Dewitt

name, verb

name, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To lynch. obsolete, transitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Dutch.
  2. 2
    A surname from Dutch, an anglicization of de Witt.
  3. 3
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. 4
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. 5
    A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A city and one of the two county seats of Arkansas County, Arkansas; named for DeWitt Clinton.
  2. 7
    A village in Illinois; named for DeWitt Clinton.
  3. 8
    A city in Iowa; named for American politician and naturalist DeWitt Clinton.
  4. 9
    A city in Michigan; named for DeWitt Clinton.
  5. 10
    A town in New York; named for judge and soldier Maj. Moses DeWitt.
  6. 11
    An unincorporated community in Virginia.

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Etymology

From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.

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