Dement
//dɪˈmɛnt// adj, name, noun, verb
adj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia
Verb
- 1 To drive mad; to craze transitive
Adjective
- 1 insane, demented obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dément, from Latin demens.
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