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de|pend|ent /d I pe ndənt/

1 ADJ To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive. □ [+ on/upon ] The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction.

2 ADJ If one thing is dependent on another, the first thing will be affected or determined by the second. □ [+ on/upon ] The treatment of infertility is largely dependent on the ability of couples to pay.

3 → see also dependant

de|per|son|al|ize /diː pɜː ^r sənəla I z/ (depersonalizes , depersonalizing , depersonalized ) in BRIT, also use depersonalise 1 VERB To depersonalize a system or a situation means to treat it as if it did not really involve people, or to treat it as if the people involved were not really important. □ [V n] It is true that modern weaponry depersonalised war.

2 VERB To depersonalize someone means to treat them as if they do not matter because their individual feelings and thoughts are not important. □ [V n] She does not feel that the book depersonalises women.

de|pict /d I p I kt/ (depicts , depicting , depicted )

1 VERB To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting. □ [V n] …a gallery of pictures depicting Nelson's most famous battles.

2 VERB To depict someone or something means to describe them or give an impression of them in writing. □ [V n] Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America. □ [V n + as ] Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle, lovable creatures.

de|pic|tion /d I p I kʃ ^ə n/ (depictions ) N‑VAR A depiction of something is a picture or a written description of it.

de|pila|tory /d I p I lətəri, [AM ] -tɔːri/ (depilatories )

1 ADJ [ADJ n] Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body. □  …a depilatory cream.

2 N‑COUNT A depilatory is a depilatory substance.

de|plete /d I pliː t/ (depletes , depleting , depleted ) VERB To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] …substances that deplete the ozone layer. ●  de|plet|ed ADJ □  …Robert E. Lee's worn and depleted army. ●  de|ple|tion /d I pliː ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □  …the depletion of underground water supplies.

de|ple t|ed ura |nium N‑UNCOUNT Depleted uranium is a type of uranium that is used in some bombs.

de|plor|able /d I plɔː rəb ^ə l/ ADJ If you say that something is deplorable , you think that it is very bad and unacceptable. [FORMAL ] □  Many of them live under deplorable conditions. ●  de|plor|ably ADV [ADV after v, ADV adj] □  The reporters behaved deplorably.

de|plore /d I plɔː ^r / (deplores , deploring , deplored ) VERB If you say that you deplore something, you think it is very wrong or immoral. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] He deplored the fact that the Foreign Secretary was driven into resignation.

de|ploy /d I plɔ I / (deploys , deploying , deployed )

1 VERB To deploy troops, weapons, or resources means to means to make them ready to be used. □ [V n] The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.

2 VERB If you deploy something or if it deploys , you use it effectively or it works effectively. □ [V ] Airbags deploy with such force they could easily injure a small child. [Also V n]

de|ploy|ment /d I plɔ I mənt/ (deployments ) N‑VAR The deployment of troops, resources, or equipment is the organization and positioning of them so that they are ready for quick action. □ [+ of ] …the deployment of troops into townships.