Webster's Dictionary 1913

1216

Defrayment

De‐fray″ment (?), n. Payment of charges.

1217

Deft

Deft (?), a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. dæft (in derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafe...

1218

Deftly

Deft″ly, adv. [Cf. Defly.] Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. “Deftly dancing.” Drayton.Thyself and office deftly show. Shak.

1219

Deftness

Deft″ness, n. The quality of being deft. Drayton.

1220

Defunct

De‐funct″ (?). a. [L. defunctus, p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish, depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F. défunt. See Function.] Havin...

1221

Defunct (2)

De‐funct″, n. A dead person; one deceased.

1222

Defunction

De‐func″tion (?), n. [L. defunctio performance, death.] Death.After defunction of King Pharamond. Shak.

1223

Defunctive

De‐func″tive (?), a. Funereal. “Defunctive music.” Shak.

1224

Defuse

De‐fuse″ (?), v. t. [Cf. Diffuse.] To disorder; to make shapeless. Shak.

1225

Defy

De‐fy″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Defied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Defying.] [F. défier, OF. deffier, desfier, LL. disfidare to disown faith or fidelity, to dissolve the bond of allegian...

1226

Defy (2)

De‐fy″ (?), n. A challenge. Dryden.

1227

Dégagé

‖Dé′ga′gé″ (?), a. [F., p. p. of dégager to disengage. See De-, lst Gage, and cf. Disgage.] Unconstrained; easy; free. Vanbrugh.A graceful and dégagé manner. Poe.

1228

Degarnish

De‐gar″nish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Degarnished (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Degarnishing.] [F. dégarnir; pref. dé-, des- (L. dis-) + garnir to furnish. See Garnish, and cf. Disgarnish.]...

1229

Degarnishment

De‐gar″nish‐ment (?), n. The act of depriving, as of furniture, apparatus, or a garrison.

1230

Degender

{ De‐gen″der (?), De‐gen″er (?), } v. i. [See Degenerate.] To degenerate. “Degendering to hate.” Spenser.He degenereth into beastliness. Joye.

1231

Degeneracy

De‐gen″er‐a‐cy (?), n. [From Degenerate, a.] 1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.Willful degeneracy from goodness. Tillotson.2. The state of having become degener...

1232

Degenerate

De‐gen″er‐ate (?), a. [L. degeneratus, p. p. of degenerare to degenerate, cause to degenerate, fr. degener base, degenerate, that departs from its race or kind; de- + genus race...

1233

Degenerate (2)

De‐gen″er‐ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Degenerated; p. pr. & vb. n.Degenerating.] 1. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was originally; hence, to be inferior; to gr...

1234

Degenerately

De‐gen″er‐ate‐ly (?), adv. In a degenerate manner; unworthily.

1235

Degenerateness

De‐gen″er‐ate‐ness, n. Degeneracy.

1236

Degeneration

De‐gen′er‐a″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dégénération.] 1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterior...

1237

Degenerationist

De‐gen′er‐a″tion‐ist, n.(Biol.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degener...

1238

Degenerative

De‐gen″er‐a‐tive (?), a. Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate.

1239

Degenerous

De‐gen″er‐ous (?), a. [L. degener. See Degenerate.] Degenerate; base. “Degenerous passions.” Dryden. “Degenerous practices.” South.

1240

Degenerously

De‐gen″er‐ous‐ly, adv. Basely.

1241

Degerm

De‐germ″ (?), v. t.(Milling) To extract the germs from, as from wheat grains.

1242

Degerminator

De‐ger″mi‐na′tor (?), n.(Milling) A machine for breaking open the kernels of wheat or other grain and removing the germs.