Webster's Dictionary 1913

1270

Dehorn

De‐horn″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dehorned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dehorning.] To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after th...

1271

Dehors

‖De‐hors″ (?), prep.(Law) Out of; without; foreign to; out of the agreement, record, will, or other instrument.

1272

Dehors (2)

‖De‐hors″, n.(Mil.) All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover. Farrow.

1273

Dehort

De‐hort″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dehorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Dehorting.] [L. dehortari; de- + hortari to urge, exhort.] To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade.The apostles vehe...

1274

Dehortation

De′hor‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. dehortatio.] Dissuasion; advice against something.

1275

Dehortative

De‐hort″a‐tive (?), a. Dissuasive.

1276

Dehortatory

De‐hort″a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. dehortatorius.] Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. Bp. Hall.

1277

Dehorter

De‐hort″er (?), n. A dissuader; an adviser to the contrary.

1278

Dehumanize

De‐hu″man‐ize (?), v. t. To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.; as, dehumanizing influences.

1279

Dehusk

De‐husk″ (?), v. t. To remove the husk from. “Wheat dehusked upon the floor.” Drant.

1280

Dehydrate

De‐hy″drate (?), v. t.(Chem.) To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.

1281

Dehydration

De′hy‐dra″tion (?), n.(Chem.) The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed.

1282

Dehydrogenate

De‐hy″dro‐gen‐ate (?), v. t.(Chem.) To deprive of, or free from, hydrogen.

1283

Dehydrogenation

De‐hy′dro‐gen‐a″tion (?), n.(Chem.) The act or process of freeing from hydrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen.

1284

Deicide

De″i‐cide (?), n. [L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus god + cædere to cut, kill: cf. F. déicide.] 1. The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the puttin...

1285

Deictic

Deic″tic (?), a. [Gr. δεικτικόσ serving to show or point out, fr. δεικνύναι to show.] (Logic) Direct; proving directly; — applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refut...

1286

Deictically

Deic″tic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In a manner to show or point out; directly; absolutely; definitely.When Christ spake it deictically. Hammond.

1287

Deific

{ De‐if″ic (?), De‐if″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. deificus; deus god + facere to make: cf. F. déifique.] Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making. “A deifical communion.” ...

1288

Deification

De′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [LL. deificare to deify: cf. F. déification. See Deify.] The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise.

1289

Deified

De″i‐fied (?), a. Honored or worshiped as a deity; treated with supreme regard; godlike.

1290

Deifier

De″i‐fi′er (?), n. One who deifies.

1291

Deiform

De″i‐form (?), a. [L. deus a god + -form.] 1. Godlike, or of a godlike form. Dr. H. More.2. Conformable to the will of God. Bp. Burnet.

1292

Deiformity

De′i‐for″mi‐ty (?), n. Likeness to deity.

1293

Deify

De″i‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Deifying.] [F. déifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus. See Deific, Deity, -fy.] 1. To make a god of; to exalt to the...

1294

Deign

Deign (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deigned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Deigning.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. di...

1295

Deign (2)

Deign, v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.O deign to visit our forsaken seats. Pope.Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. Sir ...

1296

Deignous

Deign″ous (?), a. [For disdeignous, OF. desdeignos, desdaigneus, F. dédaigneux. See Disdain.] Haughty; disdainful. Chaucer.