verb (used with object) Obsolete.
to make mad or insane.
Origin:
1535–45; < Late Latin dēmentāre to deprive of mind, equivalent to Latin dēment- (stem of dēmēns) out of one's mind (dē- de- + ment- (stem of mēns) mind) + -āre infinitive suffix
1535–45; < Late Latin dēmentāre to deprive of mind, equivalent to Latin dēment- (stem of dēmēns) out of one's mind (dē- de- + ment- (stem of mēns) mind) + -āre infinitive suffix
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to deteriorate mentally, esp because of old age |
| 2. | rare (tr) to drive mad; make insane |
| [C16: from Late Latin dēmentāre to drive mad, from Latin | |
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Dement
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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