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de • ter • gent / di ' tsrd₃snt / noun

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a liquid or powder that you use for washing clothes and dishes

What brand of laundry detergent do you use?

de • te • ri • o • rate / di ' tiris^ / verb

( de • te • ri • o • rates , de • te • ri • o • rat • ing , de • te • ri • o • rat • ed )

to get worse

Her health deteriorated as she got older. ► de • te • ri • o • ra • tion / di|tiris ' reijn / noun

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de . ter . mi . na . tion Ф/ d. ьтю nam /

noun [ noncount ]

being sure that you want to do something She has shown great determination to succeed.

de • ter • mine / di ' tsrmsn / verb

( de ter mines , de • ter • min ing , de • ter • mined )

( formal ) to discover the facts about something We need to determine the cause of the accident.

to decide or have an influence on something

The results of the test will determine what treatment you need.

de .ter .mined Ф / di tsrmsnd / adjective

very sure that you want do something She is determined to win the match.

de • test / di test / verb ( de tests , de • test • ing , de test • ed )

to hate someone or something very much They have always detested each other.

det•o•nate / ' detn^eit /

( det • o • nates , det • o • nat ing , det • o • nat • ed )

to explode or to make something explode The mine detonated, killing five soldiers. Terrorists detonated a bomb in the capital.

de • tour / ditur / noun [ count ]

a longer way to a place when you cannot go by the usual way

The bridge was closed so we had to take a detour .

dev • as • tate / deva| steit / verb ( dev • as tates , dev • as • tat • ing , dev as • tat • ed )

to destroy something or damage it very badly War devastated the country.

to make someone extremely upset

This tragedy has devastated the community. ► dev • as • tat • ing / ' deva|steitig / adjective The storm had a devastating effect on the island.

dev • as • tat • ed / ' deva|steitad /

extremely upset

He was devasted when his wife left him.

de . vel .op Ф / divebp/ verb ( de • vel • ops , de vel op ing , de • vel • oped )

to grow slowly, increase, or change into something else; to make someone or something do this

Children develop into adults.

to begin to have something

She developed the disease at the age of 27.

When a photograph is developed , special chemicals are used on the film so that you can see the picture.

de • vel • op • ing / di ' velapig / adjective

(used about a poor country) that is trying to develop or improve its economy a developing country the developing nations

de • vel .op .ment Ф/ di'vrlopmont/ noun

[ noncount ] becoming bigger or more complete; growing

We studied the development of babies in their first year of life.

[ count ] something new that happens

There are new developments in science almost every day.

[ count, noncount ] a piece of land with new buildings on it; the process of building on a piece of land

a new housing development

de • vi • ate AWL / ' divieit / verb ( de • vi • ates , de vi at • ing , de vi at • ed )

to change or become different from what is normal or expected

He never deviated from his original plan.

de • vice © AWL / divais / noun

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