Portuguese verbs — D

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• danar to damage (to cause damage)
• dançar to dance
• dar to give
• debater to debate, discuss
• decair to decay
• decepcionar-se to be disappointed
• decidir to decide
• declarar to declare
• decorar to learn by heart
• decorrer to pass
• decrescer dwindle
• decretar decree
• decriptografar to decrypt (variant of descriptografar)
• deduzir to deduce, infer
• defender to defend
• deferir defer
• definir to define
• deflacionar to deflate (economics)
• deitar to lie down
• deixar to leave
• delegar to delegate
• deletar strike
• delinear to lay down
• demandar sue
• demitir to fire (terminate the employment of)
• demitir-se quit
• demonstrar to demonstrate
• demorar to take time
• demostrar to demonstrate (variant of demonstrar)
• denegar to refuse, to deny (formal)
• denunciar to denounce
• depender to depend
• deportar to deport (to evict, especially from a country)
• depositar to deposit
• depreciar deprecate
• deprimir depress
• depurar debug
• derreter to liquefy, melt
• derrotar to defeat
• desabotoar unbutton
• desaceitar to withdraw one's acceptance of (rare)
• desacolher to turn away, to refuse to take in (rare)
• desaconselhar daunt
• desacordar to disagree
• desacostumar disaccustom
• desacreditar to discredit
• desacumular to reduce an accumulation, to de-accumulate
• desafiar to challenge
• desagradar to displease, be disagreeable
• desamparar to forsake; to abandon; to leave behind (to stop or refrain from supporting)
• desanimar discourage
• desaparecer to disappear
• desapoiar to withdraw support from
• desapontar to disappoint, to let down
• desapreciar to disesteem, to belittle (rare)
• desaprovar disapprove
• desaproveitar to waste, to fail to make use of
• desarranjar upset
• desassociar to disassociate; to separate; to remove (to disconect what was previous connected)
• desassustar to reassure, to free from fright
• desatender to disregard, to ignore; to refuse (a request)
• desavir to make incompatible (put at odds)
• descansar to rest
• descarregar to unload
• descasar to separate (a couple); to unmatch
• descascar to peel (to remove skin of a fruit or tree)
• descer to descend, to go down
• descobrir to discover
• descompassar to throw out of time, to disorder
• descomprimir to decompress
• desconectar disconnect
• desconfiar to distrust, mistrust
• desconfortar to discomfort
• descongelar to thaw (to melt, dissolve, or become fluid)
• desconhecer to be unaware (of)
• desconjuntar disjoint
• desconsentir to withdraw consent, to refuse
• desconsiderar disregard
• descontar to discount
• descontentar to displease, dissatisfy
• descontinuar stop
• desconvencer to dissuade, to argue out of
• desconvir to be inconvenient; to disagree
• descoser to unstitch, to unseam
• descrer disbelieve
• descrever to describe
• descuidar to neglect (descuidar-se: to be careless)
• desculpar to forgive
• descumprir to fail or refuse to comply with an obligation, rule or law
• desdizer contradict
• desdobrar unfold
• desejar to wish
• desembarcar to disembark (remove from on board a vessel)
• desencaminhar mislead
• desencantar to disenchant
• desencher to empty (rare)
• desencobrir to uncover, to reveal
• desencolher to stretch out, to unshrink
• desenfeitar to strip of adornment
• desenganar disabuse
• desenhar to draw
• desenjoar to relieve queasiness (desenjoar-se: to recover one's appetite)
• desenterrar to exhume; to unearth (to dig out of the ground)
• desentristecer to cheer up (someone sad)
• desenvolver to develop
• desesperar to despair (to despair of)
• desesperar-se despond
• desfazer to undo
• desfechar to shoot with or unload a gun
• desfilar to parade
• desgastar abrade
• desgostar to dislike (to have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards)
• designar to designate
• desiludir to disillusion (to free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant)
• desimpedir to disengage
• desinfetar sanitize
• desistir to desist
• desligar to hang up
• deslocar to move, to displace, to divert
• desmaiar to faint
• desmanchar dismantle
• desmandar to countermand (desmandar-se: to get out of hand)
• desmedir (desmedir-se) to go too far, to lose all measure
• desmentir to belie (to contradict, to show (something) to be false)
• desobedecer to disobey
• desobrigar to release, free
• desocupar to vacate, empty, free
• despachar to dispatch, despatch
• despedir to fire
• despedir-se quit
• despegar to unstick, to detach
• despendurar depend
• desperceber overlook
• desperdiçar to waste, squander
• despersuadir discourage
• despir to undress (to remove somebody’s clothes)
• despir-se undress
• despontar to emerge; to come out
• desprender to loosen
• despreocupar to relieve of worry (despreocupar-se: to stop worrying)
• desproteger to unprotect
• desqualificar disqualify
• dessecar desiccate
• dessentir to cease to feel (rare)
• desservir to disserve, to be a disservice to
• destilar abstract
• destituir to dismiss
• destrancar to unlock (to undo or open a lock)
• destruir to ruin, devastate
• desunir to disunite, to separate
• desusar to stop using
• desvaler to withdraw help from, to abandon (rare)
• desvalorizar to devalue
• desvestir undress
• desviar to divert
• desvirar to turn back (something turned over)
• deter to stop, arrest
• detrair to detract, to disparage (formal)
• dever to should
• devolver to return, give back
• devorar to devour (to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously)
• diagnosticar to diagnose
• diferenciar to differentiate (to perceive the difference between things)
• diferir differ
• difundir to disseminate, spread
• digerir to digest (to break down and absorb food in the alimentary canal)
• digitalizar to digitize
• diminuir to decrease, diminish
• dirigir to drive
• discernir sift
• discordar to disagree
• discriminar to discriminate
• discutir to discuss
• disfarçar to change the appearance
• disparar to shoot, to fire
• dispensar to dispense
• disputar to discuss
• dissecar to dissect
• dissentir dissent
• dissociar dissociate
• dissolver to dissolve
• dissuadir to dissuade (convince not to try or do)
• distender strain
• distinguir to distinguish, discern
• distrair to distract
• distribuir to distribute
• diversificar to diversify (to make more diverse)
• divertir to distract
• dividir to divide, separate
• divorciar to divorce (to legally dissolve a marriage)
• divorciar-se divorce
• divulgar to spread, disseminate
• dizer to say
• doar to present
• dobrar to double, multiply by two
• documentar to document (to record in documents)
• doer to hurt
• dominar to dominate
• dormir to sleep
• doutorar-se to take a doctorate
• drenar to drain (cause liquid to flow out of)
• duvidar to doubt