Dethronize
De‐thron″ize (?), v. t. [Cf. LL. dethronizare.] To dethrone or unthrone. Cotgrave.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Detinue
Det″i‐nue (?; 277), n. [OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of detenir to detain. See Detain.] A person or thing detained; (Law) A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wr...
Detonate
Det″o‐nate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Detonated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Detonating (?).] [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down; de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See Thunder, ...
Detonate (2)
Det″o‐nate, v. t. To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report.
Detonating
Det″o‐na′ting, a. & n. from Detonate.Detonating gas, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report upon ignition. — Detonatin...
Detonation
Det′o‐na″tion (–nā″shŭn), n. [Cf. F. détonation.] An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances; as, the detonation ...
Detonator
Det″o‐na′tor (dĕt″ō̍‐nā′tẽr), n. One who, or that which, detonates.
Detonator (2)
Det″o‐na′tor (?), n. One that detonates; specif.: (a) An explosive whose action is practically instantaneous. (b) Something used to detonate a charge, as a detonating fuse. (c) ...
Detonization
Det′o‐ni‐za″tion (dĕt′ō̍‐nĭ‐zā″shŭn), n. The act of detonizing; detonation.
Detonize
Det″o‐nize (dĕt″ō̍‐nīz), v. t. & i. [See Detonate.] [imp. & p. p.Detonized (#); p. pr. & vb. n.Detonizing.] To explode, or cause to explode; to burn with an explosion; to detonate.
Detorsion
De‐tor″sion (?), n. Same as Detortion.
Detort
De‐tort″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Detorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Detorting.] [L. detortus, p. p. of detorquere to turn away; de + torquere to turn about, twist: cf. F. détorquer, détor...
Detortion
De‐tor″tion (?), n. The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping.
Detour
De′tour″ (?), n. [F. détour, fr. détourner to turn aside; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See Turn.] A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, ...
Detract
De‐tract″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Detracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Detracting.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. détracter. See Trace.] 1. To ...
Detract (2)
De‐tract″, v. i. To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; — often with from.It has been the fashion to detra...
Detracter
De‐tract″er (?), n. One who detracts; a detractor.Other detracters and malicious writers. Sir T. North.
Detractingly
De‐tract″ing‐ly, adv. In a detracting manner.
Detraction
De‐trac″tion (?), n. [F. détraction, L. detractio.] 1. A taking away or withdrawing.The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. Bacon.2. The act of taking away from the re...
Detractious
De‐trac″tious (?), a. Containing detraction; detractory. Johnson.
Detractive
De‐tract″ive (?), a. 1. Tending to detract or draw.2. Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.
Detractiveness
De‐tract″ive‐ness, n. The quality of being detractive.
Detractor
De‐tract″or (?), n. [L.: cf. F. détracteur.] One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer.His detractors were noisy and scurrilous. Macaulay.Syn. — Slanderer; calumniator; defamer; ...
Detractory
De‐tract″o‐ry (?), a. Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory; calumnious. Sir T. Browne.
Detractress
De‐tract″ress, n. A female detractor. Addison.
Detrain
De‐train″ (?), v. i. & t. To alight, or to cause to alight, from a railway train. London Graphic.
Detrect
De‐trect″ (?), v. t. [L. detrectare; de + tractare, intens. of trahere to draw.] To refuse; to decline. “To detrect the battle.” Holinshed.