CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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deterministic in CommonParlance
- definition an inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes
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deterrence in CommonParlance
- definition a negative motivational influence
- definition a communication that makes you afraid to try something
- definition the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
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deterrent in CommonParlance
- definition tending to deter
- definition something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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deterrent example in CommonParlance
- definition punishment intended as a warning to others
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detersive in CommonParlance
- definition having cleansing power
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detest in CommonParlance
- definition dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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detestable in CommonParlance
- definition offensive to the mind
- definition unequivocally detestable
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detestably in CommonParlance
- definition in an offensive and hateful manner
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detestation in CommonParlance
- definition hate coupled with disgust
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detested in CommonParlance
- definition treated with dislike or contempt
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dethaw in CommonParlance
- definition become or cause to become soft or liquid
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dethrone in CommonParlance
- definition remove a monarch from the throne
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dethronement in CommonParlance
- definition the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
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detick in CommonParlance
- definition free (a pet) of ticks
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detonate in CommonParlance
- definition cause to burst with a violent release of energy
- definition burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
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detonating device in CommonParlance
- definition a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
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detonating fuse in CommonParlance
- definition a fuse containing an explosive
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detonation in CommonParlance
- definition a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
- definition the act of detonating an explosive
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detonative in CommonParlance
- definition exploding almost instantaneously
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detonator in CommonParlance
- definition a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
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detour in CommonParlance
- definition a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
- definition travel via a detour
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detox in CommonParlance
- definition the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
- definition treat for alcohol or drug dependence
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detoxicate in CommonParlance
- definition remove poison from
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detoxification in CommonParlance
- definition a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
- definition treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
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detoxify in CommonParlance
- definition remove poison from
- definition treat for alcohol or drug dependence