Dementate
//dɪˈmɛnteɪt// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To dement, to make crazy. obsolete
"as if they had all […] landed in the mad haven in the Euxine Sea of Daphne insana, which had a secret quality to dementate […]."
Adjective
- 1 Deprived of reason. obsolete
"Arise, thou dementate sinner!"
Synonyms
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More examples"as if they had all […] landed in the mad haven in the Euxine Sea of Daphne insana, which had a secret quality to dementate […]."
Etymology
First attested in 1628; borrowed from Latin dēmentātus, perfect passive participle of dēmentō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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