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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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