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depose

Short Definition : dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify

Definition
(verb) force to leave (an office)
Synonyms : force out
Definition
(verb) make a deposition; declare under oath
Synonyms : depone swear
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for depose

DE(MEANS REMOVE) + POSE(POSITION)..so to remove somebody from his/her POSITION in his/her work place.

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de-pose(pose) pose koduthay they will REMOVE from your position....

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depose - to mean taking oath or a testimony - to remember this meaning remember it means both Take position as well as Give up position

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de + pose >> mujhe office se nikaal diya yane REMOVED FROM OFFICE, firr mein politics mein gaya aur mein jitane ki wajah se mujhe OATH LENI padi..

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deposition

Short Definition : testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning

Definition
(noun) the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
Synonyms : deposit
Definition
(noun) (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office Definition
(noun) the act of putting something somewhere
Synonyms : deposit
Definition
(noun) the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
Synonyms : dethronement
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for deposition

deposition- testimony under oath. When someone takes a position (or a side) in a court of law, he has taken a deposition.

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de(removing)+position..so removing someone from his/her position.

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to DEPOSE[ dethrone hitler],a group was formed [usa,england,china etc]which took a DEPOSITION[oath] to stay together and fight

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rootword de(down)-position means removing from the prsent position and keeping in the down position

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imagine a Jamaican taking "de position" that they are innocent/guilty in court. When they tell their official story, that is a deposition

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depravity

Short Definition : extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave

Definition
(noun) moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
Example Sentence
  • the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
  • moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
  • its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity
  • Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction
Definition
(noun) a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
Synonyms : turpitude
Example Sentence
  • the various turpitudes of modern society
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for depravity

people are deprived of their basic amenities because of the extreme corruption existing among the goverment employees

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depravi(ty)- so if u are a tamilian,u can resemble this with ade paavi, ie ,this is told to somone ,who has done something wiked or corrupt.

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Depravity: Think of "deprive". When people are deprived, they tend to head for corruption.

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"depravity" sounds like "rave party".. which is attended by corrupt people whose minds are filled with wicked ideas!!

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Deprave sounds like DePray..opposite of PRAYER....Corruption

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johnny depp and raveena tandon (DEP-RAVeena-cITY)elope together in a cycle . as usual our traffic police men who are corrupt ask depp for licence and get money from him...lol

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Remember deprive means to take away something, so DEPRAVITY means to take money from others

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depravity = de+prey+vity - people who are depraved will prey upon others through their corruption and obscenity

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ANNA HAZARE protest against DEPRAVITY..REMEMBER

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Depravity = the poverty. The poverty is because of the extreme corruption of the government officials.

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(in tamil kala vari vidrathu)demolition the deep gravity of a person - wickedness, corrupt

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deprecate

Short Definition : express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory

Definition
(verb) express strong disapproval of; deplore Definition
(verb) belittle
Synonyms : depreciate vilipend
Example Sentence
  • The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for deprecate

You can think of it as the opposite of appreciate (as in devalue against value). So lack of appreciation;ie,humiliation or belittling.

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deprecate(relate this to depreciate)...and doller started depreciating ..textiles and software companies protested against it.

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Adding an "i" behind "c" of the word Deprecate, we have Depreciate which has the same meaning as Deprecate.

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de-prec-ate = remove the preciousness of something , thus disapprove or belittle it.

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(just remember PREvious to CAT) deprecate means PROTEST AGAINST CAT exam PREviously.

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Java 1.2's warning as methods are deprecated.. they are saying we are not approving it usage anymore

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depreciate the cake amt, shopkeeper express disapproval

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depreciate

Short Definition : lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value

Definition
(verb) belittle
Synonyms : deprecate vilipend
Example Sentence
  • The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
Definition
(verb) lower the value of something
Example Sentence
  • The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
Definition
(verb) lose in value
Example Sentence
  • The dollar depreciated again
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for depreciate

appreciate = value increases. depreciate = value decreases

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focus on preciate in depriciate.price share market me gire.

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DE-aPRECIATE the bad things coz they are LESSEN IN VALUE...

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depredation

Short Definition : plundering; destruction

Definition
(noun) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
Synonyms : predation
Definition
(noun) (usually plural) a destructive action
Synonyms : ravage
Example Sentence
  • the ravages of time
  • the depredations of age and disease
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for depredation

predation - relate it to the predator which plunders and then destroys.

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deputize

Short Definition : work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away

Definition
(verb) act as a substitute
Example Sentence
  • She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
Definition
(verb) appoint as a substitute
Synonyms : depute deputise
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for deputize

just rmember DEPUTY this should give you the meaning of DEPUTIZE

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deranged

Short Definition : insane

Definition
(adj) driven insane
Synonyms : crazed half-crazed
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for deranged

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DE (off) + RANGE...to be off the mental range, be insane.

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de range..sounds like de arrange...so disarrange and also when this happens you mentally get agitated

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focus.on rang..sounds very similar to ragg..ragging is considered a insane activity now a days.

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derange = mad or half-minded. consider range in the word. range classify as good range and bad range. so the person who falls under both good range and bad range is half minded.

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bring "g" from where it is in the word and put it upside down and convert it into "b" and place it before r, so it becomes "debraned" or "debrained" meaning loss of brain

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derelict

Short Definition : negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person

Definition
(noun) a person without a home, job, or property Definition
(noun) a ship abandoned on the high seas
Synonyms : abandoned ship
Definition
(adj) worn and broken down by hard use
Example Sentence
  • a creaky shack
  • a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
  • a flea-bitten sofa
  • a run-down neighborhood
  • a woebegone old shack
Definition
(adj) forsaken by owner or inhabitants
Synonyms : abandoned deserted
Example Sentence
  • weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse
Definition
(adj) failing in what duty requires
Example Sentence
  • derelict (or delinquent) in his duty
  • neglectful of his duties
  • remiss of you not to pay your bills
Definition
(adj) in deplorable condition
Example Sentence
  • a street of bedraggled tenements
  • a broken-down fence
  • a ramshackle old pier
  • a tumble-down shack
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for derelict

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dairy + licked=> people will tend to abandon/discard a "dairy milk" chocolate that has been licked..

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hey!der...u r negLEGted

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de-relic -> relic. relic and derelict has the same meaning

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derail of train occurs due to negligence of duty

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a person who licks the milk from somewhr,he is without home,job.he don't have money to buy milk..

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de+reli+ct: DEplorable and REaLI CriTical condition

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If someone finds a RELIC he keeps it with him as it is important.. Similarly if something is not important then we abandon it or may say "DELIC it"

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Daily licked by dogs due to poor and abandoned condition

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derelict ->de relation neglected me abandoned

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focus on sound DERAIL..train leaving its RAIL or Abandoning

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Dear (dere) + Left (lict)....

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convert de into duty and r into n and place a g inside to convert relict into neglect. So duty neglect.

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derailed train is abandon

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dereliction

Short Definition : neglect of duty; abandonment

Definition
(noun) a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
Example Sentence
  • he inherited his delinquency from his father
  • his derelictions were not really intended as crimes
  • his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities
Definition
(noun) willful negligence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for dereliction

dereliction rhymes with neglection and has a similar meaning.

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dereliction -> relics = the antiques. de + relic -> you lost the antiques due to negligence

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dereliction => deliberate neglection!

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concentrate on relics... You have left the house and only relics of the house remains

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for de relation neglect the duty and abandoned it

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duty neglect the relics

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