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n. [ Cf. F. démobilisation. See Mobilization. ] (Mil.) The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. démobiliser. ] (Mil.) To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. the type genus of the Dermochelyidae, consisting of leatherback turtles.
Syn. -- genus Dermochelys. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Democracies [ F. démocratie, fr. Gr. dhmokrati`a; dh^mos the people + kratei^n to be strong, to rule, kra`tos strength. ] 1. Government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by the people. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of government. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so called. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. démocrate. ] 1. One who is an adherent or advocate of democracy, or government by the people. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever they call him, what care I,
Aristocrat, democrat, autocrat. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ capitalized ] A member of the Democratic party. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats. [ U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. démocratique. ] 1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. belonging to or relating to the Democratic party, the political party so called. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to aristocratic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Democratic party, the name of one of the chief political parties in the United States. Presidents of the United States who belonged to the Democratic party in the twentieth century were Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Democratic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The democratical embassy was democratically received. Algernon Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a democratic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The principles or spirit of a democracy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A democrat. [ R. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>v. t. To render democratic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Democracy. [ Obs. ] Milton.

n. (Electronics) An electronic device which extracts the modulation from a radio carrier wave, and outputs the original information-bearing signal.
Syn. -- detector. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ First mentioned by Lutatius, or Lactantius Placidus, the scholiast on Statius, perh. fr. Gr. dai`mwn god, deity + gorgo`s fierce, terrible ] A mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some as the author of creation, by others as a great magician who was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world. See Gorgon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name
Of Demogorgon. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to demography; as, demographic surveys. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. dh^mos the people + -graphy. ] The study of vital statistics, such as births, deaths, marriages, mortality, health, etc., in populations and subgroups of populations. -- Dem`o*graph"ic, a. [1913 Webster +PJC]

‖n. [ F. See Damsel. ] 1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The Numidian crane (Anthropoides virgo); -- so called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form and movements. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus Agrion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Demolished p. pr. & vb. n. Demolishing. ] [ F. démolir, fr. L. demoliri, p. p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work, construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See Mole a mound, and Finish. ] To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. [ 1913 Webster ]

I expected the fabric of my book would long since have been demolished, and laid even with the ground. Tillotson.

Syn. -- To Demolish, Overturn, Destroy, Dismantle, Raze. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument, the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of vengeance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of towns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Demolition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. demolitio, fr. demoliri: cf. F. démolition. See Demolish. ] The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A demolisher. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. démon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. dai`mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin. ] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. [ 1913 Webster ]

The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human. Sydenham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [ Often written dæmon. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An evil spirit; a devil. [ 1913 Webster ]

That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female demon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as demonetization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of demonetizing, or the condition of being demonetized; specificially, the declaration by a government that something (e.g. gold or silver) is no longer the legal tender of a country; as, the demonetization of gold. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To deprive of current value; to withdraw from use, as money. [ 1913 Webster ]

They [ gold mohurs ] have been completely demonetized by the [ East India ] Company. R. Cobden.

n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. Bates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. démoniaque. See Demon. ] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. “Demoniac frenzy.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as, demoniac energy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
Syn. -- amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a demoniacal manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being demoniac, or the practices of demoniacs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a demon. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon. “Demonian spirits.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being possessed by a demon or by demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Demonianism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. daemonicus, Gr. daimoniko`s. ] Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons; demoniac. “Demonic ambushes.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. démonisme. ] The belief in demons or false gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

The established theology of the heathen world . . . rested upon the basis of demonism. Farmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A believer in, or worshiper of, demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Demonized p. pr. & vb. n. Demonizing. ] [ Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To control or possess by a demon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + kra`tos strength: cf. F. démonocratie. ] The power or government of demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

A demonocracy of unclean spirits. H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + -graph + -er. ] A demonologist. [ R. ] Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + latrei`a worship, &unr_; to serve, worship: cf. F. démonolâtrie. ] The worship of demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in demonology. R. North.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. démonologique. ] Of or pertaining to demonology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + -logy: cf. F. démonologie. ] A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + magei`a magic. ] Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black or infernal magic. Bp. Hurd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + mania. ] A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself possessed of devils. [ 1913 Webster ]