Definition Dictionary

To cause someone to act or something to operate.

To act against an influence in order to reduce or cancel its effect.

To reduce the value, quality, or appeal of something, usually in the phrase detract from.

A disparaging statement or action that diminishes someone's merit.

Intended to teach, sometimes in an overly instructive manner.

Demanding great care, effort, or precision.

A payment or demand imposed with severity or unfairness.

A smaller group within a larger one that pursues its own aims or position.

Difficult to manage, control, or resolve.

Usefulness or feasibility in real circumstances.

Lasting longer than expected or desirable.

Strongly opposing change and seeking a return to earlier social or political arrangements.

Stubbornly resistant to control or an attempted remedy.

To withdraw a statement or claim previously made.

A statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.

Showing consideration and good judgment when addressing a sensitive situation.

Planned to achieve a particular immediate purpose or support a larger aim.

Insensitive to how words or actions may embarrass or offend others.

Easy to guide, manage, teach, or deal with.

A deliberate choice not to take part in an action, especially a decision not to cast a vote.

The deliberate practice of refraining from something.

Relating to scholarship, study, or educational institutions; also theoretical rather than practical.

To accept or agree without active resistance, often reluctantly.

Acceptance without active objection, often despite reservations.