Transitive Verbs Starting with DE and Containing ES

Browse 106 valid English transitive verbs starting with DE and containing ES, from Design, Describe, Deserve, Desert, Desire, Destroy and Descend to rarer terms. Check definitions and spelling below, or visit our verb grammar guide to study direct object patterns and examples.

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Starts with DEA
1 words
deaccession
Starts with DEC
2 words
decompress
decongest
Starts with DEE
1 words
deescalate
Starts with DEF
3 words
deforest
defenestrate
deflesh
Starts with DEP
4 words
depress
depressurize
depressure
deprotestantize
Starts with DER
4 words
derestrict
derepress
deresinate
deresinize
Starts with DES
24 words
design
describe
deserve
desert
desire
destroy
descend
designate
despise
desolate
destabilize
desensitize
destress
destruct
destigmatize
desegregate
destine
desecrate
deselect
desalinate
desiccate
despoil
desaturate
descale
Starts with DET
1 words
detest

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