(grammar) A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.

(transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre / (transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly. / (obsolete) To settle, decide (an argument etc.) / To express the essential nature of something.

(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. / (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl. / (transitive) To deprive of flowers. / (transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.

The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury. / Something used to oppose attacks. / An argument in support or justification of something.

(obsolete, transitive) To furnish with defences; to fortify.

The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.

The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels. / Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.