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dei|fi|ca|tion /de I I f I ke I ʃ ^ə n, [AM ] diː -/ N‑UNCOUNT If you talk about the deification of someone or something, you mean that they are regarded with very great respect and are not criticized at all. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the deification of science in the 1940s.

dei|fy /de I I fa I , [AM ] diː -/ (deifies , deifying , deified ) VERB [usu passive] If someone is deified , they are considered to be a god or are regarded with very great respect. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] Valentino was virtually deified by legions of female fans.

deign /de I n/ (deigns , deigning , deigned ) VERB If you say that someone deigned to do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V to-inf] At last, Harper deigned to speak.

de|ism /de I I zəm, [AM ] diː -/ N‑UNCOUNT Deism is the belief that there is a God who made the world but does not influence human lives.

de|ity /de I I t I , [AM ] diː -/ (deities ) N‑COUNT A deity is a god or goddess. [FORMAL ]

déjà vu /de I ʒɑː vuː / N‑UNCOUNT Déjà vu is the feeling that you have already experienced the things that are happening to you now. □  The sense of déjà vu was overwhelming.

de|ject|ed /d I dʒe kt I d/ ADJ If you are dejected , you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something. □  Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down. ●  de|ject|ed|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Passengers queued dejectedly for the increasingly dirty toilets.

de|jec|tion /d I dʒe kʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Dejection is a feeling of sadness that you get, for example, when you have just been disappointed by something. □  There was a slight air of dejection about her.

de jure /de I dʒʊə re I , [AM ] diː dʒʊ ri/ ADJ [ADJ n] De jure is used to indicate that something legally exists or is a particular thing. [LEGAL ] □  …politicians and kings, de jure leaders of men. ● ADV De jure is also an adverb. □  The Synod's declarations prevailed de jure but not de facto in the Roman Catholic Church down to the Reformation era.

de|lay ◆◆◇ /d I le I / (delays , delaying , delayed )

1 VERB If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. □ [V n] For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure until June. □ [V ] So don't delay, write in now for your chance of a free gift.

2 VERB To delay someone or something means to make them late or to slow them down. □ [V n] Can you delay him in some way? □ [V n] The passengers were delayed for an hour.

3 VERB If you delay , you deliberately take longer than necessary to do something. □ [V ] If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.

4 N‑VAR If there is a delay , something does not happen until later than planned or expected. □  Although the tests have caused some delay, flights should be back to normal this morning.

5 N‑UNCOUNT Delay is a failure to do something immediately or in the required or usual time. □  We'll send you a quote without delay.

de|la yed a c|tion ADJ [ADJ n] A delayed action mechanism causes a delay on the device it is fitted to, so that it does not work as soon as you switch it on or operate it. □  …a type of delayed action parachute.

de|lay|er|ing /diːle I ər I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Delayering is the process of simplifying the administrative structure of a large organization in order to make it more efficient. [BUSINESS ]