Demonstrater
Dem″on‐stra′ter, n. See Demonstrator.
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Demonstration
Dem′on‐stra″tion (?), n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F. démonstration.] 1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitab...
Demonstrative
De‐mon″stra‐tive (?), a. [F. démonstratif, L. demonstrativus.] 1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively....
Demonstrative (2)
De‐mon″stra‐tive, n.(Gram.) A demonstrative pronoun; as, “this” and “that” are demonstratives.
Demonstratively
De‐mon″stra‐tive‐ly (?), adv. In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly; forcibly.
Demonstrativeness
De‐mon″stra‐tive‐ness, n. The state or quality of being demonstrative.
Demonstrator
Dem″on‐stra′tor (?; 277), n. [L.: cf. F. démonstrateur.] 1. One who demonstrates; one who proves anything with certainty, or establishes it by indubitable evidence.2. (Anat.) A ...
Demonstratory
De‐mon″stra‐to‐ry (?), a. Tending to demonstrate; demonstrative. Johnson.
Demorage
De‐mor″age (?; 48), n. Demurrage. Pepys (1663).
Demoralization
De‐mor′al‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. démoralisation.] The act of corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc.,...
Demoralize
De‐mor″al‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Demoralized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Demoralizing.] [F. démoraliser; pref. dé- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See Moralize.] To corrupt or undermi...
Demosthenic
Dem′os‐then″ic (?), a. [L. Demosthenicus: cf. F. Démosthénique.] Pertaining to, or in the style of, Demosthenes, the Grecian orator.
Demote
De‐mote″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Demoted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Demoting (?).] [Pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf. L. demovere to remove.] To reduce to a lower grade, as in school.
Demotic
De‐mot″ic (?), a. [Gr. δημοτικόσ, fr. δη̑μοσ the people: cf. F. démotique.] Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.Demotic alphabetorcharacter, a form of writing used i...
Demotics
De‐mot″ics (?), n. The department of knowledge relative to the care and culture of the people; sociology in its broadest sense; — in library cataloguing.
Demount
De‐mount″ (?), v. i. To dismount.
Demountable
De‐mount″a‐ble (?), [See De-; Mount.] Capable of being dismounted; — said of a form of rim, for an automobile wheel, which can be removed with its tire from the wheel.
Dempne
Demp″ne (?) v. t. To damn; to condemn. Chaucer.
Dempster
{ Demp″ster (?; 215), Dem″ster (?), } n. [See Deemster.] 1. A deemster.2. (O. Scots Law) An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or sentence pronounced by the court.
Demulce
De‐mulce″ (?), v. t. [L. demulcere; de- + mulcere to stroke, soothe.] To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften. Sir T. Elyot.
Demulcent
De‐mul″cent (?), a. [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.] Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent.
Demulcent (2)
De‐mul″cent, n.(Med.) A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it from irritation. G...
Demulsion
De‐mul″sion (?), n. The act of soothing; that which soothes. Feltham.
Demur
De‐mur″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Demurred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Demurring.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger, stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay, t...
Demur (2)
De‐mur″, v. t. 1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.The latter I demur, for in their looksMuch reason, and in their actions, oft appears. Milton.2. T...
Demur (3)
De‐mur″, n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See Demur, v. i.] Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.All my demurs but double his att...
Demure
De‐mure″ (?), a. [Perh. from OF. de murs (i.e., de bonnes murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours, meurs, mors, F. m�urs, fr. L. mores (sing. mos) manners, morals (see Moral)...