Dement Definition

dĭ-mĕnt
dement
verb
To make insane.
Webster's New World
To cause (a person) to become mentally deranged.
American Heritage
To cause (a person) to lose intellectual capacity.
American Heritage
To cause a person to become mentally deranged.
American Heritage Medicine
To cause a person to lose intellectual capacity.
American Heritage Medicine
adjective

(obsolete) Insane, demented.

Wiktionary
noun

An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia.

Wiktionary

Origin of Dement

  • Late Latin dēmentāre from Latin dēmēns dēment- senseless dē- de- mēns mind men-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French dément, from Latin demens

    From Wiktionary

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DDEDEM

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TNTENT

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Words Starting With D and Ending With T

Starts With D & Ends With TStarts With DE & Ends With TStarts With D & Ends With NT

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With T