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Index D
- dangling modifiers
- Dano-
- Dari
- Dari Persian
- data
- date: order of elements (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- daylight saving time
- daylight time
- de-
- De Beaujeu
- decided
- decidedly
- decimate
- decimation
- decision
- decision making
- decision-making
- decision taking
- decision-taking
- decisive
- decisively
- default on
- defective
- defence
- defend against
- defend from
- defense
- defensive
- deficient
- definite
- definite article with initialisms
- definitely
- definitive
- definitively
- de luxe
- deluxe
- delve into
- demi-
- demonstrative adjectives
- demonstrative pronouns
- demonyms in Canada
- depart
- depart for
- depart from
- dependant
- dependent
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deprive of
- Deputy Governor General
- derivation of
- derive from
- describe
- description
- desert
- designate as
- dessert
- di-
- dia-
- diagonally opposite
- dialyse
- dialyze
- didn’t use to
- different
- different from
- different than
- different to
- differ from
- differ in
- differ with
- dilemma
- directly
- direct object
- dis-
- disagree
- disagree about
- disagree on
- disagree over
- disagree with
- disassociate from
- disc
- discouraged about
- discouraged at
- discouraged by
- discouraged over
- discourage from
- discreet
- discrete
- disingenuous
- disinterested
- disk
- disorient
- dispense from
- dispense to
- dispense with
- dissatisfied
- dissociate from
- distinctive
- divest of
- divide in
- divide in half
- divide into
- divide in two
- Dominion Day
- doubt but that
- doubt that
- downward tumble
- Dr.
- due to
- during such time
- during the time that
- dyeing
- dying
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deprecate, depreciate
Deprecate means “to express disapproval of something or someone.”
- He deprecated his son’s daily diet of video games.
Note that in computer programming there is also a modern usage meaning “to make less important or to discourage the use of.”
- It is time to deprecate those obsolete programming codes: avoid using them, and encourage others to do the same.
Depreciate means “to decrease in value,” especially in monetary value.
- A new car depreciates by 20 percent as soon as it is driven off the dealer’s lot.
- As your business equipment depreciates, you may claim Capital Cost Allowance.
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