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