.""

POPULATING populate

Reduction in inhabitants

Loss of inhabitants

Deportation

Depositary

POSITIONAL Of or pertaining to position.

Depository

Depravation

Depravity.

Depravement

Deprecation

Losing value with time

Expressing disapproval about one losing value

It never goes up in financial crash

Gradual loss of value

Loss in value

""Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation; undervaluing.""

Depreciator

Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.

Depredation

In a depressing manner.

Depressive

Inflected form of PRESSURIZE Inflected form of PRESSURE to apply force to

Deprivation

Deprogram

PROGRAMMED program

""Inflected form of PROGRAMMER Inflected form of PROGRAMME That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch.""

""DEPUTIZE to act as a deputy, also DEPUTISE""

DERACINATE To pluck up by the roots; to extirpate.

Act of uprooting

I worried about body of people being uprooted

Derangement

REGULATING regulate

Removal of restrictions

Restrictions being removed? Lie around and get sozzled

Dereliction

Derepress

Derepress

""DERISIVE expressing derision, also DERISORY""

Relating to development from a source or origin

Relating to the formation of a word from its root

Derivative

DERIVATIZE to alter the chemical composition

""A surgical procedure designed to remove skin imperfections, such as scars, by abrading the surface of the skin with fine sandpaper or wire brushes.""

Plural or third person singular

Dermatitis

The branch of medicine that is concerned with the physiology and pathology of the skin.

""A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin.""

In a derogatory manner; disparagingly.

Inflected form of SACRALIZED Inflected form of SACRALIZE

Desacralize

""DESALINATE to remove the salt from, especially from water; as, it is necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink.as, it is necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink.""

Deal is arranged with people for main treatment (wordplay)

Purification process that could be organised by Ionian Sea Ltd (wordplay)

Newly nationalised water company may carry this out

Desalinator

SALINIZING salinize

Pictures inspired Scot to be moved

Sketches depict sins or misbehaving

Desecration

Opened to all

Desegregate

Rendered insensitive.

SENSITIZER An agent that sensitizes.

Desensitize

Meritoriousness.

Inflected form of SEXUALIZED Inflected form of SEXUALIZE To attribute sex to.

Desexualize

Desiccation

SIDERATING siderate

Longing for something

Converted into a desired, longed-for object

""Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs. as, desiderative verbs.""

Designation

Desipramine

Attractiveness

The state of being desirous.

The state of being desolate.

Desolating

Despairing

Desperation

Despisement

Despiteful

Despitefully.

Despoilment

A stripping or plundering; spoliation.

Despondence

Dejectedly, hopelessly

How Ivan the Terrible ruled

""DESQUAMATE To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases.""

""The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.""

It makes a fool disappear

Sweet to make love with one from the canteen

It's sweet to make love together, lying perhaps on the table

Inflected form of STABILIZED Inflected form of STABILIZE

Destabilize

Destination

Destitution

Able to be demolished

Easily destroyed

Is capable of being spoiled in the little pig's house of straw presumably

Destruction

Inflected form of SULFURIZED Inflected form of SULFURIZE

Desulfurize

DETACHED detach

DETAILED detail

Detassel

Detergency

Went from bad to worse

Worsens

Capable of being decided upon

Capable of being fixed to put off a nimble arrangement

TERMINABLY

Determinant

One who determines.

In a determined manner; with determination.

Determinism

Determinist

Detestation

Toppling of a king

Removal from power

Removal of bishop from the highest seat in the land (wordplay)

Abstract noun (-ity)

DETOXICATE to remove poison from.

TOXICATION Poisoning.

Detractive

Detrainment

DETRIBALIZE to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their cultural identity and adopt other customs.

Detribalize

Detrimental

Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen.

Deuteranope

A form of colorblindness characterized by insensitivity to green.

DEUTERANOPE

Deuteration

English word

Devaluation

Devastation

MTD envelopes (anagram)

Move Len's dept (anagram)

Advances in a process

Deverbative

""DEVIATION The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.""

""DEVIATION The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.""

DEVILISH {fiendish=adj}

VITALIZING vitalize

Devitrify

VOCALIZING vocalize

In a devotional manner; toward devotion.

Devoutness

See Dextrotatory. Dextrotatory.