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(from), defect, abandon; Military slang go over the hill: He
deserted and will be court-martialled.
desertý n. Often, deserts. payment, recompense, requital, compensation,
due, right; retribution, justice, Slang comeuppance, what's
coming to one: She'll get her just deserts one of these days.
deserted adj. abandoned, desolate, forsaken, neglected, uninhabited,
unpeopled, vacant, vacated, unfrequented, unvisited, unoccupied,
empty; stranded, rejected, God-forsaken, isolated, solitary,
lonely, friendless: At that hour the streets are completely
deserted.
deserter n. runaway, fugitive, escapee, absconder, defector, renegade,
outlaw; traitor, turncoat, Colloq rat: Deserters are shot when
caught.
deserve v. merit, earn, be entitled to, be worthy of, rate, warrant,
justify: You ought to be nicer to him - he really doesn't
deserve such unkind treatment.
deserved adj. merited, earned, just, rightful, suitable, fitting, fit,
appropriate, proper, right, fair, equitable, meet, warranted,
condign: Carla was never given her deserved credit for catching
the thief.
deserving adj. meritorious, worthy, merited, commendable, laudable,
praiseworthy, creditable, estimable: Perhaps you should leave
your money to a deserving charity.
design v. 1 plan, draw up, think of, conceive of, contemplate, devise,
lay out, visualize, envisage, envision, sketch (out), pattern,
set up: The building was originally designed as the
centre-piece for a whole new development. 2 plan, sketch (out),
delineate, outline, draft, work or map or block out, lay out,
devise, invent, contrive, create, conceive, originate, think up,
develop, organize, frame, shape, mould, forge, make, construct,
form, fashion: John Smithers has designed a new sales strategy
for the company. 3 sketch, draft, lay out, draw; form, devise:
Who designed the company's new logo? 4 intend, mean, plan;
purpose, destine; scheme, plot: The building was originally
designed to be a school. The book was designed for children.