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enunciation, delivery, elocution, oratory, presentation, speech,
intonation, inflection: That course in public speaking,
improved Brian's diction enormously.
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die v. 1 lose one's life, lay down one's life, perish, expire,
decease, suffer death, Euphemistic depart, give up the ghost, be
no more, (go to) meet one's Maker, breathe one's last, go to the
happy hunting-grounds, go to one's reward, go to one's final or
last resting-place, go west, pay the debt of nature, pay one's
debt to nature, pass through the pearly gates, pass away or on,
join the majority, go the way of all flesh; Slang pop off, bite
the dust, kick the bucket, croak, Brit snuff it, go for a
burton, pop one's clogs, US turn up one's toes, cash in one's
chips or checks: He died of tuberculosis, a rare affliction
these days. 2 Often, die down or out or away. dwindle, lessen,
diminish, decrease, ebb, decline, wane, subside, wither (away),
wilt, melt (away), dissolve, peter out, fail, weaken,
deteriorate, disintegrate, degenerate, fade (away), droop,
moulder, sink, vanish, disappear: We lost the race because the
breeze died down. After the third try, her enthusiasm died. The
sound of the flute died away among its echoes. 3 expire, end,
stop, cease: Your secret will die with me. 4 Usually, die off
or out. become extinct, perish: By about 200 million years ago,
all the dinosaurs had died out. 5 long, pine, yearn, crave,
hanker, want, desire, hunger, ache: He said he was dying to
meet a real movie star.
diet° n. 1 fare, food, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance,
subsistence, victuals, intake, aliment: A well-balanced diet is
very important. 2 regimen, regime: She is on a diet of bread
and water.
--v. 3 fast, abstain; slim; reduce: I am dieting to lose
weight.
dietý n. council, congress, parliament, senate, legislature, house,
chamber, assembly: In Japan, the legislature is called a diet .