verb🔗ShareFor a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir."At the church service, Reverend Johnson deaconed the hymn "Amazing Grace," speaking each line slowly before the choir sang it back. "musicreligiontheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(animal husbandry) To kill a calf shortly after birth."The farmer deaconed the bull calf because he needed all the milk for selling and didn't want to raise another male animal. "animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath."The farmer deaconed the apple barrel by carefully arranging the best, reddest apples on top to attract buyers at the market. "businessagriculturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc."The farmer deaconed the milk he sold at the market by adding water to increase its volume, but lower its quality. "propertybusinesscommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
