Webster's Dictionary 1913

2053

Depuration

Dep′u‐ra″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. dépuration.] The act or process of depurating or freeing from foreign or impure matter, as a liquid or wound.

2054

Depurative

Dep″u‐ra‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. dépuratif.] (Med.) Purifying the blood or the humors; depuratory. — n. A depurative remedy or agent; or a disease which is believed to be depurative.

2055

Depurator

Dep″u‐ra′tor (?), n. One who, or that which, cleanses.

2056

Depuratory

Dep″u‐ra‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. dépuratoire.] Depurating; tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.

2057

Depure

De‐pure″ (?), v. t. [F. dépurer. See Depurate.] To depurate; to purify.He shall first be depured and cleansed before that he shall be laid up for pure gold in the treasures of G...

2058

Depurgatory

De‐pur″ga‐to‐ry (?), a. Serving to purge; tending to cleanse or purify. Cotgrave.

2059

Depurition

Dep′u‐ri″tion (?), n. See Depuration.

2060

Deputable

Dep″u‐ta‐ble (?), a. Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy. Carlyle.

2061

Deputation

Dep′u‐ta″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. députation. See Depute.] 1. The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vice...

2062

Deputator

Dep″u‐ta′tor (?), n. One who deputes, or makes a deputation. Locke.

2063

Depute

De‐pute″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deputed; p. pr. & vb. n.Deputing.] [F. députer, fr. L. deputare to esteem, consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean, prune, cl...

2064

Depute (2)

De‐pute″, n. A person deputed; a deputy.

2065

Deputize

Dep″u‐tize (dĕp″ū̍‐tīz), v. t. To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to depute.

2066

Deputy

Dep″u‐ty (–ty̆), n.; pl.Deputies (#). [F. député, fr. LL. deputatus. See Depute.] 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his...

2067

Dequantitate

De‐quan″ti‐tate (?), v. t. [L. de- + quantitas, -atis. See Quantity.] To diminish the quantity of; to disquantity. Sir T. Browne.

2068

Dequeen

De‐queen″ (?), v. t.(Apiculture) To remove the queen from (a hive of bees).

2069

Deracinate

De‐rac″i‐nate (dē̍‐răs″ĭ‐nāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deracinated (–nā′tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n.Deracinating (nā′tĭng).] [F. déraciner; pref. dé- (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed ...

2070

Deracination

De‐rac′i‐na″tion (?), n. The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication.

2071

Deraign

{ De‐raign″, De‐rain″ } (?), v. t. [See Darraign.] (Old Law) To prove or to refute by proof; to clear (one's self).

2072

Deraignment

{ De‐raign″ment, De‐rain″ment } (?), n. [See Darraign.] 1. The act of deraigning.2. The renunciation of religious or monastic vows. Blount.

2073

Derail

De‐rail″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Derailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Derailing.] To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive. Lardner.

2074

Derailment

De‐rail″ment (?), n. The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of a railroad.

2075

Derange

De‐range″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Deranged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Deranging.] [F. déranger; pref. dé- = dés- (L. dis) + ranger to range. See Range, and cf. Disarrange, Disrank.] 1....

2076

Deranged

De‐ranged″ (?), a. Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane.The story of a poor deranged parish lad. Lamb.

2077

Derangement

De‐range″ment (?), n. [Cf. F. dérangement.] The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental...

2078

Deranger

De‐ran″ger (?), n. One who deranges.

2079

Deray

De‐ray″ (?), n. [OF. derroi, desroi, desrei; pref. des- (L. dis-) + roi, rei, rai, order. See Array.] Disorder; merriment.