Detteles Dette"les adjective Free from debt. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Detumescence De`tu·mes"cence noun [ Latin detumescere to cease swelling; de + tumescere , tumere , to swell.] Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen. [ R.] Cudworth.

Detur De"tur noun [ Latin detur let it be given.] A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize. [ Harvard Univ., U. S.]

Deturb De·turb" transitive verb [ Latin deturbare .] To throw down. [ Obsolete] Bp. Hall.

Deturbate De·tur"bate transitive verb [ Late Latin deturbatus , past participle of deturbare , from Latin deturbare to thrust down.] To evict; to remove. [ Obsolete] Foxe.

Deturbation Det`ur·ba"tion noun The act of deturbating. [ Obsolete]

Deturn De·turn" transitive verb [ Prefix de- + turn . Confer Detour .] To turn away. [ Obsolete] Sir K. Digby.

Deturpate De·tur"pate transitive verb [ Latin deturpare ; de + turpare to make ugly, defile, turpis ugly, foul.] To defile; to disfigure. [ Obsolete] Jer. Taylor.

Deturpation Det`ur·pa"tion noun A making foul. [ Obsolete] Jer. Taylor.

Deuce Deuce (dūs) noun [ French deux two, Old French deus , from Latin duo . See Two .] 1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce , which decides the game.

Deuce Deuce noun [ Confer Late Latin dusius , Armor, dus , teûz , phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs , taibhse , apparition, ghost; or from Old French deus God, from Latin deus (cf. Deity ).] The devil; a demon. [ A euphemism, written also deuse .] [ Low]

Deuced Deu"ced adjective Devilish; excessive; extreme. [ Low] -- Deu"ced*ly , adverb

Deuse Deuse (dūs) noun ; Deu"sed (dū"sĕd) adjective See Deuce , Deuced .

Deuterocanonical Deu`ter·o·ca·non"ic·al adjective [ Greek ... second + English canonical .] Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc.

Deuterogamist Deu`ter·og"a·mist noun [ See Deuterogamy .] One who marries the second time.

Deuterogamy Deu`ter·og"a·my noun [ Greek ...; ... second + ... wedding, marriage.] A second marriage, after the death of the first husband of wife; -- in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law. See Bigamy . Goldsmith.

Deuterogenic Deu`ter·o·gen"ic adjective [ Greek ... second + root of ... to be born.] (Geol.) Of secondary origin; -- said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.

Deuteronomist Deu`ter·on"o·mist noun The writer of Deuteronomy.

Deuteronomy Deu`ter·on"o·my noun [ Greek ...; ... second + ... law: confer Latin Deuteronomium .] (Bibl.) The fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing the second giving of the law by Moses.

Deuteropathia, Deuteropathy Deu`ter·o·pa·thi"a, Deu`ter·op"a·thy noun [ New Latin deuteropathia , from Greek ... second + ... suffering, from ..., ..., to suffer: confer French deutéropathie .] (Medicine) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, as headache from an overloaded stomach.

Deuteropathic Deu`ter·o·path"ic adjective Pertaining to deuteropathy; of the nature of deuteropathy.

Deuteroscopy Deu`ter·os"co·py noun [ Greek ... second + -scopy .] 1. Second sight.

I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland seers, whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to witness things unmeet for mortal eye.

Sir W. Scott.

2. That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification. Sir T. Browne.

Deuterozooid Deu`ter·o·zo"oid noun [ Greek ... second + English zooid .] (Zoology) One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having alternate generations. In the tapeworms, the joints are deuterozooids.

Deuthydroguret Deut`hy·drog"u·ret noun (Chemistry) Same as Deutohydroguret .

Deuto-, Deut- Deu"to-, Deut- (dūt-) [ Contr. from Greek ... second.] (Chemistry) A prefix which formerly properly indicated the second in a regular series of compound in the series, and not to its composition, but which is now generally employed in the same sense as bi- or di -, although little used.

Deutohydroguret Deu`to·hy·drog"u·ret noun [ Prefix deut- , deuto- + hydroguret .] (Chemistry) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen united with some other element or radical. [ Obsolete]

Deutoplasm Deu"to·plasm noun [ Prefix deuto- + Greek ... form.] (Biol.) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; yolk.

Deutoplastic Deu`to·plas"tic adjective [ Prefix deuto- + Greek ... plastic.] (Biol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.

Deutosulphuret Deu`to·sul"phu·ret noun [ Prefix deuto- + sulphuret .] (Chemistry) A disulphide. [ Obsolete]

Deutoxide Deu·tox"ide noun [ Prefix deut- + oxide .] (Chemistry) A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen united with some other element or radical; -- usually called dioxide , or less frequently, binoxide .

Deutzia Deut"zi·a noun [ New Latin Named after Jan Deutz of Holland.] (Botany) A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated.

Dev Dev or De"va noun [ Sanskrit d...va . Confer Deity .] (Hind. Myth.) A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.

Devanagari De`va·na"ga·ri noun [ Sanskrit d...vanāgarī ; d...va god + nagara city, i. e. , divine city.] The character in which Sanskrit is written.

Devaporation De·vap`o·ra"tion noun The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain.

Devast De·vast" transitive verb [ Confer French dévaster . See Devastate .] To devastate. [ Obsolete] Bolingbroke.

Devastate Dev"as·tate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Devastated ; present participle & verbal noun Devastating .] [ Latin devastatus , past participle of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See Vast .] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

Whole countries . . . were devastated .

Macaulay.

Syn. -- To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.

Devastation Dev`as·ta"tion noun [ Confer French dévastation .] 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

Even now the devastation is begun,
And half the business of destruction done.

Goldsmith.

2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow.

Devastator Dev"as·ta`tor noun [ Latin ] One who, or that which, devastates. Emerson.

Devastavit Dev`as·ta"vit noun [ Latin , he has wasted.] (Law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator. Bouvier.

Devata De"va·ta noun [ Hind., from Sanskrit d...va god.] (Hind. Myth.) A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol. [ Written also dewata .]

Deve Deve adjective [ See Deaf .] Deaf. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

Develin Dev"el·in noun (Zoology) The European swift. [ Prov. Eng.]

Develop De·vel"op transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Developed ; present participle & verbal noun Developing .] [ French déveloper ; dé- (L. dis- ) + Old French voluper , voleper , to envelop, perhaps from Latin volup agreeably, delightfully, and hence orig., to make agreeable or comfortable by enveloping, to keep snug (cf. Voluptuous ); or. perhaps from a derivative of volvere , volutum , to roll (cf. Devolve ). Confer Envelop .] [ Written also develope .] 1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.

These serve to develop its tenets.

Milner.

The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and developing the line of the enemy.

The Century.

2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind.

The sound developed itself into a real compound.

J. Peile.

All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed .

Owen.

3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of.

We must develop our own resources to the utmost.

Jowett (Thucyd).

4. (Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.

5. (Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view.

To develop a curved surface on a plane (Geom.) , to produce on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch the plane.

Syn. -- To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open; disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.

Develop De·vel"op intransitive verb 1. To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.

Nor poets enough to understand
That life develops from within.

Mrs. Browning.

2. To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive paper develops on the application of heat; the plans of the conspirators develop .

Developable De·vel"op·a·ble adjective Capable of being developed. J. Peile.

Developable surface (Math.) , a surface described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can be developed into a plane.

Developer De·vel"op·er noun 1. One who, or that which, develops.

2. (Photog.) A reagent by the action of which the latent image upon a photographic plate, after exposure in the camera, or otherwise, is developed and visible.

Developer De·vel"op·er noun One that develops ; specif.: (a) (Photog.) A chemical bath or reagent used in developing photographs. (b) (Dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.

Development De·vel"op·ment noun [ Confer French développement .] [ Written also developement .] 1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.

A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry.

Channing.

2. (Biol.) The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.

3. (Math.) (a) The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning. (b) The equivalent expression into which another has been developed.

4. (mus.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.

Development theory (Biol.) , the doctrine that animals and plants possess the power of passing by slow and successive stages from a lower to a higher state of organization, and that all the higher forms of life now in existence were thus developed by uniform laws from lower forms, and are not the result of special creative acts. See the Note under Darwinian .

Syn. -- Unfolding; disclosure; unraveling; evolution; elaboration; growth.

Developmental De·vel`op·men"tal adjective Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of development; as, the developmental power of a germ. Carpenter.

Devenustate Dev`e·nus"tate transitive verb [ Latin devenustatus , past participle of devenustare to disfigure; de + venustus lovely, graceful.] To deprive of beauty or grace. [ Obsolete]

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