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单词 dement
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•ment  (di ment′),USA pronunciation v.t. [Obs.]
  1. Psychiatryto make mad or insane.
  • 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
  • 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dement /dɪˈmɛnt/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age
  2. (transitive) rare to drive mad; make insane
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin dēmentāre to drive mad, from Latin de- + mēns mind
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