Chapter Depuration to Destitution of D by Soule's Synonymes

Desman, n. Muscovy (Mygale moschata). See musk-rat.

Desolate, a.

1. Uninhabited, unfrequented, lone, lonely, solitary, desert, forsaken, dreary, wild, waste, barren.

2. Lonely, lonesome, solitary, companionless.

3. Ruined, destroyed, devastated, ravaged, laid waste, desolated.

4. Comfortless, cheerless, miserable, wretched, forlorn.

Desolate, v. a. Ravage, devastate, depopulate, ruin, destroy, despoil, sack, lay waste.

Desolation, n.

1. Ruin, devastation, ravage, destruction.

2. Desolateness, loneliness, solitude, solitariness, barrenness, wildness, bleakness, dreariness.

3. Gloom, gloominess, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness, misery.

Despair, n. Desperation, despondency, loss of hope, complete or utter hopelessness.

Despair, v. n. Despond, lose all hope, give up all expectation, be without any hope.

Despatch, v. a. [Written also Dispatch.]

1. Send away (in haste).

2. Kill, slay, slaughter, assassinate, put to death, send out of the world.

3. Hasten, expedite, accelerate, forward, speed, quicken, finish, conclude, wind up, push or urge forward, press or urge on, make short work of.

Despatch, n.

1. Despatching, sending, dismissal on an errand.

2. Speed, haste, expedition, diligence, due diligence.

3. Transaction, carrying on, conduct, completion, doing, transacting.