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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Dēn'tist-ry, n. p. 355The art or profession of a dentist.Den-tĭ'tion, n. p. 355The cutting of teeth; the process of growth and the appearance of teeth in the jaw. 2. (Zoöl.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal. The deciduous dentition is the system of the deciduous teeth…Dēn’tize, v. t. or i. p. 355To cut new teeth, or to have the jaw new furnished with teeth. [Obs.] The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice. Bacon.Dĕn’toid, a. p. 355Shaped like a tooth.Dĕn’to-lĭn’gual, a. p. 355(Pron.) Uttered by applying the tongue to the teeth, or, rather, to the gum above the teeth; lingua-dental.Dĕn’to-lin’gual, n. p. 355(Pron.) A letter pronounced by applying the tongue to the teeth, or to the gum above the teeth; as, d, t, s.De-nū'dāte or De-nūde', v. t. p. 355To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. Denudate is obsolete, or but rarely used.Dĕn'/ū-dā'tion, n. p. 355The act of stripping off covering; a making bare. 2. (Geol.) The laying bare of rocks by the action of running water, removing earth, &c., from above; or the excavation of them by running waters or…De-nūn'ci-āte, v. t. p. 355To denounce. [Rare.] “An exigent interest to denunciate this new work.” Burke.De-nŭn'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 355The act of solemnly notifying, declaring, or threatening; the act of informing against, stigmatizing or publicly arraigning. 2. That by which any thing is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or…De-nŭn'ci-ā-tor, n. p. 355One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially evil; one who threatens or accuses.De-nŭn'ci-a-to-ry, a. p. 355Containing a denunciation; pointing out for reprehension or punishment; minatory; accusing.De-ny', v. t. p. 355To contradict; to gainsay; to declare not to be true. We deny what another says, or we deny a proposition. We deny the truth of an assertion, or the assertion itself. 2. To refuse; to reject. They…De-ny',, v. i. p. 355To refuse; not to comply. [Obs.] “Denying to desist.” Fuller. If proudly he deny, Let better counsels be his guides. Chapman.Dē'ob-strūct', v. t. p. 355To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear from any thing that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to deobstruct the pores or lacteals.De-ŏb'stru-ent, a. p. 355(Med.) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.De-ōb'stru-ent, n. p. 355(Med.) A medicine which removes obstructions and opens the natural passages of the fluids of the body; an aperient. Dunglison.Dē'o-dānd', n. p. 355(Eng. Law.) A personal chattel which was the immediate occasion of the death of a rational creature, and for that reason given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses…Dē'o-dār' p. 355m. (Bot.) A kind of cedar (Cedrus deodara), growing in India, highly valued for its timber, and also employed as an ornamental tree.De-ō'dor-i-zā'tion, n. p. 355The act of depriving of odor, especially of bad smell resulting from impurities. Gregory.De-ō'dor-īze, v. t. p. 355To deprive of odor, especially of bad smell resulting from impurities. Gregory.De-ō'dor-īz'er, n. p. 355He who, or that which, deprives of odor.De-ōn'er-āte, v. t. p. 355To unload. [Obs.] Cockram.De-ôn-to-lōg'ic-al, a. p. 355Pertaining to deontology.Dē'on-tōl'o-ǧist, n. p. 355One versed in deontology.Dē'on-tŏl'o-ǧy, n. p. 355The science of that which is morally binding or obligatory. J. Bentham.De-ōp'pi-lāte, v. t. p. 355To free from obstructions; to clear a passage through. [Obs.] Boyle.De-ōp'pi-lā'tion, n. p. 355Removal of obstructions. [Obs.] Browne.De-öp'pi-la-tive, a. p. 355Serving to remove obstructions; aperient; deobstruent. [Obs.] Harvey.De-ŏp'pi-la-tīve, n. p. 355(Med.) A medicine which removes obstructions; an aperient. [Obs.]De-ôr'di-nā'tion, n. p. 355Disorder. [Obs.] “Excess of riot and deordination.” Bp. Taylor.De-ŏs'cu-lāte, v. t. p. 355To kiss. [Obs.] Cock'eram.De-ōs'cu-lā'tion, n. p. 355A kissing. [Obs.] Stillingfleet.De-ōx'i-dāte, v. t. p. 355(Chem.) To deprive of oxygen, or reduce from the state of an oxide. [Written also deoxydate.]De-ōx'i-dā'tion, n. p. 355(Chem.) The act or process of reducing from the state of an oxide. [Written also deoxydation.]De-ōx/i-di-zā'tion, n. p. 355(Chem.) Deoxidation. [Written also deoxydization.]De-ŏx'i-dīze, v. t. p. 355(Chem.) To deoxidate. [Written also deoxydize.]De-ōx'y-gen-āte, v. t. p. 355(Chem.) To deprive of oxygen.De-ŏx'y-gen-ā'tion, n. p. 355(Chem.) The act or operation of depriving of oxygen.De-pāint', v. t. p. 355To paint; to picture; to make a likeness of; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict. [Obs.] “The saint . . . on his shield depainted.” Spenser. In few words you shall see the nature of…De-pāint'er, n. p. 355One who depaints or depicts. [Obs.]De-pārt’, v. i. p. 355To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate from a place or person; opposed to arrive;—often with from before the place or thing left. “Ere thou from hence depart.” Milton. He which hath no…De-pārt', v. t. p. 355To divide or separate; to sever; to part. [Obs.] 2. To divide in order to share. [Obs.] “That he depart with me the heritage.” Luke xii. 13. Wycliffe’s Trans. 3. To leave; to quit; to retire from…De-pārt’, n. p. 355The act of departing; hence, death. [Obs.] “At my depart from France.” Shak. “Your loss and his depart.” Shak. 2. Division; separation; as of compound substances into their ingredients. [Obs.] “Water…De-pārt'er, n. p. 355One who departs. 2. One who refines metals by separation. [Obs.]Dē'par-tī'tion, n. p. 355The act of dividing; separation. [Obs.] Chaucer.De-pārt'ment, n. p. 355Act of departing; departure. [Obs.] “Sudden departments from one extreme to another.” Wotton. 2. A part, portion, or subdivision. 3. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like; appointed…De-pärt-mēnt'al, a. p. 356Pertaining to a department or division. Burke.De-pârt'ure, n. p. 356The act of departing or going away; separation or removal from a place. “Departure from this happy place.” Milton. 2. Removal from the present life; death; decease; passing away. His timely departure…De-păs'cent, a. p. 356Feeding. [Obs.]De-păst'ŭre, v. t. p. 356To eat up or consume. [Obs.]De-pāst'ūre, v. i. p. 356To feed; to graze. [Obs.] If a man takes in a horse, or other cattle, to graze and depasture in his grounds, which the law calls agistment. Blackstone.De-pā’tri-āte, v. t. or i. p. 356To go, or cause to go, from a native country. [Obs.] A subject born in any state May, if he please, depatriate. Mason.De-pau'per-āte, v. t. p. 356To make poor; to impoverish; to deprive of fertility or richness. [Obs.] “Depauperate the ground.” Mortimer. “Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit.” Bp. Taylor.De-pau'per-ate, a. p. 356(Bot.) Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved. Gray.De-pau'per-ize, v. t. p. 356To free from paupers; to rescue from poverty. [Rare.]De-pēach', v. t. p. 356To dispatch; to discharge. [Obs.] “As soon as the party . . . before our justices shall be depeached.” Hackluyt.De-pĕc'ti-ble, a. p. 356Tough; thick; capable of extension. [Obs.] Some bodies are of a more depectible nature than oil. Bacon.De-pĕc'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 356A robbing or embezzlement. [Obs.] “Depeculation of the public treasure.” Hobbes.De-peinct', v. t. p. 356To paint. [Obs.] Spenser.