- Dementate
- Dementate De*men"tatev. t. To deprive of reason; to dement. [R.] --Burton. [1913 Webster]
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Dementate
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Dementate — De*men tate, a. [L. dementatus, p. p. See {Dement}, v. t.] Deprived of reason. [1913 Webster] Arise, thou dementate sinner! Hammond. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dementate — index lunatic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dementate — de·men·tate … English syllables
dementate — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌtāt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Late Latin dementatus, past participle of dementare archaic : dement … Useful english dictionary
Dement — De*ment , v. t. [L. dementare, fr. demens, mentis, out of one s mind, mad; de + mens mind. See {Mental}, and cf. {Dementate}.] To deprive of reason; to make mad. [R.] Bale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dement — De*ment , a. [L. demens, mentis.] Demented; dementate. [R.] J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lunatic — lu·na·tic / lü nə tik/ n: an insane person used esp. formerly lunatic adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lunatic … Law dictionary
Insanity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insanity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disordered reason disordered reason disordered intellect Sgm: N 1 diseased mind diseased mind unsound mind abnormal mind Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement unsoundness GRP: N 2 Sgm … English dictionary for students
