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de·ment (dē ment′)

transitive verb

Archaic to make insane

Etymology: < L dementare < demens (gen. dementis), mad, out of one's mind < de-, out from + mens, mind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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