Descension
De‐scen″sion (?), n. [OF. descension, L. descensio. See Descent.] The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.Oblique descension(Astron.), th...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Descensional
De‐scen″sion‐al (?), a. Pertaining to descension. Johnson.
Descensive
De‐scen″sive (?), a. Tending to descend; tending downwards; descending. Smart.
Descensory
De‐scen″so‐ry (?), n. [NL. descensorium: cf. OF. descensoire. See Descend.] A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.
Descent
De‐scent″ (?), n. [F. descente, fr. descendre; like vente, from vendre. See Descend.] 1. The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.2. Incu...
Describable
De‐scrib″a‐ble (?), a. That can be described; capable of description.
Describe
De‐scribe″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Described (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Describing.] [L. describere, descriptum; de- + scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F. décrire. ...
Describe (2)
De‐scribe″, v. i. To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.
Describent
De‐scrib″ent (?), n. [L. describens, p. pr. of describere.] (Geom.) Same as Generatrix.
Describer
De‐scrib″er (?), n. One who describes.
Descrier
De‐scri″er (?), n. One who descries.
Description
De‐scrip″tion (?), n. [F. description, L. descriptio. See Describe.] 1. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.2. A sketch or account of anything in words; a por...
Descriptive
De‐scrip″tive (?), a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descript...
Descrive
De‐scrive″ (?), v. t. [OF. descrivre. See Describe.] To describe. Spenser.
Descry
De‐scry″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Descried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Descrying.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to pr...
Descry (2)
De‐scry″ (?), n. Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance.Near, and on speedy foot; the main descryStands on the hourly thought. Shak.
Desecate
Des″e‐cate (?), v. t. [L. desecare to cut off.] To cut, as with a scythe; to mow.
Desecrate
Des″e‐crate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Desecrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Desecrating (?).] [L. desecratus, p. p. of desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken in th...
Desecrater
Des″e‐cra′ter (?), n. One who desecrates; a profaner. Harper's Mag.
Desecration
Des′e‐cra″tion (?), n. The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything desecrated.
Desecrator
Des″e‐cra′tor (?), n. One who desecrates. “Desecrators of the church.” Morley.
Desegmentation
De‐seg′men‐ta″tion (?), n.(Anat.) The loss or obliteration of division into segments; as, a desegmentation of the body.
Desert
De‐sert″ (dē̍‐zẽrt″), n. [OF. deserte, desserte, merit, recompense, fr. deservir, desservir, to merit. See Deserve.] That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly ...
Desert (2)
Des″ert (dĕz″ẽrt), n. [F. désert, L. desertum, from desertus solitary, desert, pp. of deserere to desert; de- + serere to join together. See Series.] 1. A deserted or forsaken r...
Desert (3)
Des″ert, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F. désert. See 2d Desert.] Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren;...
Desert (4)
De‐sert″ (dē̍‐zẽrt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deserted; p. pr. & vb. n.Deserting.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere to desert, F. déserter. See 2d Desert.] 1. To leave (especially...
Desert (5)
De‐sert″, v. i. To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond.The soldiers... deserted in numb...