dementate

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UK/dɪˈmɛnteɪt/

verb

To dement, to make crazy.

OriginLatin dēmentātus →
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Meanings

verbdementate (third-person singular simple present dementates, present participle dementating, simple past and past participle dementated)

present singular third person dementates · participle present dementating · participle past dementated · past dementated

  1. obsoleteTo 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[…].

    1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York: New York Review Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 117
adjectivedementate (comparative more dementate, superlative most dementate)

comparative more dementate · superlative most dementate

  1. obsoleteDeprived of reason.

    Arise, thou dementate sinner!

    1645, Henry Hammond, St. Paul's Sermon to Felix

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
becrazetouch

Origin

  1. Latindēmentātus
  2. Englishdementate

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

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APA

dementate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementate

MLA

“dementate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dementate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dementate.

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