Webster's Dictionary 1828

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DEBATEFUL

DEBA'TEFUL, adjective1. Of things, contested; occasioning contention.2. Of persons, quarrelsome; contentious.

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DEBATEFULLY

DEBA'TEFULLY, adverb With contention.

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DEBATEMENT

DEBA'TEMENT, noun Controversy; deliberation.

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DEBATER

DEBA'TER, noun One who debates; a disputant; a controvertist.

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DEBATING

DEBA'TING, participle present tense Disputing; discussing; contending by arguments.

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DEBAUCH

DEBAUCH', verb transitive [The general sense of debauch in English, is to lead astray, like seduce.]1. To corrupt or vitiate; as, to debauch a prince or a youth; to debauch good...

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DEBAUCHED

DEBAUCH'ED, participle passive Corrupted; vitiated in morals or purity of character.

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DEBAUCHEDLY

DEBAUCH'EDLY, adverb In a profligate manner.

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DEBAUCHEDNESS

DEBAUCH'EDNESS, noun Intemperance.

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DEBAUCHEE

DEBAUCHEE', noun A man given to intemperance, or bacchanalian excesses. But chiefly, a man habitually lewd.

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DEBAUCHER

DEBAUCH'ER, noun One who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer to lewdness, or to any dereliction of duty.

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DEBAUCHERY

DEBAUCH'ERY, noun1. Excess in the pleasures of the table; gluttony; intemperance. But chiefly, habitual lewdness; excessive unlawful indulgence of lust.2. Corruption of fidelity...

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DEBAUCHMENT

DEBAUCH'MENT, noun The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty.DEBEL'LATE, verb transitive To subdue.

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DEBELLATION

DEBELLA'TION, noun The act of conquering or subduing.

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DEBENTURE

DEBEN'TURE, noun [Fr. from Latin debeo, to owe.]1. A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person....

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DEBENTURED

DEBEN'TURED, adjectivedebentured goods are those for which a debenture has been given, as being entitled to drawback.

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DEBILE

DEB'ILE, adjective Relaxed; weak; feeble; languid; faint; without strength.

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DEBILITATE

DEBIL'ITATE, verb transitive To weaken; to impair the strength of; to enfeeble; to make faint or languid. Intemperance debilitates the organs of digestion. Excessive indulgence ...

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DEBILITATED

DEBIL'ITATED, participle passive Weakened; enfeebled; relaxed.

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DEBILITATING

DEBIL'ITATING, participle present tense Weakening; enfeebling; impairing strength.

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DEBILITATION

DEBILITA'TION, noun The act of weakening; relaxation.

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DEBILITY

DEBIL'ITY, noun Relaxation of the solids; weakness; feebleness; languor of body; faintness; imbecility; as, morbid sweats induce debility

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DEBIT

DEB'IT, noun [Latin debitum, from debeo, to owe.] Debt. It is usually written debt. But it is used in mercantile language, as the debit side of an account.DEB'IT, verb transitiv...

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DEBITED

DEB'ITED, participle passive1. Charged in debt; made debtor on account.2. Charged to one's debt, as money or goods.

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DEBITING

DEB'ITING, participle present tense1. Making debtor on account, as a person.2. Charging to the debt of a person, as goods.

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DEBITOR

DEB'ITOR, noun A debtor.

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DEBOISE

DEBOISE, for debauch.