De*ment" (?), 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.
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De*ment", a. [L. demens, -mentis.]
Demented; dementate.
[R.]
J. H. Newman.
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