"dementate" meaning in English

See dementate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈmɛnteɪt/ [UK] Forms: more dementate [comparative], most dementate [superlative]
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dementare. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dementare}} Latin dementare Head templates: {{en-adj}} dementate (comparative more dementate, superlative most dementate)
  1. (obsolete) Deprived of reason. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-dementate-en-adj-4RFj8XFT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈmɛnteɪt/ [UK] Forms: dementates [present, singular, third-person], dementating [participle, present], dementated [participle, past], dementated [past]
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin dementare. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dementare}} Latin dementare Head templates: {{en-verb}} dementate (third-person singular simple present dementates, present participle dementating, simple past and past participle dementated)
  1. (obsolete) To dement, to make crazy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-dementate-en-verb-TKUPHPqQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

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