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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: depend - deplete</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="depend"> depend, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to be a result of; be controlled or influenced by something else. Ex. The success of our picnic will depend partly upon the weather. <DD> 2. to have as a support; get help from; rely (on or upon) for help. Ex. Children depend on their parents for food and clothing. Over the next ten years the [party] continued to depend on a coalition, but the unity of the party was increasingly strained (Observer). <DD> 3. to rely (on or upon); trust. Ex. You can depend on the timetable to tell you when the airplanes leave. <DD> 4. to hang down; be suspended. Ex. The chandelier depends from the ceiling. <DD> 5. (Obsolete.) to wait in suspense. noun depender. </DL> <A NAME="dependability"> dependability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> reliability; trustworthiness. Ex. Close, discriminating judgment of human character ... has not kept pace in its growth, refinement, and dependability with the steadily increasing job market (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="dependable"> dependable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be depended on; reliable; trustworthy. Ex. Almanacs have fairly dependable information. noun dependableness. </DL> <A NAME="dependably"> dependably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a dependable manner. </DL> <A NAME="dependance"> dependance, noun. =dependence.</DL> <A NAME="dependancy"> dependancy, noun, pl. -cies, adjective.=dependency.</DL> <A NAME="dependant"> dependant, adjective, noun. =dependent.</DL> <A NAME="dependence"> dependence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the fact or condition of being dependent. Ex. the dependence of crops on good weather. The former addict's medical dependence on methadone is a parallel to the diabetic's dependence on insulin (New York Times). <DD> 2. the relation of trusting or relying on another for support, help, or existence. Ex. The boy wished to go to work so that he could end his dependence on his uncle. <DD> 3. trust; reliance. Ex. You can put your dependence in the delivery boy, for he is always on time. <DD> 4. a person or thing relied on. Ex. The old man's small income from rents was his only dependence. <DD> Also, dependance. </DL> <A NAME="dependency"> dependency, noun, pl. -cies, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a country or territory controlled by another country. Ex. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are dependencies of the United States. <DD> 2. the condition of trusting or relying on another for support or existence; dependence. Ex. The dependency of his brother irritated the older boy very much. <DD> 3. a thing that depends on another for existence, support, or help. <DD> 4. an annex to a building. <DD>adj. of or concerning dependency. Ex. "Dependency theory" ... argues that the advanced countries got rich by exploiting the poor countries (Atlantic Monthly). <DD> Also, dependancy. </DL> <A NAME="dependent"> dependent, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. trusting or relying on another person or thing for support or help. Ex. A child is dependent on its parents. <DD> 2. depending; possible if something else takes place. Ex. A farmer's success is dependent on having the right kind of weather for his crops. (SYN) contingent, conditional. <DD> 3. under the control or rule of another; subject. <DD> 4. hanging down; pendent. Ex. dependent clusters of cherries. <DD> 5. (Mathematics and Statistics.) <DD> a. (of a variable) relying on the values assumed by one or more independent variables. <DD> b. (of an equation) that can be derived from another equation. x + y = 3 and 2x + 2y = 6 are dependent equations. <DD>noun 1. a person who is supported or helped by another. (SYN) subordinate, retainer. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) a subordinate thing or part. Also, dependant. adv. dependently. </DL> <A NAME="dependentclause"> dependent clause, =subordinate clause.</DL> <A NAME="dependentvariable"> dependent variable,<DL COMPACT><DD> See dependent (adj. def. 5a.). </DL> <A NAME="depeople"> depeople, transitive verb, -pled, -pling.<DL COMPACT><DD> to deprive of people; depopulate. </DL> <A NAME="deperm"> deperm, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to demagnetize (a ship) by placing electric coils vertically around the hull. </DL> <A NAME="depersonalise"> depersonalise, transitive verb, -ised, -ising.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) depersonalize. </DL> <A NAME="depersonalization"> depersonalization, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the process of depersonalizing or condition of being depersonalized. <DD> 2. (Psychology.) a loss of the sense of personal identity, occurring especially in some forms of mental illness. Ex. Their [mental patients'] desire for correction of a minor or nonexistent disfigurement is actually an early feeling of depersonalization and withdrawal from reality (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="depersonalize"> depersonalize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to remove the personal quality or character of; make impersonal. Ex. In the ... rural communes that were to convert 500 million peasants into depersonalized, multipurpose labor units, there is apathy and despair (Time). </DL> <A NAME="dephase"> dephase, transitive verb, -phased, -phasing.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) to put out of phase. </DL> <A NAME="dephlogisticate"> dephlogisticate, transitive verb, -cated, -cating.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Medicine.) to reduce inflammation in. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) to deprive of phlogiston. </DL> <A NAME="dephlogisticated"> dephlogisticated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) deprived of phlogiston. </DL> <A NAME="dephlogisticated"> dephlogisticated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) deprived of phlogiston. </DL> <A NAME="dephlogistication"> dephlogistication, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of reducing inflammation. </DL> <A NAME="dephosphorization"> dephosphorization, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of removing phosphorus. </DL> <A NAME="dephosphorize"> dephosphorize, transitive verb, -rized, -rizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to remove phosphorus from. </DL> <A NAME="depict"> depict, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to represent by drawing, painting, or describing; show; picture; portray. Ex. The artist and the poet both tried to depict the splendor of the sunset. noun depicter. </DL> <A NAME="depiction"> depiction, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of drawing or painting. <DD> 2. a thing that represents; picture; description. Ex. The artist's depiction of the English countryside shows him at his best. The real meat of the book is in the depiction of the moral conflicts keenly felt by these men, and their inner struggles to resolve the problems (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). </DL> <A NAME="depictive"> depictive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the function or quality of depicting. Ex. a depictive essay on American artists. </DL> <A NAME="depicture"> depicture (1), noun. =depiction.</DL> <A NAME="depicture"> depicture (2), transitive verb, -tured, -turing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =depict. <DD> 2. =imagine. </DL> <A NAME="depigment"> depigment, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to deprive of pigment. Ex. A dark-skinned animal kept in a dark room for several years would tend to become depigmented, etiolated, and its skin would appear white, but as soon as it was exposed to the sun the pigment would begin to return (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="depigmentation"> depigmentation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being deprived of pigment. Ex. Blond hair is doubtless a side effect of the general depigmentation of men that has occurred in northern Europe (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="depigmentize"> depigmentize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing. =depigment.</DL> <A NAME="depilate"> depilate, transitive verb, -lated, -lating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to remove hair from. </DL> <A NAME="depilation"> depilation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a depilating or being depilated. </DL> <A NAME="depilator"> depilator, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that removes hair. </DL> <A NAME="depilatory"> depilatory, noun, pl. -ries, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a paste, liquid, or other preparation for removing hair. <DD>adj. that can remove hair. </DL> <A NAME="depilitant"> depilitant, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a depilatory agent or preparation. </DL> <A NAME="deplane"> deplane, intransitive verb, -planed, -planing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to get off an airplane after landing. Ex. At last his Royal Highness deplaned, impeccably frozen yet smiling (Manchester Guardian). </DL> <A NAME="deplano"> de plano,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) <DD> 1. without argument. <DD> 2. by self-evident right; plainly. </DL> <A NAME="deplenish"> deplenish, transitive verb,<DL COMPACT><DD> to empty; deplete. </DL> <A NAME="depletable"> depletable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that is being or becoming depleted; nearing depletion. Ex. depletable natural resources. </DL> <A NAME="deplete"> deplete, transitive verb, -pleted, -pleting.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to reduce the fullness of; empty or exhaust by using up resources, strength, vitality, or the like. Ex. Because the traveler's funds were depleted, he went home. In many countries, years of mining have depleted the coal deposits. <DD> 2. (Medicine.) to empty or relieve (the system, overcharged vessels, etc.) by bloodletting or purgatives. </DL> <A HREF="depletio.dic">NEXT</A>