v. t. To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear from anything that hinders the passage of fluids;
a. (Med.) Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient. --
n. [ LL. deodandum, fr. L. Deo dandum to be given to God. ] (Old Eng. Law) A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Deodands are unknown in American law, and in 1846 were abolished in England. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Native name, fr. Skr. dēvadāru, prop., timber of the gods. ] (Bot.) A kind of cedar (Cedrus Deodara), growing in India, highly valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber, and also grown in England as an ornamental tree. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. Deo to God (Deus God) + datum thing given. ] A gift or offering to God. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Wherein that blessed widow's deodate was laid up. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A deodorizer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors resulting from impurities. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To deprive of odor, especially of such as results from impurities. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. He who, or that which, deodorizes; esp., an agent that destroys offensive odors. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. deoneratus, p. p. of deonerare. See Onerate. ] To unload; to disburden. [ Obs. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]