Chapter Deference to Demean one’s self of D by Soule's Synonymes

2. Rob of its first bloom, spoil of its primal beauty, deprive of its freshness.

Deform, v. a. Disfigure, distort, deface, mar, injure, spoil, make unsightly, make ugly.

Deformity, n.

1. Distortion, malformation, misproportion, ugliness, inelegance, disfigurement, monstrosity, want of symmetry.

2. Irregularity, deviation from propriety.

Defraud, v. a Cheat, cozen, trick, dupe, gull, deceive, overreach, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, chouse, beguile, impose upon.

Defray, v. a. Pay, discharge, settle, bear.

Deft, a.

1. Dexterous, skilful, clever, apt, adroit, ready, expert, dab (colloq.).

2. Neat, pretty.

Defunct, a.

1. Dead, deceased, departed, gone.

2. Inoperative, abrogated, cancelled, annulled, dead.

Defy, v. a.

1. Challenge, dare, bid defiance to, hurl defiance at, call to combat.

2. Brave, disregard, slight, scorn, spurn, de spise, contemn, flout, treat with contempt, trample on, set at nought, snap the fingers at, set at defiance.

Degeneracy, n.

1. Deterioration, debasement, abasement, depravation, degeneration, degenerateness, declension, caducity, degradation, decline, decrease, falling off, growing worse.

2. Inferiority, meanness, poorness, low estate or state.

Degenerate, v. n. Deteriorate, decline, decay, become worse, grow worse, fall off, run down, become enfeebled or impaired or perverted.

Degenerate, a. Inferior, mean, base, corrupt, fallen, degenerated, decayed, in decadence.