Develin
Dev″el‐in (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European swift.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Develop
De‐vel″op (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Developed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Developing.] [F. déveloper; dé- (L. dis-) + OF. voluper, voleper, to envelop, perh. from L. volup agreeably, deli...
Develop (2)
De‐vel″op (?), v. i. 1. To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to ad...
Developable
De‐vel″op‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being developed. J. Peile.Developable surface(Math.), a surface described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the g...
Developer
De‐vel″op‐er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, develops.2. (Photog.) A reagent by the action of which the latent image upon a photographic plate, after exposure in the camera, ...
Developer (2)
De‐vel″op‐er, n. One that develops; specif.: (a) (Photog.) A chemical bath or reagent used in developing photographs. (b) (Dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by ...
Development
De‐vel″op‐ment (?), n. [Cf. F. développement.] [Written also developement.] 1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which an...
Developmental
De‐vel′op‐men″tal (?), a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ. Carpenter.
Devenustate
Dev′e‐nus″tate (?), v. t. [L. devenustatus, p. p. of devenustare to disfigure; de + venustus lovely, graceful.] To deprive of beauty or grace.
Devergence
{ De‐ver″gence (?), De‐ver″gen‐cy (?), } n. See Divergence.
Devest
De‐vest″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Devested; p. pr. & vb. n.Devesting.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. dévêtir. Cf. Divest.] 1. To divest; t...
Devest (2)
De‐vest″, v. i.(Law) To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.
Devex
De‐vex″ (?), a. [L. devexus, from devehere to carry down.] Bending down; sloping.
Devex (2)
De‐vex″, n. Devexity. May (Lucan).
Devexity
De‐vex″i‐ty (?), n. [L. devexitas, fr. devexus. See Devex, a.] A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity. Davies (Wit's Pilgr.)
Devi
‖De″vi (?), n.; fem. of Deva. A goddess.
Deviant
De″vi‐ant (?), a. Deviating.
Deviate
De″vi‐ate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Deviated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Deviating (?).] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to go, travel, via way. See Viaduct.] To go out of the way; to ...
Deviate (2)
De″vi‐ate, v. t. To cause to deviate.To deviate a needle. J. D. Forbes.
Deviation
De′vi‐a″tion (?), n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. déviation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departur...
Deviator
De″vi‐a′tor (?), n. One who, or that which, deviates.
Deviatory
De″vi‐a‐to‐ry (?), a. Tending to deviate; devious; as, deviatory motion. Tully.
Device
De‐vice″ (?), n. [OE. devis, devise, will, intention, opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and estimates (in OF., division, plan, wish), devise device (in sense 3),...
Deviceful
De‐vice″ful (?), a. Full of devices; inventive.A carpet, rich, and of deviceful thread. Chapman.
Devicefully
De‐vice″ful‐ly, adv. In a deviceful manner.
Devil
Dev″il (?), n. [AS. deófol, deóful; akin to G. �eufel, Goth. diabaúlus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. � the devil, the slanderer, fr. � to slander, calumniate, orig., to th...
Devil (2)
Dev″il (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deviled (?) or Devilled; p. pr. & vb. n.Deviling (?) or Devilling.] 1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.2. To grill w...