Dependence De·pend"ence noun [ Late Latin dependentia , from Latin dependens . See Dependent , and confer Dependance .] 1. The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.

2. The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause ).

The cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another.

Bp. Burnet.

3. Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic inter-relation.

So dark and so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order.

Sir T. More.

4. Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self.

Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy.

Burke.

5. A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.

Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul.

T. Erskine.

6. That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence .

7. That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else.

Like a large cluster of black grapes they show
And make a large dependence from the bough.

Dryden.

8. A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. [ Obsolete]

To go on now with my first dependence .

Beau. & Fl.

Dependency De·pend"en·cy noun ; plural Dependencies 1. State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.

Any long series of action, the parts of which have very much dependency each on the other.

Sir J. Reynolds.

So that they may acknowledge their dependency on the crown of England.

Bacon.

2. A thing hanging down; a dependence.

3. That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.

This earth and its dependencies .

T. Burnet.

Modes I call such complex ideas which . . . are considered as dependencies on or affections of substances.

Locke.

4. A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.

» Dependence is more used in the abstract, and dependency in the concrete. The latter is usually restricted in meaning to 3 and 4.

Dependent De·pend"ent adjective [ Latin dependens , -entis , present participle dependere . See Depend , and confer Dependant .] 1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.

2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon ; as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends.

England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank.

Macaulay.

Dependent covenant or contract (Law) , one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed. -- Dependent variable (Math.) , a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable .

Dependent De·pend"ent noun 1. One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents .

A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as witnesses.

Hallam.

2. That which depends; corollary; consequence.

With all its circumstances and dependents .

Prynne.

» See the Note under Dependant .

Dependently De·pend"ent·ly adverb In a dependent manner.

Depender De·pend"er noun One who depends; a dependent.

Dependingly De·pend"ing·ly adverb As having dependence. Hale.

Depeople De·peo"ple transitive verb To depopulate. [ Obsolete]

Deperdit De·per"dit noun [ Late Latin deperditum , from Latin deperditus , past participle of deperdere ; de- + perdere to lose, destroy.] That which is lost or destroyed. [ R.] Paley.

Deperditely De·per"dite·ly adverb Hopelessly; despairingly; in the manner of one ruined; as, deperditely wicked. [ Archaic]

Deperdition Dep`er·di"tion noun [ Confer French déperdition .] Loss; destruction. [ Archaic] Sir T. Browne.

Depertible De·per"ti·ble adjective [ See Depart .] Divisible. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Dephase De·phase" transitive verb (Electricity) To put out of phase, as two parts of a single alternating current.

Dephlegm De·phlegm" transitive verb [ Prefix de- + phlegm water; confer French déphlegmer , déflegmer .] (O. Chem.) To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate. [ Obsolete] Boyle.

Dephlegmate De·phleg"mate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dephlegmated ; present participle & verbal noun Dephlegmating .] [ See Dephlegm .] (Chemistry) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; -- used of spirits and acids.

Dephlegmation De`phleg·ma"tion noun [ Confer French déflegmation .] (Chemistry) The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; -- called also concentration , especially when acids are the subject of it. [ Obsolete]

Dephlegmator De·phleg"ma·tor noun An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapors is effected.

Dephlegmatory De·phleg"ma·to·ry adjective Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.

Dephlegmedness De·phlegm"ed·ness noun A state of being freed from water. [ Obsolete] Boyle.

Dephlogisticcate De`phlo·gis"tic·cate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dephlogisticated ; present participle & verbal noun Dephlogisticating .] [ Prefix de- + phlosticate : confer French déphlogistiguer .] (O. Chem.) To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability. Priestley.

Dephlogisticated air , oxygen gas; -- so called by Dr. Priestly and others of his time.

-- De`phlo*gis`ti*ca"tion noun

Dephosphorization De·phos`phor·i·za"tion noun The act of freeing from phosphorous.

Depict De·pict" (-pĭkt") past participle [ Latin depictus , past participle of depingere to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See Paint , and confer Depaint , past participle ] Depicted. Lydgate.

Depict De·pict" (de*pĭkt") transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Depicted ; present participle & verbal noun Depicting .] 1. To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture; to paint; to portray.

His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber.

Fuller.

2. To represent in words; to describe vividly.

Cæsar's gout was then depicted in energetic language.

Motley.

Depiction De·pic"tion noun [ Latin depictio .] A painting or depicting; a representation.

Depicture De·pic"ture transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Depictured ; present participle & verbal noun Depicturing .] To make a picture of; to paint; to picture; to depict.

Several persons were depictured in caricature.

Fielding.

Depilate Dep"i·late transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Depilated ; present participle & verbal noun Depilating .] [ Latin depilatus , past participle of depilare to depilate; de- + pilare to put forth hairs, pilus hair.] To strip of hair; to husk. Venner.

Depilation Dep`i·la"tion noun [ Confer French dépilation .] Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing. Dryden.

Depilatory De·pil"a·to·ry adjective [ Confer French dépilatoire .] Having the quality or power of removing hair. -- noun An application used to take off hair.

Depilous Dep"i·lous adjective [ Prefix de- + pilous : confer Latin depilis .] Hairless. Sir t. Browne.

Deplanate De·pla"nate adjective [ Latin deplanetus , past participle of deplanare to make level. See Plane , transitive verb ] (Botany) Flattened; made level or even.

Deplant De·plant" transitive verb [ Prefix de- + plan : confer French déplanter , Latin deplantare to take off a twig. See Plant , transitive verb ] To take up (plants); to transplant. [ R.]

Deplantation De`plan·ta"tion noun [ Confer French déplantation .] Act of taking up plants from beds.

Deplete De·plete" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Depleted ; present participle & verbal noun Depleting .] [ From Latin deplere to empty out; de- + plere to fill. Forined like replete , complete . See Fill , Full , adjective ] 1. (Medicine) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. Copland.

2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc. Saturday Review.

Depletion De·ple"tion noun [ Confer French déplétion .] 1. The act of depleting or emptying.

2. (Medicine) the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.

Depletive De·ple"tive adjective [ Confer French déplétif .] Able or fitted to deplete. -- noun A substance used to deplete.

Depletory De·ple"to·ry adjective Serving to deplete.

Deplication Dep`li·ca"tion noun [ Late Latin deplicare to unfold; Latin de- + plicare to fold.] An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting. [ Obsolete] W. Montagu.

Deploitation Dep`loi·ta"tion noun [ Confer Exploitation , Deploy .] Same as Exploitation.

Deplorability De·plor`a·bil"i·ty noun Deplorableness. Stormonth.

Deplorable De·plor"a·ble adjective [ Confer French déplorable .] Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.

Individual sufferers are in a much more deplorable conditious than any others.

Burke.

Deplorableness De·plor"a·ble·ness noun State of being deplorable.

Deplorably De·plor"a·bly adverb In a deplorable manner.

Deplorate De·plo"rate adjective [ Latin deploratus , past participle of deplorare . See Deplore .] Deplorable. [ Obsolete]

A more deplorate estate.

Baker.

Deploration Dep`lo·ra"tion noun [ Latin deploratio : confer French déploration .] The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation. Speed.

Deplore De·plore" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Deplored ; present participle & verbal noun Deploring .] [ Latin deplorare ; de- + plorare to cry out, wail, lament; probably akin to pluere to rain, and to E. flow: confer F. déplorer. Confer Flow.] 1. To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over.

To find her, or forever to deplore
Her loss.

Milton.

As some sad turtle his lost love deplores .

Pope.

2. To complain of. [ Obsolete] Shak.

3. To regard as hopeless; to give up. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Syn. -- To Deplore , Mourn , Lament , Bewail , Bemoan . Mourn is the generic term, denoting a state of grief or sadness. To lament is to express grief by outcries, and denotes an earnest and strong expression of sorrow. To deplore marks a deeper and more prolonged emotion. To bewail and to bemoan are appropriate only to cases of poignant distress, in which the grief finds utterance either in wailing or in moans and sobs. A man laments his errors, and deplores the ruin they have brought on his family; mothers bewail or bemoan the loss of their children.

Deplore De·plore" intransitive verb To lament. Gray.

Deploredly De·plor"ed·ly adverb Lamentably.

Deploredness De·plor"ed·ness noun The state of being deplored or deplorable. [ R.] Bp. Hail.

Deplorement De·plore"ment noun Deploration. [ Obsolete]

Deplorer De·plor"er noun One who deplores.

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