Webster's Dictionary 1913

1918

Dephlegmator

De‐phleg″ma‐tor (?), n. An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the ...

1919

Dephlegmatory

De‐phleg″ma‐to‐ry (?), a. Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.

1920

Dephlegmedness

De‐phlegm″ed‐ness (?), n. A state of being freed from water. Boyle.

1921

Dephlogisticcate

De′phlo‐gis″tic‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dephlogisticated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dephlogisticating.] [Pref. de- + phlosticate: cf. F. déphlogistiguer.] (O. Chem.) To deprive of...

1922

Dephosphorization

De‐phos′phor‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The act of freeing from phosphorous.

1923

Depict

De‐pict″ (–pĭkt″), p. p. [L. depictus, p. p. of depingere to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See Paint, and cf. Depaint, p. p.] Depicted. Lydgate.

1924

Depict (2)

De‐pict″ (dē̍‐pĭkt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Depicted; p. pr. & vb. n.Depicting.] 1. To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.His arms are fair...

1925

Depiction

De‐pic″tion (?), n. [L. depictio.] A painting or depicting; a representation.

1926

Depicture

De‐pic″ture (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Depictured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Depicturing.] To make a picture of; to paint; to picture; to depict.Several persons were depictured in caricat...

1927

Depilate

Dep″i‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Depilated; p. pr. & vb. n.Depilating.] [L. depilatus, p. p. of depilare to depilate; de- + pilare to put forth hairs, pilus hair.] To strip of...

1928

Depilation

Dep′i‐la″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dépilation.] Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing. Dryden.

1929

Depilatory

De‐pil″a‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. dépilatoire.] Having the quality or power of removing hair. — n. An application used to take off hair.

1930

Depilous

Dep″i‐lous (?), a. [Pref. de- + pilous: cf. L. depilis.] Hairless. Sir t. Browne.

1931

Deplanate

De‐pla″nate (?), a. [L. deplanetus, p. p. of deplanare to make level. See Plane, v. t.] (Bot.) Flattened; made level or even.

1932

Deplant

De‐plant″ (?), v. t. [Pref. de- + plan: cf. F. déplanter, L. deplantare to take off a twig. See Plant, v. t.] To take up (plants); to transplant.

1933

Deplantation

De′plan‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. déplantation.] Act of taking up plants from beds.

1934

Deplete

De‐plete″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Depleted; p. pr. & vb. n.Depleting.] [From L. deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See Fill, Full, a.] 1....

1935

Depletion

De‐ple″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. déplétion.] 1. The act of depleting or emptying.2. (Med.) the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or o...

1936

Depletive

De‐ple″tive (?), a. [Cf. F. déplétif.] Able or fitted to deplete. — n. A substance used to deplete.

1937

Depletory

De‐ple″to‐ry (?), a. Serving to deplete.

1938

Deplication

Dep′li‐ca″tion (?), n. [LL. deplicare to unfold; L. de- + plicare to fold.] An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting. W. Montagu.

1939

Deploitation

Dep′loi‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. Exploitation, Deploy.] Same as Exploitation.

1940

Deplorability

De‐plor′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. Deplorableness. Stormonth.

1941

Deplorable

De‐plor″a‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. déplorable.] Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are depl...

1942

Deplorableness

De‐plor″a‐ble‐ness, n. State of being deplorable.

1943

Deplorably

De‐plor″a‐bly, adv. In a deplorable manner.

1944

Deplorate

De‐plo″rate (?), a. [L. deploratus, p. p. of deplorare. See Deplore.] Deplorable.A more deplorate estate. Baker.