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de|caf|fein|at|ed /diː kæ f I ne I t I d/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Decaffeinated coffee has had most of the caffeine removed from it.

de|cal /diː kæl/ (decals ) N‑COUNT Decals are pieces of paper with a design on one side. The design can be transferred onto a surface by heating it, soaking it in water, or pressing it hard. [AM ] in BRIT, use transfer

de|camp /d I kæ mp/ (decamps , decamping , decamped ) VERB If you decamp , you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly. □ [V ] We all decamped to the pub.

de|cant /d I kæ nt/ (decants , decanting , decanted ) VERB If you decant a liquid into another container, you put it into another container. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + into ] She always used to decant the milk into a jug. [Also V n]

de|cant|er /d I kæ ntə ^r / (decanters ) N‑COUNT A decanter is a glass container that you use for serving wine, sherry, or port.

de|capi|tate /d I kæ p I te I t/ (decapitates , decapitating , decapitated ) VERB If someone is decapitated , their head is cut off. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] A worker was decapitated when a lift plummeted down the shaft on top of him. ●  de|capi|ta|tion /d I kæ p I te I ʃ ^ə n/ (decapitations ) N‑VAR □  …executions by decapitation.

de|cath|lon /d I kæ θlɒn/ (decathlons ) N‑COUNT The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.

de|cay /d I ke I / (decays , decaying , decayed )

1 VERB When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays , it is gradually destroyed by a natural process. □ [V ] The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed. □ [V -ing] The ground was scattered with decaying leaves. ● N‑UNCOUNT Decay is also a noun. □  When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease. ●  de|cayed ADJ □  …decayed teeth.

2 VERB If something such as a society, system, or institution decays , it gradually becomes weaker or its condition gets worse. □ [V ] Popular cinema seems to have decayed. ● N‑UNCOUNT Decay is also a noun. □  There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.

de|ceased /d I siː st/ (deceased )

1 N‑COUNT The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died. [LEGAL ] □  The identities of the deceased have now been determined.

2 ADJ A deceased person is one who has recently died. [FORMAL ] □  …his recently deceased mother.

de|ceit /d I siː t/ (deceits ) N‑VAR Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true. □  They have been involved in a campaign of deceit.

de|ceit|ful /d I siː tfʊl/ ADJ If you say that someone is deceitful , you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true. □  The ambassador called the report deceitful and misleading.

de|ceive /d I siː v/ (deceives , deceiving , deceived )

1 VERB If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself. □ [V n] He has deceived and disillusioned us all. □ [V n + into ] She deceived her father into thinking she was going to school.

2 VERB If you deceive yourself , you do not admit to yourself something that you know is true. □ [V pron-refl] Alcoholics are notorious for their ability to deceive themselves about the extent of their problem.

3 VERB If something deceives you, it gives you a wrong impression and makes you believe something that is not true. □ [V n] His gentle, kindly appearance did not deceive me.

de|cel|er|ate /diː se ləre I t/ (decelerates , decelerating , decelerated )