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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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De-pĕnd'ent, a. p. 356Hanging down; fully extended; as, a dependent bough or leaf. 2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform any thing, without the will…De-pĕnd'ent, n. p. 356One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support or favor; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents. A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play…De-pĕnd'ent-ly, adv. p. 356In a dependent manner.De-pēnd'er, n. p. 356One who depends; a dependent.De-pēo'ple, v. t. p. 356To depopulate. [Obs.] Chapman.De-pĕr'dĭt, n. p. 356That which is lost or destroyed. [R.] Paley.De-pĕr'dîte-ly, adv. p. 356Ruinously; desperately. [Obs.]Dēp'er-di'tion, n. p. 356Loss; destruction. [Obs.] Browne.De-pĕrt'i-ble, a. p. 356Capable of being divided; separable. [Obs.] Bacon.De-phlĕgm’, v. t. p. 356To rid of phlegm; to dephlegmate. [Obs.] Boyle.De-phleg'māte, v. t. p. 356To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; — used of spirits and acids.Dē'phleg-mā'tion, n. p. 356The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; — called also concentration, especially when acids are the subject of it.De-phlègm'ed-ness, n. p. 356A state of being freed from water. [Obs.] Boyle.Dē'phlo-gis'ti-cāte, v. t. p. 356(O. Chem.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability. Priestley. Dephlogisticated air, oxygen gas;—so called by Dr. Priestley and others of his time.De-pict', v. t. p. 356To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray. His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber. Fuller. 2. To represent in words; to describe. Cesar's goat was then…De-pic'tion, n. p. 356A painting or depicting. [Rare.]De-pic'ture, v. t. p. 356To make a picture of; to paint; to picture; to represent in colors. Several persons were depicted in caricature. Fielding.Dĕp'i-lāte, v. t. p. 356To strip of hair. [Obs.]Dĕp'i-lā'tion, n. p. 356Act of pulling out or removing the hair. Dryden.De-pil'a-to-ry, a. p. 356Having the quality or power to remove the hair and make bald or bare.De-pīl'a-to-ry, n. p. 356Any application which is used to take off the hair of an animal body; such as lime and orpiment.Dép'i-loûs, a. p. 356Without hair; hairless. Browne.Dē'plan-tā'tion, n. p. 356The act of taking up plants from beds.De-plēte′, v. t. p. 356[Med.] To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by venesection or medicine. 2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust the strength or resources of, as a…De-plē'tion, n. p. 356The act of depleting or emptying. 2. (Med.) The act of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by venesection or otherwise.De-plē'to-ry, a. p. 356Calculated to deplete.Dēp'li-cā'tion, n. p. 356An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting. [Obs.] Mountagu.De-plōr'a-ble, a. p. 356Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; pitiable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable. Individual sufferers are in a much more…De-plōr'a-ble-ness, n. p. 356The state of being deplorable; misery; wretchedness.De-plōr'a-bly, adv. p. 356In a manner to be deplored; lamentably; miserably; as, manners are deplorably corrupt.De-plō'rate, a. p. 356Deplorable. [Obs.] “A more deplorate estate.” Baker.Dĕp'lo-rā'tion, n. p. 356The act of deploring or lamenting. [Obs.] “The deploration of her fortune.” Speed.De-plōre′, v. t. p. 356To feel or express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over. To find her, or for ever to deplore Her loss. Milton. 2. To weep; to effuse, as tokens of grief. Never…De-plōr'ed-ly, adv. p. 356Lamentably. [Obs.]De-plōr'ed-ness, n. p. 356The state of being deplored or deplorable. Bp. Hall.De-plōre'ment, n. p. 356The act of deploring; deploration. [Obs.] Cockram.De-plōr'er, n. p. 356One who deplores or deeply laments; a deep mourner.De-plōr'ing-ly, adv. p. 356In a deploring manner.De-ploy', v. t. p. 356(Mil.) To open; to extend; to display; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle.De-ploy', v. i. p. 357(Mil.) (a.) To form in line of battle from column. (b.) To take intervals as skirmishers.De-ploy' or De-ploy'ment, n. p. 357(Mil.) (a.) The act of forming line of battle from column. (b.) The act of taking intervals as skirmishers.Dĕp'lu-mā'tion, n. p. 357The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. Cotgrave. 2. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, attended with swelling and loss of the eyelashes. Phillips.De-plūme', v. t. p. 357To strip or pluck off the feathers of; to deprive of plumage. On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own feather. Fuller. 2. To lay bare; to expose. The exposure and depluming of the leading…De-pō'lar-i-zā'tion, n. p. 357(Opt.) The act of depriving of polarity, as rays of light.De-pō'lar-ize, v. t. p. 357(Opt.) To deprive of polarity. “The depolarizing property of minerals.” Sir D. Brewster.De-pōne', v. t. p. 357To lay down as a pledge or security; to wager. [Obs.] Hudibras. 2. To assert under oath; to make deposition of; to depose. Sprat deponeth that he entered thereafter in conference. State Trials. ☞ In…De-pōne', v. i. p. 357To testify under oath; to depose. 2. To make an assertion; to give testimony. The fairy Glorianda, whose credibility on this point can not be called in question, depones to the confinement of Merlin…De-pō'nent, a. p. 357(Gram.) Having a passive form with an active meaning;—said of certain verbs.De-pō'nen̆t, n. p. 357(Law.) One who deposes or gives a deposition under oath; one who gives written testimony to be used as evidence in a court of justice. 2. (Gram.) A deponent verb. Syn.—DEPONENT, AFFIANT. These are…De-pŏp′ū-la·cy, n. p. 357Depopulation. [Rare.]De-pŏp'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 357To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople. ☞ It is not synonymous with laying waste or destroying, being limited to the loss of…De-pöp′ū-lāte, v. i. p. 357To become dispeopled.De-pŏp/ū-lā'tion, n. p. 357The act of depopulating, or the condition of being depopulated; destruction or expulsion of inhabitants. The desolation and depopulation [of St. Quentin] were now complete. Motley.De-pŏp'ū-lā'tor, n. p. 357One who depopulates; a dispeopler.De-pōrt', v. t. p. 357To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into banishment. He told us he had been deported to Spain, with a hundred others like himself. Walsh. 2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to…De-pōrt', n. p. 357Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] “Goddess-like deport.” Milton.Dē'por-tā'tion, n. p. 357The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported or exiled; banishment; transportation. In their deportations, they often had the favor of their conquerors. Atterbury.De-pōrt'ment, n. p. 357Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; carriage; especially, manner of acting with respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; conduct. The gravity of his deportment…De-pōrt′ūre, n. p. 357Carriage; manner; bearing; deportment. [Obs.] “Stately port and majestical deporture.” Speed.De-pōs'a-ble, a. p. 357Capable of being deposed or deprived of office. Howell.