dēscrībō, see scrībō.

dēserō, see *serō.

dēsinō, see sinō.

dēspērātiō, ōnis [dēspērō], f., despair, desperation.

dēspērō, āre, āvī, ātus [dē + spērō, to hope], to give up hope, despair.

dēstituō, see *statuō.

dētegō, ere, tēxī, tēctus [ + tegō, to cover], to uncover, disclose, betray.

dētergeō, ēre, tersī, tersus [ + tergeō, to rub], to wipe off, remove, cleanse, empty.

dēterreō, ēre, uī, itus [ + terreō, to terrify], to frighten away, deter.

dētestātiō, ōnis [dētestor], f., the invocation of a curse; deprecation.