Deintegrate De·in"te·grate transitive verb [ Latin deintegrare to impair; de- + integrare to make whole.] To disintegrate. [ Obsolete]

Deinteous, Deintevous Dein"te·ous, Dein"te·vous adjective Rare; excellent; costly. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Deiparous De·ip"a·rous (de*ĭp"ȧ*rŭs) adjective [ Latin deus a god + parere to bring forth.] Bearing or bringing forth a god; -- said of the Virgin Mary. [ Obsolete] Bailey.

Deipnosophist Deip·nos"o·phist (dīp*nŏs"o*fĭst) noun [ Greek deipnosofisth`s ; dei^pnon a meal + sofisth`s a wise man, sophist.] One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals.

Deis De"is (dē"ĭs) noun See Dais .

Deism De"ism (dē"ĭz'm) noun [ Latin deus god: confer French déisme . See Deity .] The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation.

» Deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those truths, in doctrine and practice, which man is to discover by the light of reason, independent of any revelation from God. Hence, deism implies infidelity, or a disbelief in the divine origin of the Scriptures.

Deist De"ist (dē"ĭst) noun [ Latin deus god: confer French déiste . See Deity .] One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion; a freethinker.

» A deist , as denying a revelation, is opposed to a Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether atheist or pantheist , a deist is generally denominated theist . Latham.

Syn. -- See Infidel .

Deistic De·is"tic (de*ĭs"tĭk), De*is"tic*al adjective Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book.

The deistical or antichristian scheme.

I. Watts.

Deistically De·is"tic·al·ly adverb After the manner of deists.

Deisticalness De·is"tic·al·ness noun State of being deistical.

Deitate De"i·tate (dē"ĭ*tat) adjective Deified. [ Obsolete] Cranmer.

Deity De"i·ty (dē"ĭ*tȳ) noun ; plural Deities (- tĭz). [ Middle English deite , French déité , from Latin deitas , from deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter , gen. Jovis , Jupiter, dies day, Greek di^os divine, Zey`s , gen. Dio`s , Zeus, Sanskrit dēva divine, as a noun, god, daiva divine, dyō sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god, and to the first syllable of English Tues day, Gael. & Ir. dia God, W. duw . Confer Divine , Journey , Journal , Tuesday .] 1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works.

They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ.

Milman.

2. A god or goddess; a heathen god.

To worship calves, the deities
Of Egypt.

Milton.

The Deity , God, the Supreme Being.

This great poet and philosopher [ Simonides], the more he contemplated the nature of the Deity , found that he waded but the more out of his depth.

Addison.

Deject De·ject" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dejected ; present participle & verbal noun Dejecting .] [ Latin dejectus , past participle of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] 1. To cast down. [ Obsolete or Archaic]

Christ dejected himself even unto the hells.

Udall.

Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look.

Fuller.

2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.

Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind.

Pope.

Deject De·ject" adjective [ Latin dejectus , past participle ] Dejected. [ Obsolete]

Dejecta De·jec"ta noun plural [ New Latin , neut. plural from Latin dejectus , past participle ] Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick.

Dejected De·ject"ed adjective Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. -- De*ject"ed*ly , adverb -- De*ject"ed*ness , noun

Dejecter De·ject"er noun One who casts down, or dejects.

Dejection De·jec"tion noun [ Latin dejectio a casting down: confer French déjection .] 1. A casting down; depression. [ Obsolete or Archaic] Hallywell.

2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self.

Adoration implies submission and dejection .

Bp. Pearson.

3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.

What besides,
Of sorrow, and dejection , and despair,
Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring.

Milton.

4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [ R.]

A dejection of appetite.

Arbuthnot.

5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) Fæces; excrement. Ray.

Dejectly De·ject"ly adverb Dejectedly. [ Obsolete]

Dejectory De·jec"to·ry adjective [ Latin dejector a dejecter.] 1. Having power, or tending, to cast down.

2. Promoting evacuations by stool. Ferrand.

Dejecture De·jec"ture noun That which is voided; excrements. Arbuthnot.

Dejerate Dej"er·ate intransitive verb [ Latin dejeratus , past participle of dejerare to swear; de- + jurare to swear.] To swear solemnly; to take an oath. [ Obsolete] Cockeram.

Dejeration Dej`er·a"tion noun [ Latin dejeratio .] The act of swearing solemnly. [ Obsolete] Bp. Hall.

Déjeuné Dé`jeu`né" noun [ French] A déjeuner.

Take a déjeuné of muskadel and eggs.

B. Jonson.

Déjeuner Dé`jeu`ner" noun [ French déjeuner breakfast, as a verb, to breakfast. Confer Dinner .] A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation.

Deka- Dek"a- (Metric System) A prefix signifying ten . See Deca- .

Dekabrist Dek"a·brist noun A Decembrist.

Dekagram Dek"a·gram noun Same as Decagram .

Dekaliter Dek"a·li`ter noun Same as Decaliter .

Dekameter Dek"a·me`ter noun Same as Decameter .

Dekastere Dek"a·stere` noun Same as Decastere .

Dekle De"kle noun (Paper Making) See Deckle .

Del Del noun [ See Deal , noun ] Share; portion; part. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Del credere Del` cred"er·e [ Italian , of belief or trust.] (Mercantile Law) An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due.

Delaceration De·lac`er·a"tion noun [ Latin delacerare , delaceratum , to tear in pieces. See Lacerate .] A tearing in pieces. [ Obsolete] Bailey.

Delacrymation De·lac`ry·ma"tion noun [ Latin delacrimatio , from delacrimare to weep. See Lachrymation .] An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes. [ Obsolete] Bailey.

Delactation De`lac·ta"tion noun [ Prefix de- + Latin lactare to suck milk, from lac milk.] The act of weaning. [ Obsolete] Bailey.

Delaine De·laine" noun [ See Muslin delaine , under Muslin .] A kind of fabric for women's dresses.

Delamination De·lam`i·na"tion noun (Biol.) Formation and separation of laminæ or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.

» This process consists of a concentric splitting of the cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a gastrula results similar to that formed by the process of invagination.

Delapsation De`lap·sa"tion noun See Delapsion . Ray.

Delapse De·lapse" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Delapsed ; present participle & verbal noun Delapsing .] [ Latin delapsus , past participle of delabi to fall down; de- + labi to fall or side.] To pass down by inheritance; to lapse. [ Obsolete]

Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other,
Of the delapsed crown from Philip.

Drayton.

Delapsion De·lap"sion noun A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.

Delassation De`las·sa"tion noun [ Latin delassare , delassatum , to tire out; de- + lassare to tire.] Fatigue.

Able to continue without delassation .

Ray.

Delate De·late" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Delated ; present participle & verbal noun Delating .] [ Latin delatus , used as past participle of deferre . See Tolerate , and confer 3d Defer , Delay , v. ] [ Obsolete or Archaic] 1. To carry; to convey.

Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated .

Bacon.

2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.

When the crime is delated or notorious.

Jer. Taylor.

3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.

As men were delated , they were marked down for such a fine.

Bp. Burnet.

4. To carry on; to conduct. Warner.

Delate De·late" intransitive verb To dilate. [ Obsolete] Goodwin.

Delation De·la"tion noun [ Latin delatio accusation: confer French délation .] 1. Conveyance. [ Obsolete or Archaic]

In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them.

Bacon.

2. (Law) Accusation by an informer. Milman.

Delator De·la"tor noun [ Latin ] An accuser; an informer. [ R.] Howell.

Delaware Del"a·ware noun (Botany) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.

Delawares Del"a·wares noun plural ; sing. Delaware . (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.

Delay De·lay" noun ; plural Delays . [ French délai , from Old French deleer to delay, or from Latin dilatum , which, though really from a different root, is used in Latin only as a past participle neut. of differre to carry apart, defer, delay. See Tolerate , and confer Differ , Delay , v. ] A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

Without any delay , on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat.

Acts xxv. 17.

The government ought to be settled without the delay of a day.

Macaulay.

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