dement

[ dih-ment ]

/ dɪˈmɛnt /

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verb (used with object) Obsolete.

to make mad or insane.

Origin of dement

1535–45; <Late Latin dēmentāre to deprive of mind, equivalent to Latin dēment- (stem of dēmēns) out of one's mind (dē-de- + ment- (stem of mēns) mind) + -āre infinitive suffix

Words nearby dement

demean, demeaning, demeanor, demeanour, demeclocycline, dement, demented, démenti, dementia, dementia praecox, dementia pugilistica

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Example sentences from the Web for dement

In 1907 he was elected to the vice presidency of the Dement Brothers Company and remained as manager as well.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
When we were at Dixon they were getting up the Dement regiment.
North America, Volume I (of 2)|Anthony Trollope
Dement, riding near the head of the line saw this and muttered in his beard.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe
Dement ceased speaking and stood in silhouette against the last yellow-and-black of the dead sunset.
Tharon of Lost Valley|Vingie E. Roe

The letter went on to say that at times “the master was like one dement,” and that they were afraid of their lives.
A Country Sweetheart|Dora Russell

British Dictionary definitions for dement

dement

/ (dɪˈmɛnt) /

verb

(intr) to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age

(tr) rare to drive mad; make insane

Word Origin for dement

C16: from Late Latin dēmentāre to drive mad, from Latin de- + mēns mind

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单词	dement
释义	dement [ dih-ment ] / dɪˈmɛnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dement ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) Obsolete. to make mad or insane. Origin of dement 1535–45; <Late Latin dēmentāre to deprive of mind, equivalent to Latin dēment- (stem of dēmēns) out of one's mind (dē-de- + ment- (stem of mēns) mind) + -āre infinitive suffix Words nearby dement demean, demeaning, demeanor, demeanour, demeclocycline, dement, demented, démenti, dementia, dementia praecox, dementia pugilistica Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dement In 1907 he was elected to the vice presidency of the Dement Brothers Company and remained as manager as well. Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|William Denison Lyman When we were at Dixon they were getting up the Dement regiment. North America, Volume I (of 2)\|Anthony Trollope Dement, riding near the head of the line saw this and muttered in his beard. Tharon of Lost Valley\|Vingie E. Roe Dement ceased speaking and stood in silhouette against the last yellow-and-black of the dead sunset. Tharon of Lost Valley\|Vingie E. Roe The letter went on to say that at times “the master was like one dement,” and that they were afraid of their lives. A Country Sweetheart\|Dora Russell British Dictionary definitions for dement dement / (dɪˈmɛnt) / verb (intr) to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age (tr) rare to drive mad; make insane Word Origin for dement C16: from Late Latin dēmentāre to drive mad, from Latin de- + mēns mind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dement disturb, confuse, perturb, rattle, disquiet, unnerve, disconcert, agitate, disorganize, disrupt, unbalance, perplex, screwball, freak, lunatic, fanatic, eccentric, crackpot, bigot, maniac
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dement

verb (used with object) Obsolete.

Origin of dement

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Example sentences from the Web for dement

British Dictionary definitions for dement

verb

Word Origin for dement

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