Webster's Dictionary 1913

2647

Devisor

De‐vis″or (?), n.(Law) One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; — correlative to devisee.

2648

Devitable

Dev″i‐ta‐ble (?), a. [L. devitare to avoid; de + vitare to shun, avoid.] Avoidable.

2649

Devitalize

De‐vi″tal‐ize (?), v. t. To deprive of life or vitality. — De‐vi′tal‐i‐za″tion (#), n.

2650

Devitation

Dev′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. devitatio.] An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning. Bailey.

2651

Devitrification

De‐vit′ri‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slo...

2652

Devitrify

De‐vit″ri‐fy (?), v. t. To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.

2653

Devocalize

De‐vo″cal‐ize (?), v. t. To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality. — De‐vo′cal‐i‐za″tion, n.If we take a high vowel, such as (i), and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which ...

2654

Devocation

Dev′o‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. devocare to call off or away; de + vocare to call.] A calling off or away. Hallywell.

2655

Devoid

De‐void″ (?), v. t. [OE. devoiden to leave, OF. desvuidier, desvoidier, to empty out. See Void.] To empty out; to remove.

2656

Devoid (2)

De‐void″, a. [See Devoid, v. t.] 1. Void; empty; vacant. Spenser.2. Destitute; not in possession; — with of; as, devoid of sense; devoid of pity or of pride.

2657

Devoir

‖De‐voir″ (?), n. [F., fr. L. debere to owe. See Due.] Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; — now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the...

2658

Devolute

Dev″o‐lute (?), v. t. [L. devolutus, p. p. of devolvere. See Devolve.] To devolve. Foxe.

2659

Devolution

Dev′o‐lu″tion (?), n. [LL. devolutio: cf. F. dévolution.] 1. The act of rolling down.The devolution of earth down upon the valleys. Woodward.2. Transference from one person to a...

2660

Devolve

De‐volve″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Devolved (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Devolving.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down; de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See Voluble.]...

2661

Devolve (2)

De‐volve″, v. i. To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; — generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the comman...

2662

Devolvement

De‐volve″ment (?), n. The act or process of devolving;; devolution.

2663

Devon

De″von (?), n. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called Nort...

2664

Devonian

De‐vo″ni‐an (?), a.(Geol.) Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system.Devonian age(Geol.), the age next older than the Carboni...

2665

Devonian (2)

De‐vo″ni‐an, n. The Devonian age or formation.

2666

Devoration

Dev′o‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. devoratio. See Devour.] The act of devouring. Holinshed.

2667

Devotary

De‐vo″ta‐ry (?), n. [See Devote, Votary.] A votary. J. Gregory.

2668

Devote

De‐vote″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Devoted; p. pr. & vb. n.Devoting.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere to vow. See Vow, and cf. Devout, Devow.] 1. To appropriate by vow...

2669

Devote (2)

De‐vote″ (?), a. [L. devotus, p. p.] Devoted; addicted; devout. Milton.

2670

Devote (3)

De‐vote″, n. A devotee. Sir E. Sandys.

2671

Devoted

De‐vot″ed, a. Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer. — De‐vot″ed‐ly, adv. — De‐vot″ed‐ness, n.

2672

Devotee

Dev′o‐tee″ (?), n. One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.While Father Le Bl...

2673

Devotement

De‐vote″ment (?), n. The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow. Bp. Hurd.