Webster's Dictionary 1913

1540

Demarch

De‐march″ (?), n. [F. démarche. See March, n.] March; walk; gait.

1541

Demarch (2)

De‐march (dē″märk), n. [Gr. δήμαρχοσ; δη̑μοσ people + ἄρχειν to rule.] A chief or ruler of a deme or district in Greece.

1542

Demarkation

De′mar‐ka″tion, n. Same as Demarcation.

1543

Dematerialize

De′ma‐te″ri‐al‐ize (?), v. t. To deprive of material or physical qualities or characteristics.Dematerializing matter by stripping it of everything which... has distinguished mat...

1544

Deme

Deme (dēm), n. [Gr. δη̑μοσ.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A territorial subdivision of Attica (also of modern Greece), corresponding to a township. Jowett (Thucyd.).2. (Biol.) An undifferent...

1545

Demean

De‐mean″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Demeaned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Demeaning.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F. se démener to struggle; pref. dé- (L. de) + mener to lead, d...

1546

Demean (2)

De‐mean″ (?), n. [OF. demene. See Demean, v. t.] 1. Management; treatment.Vile demean and usage bad. Spenser.2. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.With grave demean and solemn...

1547

Demean (3)

De‐mean″, n. [See Demesne.] 1. Demesne.2. pl. Resources; means.You knowHow narrow our demeans are. Massinger.

1548

Demeanance

De‐mean″ance (?), n. Demeanor. Skelton.

1549

Demeanor

De‐mean″or (?), n. [Written also demeanour.] [For demeanure, fr. demean. See Demean, v. t.] 1. Management; treatment; conduct.God commits the managing so great a trust... wholly...

1550

Demeanure

De‐mean″ure (?), n. Behavior. Spenser.

1551

Demency

De″men‐cy (?), n. [L. dementia, fr. demens mad. See Dement.] Dementia; loss of mental powers. See Insanity.

1552

Dement

De‐ment″ (?), v. t. [L. dementare, fr. demens, -mentis, out of one's mind, mad; de + mens mind. See Mental, and cf. Dementate.] To deprive of reason; to make mad. Bale.

1553

Dement (2)

De‐ment″, a. [L. demens, - mentis.] Demented; dementate. J. H. Newman.

1554

Dementate

De‐men″tate (?), a. [L. dementatus, p. p. See Dement, v. t.] Deprived of reason.Arise, thou dementate sinner! Hammond.

1555

Dementate (2)

De‐men″tate (?) v. t. To deprive of reason; to dement. Burton.

1556

Dementation

De′men‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of depriving of reason; madness. Whitlock.

1557

Demented

De‐ment″ed (?), a. [From Dement.] Insane; mad; of unsound mind. — De‐ment″ed‐ness, n.

1558

Dementia

‖De‐men″ti‐a (?), n. [L., fr. demens. See Dement.] Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy.

1559

Demephitize

De‐meph″i‐tize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Demephitized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Demephitizing.] [Cf. F. méphitiser to infect with mephitis.] To purify from mephitic or foul air. — De‐me...

1560

Demerge

De‐merge″ (?), v. t. [L. demergere.] To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse.The water in which it was demerged. Boyle.

1561

Demerit

De‐mer″it (?), n. [F. démérite demerit (in sense 2), OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve well, LL., to deserve well or ill; de- + merere to deserve. Se...

1562

Demerit (2)

De‐mer″it, v. t. [Cf. F. démériter to deserve ill. See Demerit, n.] 1. To deserve; — said in reference to both praise and blame.If I have demerited any love or thanks. Udall.Exe...

1563

Demerit (3)

De‐mer″it, v. i. To deserve praise or blame.

1564

Demerse

De‐merse″ (?), v. t. [L. demersus, p. p. of demergere. See Merge.] To immerse. Boyle.

1565

Demersed

De‐mersed″ (?), a.(Bot.) Situated or growing under water, as leaves; submersed.

1566

Demersion

De‐mer″sion (?) n. [L. demersio.] 1. The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.2. The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water. Ray.