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dementate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈmɛnteɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

First attested in 1628; borrowed from Latin dēmentātus, perfect passive participle of dēmentō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Deprived of reason.
   • Arise, thou dementate sinner! 1645, Henry Hammond, St. Paul's Sermon to Felix:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more dementate	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most dementate	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

dementate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈmɛnteɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

First attested in 1628; borrowed from Latin dēmentātus, perfect passive participle of dēmentō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To dement, to make crazy.
   • as if they had all […] landed in the mad haven in the Euxine Sea of Daphne insana, which had a secret quality to dementate […]. , New York, 2001, p.117

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
dementating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
dementated	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
dementated	Tense=Past		lexicographic
dementates	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic