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Dement vs Dementate - What's the difference?

dement | dementate |

As adjectives the difference between dement and dementate

is that dement is (about a person) demented, insane, lunatic while dementate is (obsolete) deprived of reason.

As verbs the difference between dement and dementate

is that dement is while dementate is (obsolete) to dement, to make crazy.

As a noun dement

is one who suffers from dementia, who is insane.

dement

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) insane, demented

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An insane person, or one afflicted with dementia

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To drive mad; to craze
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    dementate

    English

    Verb

    (dementat)
  • (obsolete) To dement, to make crazy.
  • *, New York, 2001, p.117:
    • as if they had alllanded in the mad haven in the Euxine Sea of Daphne insana , which had a secret quality to dementate  […].

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Deprived of reason.
  • * Hammond
    • Arise, thou dementate sinner!
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