Drink the Kool-Aid
= to become a firm believer in something or a passionate follower of a philosophy or movement.
Denounce vs. renounce
Denounce: openly condemn. Renounce: publicly reject or give up.
Decimate
= (1) to destroy a large part of or (2) to inflict great destruction on something. Its Latin definitions are irrelevant.
Duly Noted – Meaning, Usage & Examples
= appropriately or deservedly noted. Dually noted and dully noted are misspellings.
Decent vs. descent
Decent = (1) polite and respectable, and (2) passable or adequate. Descent = (1) an act or instance of going downward, (2) a way down, (3) hereditary lineage, and (4) a sudden visit or attack.
Dependant vs. dependent
In American English, dependent is (1) an adjective meaning contingent on another, and (2) a noun meaning a person who is financially supported by someone else. Outside the U.S. dependent is conventionally the adjective and dependant the noun, though this is not always borne out in real-world usage.
Disillusion vs. dissolution
Disillusion = to deprive of an illusion. Dissolution = the noun corresponding to dissolve.
Draft vs. draught
Outside North America, a draught is (1) a current of air, (2) an animal that pulls loads, (3) a load pulled by such an animal, (4) a portion of liquid, and (5) the act of drawing liquid into the mouth; and a draft is (1) a written plan or preliminary sketch, (2) an order for a bank to pay money, (3) conscription into the military, and (4) the act of selecting someone for a role. North Americans use draft for all.
What Is Dole Out? – Usage, Meaning & Examples
The phrasal verb meaning to administer or bestow, especially in small portions is dole out, not doll out.