a. [ L. demens, - mentis. ] Demented; dementate. [ R. ] J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. dementare, fr. demens, -mentis, out of one's mind, mad; de + mens mind. See Mental, and cf. Dementate. ] To deprive of reason; to make mad. [ R. ] Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. dementatus, p. p. See Dement, v. t. ] Deprived of reason. [ 1913 Webster ]
Arise, thou dementate sinner! Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>v. t. To deprive of reason; to dement. [ R. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of depriving of reason; madness. Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Dement. ] Insane; mad; of unsound mind. --
n. mental deterioration of organic or functional origin.
‖n. [ L., fr. demens. See Dement. ] Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy. [ 1913 Webster ]