Webster's Dictionary 1913

1243

Deglaze

De‐glaze″ (?), v. t. To remove the glaze from, as pottery or porcelain, so as to give a dull finish.

1244

Deglazing

De‐glaz″ing (?), n. The process of giving a dull or ground surface to glass by acid or by mechanical means. Knight.

1245

Degloried

De‐glo″ried (?), a. Deprived of glory; dishonored. “With thorns degloried.” G. Fletcher.

1246

Deglutinate

De‐glu″ti‐nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n.Deglutinating.] [L. deglutinatus, p. p. of deglutinare to deglutinate; de- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.]...

1247

Deglutination

De‐glu′ti‐na″tion (?), n. The act of ungluing.

1248

Deglutition

Deg′lu‐ti″tion (?), n. [L. deglutire to swallow down; de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. déglutition. See Glut.] The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.The...

1249

Deglutitious

Deg′lu‐ti″tious (?), a. Pertaining to deglutition.

1250

Deglutitory

De‐glu″ti‐to‐ry (?), a. Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition.

1251

Degradation

Deg′ra‐da″tion (?), n. [LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F. dégradation. See Degrade.] 1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering fro...

1252

Degrade

De‐grade″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Degraded; p. pr. & vb. n.Degrading.] [F. dégrader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de- + gradus step, degree. See Grade, and cf. Degree.] 1. To reduce fr...

1253

Degrade (2)

De‐grade″, v. i.(Biol.) To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera.

1254

Degraded

De‐grad″ed (?), a. 1. Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base.The Netherlands... were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. Motley.2. (...

1255

Degradement

De‐grade″ment (?), n. Deprivation of rank or office; degradation. Milton.

1256

Degradingly

De‐grad″ing‐ly, adv. In a degrading manner.

1257

Dégras

‖Dé′gras″ (?), Deg″ras (�), n. [F.; cf. F. gras, a. & n., fat.] A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their solu...

1258

Degravation

Deg′ra‐va″tion (?), n. [L. degravare, degravatum, to make heavy. See Grave, a.] The act of making heavy. Bailey.

1259

Degrease

De‐grease″ (?), v. t. To remove grease or fatty matter from, as wool or silk.

1260

Degree

De‐gree″ (?), n. [F. degré, OF. degret, fr. LL. degradare. See Degrade.] 1. A step, stair, or staircase.By ladders, or else by degree. Rom. of R.2. One of a series of progressiv...

1261

Degu

‖De″gu (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small South American rodent (Octodon Cumingii), of the family Octodontidæ.

1262

Degum

De‐gum″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Degummed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Degumming.] To deprive of, or free from, gum; as, to degum ramie.

1263

Degust

De‐gust″ (?), v. t. [L. degustare: cf. F. déguster. See Gust to taste.] To taste. Cockeram.

1264

Degustation

Deg′us‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. degustatio: cf. F. dégustation.] (Physiol.) Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste organs. Bp. Hall.

1265

Dehisce

De‐hisce″ (?), v. i. [L. dehiscere; de- + hiscere to gape.] To gape; to open by dehiscence.

1266

Dehiscence

De‐his″cence (?), n. [Cf. F. déhiscence.] 1. The act of gaping.2. (Biol.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the ope...

1267

Dehiscent

De‐his″cent (?), a. [L. dehiscens, -entis, p. pr. Cf. F. déhiscent.] Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite way, as the capsule of a plant.

1268

Dehonestate

De′ho‐nes″tate (?), v. t. [L. dehonestatus, p. p. of dehonestare to dishonor; de- + honestare to make honorable. Cf. Dishonest, and see Honest.] To disparage.

1269

Dehonestation

De‐hon′es‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. dehonestatio.] A dishonoring; disgracing. Gauden.