Webster's Dictionary 1913

1837

Denudate

De‐nud″ate (?), v. t. [L. denudatus, p. p. of denudare. See Denude.] To denude.

1838

Denudation

Den′u‐da″tion (?; 277), n. [L. denudatio: cf. F. dénudation.] 1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the surface; a making bare.2. (Geol.) The laying bare of rocks by...

1839

Denude

De‐nude″ (?), v. t. [L. denudare; de- + nudare to make naked or bare, nudus naked. See Nude.] To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denud...

1840

Denunciate

De‐nun″ci‐ate (?), v. t. [L. denuntiatus, denunciatus, p. p. of denuntiare, -ciare. See Denounce.] To denounce; to condemn publicly or solemnly.To denunciate this new work. Burke.

1841

Denunciation

De‐nun′ci‐a″tion (?), n. [L. denuntiatio, -ciatio.] 1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing.Public... denunciation of banns before marriage. Bp. Hall.2. The act of denouncin...

1842

Denunciative

De‐nun″ci‐a‐tive (?), a. [L. denuntiativus, -ciativus, monitory.] Same as Denunciatory. Farrar.

1843

Denunciator

De‐nun″ci‐a′tor (?), n. [L. denuntiator, -ciator, a police officer.] One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.

1844

Denunciatory

De‐nun″ci‐a‐to‐ry (?), a. Characterized by or containing a denunciation; minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language.

1845

Denutrition

De′nu‐tri″tion (?), n.(Physiol.) The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition causing the breaking down of tissue.

1846

Deny

De‐ny″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Denied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Denying.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. dénier, fr. L. denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See Negat...

1847

Deny (2)

De‐ny″, v. i. To answer in ��� negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. Gen. xviii. 15.

1848

Denyingly

De‐ny″ing‐ly, adv. In the manner of one denies a request. Tennyson.

1849

Deobstruct

De′ob‐struct″ (?), v. t. To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear from anything that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to deobstruct the pores or lacteals. Arbuthnot.

1850

Deobstruent

De‐ob″stru‐ent (?), a.(Med.) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient. — n.(Med.) A medicine whi...

1851

Deodand

De″o‐dand′ (?), n. [LL. deodandum, fr. L. Deo dandum to be given to God.] (Old Eng. Law) A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given...

1852

Deodar

De′o‐dar″ (?), n. [Native name, fr. Skr. dēvadāru, prop., timber of the gods.] (Bot.) A kind of cedar (Cedrus Deodara), growing in India, highly valued for its size and beauty a...

1853

Deodate

De″o‐date′ (?), n. [L. Deo to God (Deus God) + datum thing given.] A gift or offering to God.Wherein that blessed widow's deodate was laid up. Hooker.

1854

Deodorant

De‐o″dor‐ant (?), n. A deodorizer.

1855

Deodorization

De‐o′dor‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities.

1856

Deodorize

De‐o″dor‐ize (?), v. t. To deprive of odor, especially of such as results from impurities.

1857

Deodorizer

De‐o″dor‐i′zer (?), n. He who, or that which, deodorizes; esp., an agent that destroys offensive odors.

1858

Deonerate

De‐on″er‐ate (?), v. t. [L. deoneratus, p. p. of deonerare. See Onerate.] To unload; to disburden. Cockeram.

1859

Deontological

De‐on′to‐log″ic‐al (?), a. Pertaining to deontology.

1860

Deontologist

De′on‐tol″o‐gist (?), n. One versed in deontology.

1861

Deontology

De′on‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � gen. �, necessity, obligation (p. neut. of � it is necessary) + -logy.] The science which relates to duty or moral obligation. J. Bentham.

1862

Deoperculate

De′o‐per″cu‐late (?), a.(Bot.) Having the lid removed; — said of the capsules of mosses.

1863

Deoppilate

De‐op″pi‐late (?), v. t. To free from obstructions; to clear a passage through. Boyle.