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Every Romance word

Words players have found whose deepest named ancestor belongs to the Romance family. A family is a group of languages, so this is wider than any single one of them.

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  • DEMOCRATnounFrench49 findersA supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).
  • DEMOCRATISEverbFrench11 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratize.
  • DEMONSTRABLEadjectiveOld French29 findersAble to be demonstrated.
  • DEMORALIZEverbFrench1 finderTo destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
  • DEMUREadjectiveAnglo-Norman121 findersModest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
  • DENATUREverbFrench72 findersTo take away a natural characteristic or inherent property of (a thing or a person).
  • DENIMnounFrench20 findersA textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
  • DENTARYadjectiveMiddle French3 findersRelating to, or bearing, teeth.
  • DEPARTMENTnounMiddle French1 finderA part, portion, or subdivision.
  • DEPILATORYadjectiveFrench123 findersThat removes hair
  • DEPLOYMENTnounFrench9 findersAn arrangement or classification of things.
  • DEPORTMENTnounMiddle French1 finderBearing; manner of presenting oneself.
  • DEPOSEverbOld French18 findersTo put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.
  • DEPRECIABLEadjectiveFrench1 finderAble to be depreciated.
  • DEPRECIATIONnounFrench20 findersThe state of being depreciated; disparagement.
  • DEPURATIVEadjectiveFrench5 findersPurifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
  • DERACINEadjectiveFrench5 findersHaving been uprooted.
  • DERAILnounFrench17 findersSynonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
  • DERAILMENTnounFrench9 findersThe action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
  • DERAYnounOld French1 finderDisorder, disturbance.
  • DERISORYadjectiveMiddle French2 findersLaughable, ridiculous, especially due to being small, inadequate, or low-quality; provoking derision.
  • DESCENTnounAnglo-Norman20 findersAn instance of descending; act of coming down.
  • DESCRIERnounOld French1 finderA person who descries.
  • DESCRIVEverbOld French3 findersTo describe.
  • DESERTIONnounMiddle French4 findersThe act of deserting.
  • DESIDERATUMnounSpanish2 findersSomething that is wished for, or considered desirable, particularly when thought to be essential.
  • DESIRABLEadjectiveOld French16 findersWorthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.
  • DESIROUSadjectiveOld French3 findersFeeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
  • DESKnounItalian13 findersA table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository under
  • DESPAIRverbOld French71 findersTo give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
  • DESPOTICadjectiveFrench96 findersOf or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
  • DESPUMATIONnounFrench6 findersThe act of giving off froth or scum.
  • DESTAINverbOld French3 findersTo remove a chemical stain from.
  • DESTINEverbOld French9 findersTo preordain.
  • DESTRIERnounAnglo-Norman7 findersA large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight.
  • DETACHverbSpanish8 findersTo take apart from; to take off.
  • DETACHABLEadjectiveFrench4 findersDesigned to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
  • DETACHMENTnounFrench2 findersThe action of detaching; separation.
  • DETAILnounOld French9 findersA part small enough to escape casual notice.
  • DETAINverbOld French9 findersTo keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
  • DETAINERnounOld French8 findersThe right to keep a person, or a person's goods or property, against his will; a type of custody.
  • DETERMINANTnounFrench6 findersA determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
  • DETERMINISMnounFrench6 findersThe doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.
  • DETERMINISTnounFrench9 findersAn advocate of determinism.
  • DETERSIONnounFrench1 finderThe act of deterging or cleansing.
  • DETESTATIONnounMiddle French4 findersHate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.
  • DETINUEnounOld French10 findersA person or thing detained; a detainee.
  • DETOURnounFrench16 findersA diversion or deviation from one's original route.
  • DEVELOPMENTnounOld French2 findersThe process of developing; growth, directed change.
  • DEVESTverbOld French3 findersTo divest; to undress.
  • DEVIANCEnounFrench15 findersActions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
  • DIABLEnounOld French1 finderAn unglazed earthenware casserole dish.
  • DIABLERIEnounFrench4 finderswitchcraft, sorcery
  • DIABLERYnounFrench7 finderssorcery
  • DIABOLIZEverbFrench1 finderto represent as diabolical
  • DIGESTIBLEadjectiveOld French17 findersCapable of being digested.
  • DIGESTIFnounFrench37 findersAn alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
  • DIGNITARYnounFrench22 findersAn important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.
  • DIMINUTEadjectiveOld French7 findersSmall; diminutive.
  • DINEROnounSpanish4 findersA medieval Iberian coin.
  • DIOCESANadjectiveMiddle French31 findersPertaining to a diocese.
  • DIORAMAnounFrench76 findersA three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a pa
  • DIPLOTENEnounFrench1 finderThe fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
  • DIRECTIVEadjectiveMiddle French5 findersThat which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
  • DISAGREEverbOld French9 findersTo fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
  • DISANCHORverbFrench10 findersTo raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor.
  • DISARMverbAnglo-Norman13 findersTo deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
  • DISAVOWverbOld French117 findersTo strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
  • DISCERNABLEadjectiveMiddle French2 findersAlternative spelling of discernible.
  • DISCERNMENTnounMiddle French4 findersThe act of distinguishing between things.
  • DISCIPLEnounOld French34 findersA person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
  • DISCLAIMverbOld French8 findersTo completely renounce claims to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for
  • DISCLAIMERnounAnglo-Norman28 findersOne who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
  • DISCOnounFrench32 findersClipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).
  • DISCOLORverbOld French3 findersTo change or lose color.
  • DISCOLOURverbOld French8 findersBritish and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
  • DISCOMFITUREnounOld French25 findersDefeat in battle.
  • DISCOMFORTnounAnglo-Norman14 findersMental or bodily distress.
  • DISCOMFORTABLEadjectiveOld French8 findersCausing discomfort or uneasiness
  • DISCOTHEQUEnounFrench38 findersA nightclub where dancing takes place.
  • DISCOURAGEverbOld French41 findersTo extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
  • DISCOVERTnounOld French2 findersAn uncovered place or part.
  • DISCUMBERverbOld French3 findersTo disencumber.
  • DISEMBOGUEverbSpanish14 findersTo come out into the open sea from a river etc.
  • DISENGAGEnounMiddle French3 findersA circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry
  • DISEURnounFrench2 findersA male storyteller or reciter of monologues.
  • DISEUSEnounFrench1 finderA female artiste who is a skilled and professional reciter of monologues.
  • DISFAVOURnounMiddle French16 findersLack of favour; displeasure.
  • DISFIGUREverbAnglo-Norman26 findersto irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
  • DISGORGEverbMiddle French2 findersTo vomit or spew, to discharge.
  • DISGRACEnounMiddle French9 findersThe condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
  • DISGUISEnounOld French1 finderMaterial (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
  • DISHEVELverbOld French103 findersTo throw into disorder; upheave.
  • DISHONORnounOld French12 findersAmerican standard spelling of dishonour.
  • DISHONOURnounOld French3 findersShame or disgrace.
  • DISINFECTverbMiddle French19 findersTo sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
  • DISINFECTANTadjectiveFrench3 findersServing to kill germs or viruses.
  • DISINTERverbFrench59 findersTo take out of the grave or tomb.
  • DISLODGEverbOld French2 findersTo remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
  • DISMANTLEverbMiddle French22 findersTo take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

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